COFFEE AND WIFI

Coffee and Wifi is the project blog of Jess Perriam's dissertation. About the project "The internet cafe is dead. Long live the cafe (with wifi)." The role of the cafe in digital life has changed markedly in the past decade. Where previously we saw dedicated internet cafes full of desktop computers on the high street,... The role of the cafe in digital life has changed markedly in the past decade. Where previously we saw dedicated internet cafes full of desktop computers on the high street, we now see independent and mainstream cafes full of freelancers, students and other workers on laptops, tablets and mobile devices, connecting via wifi... "Wifi will be turned off between 12-3 due to lunchtime rush" - sign on the till at Store St Espresso, London