“Introducing a New Audio App for Our Journalism and Storytelling -New York Times Audio provides news, depth and serendipity.”: https://nyti.ms/41OCMzN This was not supposed to happen. New players were supposed to come along, disrupt the the staid Grey Lady and leave it in the dust. But just the opposite is happening. Vice and BuzzFeed news […]

“Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral”: https://amzn.to/41zXBPb This is not the book I thought it would be. And I don’t advise you read it. I don’t see why anybody would read it. I thought it would be an insight into virality, how something spreads in today’s marketplace. Instead, it’s […]

“Ticketmaster’s Dark History – A 40 year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam”: https://bit.ly/3Wf2ICE This is what happens when reporters tell a story. They may get the facts right but they miss the essence. And not all the facts are right. This is a tale from thirty years ago, […]

This isn’t about social media, this is about authoritarianism. This is what happens when one person has too much power and exercises it willy-nilly. Not only can no one stop him (or her!), a good percentage of the population supports them. That’s right, Elon Musk is now a hero to the right. Which is kind […]