Ben Warren
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Ben Warren
That promises to upend the advertising industry. But what will it mean for news? How soon can we create much more personalized versions of an article? Perhaps you’d get a shorter, audio version when your phone detects you’re driving or running; or one that omits background information it knows you read yesterday; or one that weaves in more context... See more
🟡 A coda to code
Interesting reflection on the possibilities of AI x newsmedia
Reading is all-important and “the kids” aren’t doing it, but we’re touting AI tools that make it obsolete? Huh…
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
erin glasstwitter.comtaste is the algorithm of the soul
Iconic successes seemed outright strange at first: Amazon (wait days to receive a product you’ve never seen), eBay (buy beanie babies from someone thousands of miles away), Google (trust an algorithm to answer your questions), LinkedIn (publicly post your resume), Facebook (share personal updates with people you haven’t seen in years), Airbnb (stay... See more
Philip Clark • The end of incrementalism: how AI will reward maximalist start-ups
Substack identified a business model (subscriptions) that aligns reader, writer, and company incentives.
Jasmine Sun • exit interview
Do subscriptions align audience/business incentives? Are there any better models?
I’d spent summer 2020 recruiting for journalism jobs, of which there were none
Jasmine Sun • exit interview
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Is America Switching from Booze to Weed?
Is America Switching from Booze to Weed? Archives - Freakonomics
Big question…is that a good thing?
But that request jeopardized the project and pitted the people of Peculiar not just against Big Tech but also against their own local officials. Residents described a web of distrust filled with nondisclosure agreements, hurt feelings and a mysterious entity vying to become the town’s new neighbor.
Eli Tan • A Rural Missouri Town Fights Big Tech, and Itself
the incursions of big tech companies into tight-knit communities is a scary thing.