Trapped in the attention farm
Ever notice that mostly what people post on Twitter is designed to get attention for the author. I think that’s due to the award incentive of the system. Flow == more followers == power and prestige.
Yes. It’s the big and dangerous trap of Twitter, especially for journalists. Twitter increasingly rewards attention-seeking behaviour, rather than useful behaviour.
After a productive day in front of a screen (or three), I have just treated myself to 40 minutes with a real, paper hardback — Tom Cox’s 21st Century Yokel — and a glass of whisky.
Perfect end to the day. 🥃📖
This is a compelling account of life in a (failing) digital content startup: The Rise and Fall of Babe.Net and The Aziz Ansari Story
The end is sobering.
So, when everybody’s in-boxes are cluttered with newsletters in about 18 months' time - will we see the grand blog and RSS revival, as history cycles through technologies again?
Your data is the fuel for parties you're not invited to
The Global Economy Runs on Parties You’re Not Invited To:
As went the ad business, so will go the rest of the economy: The robots may take over — but for a certain class of moneyed titan, the beaches will always remain topless, the drinks bottomless and high-end schmoozing will never die.
Disturbing look at how the internet didn’t dis intermediate elites — it just allowed a whole new class to develop.
I find this troubling. We can no longer rely on Google being a gateway to the older parts of the web. How to Find Old Websites That Google Won’t Show
Time to get moving on mobility — for the planet’s sake…
