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?
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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.
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.
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?
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 many people follow you, and keeping Favourites as a purely…
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. We blame Walmart for decimating small businesses, but ultimately, small…
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…