Posts in Industry

…with Deb, Brian, and Tara. Our initial reactions below.

I think it’s hard to find folks who will argue with the premise that advertisers are funding (or soon will be funding) the bulk of consumer software development on the planet. And when it comes to brand advertising, those sponsors are finding that the higher they go up the software evolutionary chain, the better results […]

This game is called Crayon Physics Deluxe. I can’t describe it better than Austin Grossman did on (excellent new Gawker site) i09. It’s essentially a “magic book”. Watch all the way through. Every new scenario continues to amaze. With stuff like this still being invented we haven’t even scratched the surface of what kind of […]

I saw an article on AdAge (via Techmeme) this morning that surprised me. The headline is “Media Work Force Sinks to 15-Year Low“. I was surprised because the news felt immediately disconnected from what it feels like to me. To me it feels like there have never been more opportunities and outlets for the creation […]

I attended the first Java One conference back in 1995. Anyone who was in the industry at the time will remember the excited throngs (at the conference and in the industry) getting all lathered up over all things Java. (They gave out super cool mini Leatherman knives with the Java logo. The TSA now owns […]