Location Good, Tracking Dumb

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

A good idea in publishing:

Geolocation information in Twitter, and here’s why it’s a good idea.

A bad idea in publishing:

Tracking scripts in content, and here’s why it’s just plain dumb.

geotaggingJournalismpaywallsPublishingreportingX (Twitter)
Adam Tinworth

Adam Tinworth Twitter

Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.

Comments

You might also like

A Bluesky butterfly rises from a rusted X

Bluesky is having a moment. Time to pay attention. Members Public

Musk's close alignment with the new US President-elect has triggered a new exodus from X — with many communities heading for Bluesky. Will this be the tipping point for the new network?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Bluesky

Listening is greater than talking in journalism Members Public

In the wake of the shock election news from the US, a provocation for the future of journalism.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Journalism

Featured Posts

Why we need new gatekeepers to counter AI slop

Launching the Institute for Creativity and AI

What the hell is happening at Automattic (part 2)?

A knight standing in front of a tattered WordPress held aloft by an army.

AI: should publishers sign up or sue?

AI Friday: a human crafted-guide to our digitally-created future

A journalist kicking back and relaxing while an AI gets on with her work. Well, we can dream, can't we?

Finding news audiences in the social media shift

Finding sceptical news audiences on social media

Author

Adam Tinworth

Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.