All about social networks
shit you should read if you are building or care about how social networks are evolving
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All about social networks
Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
stratechery.comstratechery.com“None of these anti-Instagram platforms can succeed over the long term because a true escape from something like Instagram would require not only getting off social platforms — any social platforms — but also getting out of society itself.“
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Message boards and internet communities have existed since the start of the internet, but they’re becoming increasingly sophisticated. They now have the ability to raise funds, share decision making, and legally incorporate themselves. These internet-first organizations have already proven to be extremely influential online and off, and this will... See more
Great article by Ed Zitron, on the sad state of the web in recent years and its accelerating enshittification ‘thanks’ to “Degenerative AI.” He starts with the Reddit coming IPO and lays down the case for the increasing corruption of content, search results, and eventually LLMs themselves. “Generative artificial intelligence is poison for an internet dependent on algorithms”
Meanwhile, in a world of doomscrolling, algorithmic feeds and fake news - social media is the new tobacco. People don’t want to engage with another social network.
So we need a new script for the world of work. Maybe the future is… LinkedIn?
I think LinkedIn has a unique opportunity - a cultural moment around work, coupled with a unique proposition:... See more
So we need a new script for the world of work. Maybe the future is… LinkedIn?
I think LinkedIn has a unique opportunity - a cultural moment around work, coupled with a unique proposition:... See more
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