@jonostrower I thought Google penalising pop-overs in SEO would finally kill this sort of god-awful behaviour off, but apparently not.
My last @SubstackInc thought of the night: I will be surprised if some of the best @Medium editorial employees don’t end up taking the buyout and resurfacing on Substack.
It’s just too perfectly zeitgeist-y not to happen…
I suspect how this plays out over the next few weeks will help define the future of Substack, and how it’s perceived. Even some of the bigger successes there are applying pressure, too: twitter.com/annehelen/stat…
The only surprise, really, is how long this storm has taken to break over Substack. I first posted about how his presence there would eventually become an issue for the company six months ago: onemanandhisblog.com/2020/09/cancel…
That Substack post I started this thread with suggests, to me, they are not (yet) planning on removing him. Will they be able to hold firm on that?
Looks like @SubstackInc is having to refine/restate its content moderation policy again: blog.substack.com/p/how-we-appro…
The reason seems pretty clear: Graham Linehan (aka Glinner) set up shop there after he was removed from most other platforms.
This is (understandably) causing a lot of tension: grace.substack.com/p/graham-lineh…
And some people have already exited Substack as a result: jude-doyle.ghost.io/le-test/ (Off to @Ghost in this case)
@Nicola_Slawson @BettyKirkers Absolutley.
Also, never hold back in asking someone to explain what they mean by some jargon, or cliché. You’ll get something more useful — and once in a while, discover that they have no idea what they mean either, which opens up new discussions.
This is useful:
How the New York Times A/B tests their headlines by @tomjcleveland blog.tjcx.me/p/new-york-tim…
@jopayton Yeah, it was A Thing for a few weeks a month or so back.
But this was the funniest result of it: twitter.com/AstronautHeart…
@jopayton Brave tweet, given that anti-outdoor swimmers Twitter has become a thing…
Morning Conference: On Medium, the NYT, newsletters and the endless loop of media discussions: onemanandhisblog.com/2021/03/mornin…
@Cameron_W_Clark Well, at least I’m not over there in a tank, like my Dad was last time round.
@JohnONolan It’s a long way from chmod-ing my Movable Type permissions after FTPing an upgrade to my host. But there’s a line of continuity there…
So, about this: businessinsider.com/the-new-york-t…
In 2011, there was a controversy about @bbclaurak taking her 60,000 Twitter followers with her to ITV. A decade on, she has 1.3m followers, and it’s not a discussion any more. onemanandhisblog.com/2011/09/journa… This will pass.
I do like to get down and dirty with a server once in a while: t.co/onqI1NuGh… 
@Flipping_Pages @baekdal @EstherKeziaT @chrismsutcliffe It’s a Cornish pasty. Always good to keep your lunch handy, I find.
Here’s one actually talking about it (sorta) @iroughol. @spectator “lunchtime” email (which arrived after 3pm). @KateAndrs is the author. t.co/eXf2W2x4x… 
@rainbowbex And that tune’s the theme of my sixth form parties circa 1989…
@CDM @JamesTobias1 Sure, thank the newbies, not the loyal followers who have stuck by you for years! 😉
Today seems to be a 5/10/15 years ago day:
Medium pivots and seeks to reduce editorial staff? 2016! Should employed journalists have their own newsletters? Twitter accounts in 2011, blogs in 2006.
We’re trapped in some kind of eternal media hell loop.
I literally wouldn’t have the career I have now, if RBI had stopped me having a blog back in the 2000s. However, my blog never replicated work I was being paid to do, and often helped promote my employer’s products. That NYT committee better be smart about what they say “no” to. twitter.com/CaseyNewton/st…
@michellemanafy It’s in my big backlog of to-reads, but as I’m in a procrastinatin’ mood, I’m diving in now. Thank you!