Instagram
Social & Digital lunchbreak: avoiding news, spreading correction - and keeping the 'gram fresh
Three stories and two newsletters worth a little of your precious attention today.
trolling
Engaged Reading Digest: the escalation of trolling to the global stage
If you were in any doubt that the fundamental tools of the online troll are now at play in global politics, the last week should have put paid to that.
SEO
Social & Digital lunchbreak: big SEO change inbound and signs of a podcast rebound
In today's quick dose of lunchtime reading, there's major Google news, a publisher abandoning their office and more.
Politics
Social & Digital lunchbreak: inflection points in politics and subscriptions
Lots of simmering tensions in politics and social media are coming to a head. Interesting timing…
X (Twitter)
Social & Digital lunchbreak: trouble not the Twitter elite
Twitter births a new elite, thanks to the sterling work of the trolls and harassers. Another other dispatches from the social/digital intersection.
Social & Digital lunchtime reading: Facebook shops, readers dodge news and Twitter's political whales
Essential stories from the social media and digital journalism intersection. For registered members only.
attention
The other impact of Covid-19 on journalism: more competition for attention
Lockdown is trapping people at home, and pushing everything online. And that means a while range of organisations have suddenly become publishers.
lockdown
Lockdown journalism digest: virtual worlds, newsletters and the influencer evolution
Some more reading to help you navigate the emerging information ecosystem of our pandemic age.
live
To build a community online during a crisis, go live
I’ve long been a sceptic of Facebook Live and other tools. But perhaps I should have looked more closely. If you see them as a community tool, not a broadcast one, the potential is huge.