Facebook
Facebook has implemented a traffic threshold for Instant Articles
It appears Facebook has quietly implemented a traffic threshold for getting access to Instant Articles. Sites that fall below it are losing access to the format.
books
Amazon relies on your own laziness
Getting my fix of futurology cheaper than Amazon provides it…
reuters institute
Digital News Report 2018: traffic from — and trust in — social media on the decline
The new Digital News Report is out - and things are looking grim in the intersection of social media and news. Here's a couple of preliminary observations.
digital diet
Camping, burnout and a digital diet: exploring slow social media
A week's digital disconnection has left me refreshed, but lacking enthusiasm for reconnecting on social media. Here's what I'm going to do about it.
Facebook
US Facebook users: Cambridge Analytica didn't put us off
US Facebook users keep on Likin', even as the Cambridge Analytica revelations rumble on.
technology
Microsoft does sci-fi offices really well
Strange how Microsoft have finally got good at making corporate tech look sexy.
livejournal
Even George RR Martin has left Livejournal
The last big user of the first platform I used has quit: Livejournal is not what it used to be.
storyful
The Guardian catches Storyful tracking what videos journalists are watching
Storyful has been running an internal feed of all the videos clients using its Chrome extension watch. Is this malice or incompetence?
digital journalism
News can't afford to be funded by Google and Facebook; it will destroy our reputation
Google and Facebook are now two of the biggest funders of journalism in the world. Should we be comfortable with that?