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A cool story about a famous YouTuber launching his own science convention. I think we're going to see creators move more aggressively into live…
A cool story about a famous YouTuber launching his own science convention. I think we're going to see creators move more aggressively into live…
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Yet more evidence that it's difficult to build a scalable company that depends entirely on the large tech platforms for distribution and monetization.
Yet more evidence that it's difficult to build a scalable company that depends entirely on the large tech platforms for distribution and monetization.
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"Call it ‘influencer fatigue’ or social media burnout, the rise of fashion Substack is a clear indication that people are seeking more depth from…
"Call it ‘influencer fatigue’ or social media burnout, the rise of fashion Substack is a clear indication that people are seeking more depth from…
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The Atlantic attributes its success to its pivot away from commodity news aggregation: “We pivoted, I would say, to a total quality model on the web.…
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Really excited to be speaking at the FIPP World Media Congress in Portugal! Let me know if you're going and we can meet up. https://lnkd.in/emUArJhR
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A successful Substack writer gives advice on running a paid newsletter: "a lot of people tend to herd around the same opinions, which especially…
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Some personnel news: I'm very excited to share I've joined the terrific newsroom of AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight in Dubai. I'll primarily…
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WSJ editor on the rise of AI: "I think given that we don’t know what the lay of the land is going to be in five, ten years there are two crucial…
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With the coming death of third party cookies and platforms downgrading link clicks, we're quickly entering an era in which every premium publisher…
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The Verge is expanding more into paid niche newsletter. I like this strategy much better than when publications simply slap a paywall onto content…
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The streamers can bundle all they want; it's not bringing back the flush profit margins from the cable days.
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I spoke with Patrick Trousdale to find out how the Daily Upside grew to over 1 million newsletter subscribers
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YouTube's CEO argues the Emmy's should expand its eligibility to include YouTube creators.
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Budget that used to be allocated toward TV advertising is now being spread out across lots of different mediums -- mainly as a result of the TV…
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More data on how much YouTube dominates our screens. I think one thing to note is that YouTube's payout to content creators is huge -- it's…
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Dan Abrams says Mediaite is profitable. "Our audience has grown exponentially with the site often drawing a whopping 80 million page views per month…
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I just don't agree with this take at all. Unlike with cable, you can opt out of ads by subscribing at a higher-priced tier, and you can more easily…
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This is a fun read about that time in the 1990s that JFK Jr launched a glossy print magazine.
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