Big data in a historical context
Excellent stuff from Alan Patrick on his Broadstuff blog, talking about the 70s, 80s and 90s versions of big data – or “data”, they were …
history
More new and old media pairing
More from Writing on the Wall, by Tom Standage, on how old media is often – for a while – enhanced by the new, rather …
New technology boosts the old
As cheerleaders for incumbent media often point out, the old is rarely replaced by the new. Newspapers weren’t killed by radio, radio wasn’t killed by …
Change: we’ve been here before
In his book about the start of the First World War, Max Hastings discusses the incredible rate of change – new technologies, ideas, social forces …
London’s riverside in 1849
Old books. History. London. Yes, these are things that make me curious and slightly giddy with delight when they all come along at once… So …
Always look on the brightside of the downside…
Being utterly besotted with the web, and especially the social web, as I am, I tend dislike nay-saying about its significance, and the manifold benefits …
Typograhic history of the City of London
I’m posting a lot of videos recently. Maybe I should be setting up a Tumblr blog for this sort of thing. Maybe not. Anyway, this …
Welcome to Mars: electronica/documentary hybrid
One of my favourite things that I have – at least digitally – is a podcast series in twelve parts called Welcome to Mars. A …
Video treat: a history of the internet
Love history. Love the web. Love good design. This history of the internet from Melih Bilgil is just a pleasure to watch, and you may learn a …
Video treat: a history of the internet
Love history. Love the web. Love good design. This history of the internet from Melih Bilgil is just a pleasure to watch, and you may learn a …