Seth Werkheiser
@sethwxyz
I help creative people quit social media, promote their work in sustainable ways, and rethink how a website and newsletter can work together.
Seth Werkheiser
socialmediaescape.club
Social Media Escape Club and Just Be Cool
“You can always create a short-term commotion to get a bit of attention. But you can’t possibly hype your way into being trusted.“
Be really sure of the time commitment you ask from someone. Do you really need that much? “If your outreach is just, ‘Can I take you to lunch?’ that’s a big ask for a lot of people versus, ‘Hey, just thought I’d share with you this quick update about what I’m doing. No need to respond.’ The ‘no need to respond’ is a powerful tool. It sounds... See more
jacqui@thriveglobal.com • How to Become Insanely Well-Connected - Thrive Global
Hacker infiltrated OpenAI’s messaging system and ‘stole details’ about AI tech
Mike Bediganindependent.co.uk
“If you can replace coders with AI, who cant you replace with AI? Firing coders is an ad for AI”
The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI by Cory Doctorow
Online is meant to aid in our reality, not be it
Lisa Kholostenko • How to Rebel Against Modern Times
The web is not dying. The web is huge. The web is ever-expanding. The fact that the web is just the same 5 big websites is a fucking lie. It’s like saying the restaurant industry is the same 5 fast food chains. It is not. It’s up to you to decide to stop visiting those 5 sites and stop ingesting their fast food content.
The web is not dying – Manu
Engagement is the new uniques. The traffic era of publishing has ended. Nobody brags about their ComScore uniques anymore; engagement is the new North Star.