Given how important freelancers have become to journalism, treating people who are good enough to come up wit ideas you actually want to run like this is both unethical and deeply short-sighted. twitter.com/vickywoollasto…
@jimbomorrison Uneven erosion of the stone in the sea. Often a small, harder rock slowly eroding its way through the centre of the stone.
What’s a hag stone? I’m so glad you asked:
Best hag stone discovery in a while. t.co/nfO4w7jmj…
@CDM They were!
And this is the post:
Blimey. I made Techmeme for the first time since the Le Web days. t.co/QH9Aubtqn…
Very mixed feelings about the new edition of Hunter: the Reckoning. I’m glad it’s back, but part of me is sad that while the themes and some of the language are back, the actual Hunters of the original, which I did a lot of writing work for and loved … microblog.onemanandhisblog.com/2022/03/09/ver…
@sofiavictoriad Yeah. I have two types of newsletters: ones I read ASAP after they arrive (eg @mediavoicespod) and ones that get filed to inaccurately-named “to read” folder.
I suspect the Substack app will end up as my second To Read folder…
@EstherKeziaT Yeah, the Medium comparison is a pretty good one.
I’ve always been very aware that Substack is heavily VC-backed, and that creates pressure to “build a moat” and become a platform. Their new app is clearly a step in that direction. onemanandhisblog.com/2022/03/substa…
Forget newsletters — @substack’s now an app… onemanandhisblog.com/2022/03/substa…
Well, I suppose it was inevitable that Substack would do this. But it changes the dynamics of the market significantly, if it takes off: t.co/uhDaDqk5K…
@RealRachelFinch Lord, I want to see this NOW.
This is quite something coming from @spectator — the UK’s right-leaning political mag. The government have clearly misjudged the mood of even its supporters.
(Plus, isn’t it interesting how magazine front covers take on a new life on social?) twitter.com/KevinASchofiel…
Numbers that make me happy: first in an occasional series: t.co/DNswr38Oa…
@handolio However, given how fast petrol is going up I suspect we’ll still be well ahead.
Yes, I know #IWD2022 is over…
…but the six women I recommended you follow on Twitter are worth following every single day.
@digidickinson I think you could take 20 to 30 seconds out of it by tightening up the edits and get better engagement as a result, but the form is pretty strong for this, yes.
The @Ghost team have put a job ad into the update process… t.co/JanuG6d1d…
@noodlepie Will do. Thanks!
@noodlepie Added that to my queue for this evening.
So, today’s reference to me in the @mediavoicespod newsletter by former student and #interhacktives member @chrismsutcliffe has given away that I’ve been doing the same shtick for years to my current students…
Although, I can live with “mi maestro Adam Tinworth” as a descriptor…
@handolio I’m doing my best not to be unutterably smug, TBH.
I haven’t actually paid to charge the thing in a fortnight now, as I charge it for free at Hassocks station, while I’m up in London lecturing…