Comments on: Richard Lanham Discusses the “Attention Economy” http://calitreview.com/73 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:24:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob Kiger http://calitreview.com/73/comment-page-1#comment-19366 Bob Kiger Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:40:32 +0000 http://calitreview.com//interviews/richard-lanham-discusses-the-attention-economy/#comment-19366 After reading Professor Lanham's 1993 paper "The Implications of Electronic Information for the Sociology of Knowledge" we searched out his latest work [landing on this interview about "Economics of Attention"]. At Videography Lab we are concerned about the reduction of first hand knowledge [basic training for living on our planet] in what has been called "the age of videography" [Miller Freeman - 1996]. We note that when the professor was born there were only dozens of video displays in the world. Today we estimate 7 billion displays exist [TV, computer, cell phone, instrumentation] and that number is growing at an exponential rate. In any event, we are not sure where Professor Lanham stands on the "Implications" that he wrote about in 1993 after reading this interview. Our condolences to Professor Lanham on the loss of his wife and partner. Bob Kiger Videography Lab Oceanside, CA After reading Professor Lanham’s 1993 paper “The Implications of Electronic Information for the Sociology of Knowledge” we searched out his latest work [landing on this interview about "Economics of Attention"].

At Videography Lab we are concerned about the reduction of first hand knowledge [basic training for living on our planet] in what has been called “the age of videography” [Miller Freeman - 1996]. We note that when the professor was born there were only dozens of video displays in the world. Today we estimate 7 billion displays exist [TV, computer, cell phone, instrumentation] and that number is growing at an exponential rate. In any event, we are not sure where Professor Lanham stands on the “Implications” that he wrote about in 1993 after reading this interview.

Our condolences to Professor Lanham on the loss of his wife and partner.

Bob Kiger
Videography Lab
Oceanside, CA

]]> By: Carol Goodell http://calitreview.com/73/comment-page-1#comment-566 Carol Goodell Mon, 28 May 2007 16:28:43 +0000 http://calitreview.com//interviews/richard-lanham-discusses-the-attention-economy/#comment-566 Richard Lanham wrote: "If I were trying to house a corporation's offices, I don't think I'd try Frank Gehry, although there is a building of that kind in London, looks like a rocket, but I can't for the life of me think of its name [Swiss Re headquarters]." This building, nicknamed the "Gherkin", is formally called 30 St. Mary Axe. It was designed by Sir Norman Foster and has won numerous prestigious architectural awards. Richard Lanham wrote:

“If I were trying to house a corporation’s offices, I don’t think I’d try Frank Gehry, although there is a building of that kind in London, looks like a rocket, but I can’t for the life of me think of its name [Swiss Re headquarters].”

This building, nicknamed the “Gherkin”, is formally called 30 St. Mary Axe. It was designed by Sir Norman Foster and has won numerous prestigious architectural awards.

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