My initial reaction to seeing the first tweet was ‘wow, Salinger was still alive?’ then, ‘frak I need to download Catcher in the Rye!’. The convergence of the past and the future present in one thought, of course, made me think: with the birth of the iPad came the symbolic death of the page.
I'm the founder of Spytap Industries - a consulting company specializing in online business development, social media, online content, and technology strategies. My clients have included Senators, The Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, television and film properties, and various writers, directors, actors, and producers.
In a previous life I helped create United Talent Agency's online division - the first major agency division devoted to representing and monetizing online content.
This is my personal blog, which I keep about 50% business, 50% other items of interest. Here's why.
I've written a number of essays about the future of mass media, the changing tides in entertainment, and the effects that online content and piracy are having on traditional media. They normally go here. (Latest example: "What is a book?")
I'm unabashedly and unapologetically opinionated so debate - being a healthy expression of intelligence, logic, and reasoning - is encouraged.
I also use the word fuck a lot. It's cool, I'm an adult.
Email me: Spytap at spytap dot net
