tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post4736586097131893406..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The shop window is the only place to be in the digital high street David Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7060001671215422832012-08-24T09:05:47.001+01:002012-08-24T09:05:47.001+01:00Someone far wiser than me once wrote that in the i...Someone far wiser than me once wrote that in the information age, the most valuable commodity is attention. <br /><br />If you can't be found (and, believe me, searching the App Store for a particular e-magazine is often hard work), you've lost.<br /><br />John (Word subscriber (as was))Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243460296896062310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-89054622221721367572012-08-23T12:36:59.524+01:002012-08-23T12:36:59.524+01:00The Word had obviously ran its course; everything ...The Word had obviously ran its course; everything has a shelf life. But the silver lining, for me anyway, is The Week: what a splendid periodical. A weekly roundup of the UK's news c/w entertainment, sport, literature and music. Even cartoons. And no conjecture, speculation, filler or editorial navel gazing.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-15478639218318239622012-08-23T07:34:58.142+01:002012-08-23T07:34:58.142+01:00It's an old story. In the early days of the in...It's an old story. In the early days of the internet, some of the movers and shakers - Gates and Ellison and people - got together for a summit at which they enthused about the possibilities the internet offered, of limitless choice for the consumer in particular. People would put together their own entertainment from endless programme choices, TV stations and newspapers would die and so on. They'd forgotten to order lunch so at midday hurried down to the diner to be presented with the usual directory-sized menu. "I don't got time for this" said the first guru to the waitress, "what's good today?" "Meatloaf is going well", she replied, "Fine", he said, tossing the menu aside, "I'll take the meatloaf". <br />History reports that a thoughtful silence fell across the table... ageing hipsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647157883729105068noreply@blogger.com