Media & Tech

• Writing is more than generating text

  Feb 23

  A newsletter is a very personal thing. When I subscribe to yours, I am putting my trust in you that you will send me something of your making and that… more ›

• The myth of AI superiority

  Feb 18

  We often talk about technology as if it is just a tool and that there isn’t anything good or bad about it. The good or bad, we are fond of… more ›

• Prisoners of Identity

  Feb 10

  Think about a popular influencer you know. They could be any kind of influencer — fashion, politics, literary, travel — anything. When you go to their social media profile, you will see their topic… more ›

• You are being customised

  Jan 13

  I can press my finger against a certain interface element on my phone screen and move it to another place on the screen. I do this to make my digital… more ›

• When the story goes digital

  Aug 18

  We keep hearing about how everything from marketing, to news journalism, to advertising is going digital. At first glance, this might simply be taken to mean that we are replacing… more ›

• The new market of words

  Aug 18

  The way markets work is not very simple. But it can be put across simply by putting things in terms of demand and supply of goods and services. For example,… more ›

• Confessions of a social media addict

  Jul 13

  A few years ago, a newspaper reporter called me up and asked what my thoughts were on the topic of “social network addiction”. A quick chat later, it became clear… more ›

• The web as a marketplace for short stories

  Jun 28

  The music industry was changed forever when mp3 files came to be the default unit of music media. Before the single soundtrack became the fundamental unit in the music market,… more ›