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December 22nd, 2005 
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Comments(0) I wonder if it works. 
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Higher Education and Modern Web Design
December 21st, 2005 Comments(0)
Comments(0) Not really happening is it? But then you have to wonder… is it really worth it?
Web technologies are changing so fast you’re constantly working to stay on top of things. So what if there was a university course that would teach you the latest and greatest? It would probably be obsolete in a few years right? But would it be worthless?
I dont think so. Once you understand the concept (which doesn’t change all that often) it would be much easier to apply your knowledge to another technology.
Jeff Croft raised some good points on the issue in his post and there are several more that came up in the comments. Recommended reading (especially if you’re doing the teaching) 
To stay local for a moment – Wouldn’t it be nice to see a proper typography course at uni-mb?
Predicting the death of advertising
December 21st, 2005 Comments(0)
Comments(0) Ahh, predictions, predictions…
Joel Stein of LA Times wrote a column titled The death of advertising, show by show
But now the advertising model is dying. More than 10% of Americans own a TiVo-style DVR, skipping all the ads.
HBO, which charges about $11 a month and has no ads, is far more profitable than any network. In the meantime, newspapers, hit hard by the Internet, are instituting massive cutbacks and layoffs,
Probably true that –
At this rate, we’ll soon have to directly pay the real cost for most of our high-quality media.
Maybe, by then, we’ll actually get to choose which programs we receive and get rid of all that crap that cable companies bundle in the package to make it look like they’re doing something.
