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The Feeding Frenzy in My Feed (opens the original)
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Ness is about making and thinking about content strategy, storytelling, and the creative life. To support this project and gain access to our subscriber chat and archives, please consider subscribing.When the Big Fish Come Close to ShoreFor those not tracking: the waters off New York and New England have gone wild with apex predators this summer. Videos have been stacking up for weeks now, eac
What Is Social Media When It’s Not Social Anymore? (opens the original)
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Ness is about making and thinking about content strategy, storytelling, and the creative life. To support this project and gain access to our subscriber chat and archives, please consider subscribing.What is Social Media When it’s Not Social Anymore?I’ve been kind of mulling this one over for a bit, and it’s not a new thing, but I’m going to share some thoughts based on four signals I’ve seen over the last 6 months or so and what this means if you
AI Won't Kill Writing (opens the original)
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Legacy is the Moat (opens the original)
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80 Artists, One RV, Zero Algorithms (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, some good, mysterious music content started bubbling up on my feeds from the Newport Folk Festival team. They’d launched a new handle, @seatoshiningseaproject, and begun sharing what looked like a road trip, or maybe a pilgrimage. Just enough music, RVs, rest stops and barbecue joints to pique my interest.Fast-forward to the beginning o… Read more
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