Quote of the day
Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.
Tom Standage

Bio: Tom Standage is a journalist and author from England. A graduate of Oxford University, he has worked as a science and technology writer for The Guardian, as the deputy editor at The Economist, has been published in Wired, The New York Times, and The Daily Telegraph.
Known for:
- A History of the World in 6 Glasses
- An Edible History of Humanity
- The Victorian Internet