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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Non-paranoia-inducing digital safety for brands and content professionals

A hacker types quickly as coding lines appear.

Whether you’re deploying a digital content campaign to tens of thousands of customers or managing content production, you need security protocols around user account management, access control, and authentication.

Donuts no more: The social media channel–brand fit questionnaire

Donuts no more: The social media channel–brand fit questionnaire

Where should you be spending your precious time and energy to grow your brand awareness on social media? Read The Content Technologist take.

Challenge accepted: ChatGPT's AI-generated content vs. high-quality writing

Challenge accepted: ChatGPT's AI-generated content vs. high-quality writing

What ChatGPT does well is provide examples of bad writing, ad nauseam. But it's also part of a more helpful AI-powered trend.

How to ditch tactic-level SEO and create an audience acquisition strategy

How to ditch tactic-level SEO and create an audience acquisition strategy

Shift your mindset from SEO tactics to organically acquiring an audience on digital channels.

How to choose the right keywords for your content, OR True tales of a newbie content manager

An AI image in the style of a 19th c woodcut depicts an old man at a desk. In front of him is a backward-facing laptop.

Half a career later, I can look back and clearly see in my first job the mingling of physical and digital, of old publishing and new formats colliding.

Want to run a sustainable digital content business? Web's still your best bet.

Want to run a sustainable digital content business? Web's still your best bet.

Websites are here to stay, and if your content business relies on building trust and connection with your audience, they are an absolute necessity.

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