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The Internet and Media

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

  • 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.

  • Curation and Algorithms

    More and more companies are announcing new products based on human curation, even as the most important content players — Google and Facebook — rely on algorithms. When does curation make sense, and when are algorithms better? And ultimately, who is responsible for both?

  • Verizon-AOL, Facebook Instant Articles, and the Future of Digital Advertising

    Two seemingly unrelated stores — Verizon buying AOL. and Facebook offering publishers the option of Instant Articles — are actually very much connected: advertising online is undergoing a fundamental shift, and while there will be a few big winners, there will be a lot more losers.