attention wars

When less journalism is more Members Public

The shift to digital unleashed the floodgates on a tidal wave of journalism of often variable content. And, finally, publishers are discovering that smaller amounts of more valuable work can be better.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

Amazon kills the Instagram competitor you never heard about Members Public

Did you know that Amazon launched an Instagram clone? Yeah, me neither.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media

Your attention is your most precious resource: conserve it Members Public

This is a really good guide to retaking control of your attention [https://medium.com/on-advertising/self-defence-age-of-attention-c4c0e86e1b9d]: > The first step for successful self-defence is avoidance. Try to avoid as many dangerous situations as possible. In this context this would mean, stay away from every distraction, which doesn’t add

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

Digital media brands are failing for the same reason as old media brands: they don't understand the attention economy Members Public

The last few weeks have made it plain that digital media is stumbling. Buzzfeed UK is cutting back – hard [https://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/12/buzzfeed-uk-redundancies.html] . Mashable has been flogged off a what is a knock-down price compared to its valuation a few years ago, and is laying

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

The problem with sharable content - in graphics Members Public

I drew a bunch of dots to explain why social media is broken [https://blog.this.cm/i-drew-a-bunch-of-dots-to-explain-why-social-media-is-broken-97725e2f0cc4#.13aly8rci] I missed this back in January when it was first published, but it’s so worth your time: > The savviest digital media companies know they’re in an arms race

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

The role of blogs in the age of media overload Members Public

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2015/02/blogger-at-work.jpg] Fascinating read in the wake of Andrew Sullivan’s closure of The Dish [http://time.com/3693638/no-blogs-are-not-dead/], in which Ira Stoll explores the present and future of blogging [http://time.com/3693638/no-blogs-are-not-dead/]: > And while

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
aggregation

Your morning attention workout Members Public

Did you make it?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

Afternoon Coffee Reading: 13/12/11 Members Public

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/12/667d747c241511e19896123138142014_7.jpg] Some delicious, cream-filled linky goodness to while away the rest of the afternoon: - [Driving by looking in the rear view mirror](http://neilperkin.typepad.com/only_dead_fish/2011/12/driving-by-looking-in-the-rear-view-mirror.html) – an interesting cautionary

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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