The Atlantic published recently some great historical (as of this writing) essays about two staples of the Internet: pop-up ads and email (aka “cockroach”).
They’ve come with some great quotes as well.
The first, on the beloved pop-up ad:
… Read the restAlong the way, we ended up creating one of the most hated tools in the advertiser’s toolkit: the pop-up ad…Specifically, we came up with it when a major car company freaked out that they’d bought a banner ad on a page that celebrated anal sex.
I published recently a post about smart phone apps needing better offline modes given the poor reliability of wireless signals, especially in major cities like New York.
I featured an ironic photo of a pay phone graveyard. I lamented subtly the days when, from a street corner, you could get a solid call connection.… Read the rest
When in Pennsylvania, I always stop at Wawa for a coffee, and sometimes a breakfast sandwich.… Read the rest
My work these days takes me from New York to Washington, D.C. every month.… Read the rest
Some commuter friends from Jersey and Philly were lamenting how New York City’s Pennsylvania Station, once among the world’s grandest railroad stations, had become the Seventh Circle of Hell.… Read the rest
