What if the Twitter replacement isn’t a Twitter clone? Members Public

Twitter's growth was fuelled by making it easier to publish micro blog posts there than on a website. That was a trap, and we fell into it.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging

The AI pendulum keeps swinging Members Public

When will publisher learn that AI isn't a quick fix for cheap content? Plus changes at the BBC, an SEO apocalypse and more.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

The problem with Automattic’s 100 year plan Members Public

Many bloggers and web creators want their work to persist after their death. But can they really pay $38,000?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging
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Google seeks hidden gems, and YouTube polices AI Members Public

YouTube is policing AI, LinkedIn is getting personal — and so is Google?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
SEO
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Avoiding the TikTok trap Members Public

TikTok is both a necessity to reaching younger audiences, and a platform we should be incredibly wary of. How do we reconcile these two facts?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
TikTok
Redundant journalists walking from the darkness into the light.

How to accidentally create a competitor Members Public

What’s to stop a bunch of people you just laid off from launching a competitor? Almost nothing, it turns out…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads
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Tumblr fades and an AI badge is born Members Public

Tumblr and Jezebel head to the great electronic compost heap, while Humane wants to replace our phone with an AI pin.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

TikTok hides the money Members Public

Plus AI is polluting search already, and the industry jobs bloodbath continues.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI