Free Post engaged reading digest The first Engaged Reading Digest of 2020 Some great links to start your year.
Free Post 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?
Free Post blogging It's 2019, and you still need to own your content Beware the roach motels of the platforms - if content is your business, you still need to own and publish it yourself.
Free Post freshness Recency is killing the web - and we'll all lose if that happens Our obsession with organising everything around the latest content may be destroying the greatest value the web holds.
Free Post tim berners lee The creator of the World Wide Web is fighting to reclaim it from the Duopoly When the creator of the World Wide Web is fighting to change how it operates, you know we’ve got a big problem. But what role did journalism play in this?
Free Post indieweb Micro.blog: what Twitter would be if it was built as part of the open web For the last couple of months, I’ve been really enjoying using micro.blog, a Kickstarted Twitter-like microblogging service. It has made some interesting design choices – like not disclosing how
Free Post attention Facebook is the out-of-town supermarket of the web, so let's learn to browse local Jason Kottke on why Facebook won: […] using Facebook instead of just bookmarks is compelling in the same way that shopping at Walmart instead of small-town shops was in the 80s.
Free Post blogging This is our web Zeldman: Yes, recycling other people’s recycling of other people’s recycling of cat gifs is fun and easy on Tumblr. Yes, rubbing out a good bon mot on Twitter can satisfy one’s ego and rekindle a wistful remembrance of meaning. Yes, these
