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“Algorithms are replacing the fundamentally human—or at least, the less digitally mediated—process
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Jarrod Dicker of the Washington Post had a great insight about the rise of “expensable media” (think Stratechery, The Information, 2PM) and its positive impact on the creator ecosystem. This same effect could fuel a massive expansion in the consumer subscription software market that is compounded by a shift away from the office and its bundled... See more
Brett Bivens • Consumer Subscription Trends
Users are slowly beginning to turn away from social media as a source of great content; a recent Pew report found that about 48% of people get their news from social media, which is a huge number but still down 5% from even a year ago. More creators are forging multi-platform, independent careers, which can make it hard for audiences to find them.... See more
David Pierce • Spotify for Readers: How Tech Is Inventing Better Ways to Read the Internet
Unlike Netflix, Quibi is explicitly focused on one format - mobile - and one content type - well-produced short-form. They solve for one Job to be Done: something to watch while commuting or waiting in line.
Packy McCormick • Gone in 60 Quibis
We recently added customizable fonts to Substack’s article viewer. As a lifelong typehead, I was excited to include some of my favorite typefaces in the app.
Here are some thoughts on the typefaces I picked… https://t.co/fzd8r1q9q6
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