Journalism
Countering the understanding gap about what journalism is
Can we rebuild trust in news without helping people understand what journalism is?
chat apps
Engaged Reading Digest: a changing language, unfluencers and dodging state surveillance
Some interesting reading on how the internet is changing language, reverse influencer psychology and apps in pretests.
Engaged Reading Digest: Atlantic strategy, social media addiction and Tiktok time
Details on The Atlantic's paywall strategy, the social networks' addiction strategy — and the Washington Post's TikTok strategy.
X (Twitter)
Twitter seems to have accidentally unfollowed its trust & safety advisors
Twitter really doesn't seem to be carrying through on its commitments.
SEO
SEOs buying up defunct URLs linked to by major news sites
The black hat SEO business has a new trick - and publishers should be careful of their old links.
tumblr
Tumblr has transformed into a brand-safe zombie of its former self
An interview with a Verizon suit makes it clear that Tumblr is a hollow shell of what it once was. What does this say for the experimentation the web once offered?