IXD BLAST From the Past #6: Comic Chat (1996)

IXD BLAST From the Past #6: Comic Chat (1996)

by | Apr 23, 2024

This text chat interface was so revolutionary and insightful it’s a shame it wasn’t copied and emulated relentlessly. Even today, there’s nothing like it and it’s fusing of text and image is still unique, relevant, and would be successful—especially in the social...
All Your Customers Are Belong To Us

All Your Customers Are Belong To Us

by | Sep 21, 2019

The greatest threat to business, is business, itself — specifically a handful of companies that can control access to nearly all customers. In most of the pre-Web days (B.W.), some companies controlled their own business and brands — certainly in the B2B space and the...
The Coming Extinction-Level Event for Brands

The Coming Extinction-Level Event for Brands

by | Sep 21, 2019

Here’s my dire warning from the edge of the future. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web began to free companies, allowing them to build direct relationships with their customers. Before this, retail stores and other outlets controlled access to most customers. Only...