Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
A couple weekends ago I built a very basic ‘personal chatbot’, which I’ve coined my ‘mebot’. It’s called SandiMacBot — and now I’m obsessed. I can’t stop thinking about how my mebot can and will become integrated into my life, and how bots are positioned to replace portions of many of the social networks and platforms that…
A couple weekends ago I built a very basic ‘personal chatbot’, which I’ve coined my ‘mebot’. It’s called SandiMacBot — and now I’m obsessed. I can’t stop thinking about how my mebot can and will become integrated into my life, and how bots are positioned to replace portions of many of the social networks and platforms that…
render left third party share bar style=”background: url(../images/patterns/paper-noise.png) top left white;” story headline story body A Georgia man claims the car accident that left him with permanent brain damage was caused by a teen too busy taking selfies to pay attention to the road, according to reports. Now he’s suing the teen, Christal McGee, and…
John Hermann, who writes about media industry for The New York Times, is one of my favorite writers. His incisive and cutting commentary at his previous home-on-the-web, The Awl, was on my “read first and do everything else later” list. About ten days ago, we had a conversation about the shifting media landscape and the…
Photo Jim Bankoff, chief executive of Vox Media, in the Washington office. The company plans a media brand devoted to digital technology and delivered primarily on Facebook. Credit Daniel Rosenbaum for The New York Times Vox Media, the ambitious online news start-up that runs Vox, a politics site; SB Nation, a network of sports sites;…
The Verge’s new Circuit Breaker AD UNIT 1 /AD UNIT 1 On Monday, Vox Media tech and culture site The Verge announced the introduction of a gadget blog called Circuit Breaker, which the company said will be “dedicated to the resurgence of consumer gadgets in new categories like VR, drones, and the internet of things.”…
It turns out that spontaneous-seeming conversations between brands on social media are often anything but. When Savannah Peterson, founder of digital strategy group Savvy Millennial, creates a piece of content for her clients, she often sends a “Check it out” message to her friends — who are social media managers at other brands and agencies. Then the squad…
For a glimpse into just how precise Facebook ad targeting is getting, look to Washington, D.C. Specifically look to 1849 C Street, N.W., a few blocks from the White House, where you’ll find the headquarters for the Department of the Interior, the federal agency tasked with managing national parks, federal land and natural resources. Alaska…
Last week, Facebook opened its Instant Articles format to all publishers. Using Instant Articles, they can now show readers using Facebook mobile a fast-loading version of their posts, while still also displaying some of their ads and measuring pageviews. Previously, Instant Articles was only available to a select number of official publisher partners. “Only now Instant…
Farewell to Katch It’s been an amazing ride, but it’s time to say goodbye. Katch will be shutting down on May 4th, 2016. To our users — you have been incredible, inspiring, and supportive… which makes this post that much harder to write. It is with great disappointment that we’re announcing that Katch will be shutting down…