open web

Who's afraid of the small, average Apple News+? Members Public

A storm in a teacup around changes coming to Apple's news app, some thoughts on Reels, and a toxicity round-up. Happy Monday!

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
social & digital lunchbreak

The first Engaged Reading Digest of 2020 Members Public

Some great links to start your year.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
engaged reading digest

Tumblr has transformed into a brand-safe zombie of its former self Members Public

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?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
tumblr

It's 2019, and you still need to own your content Members Public

Beware the roach motels of the platforms - if content is your business, you still need to own and publish it yourself.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging

Recency is killing the web - and we'll all lose if that happens Members Public

Our obsession with organising everything around the latest content may be destroying the greatest value the web holds.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
freshness

The creator of the World Wide Web is fighting to reclaim it from the Duopoly Members Public

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?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
tim berners lee

Micro.blog: what Twitter would be if it was built as part of the open web Members Public

For the last couple of months, I’ve been really enjoying using micro.blog [https://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 personal bookmarking tool – that tend to promote

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
indieweb

Facebook is the out-of-town supermarket of the web, so let's learn to browse local Members Public

Jason Kottke on why Facebook won: [https://kottke.org/17/12/stop-using-facebook-and-start-using-your-browser] > […] 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 town shoppers chose

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention