Bluesky
The Bluesky explosion and the Substack trap
The Twitter offshoot is edging towards becoming an X replacement — and two old school web thinkers critique Substack
platforms
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TikTok
Missing Links and Unfinished Thoughts: dead internet, living video
More interesting reading and viewing culled from a long list of unpublished posts.
audience strategy
The Media Inflection Point: a manifesto for audience centricity
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.
substack
Why I don't read the Press Gazette newsletter now
The problem with playing the platform game, even if it's a newsletter platform. And another reason to mistrust AI…
Social Media
Some notes on Substack Notes
Who is the new Substack feature serving? Plus the final nail in the coffin of the keyword from Google.
Social Media
Platforms and Publishers: the best of frenemies?
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…
apple
The secret of Apple News+ success? Knowing your content and your audience
What does a fried egg have to do with the Wall Street Journal and Apple News+? It's all about your most important content…
Blogging
It's 2019, and you still need to own your content
Beware the roach motels of the platforms - if content is your business, you still need to own and publish it yourself.
