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An inspiration engine for ideas
Even as BuzzFeed reached more and more people on platforms like YouTube and Snapchat, traffic seemed to be losing value at the same rate. It might not have been fool’s gold, exactly, but it wasn’t solid. The thing with a commodity is that it needs to be limited to have real value. When it came to traffic, there was too much of it out there, and
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“human-powered discovery engine for interestingness.”
Maria Popova • Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
News Layoffs Are the Latest Sign of Journalism’s Collapse
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The Internet was supposed to democratize everything, do away with gatekeepers and in some cases, craft. We were prepared for that: the masses overtaking the institutions.
But that’s not what happened. The gatekeepers and the craft both changed. And with it, so did ideas around authorship. It wasn’t a simple fight between independent creators and... See more
But that’s not what happened. The gatekeepers and the craft both changed. And with it, so did ideas around authorship. It wasn’t a simple fight between independent creators and... See more
Default Friend • No, Culture is Not Stuck
Sydney Sweeney has become one of her generation’s most in-demand stars. “If I wanted to lock everything in,” the 27-year-old says, “I could probably be booked for the next three or four years.” https://t.co/YINaIjB1XX
The Wall Street Journalx.comwearing a rust-colored middy blouse and skirt by a Japanese designer. I wondered if her editor at Knopf, Shelly Wanger, had bought it. She often helped Joan with clothes.