Instagram
Social & Digital lunchbreak: avoiding news, spreading correction - and keeping the 'gram fresh
Three stories and two newsletters worth a little of your precious attention today.
lockdown
Lockdown journalism digest: virtual worlds, newsletters and the influencer evolution
Some more reading to help you navigate the emerging information ecosystem of our pandemic age.
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: Stories, Analytics and Podcast Communities
A bumper load of interesting reading about engaged journalism and journalism development. Enjoy!
Social Media
Amazon kills the Instagram competitor you never heard about
Did you know that Amazon launched an Instagram clone? Yeah, me neither.
influencers
How did creators become influencers?
How did YouTube's "creators" become Instagram's "influencers" — and what does the dinstinction signify?
influencers
Never bet against the phone
The polished perfection of the millennial influencer is giving way to a rawer, more phone-centric look.
Instagram
The World Record Egg: hacking attention for mental health?
We now know who was behind the World Record Egg - and what they plan on doing with the account. But what does this tell us about today's attention economy?
Facebook
Facebook speeds up assimilation of WhatsApp and Instagram
Looks like a handy way of fending off the regulators and avoiding a break-up.
engagement
Instagram and Twitter start the fightback against fake engagement
Two moves from major platforms — one small, one major — suggest the right direction of travel.