Mediocrity is king (Frédéric Filloux/Monday Note)

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:Mediocrity is king  —  Last week, the Huffington Post reached a new apex.  Viewed from France, where ads are localized, its home page carried a remarkably tasteful ad: a farting application for the iPhone (see below).  As prudery still rules in American media, you’ll notice that the farter’s exhaust aperture has [...]


The future of content navigation (Frédéric Filloux/Monday Note)

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:The future of content navigation  —  Let’s forget business models and monetization — just for a brief moment.  Instead, we’ll focus on one key issue: the interface, the way you access, browse, spot, save relevant information.  The interface is pivotal.  A good one will allow you to rope …


Apple’s iPad could be game-changer in digital-media censorship (Frédéric Filloux/Washington Post)

Frédéric Filloux / Washington Post:Apple’s iPad could be game-changer in digital-media censorship  —  I live in a country (France) where censorship is a big deal.  It comes mostly from greedy celebrities; they use a legal system that largely favors them.  Often, they find a compassionate judge to rule on the issue …