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Tag results: Creator economy

The Thrill Was Never There

A famous punk-music personality reveals he was in it for the money—a revelation that has upset fans. But to be fair, it was the algorithm that pushed him in that direction.

Not Ready For The Camera

Why hasn’t video completely killed text-based social media, despite social platforms clearly favoring it? Simple: By its very nature, it excludes voices from the discussion.

Platforms Built On Quicksand

Given the choice between protecting creators and protecting a business relationship with a dominant, toxic company, Patreon chooses the business relationship. Maybe they shouldn’t.

Losing Sight Of Creators

Instead of building ways to block ads, we need to make the case for the tech-minded to build creator-supporting ideas. Creators would help.

Remaking Podcasts For Text

Podcasts are far and away the great example of how RSS can empower creators. Today’s thought experiment: How can we bring these benefits to written content?

The Open Letter Still Works

Our final year-end Tedium award honors an open letter that hopefully encourages more creator-economy activism in 2024.

The Obvious Warning Sign

The decision by Unity to screw over its developers, even if they reverse it, points at deeper unresolved issues in the digital economy.

No Computers Allowed

Thinking about what, exactly, remote work and the creator economy looked like before all these computers got in the way.
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