Social Media
Can social media be safe and sane?
TBH, Betteridge's law applies to that headline. But there are ways of avoiding the worst of it.
AI
AI Friday: a human crafted-guide to our digitally-created future
How to stop a single topic dominating the newsletter, while still keeping up with it.
audience engagement
Clickbait, comments and screen apnea
The complexities of clickbait, the problem of scale in comments — and why you're breathing wrong when you're staring at a screen…
admin
Seasonal publishing
What I'm doing with One Man & His Blog this Autumn — and four hand-rolled links for your pleasure.
audience strategy
An uncomfortable audience success story
GB News is generating £600k in audience revenue in under a year… Plus more on Reddit's strategy and some mental health resources.
Google
Monopolies, layoffs and writs: oh, my
I thought August was meant to be a quiet month for news? I miss the silly season.
Google
Google is on the naughty step
Its search engine is a monopoly — and Google is guilty of abusing that.
newsletter
X predicts a riot
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.