A bit of follow-up on yesterday’s post Popping the Publishing Bubble, and why Medium is potentially trying to replicate Stripe’s strategy. Plus, the key decision-maker when it comes to ad-blocking is Facebook, and it’s not at all clear what they will do. Finally, an experiment from Jeff Bezos with the Washington Post and Amazon Prime.
Medium the Network, Automattic Buys WooCommerce, Google and the Value of Identity
This Daily Update examines Medium’s seeming pivot towards being a network instead of a publisher, which is a contrast to WordPress.com’s latest move towards e-commerce. Finally, a brief examination of why identity matters.
Daily Update: Nuzzel and the Unbundling of Twitter, Snapchat Valuation Rises, Medium and Custom Domains
Good morning, There will be a new Exponent later today that is all about the Apple Watch. Look for that in a few hours. On to the update: Nuzzel Custom Feeds and the Unbundling of Twitter Nuzzel, the news app that pulls stories from your Twitter feed, is adding support for lists. I liked HarrySubscribe […]
Daily Update: A Teenager’s View on Social Media and the Social Communications Map
Good morning, As I noted last week, I will be going to Beijing the Wednesday to Friday. As of now I plan on keeping the same posting schedule, but my apologies in advance if there are any delays. In addition, my schedule isn’t yet completely set, so I’m not sure if I will be ableSubscribe […]