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 …
