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Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Now we are transitioning into the third age of computation. Pages and browsers are far less important. Today the prime units are flows and streams. We constantly monitor Twitter streams and the flows of posts on our Facebook wall. We stream photos, movies, and music. News banners stream across the bottom of TVs. We subscribe to YouTube streams,
... See moreKevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
I think there are three algorithms that have reshaped the American press in ways that we are just now starting to confront. You have Google and Facebook, which can serve up this incredible fire hose of traffic to publishers so long as they cater to the ever-shifting whims of that algorithm.
Alex Kantrowitz • Is the Tech Press Bad? With The Verge's Casey Newton
Some people have told me I’m not doing enough—that I should publish more, react to breaking news, tweet every day, start a podcast. But to what end? More subscribers but less pride in my work? Host a podcast but constantly cringe because it’s not really me?
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but there seems to be an assumption now that if you... See more
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but there seems to be an assumption now that if you... See more
1. Trusted Voices with an Audience
People are tired of (or don’t trust) company blogs/newsletters. Customers trust AI more than a company blog in 2025. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a company blog, but spend time on the higher ROI items - stories, data, and unique insights.
Trusted influencers/voices that own their audience are more valuable than... See more
People are tired of (or don’t trust) company blogs/newsletters. Customers trust AI more than a company blog in 2025. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a company blog, but spend time on the higher ROI items - stories, data, and unique insights.
Trusted influencers/voices that own their audience are more valuable than... See more
We learned this about platforms a long time ago: following the old newspaper schematic, they aren’t the printing presses, but rather the assignment editors.
Robin Sloan • Platform reality
It’s ultimately up to the platform to decide what type of content gets recommended, not the social graph of the person producing the content. In contrast to social media, recommendation media is not a competition based on popularity; instead, it is a competition based on the absolute best content. Through this lens, it’s no wonder why Kylie Jenner... See more
Michael Mignano • The End of Social Media
The End of SEO
Forest Linden • 1 card