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Platform News Roundup: Death of Stories on LinkedIn; Press Gazette Does Deep Dive on Substack and Patreon and Twitter Rolls Out Subscription Services
There are days when the news seems to follow a theme, and today was one of those days with stories about LinkedIn, Substack, Patreon, OnlyFans, Twitter and Facebook. And this is about social media, certainly, but it's also about the creator economy (which has some serious overlap with the older freelance economy but also is different than than that work). One thing that stands out is how the creator economy works for some but that it might be difficult eking out a living wage on the longer end of the tail.
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LinkedIn has told advertisers on Tuesday its shutting down Stories on videos on 30 September 2021, after only launching the feature in June 2020.The social media platform, which is following in Twitter’s footsteps after it announced it will shut down its Story function, said any image or video ads that are scheduled to run in […]
Have we reached 'peak story' in terms of the format? Or did the 'story' format just not work for the business network? Lots of good product questions.
Substack and Patreon charted: Platforms growing fast but yet to challenge established titles — www.pressgazette.co.uk
Press Gazette has been reporting on British journalism without fear or favour since 1965. Our mission is to provide a news and information service which helps the UK journalism.
The Press Gazette has a good data-rich piece on performance on these platforms and how much individual writers are making with them.
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Interesting theme between the review of Substack and porn on OnlyFans, there is a long tail but a steep head to this curve with a handful of people making a lot of money and a lot of others making significantly less. This is a star system on steroids.
AOP Awards 2021: Why culture and values are becoming a strategic priority for digital publishers | What’s New in Publishing | Digital Publishing News — whatsnewinpublishing.com
As part of the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Awards 2021, the AOP conducted an in-depth series of interviews with the finalists to tease out the strategies and innovations that have proved so successful. In Part One, the AOP looked at the essential ingredients for successful publisher growth, and in Part Two, the AOP looked …
Wirecutter, which makes money when you shop, is going behind The New York Times’ paywall » Nieman Journalism Lab — www.niemanlab.org
Most Wirecutter readers don't already pay for The New York Times. That may be about to change.
Facebook is getting into fantasy sports and other types of fantasy games. The company this morning announced the launch of Facebook Fantasy Games in the U.S. and Canada on the Facebook app for iOS and Android. Some games are described as “simpler” versions of the traditional fantasy sports games already on the market, while others […]
Twitter has announced a subscription model, called Super Follows, for certain accounts in the US.The announcement:Whether it’s Tweets about the best skincare routine, your astrological sign (hello #virgoszn) or that funny meme, Twitter is where people go to have real conversations with others who share their interests. These incredible conversations make Twitter what it is […]
The buyer of the 27-acre property is the real estate arm of hedge fund Alden Global Capital.
The Tampa Bay Times says the sale to Alden was just about business and the asking price.