Enter: The State of Social, Rewild the Web
Whatever we do, the internet isn’t returning to old-school then-common interfaces like FTP and Gopher, or organizations operating their own mail servers again instead of off-the-shelf solutions like G-Suite. But some of what we need is already here, especially on the web. Look at the resurgence of RSS feeds, email newsletters and blogs, as we disco... See more
Maria Farrell • We Need to Rewild the Internet
instead of seeking to maximize status — which some of us still do — more of us find ourselves seeking safety and context online instead.
Yancey Strickler • The Dark Forest and the Post-Individual
Add it all up, and the social web is changing in three crucial ways: It’s going from public to private; it’s shifting from growth and engagement, which broadly involves building good products that people like, to increasing revenue no matter the tradeoff; and it’s turning into an entertainment business. It turns out there’s no money in connecting p... See more