social networks
What comes after Twitter?
And are we wordsmiths doomed to be replaced by the video stars?
attention
When less journalism is more
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.
Social Media
Amazon kills the Instagram competitor you never heard about
Did you know that Amazon launched an Instagram clone? Yeah, me neither.
attention
Your attention is your most precious resource: conserve it
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
attention
Digital media brands are failing for the same reason as old media brands: they don't understand the attention economy
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
attention
The problem with sharable content - in graphics
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
aggregation
The role of blogs in the age of media overload
[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
attention
Your morning attention workout
Did you make it?
apps
Afternoon Coffee Reading: 13/12/11
[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