the business of content

The needs of digital content businesses in late capitalism differ starkly from legacy publishing models. Explore how automation, ad-supported media, subscription culture and publishing culture are changing drastically in the 2020s.

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Internet business writing tips #2: The case for shorter sentences

Internet business writing tips #2: The case for shorter sentences

Y'all need to write shorter sentences. Here's what to cut from your business writing and why.

Internet business writing tip #1: "This is" weak prose

Internet business writing tip #1: "This is" weak prose

Why "this is" is uninspired writing, despite its popularity in the newsletterverse.

How I write and optimize each issue of The Content Technologist

How I write and optimize each issue of The Content Technologist

A detailed description of my writing and optimization process, along with how it relates to my freelance business strategy

Facebook, media effects on body image, and the future of in-house behavioral research

Facebook, media effects on body image, and the future of in-house behavioral research

Why the WSJ and whistleblower testimony on Facebook feels extraordinarily disingenuous

Can content personalization algorithms satisfy the multitudes of personal taste?

Can content personalization algorithms satisfy the multitudes of personal taste?

When actually engineering and optimizing content for personalization, two major challenges arise: the Inventory problem and the Interpol problem.

Breaking down web content personalization tactics

Breaking down web content personalization tactics

How content personalization systems actually work in 2021

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