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The Internet and Media

The media is fundamentally shaped by the Internet, especially Facebook.

  • Why Twitter Must Be Saved

    First, a reposting of an old Stratechery article, Rebuilding the World Technology Destroyed. Then, why Twitter is an essential antidote to Facebook and must be preserved.

  • Follow-up, Snapchat Changes Publisher Monetization, The Return of the Bundle?

    Follow-up to The IT Era and the Internet Revolution, then why Snapchat’s new paid-content model is such a great idea.

  • How the Snap Spectacles Story Broke, Facebook Overestimated Video Metric

    The botched rollout of the Wall Street Journal’s Snap Spectacles story shows how media companies have to be more disciplined in their approach. Plus, why there’s no way Facebook screwed up its metrics on purpose.

  • What the Media Misses About Facebook, Facebook’s Missing Humans, Will the iPhone 7 Be a Hit?

    More on Facebook versus the media: the latter needs to understand that Facebook isn’t the enemy, and the former needs to understand that humans matter. Plus, are iPhone 7 sales better-than-expected?

  • Facebook Versus the Media

    Facebook is in trouble with the media again, guilty of stupidity by apathy. Still, the media itself hasn’t exactly caught up with the reality of the Internet.

  • A Technical Glitch

    Facebook Live is likely a lot more meaningful than Facebook expected: it’s a plus for society, but Facebook should expect more scrutiny. Given that, they have work to do when it comes to transparency.

  • Follow-up: Governments’ Focus, Elizabeth Warren’s Speech on Competition, Facebook Changes the News Feed

    One more follow-up to Tuesday’s Weekly Article, then why I don’t necessarily disagree with calls to regulate big platform players. Then, Facebook has changed the news feed, and while there will be an impact on media companies, the bigger news is what this says about Facebook.

  • The Voters Decide

    An apolitical analysis of what is happening in U.S. politics through the lens of Aggregation Theory

  • Twitter Suspends Accounts Over GIFs, SnapChat Shuts Down Snap Channel, More on Moments

    Twitter suspended a couple of accounts for tweeting sports highlights GIFs. First a bit about the issue at hand, and then a bigger picture look at what this says about Moments, if anything. Then, Snapchat is getting out of original programming, which is a great sign. Finally, what the future of Moments should look like.

  • Twitter’s Moment

    Twitter has had a rough stretch, and most are pessimistic about its chances. I was previously, but I think the upside is looking much brighter than it did before this week.