Old Media Is Your "Trendy" Uncle

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

There’s an interesting post over on Kottke.org by guest blogger Aaron Cohen that points out that the speed from launch to mainstream media adoption of new social web tools is growing ever faster.

I’ve been chuckling ever since I read it, because it’s left me with the image of “old media” as your embarrassing uncle, desperately buying albums from new bands in an attempt to cling on to his long-gone youth…
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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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Adam Tinworth

Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.