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Missing Links and Unfinished Thoughts: dead internet, living video Paid Members Public
More interesting reading and viewing culled from a long list of unpublished posts.
The Media Inflection Point: a manifesto for audience centricity Paid Members Public
The doomsayers are out in force. Journalism is dead, they say. Just look at the job losses, the titles closing. But we’re just paying the price of bungling the last digital transition. Let’s not repeat that mistake with the coming one.
Why I don't read the Press Gazette newsletter now Paid Members Public
The problem with playing the platform game, even if it's a newsletter platform. And another reason to mistrust AI…
Some notes on Substack Notes Paid Members Public
Who is the new Substack feature serving? Plus the final nail in the coffin of the keyword from Google.
Platforms and Publishers: the best of frenemies? Paid Members Public
Are we any nearer buidling a more healthy relationship between news publishers and social media platforms? The outlook is not good, suggests a news:rewired panel…
The secret of Apple News+ success? Knowing your content and your audience Paid Members Public
What does a fried egg have to do with the Wall Street Journal and Apple News+? It's all about your most important content…
It's 2019, and you still need to own your content Paid Members Public
Beware the roach motels of the platforms - if content is your business, you still need to own and publish it yourself.
Is Medium aiming to be the Facebook of long-form writing? Paid Members Public
Stowe Boyd has some serious questions about the future of Medium [https://medium.com/@stoweboyd/is-medium-following-the-facebook-playbook-6a21b3db6e7d] : > And what about Medium? Are we better off because of Medium’s mechanisms to suggest to us what to read, or would we be better off with thousands of independent curators and publishers,
