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.
newsletter
Why oh why oh AI
The news about AI and internet content just keeps coming. And that's before AI starts writing it itself…
newsletter
Afternoon Coffee Reading
Tech companies want AI search — but is it sustainable? Plus, the rise of WhatsApp audience engagement.
apple news
Bad News: Apple ❤️ Taboola
Apple is letting the king of the chum boxes into its news app.