Mike Elgan, former editor-in-chief for Windows Magazine, writes a great column on how gadgets blogs fail readers. It’s solid feedback and tough love. Here’s my list on why Tech Magazines are failing readers:
“It would cost the Times about half as much money to send every single one of its subscribers a brand new Amazon Kindle instead of a physical newspaper each day.” Over three months! [SAI]
Giz friend Jean Snow interviews Amusement editor for Ping Mag, about the magazine’s unique mix of game coverage with a stylish mix of art, fashion, and digital culture. I love the high end photography.
Little known fact (that we just made up): Steve Ballmer once had a newspaper thrown through his front window. After eating the newspaper delivery boy and his entire family , Ballmer sat down with to chat about the future with The Washington Post. And among other things, he pegged a date for the death of printed media: 10 years from now.
We can’t make it down to this one, but if any print and design freaks haven’t heard, today and tomorrow you can still get to PrintEx07. It’s all about the serious graphic design industry action, with a focus on – you guessed it – print.
Darling Harbour, Sydney. Ends 4pm tomorrow. -Seamus Byrne
