Zoom Bachelorette, Minimum Viable Shows, and the nature of celebrity in quarantine
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Zoom Bachelorette, Minimum Viable Shows, and the nature of celebrity in quarantine
Success looks like a thriving middle-class of creators, not just the most popular 1%, plus the production and growth teams surrounding them building sustainable careers by delighting a niche audience.
Jack Conte • How the Creator Crisis forced artists to be founders
Technology democratizes consumption but consolidates production. The best person in the world at anything gets to do it for everyone.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
audiences have never had more power in distribution or creativity: we’ve seen TikTok’s algorithm expand who can achieve fame; Twitch’s livestreams reinvent parasocial connection; and companies like HQ Trivia pioneer new forms of interactive media. But audiences have no ownership or upside. Mad Realities hopes to change that.
Rex Woodbury • Mad Realities and the Rise of User-Owned Content
We’re now observing that consumer social experiences are starting to look and feel like games at every level. Remote networking events in Roomkey are not a panel of Zoom screens; instead, attendees create virtual avatars and can navigate around a virtual conference room on their phones. On the education platform Koala, teachers can create virtual c... See more
Alexandra Sukin • Why the next big consumer platforms are social games
What is certainly true is this: Creator platforms flourish when they provide opportunity for anyone to grow and succeed.