How BuzzFeed built value by designing awesome experiences inside other platforms

In some recent client work, an emerging theme is that consumer tech. / media start-ups no longer control the most important bits of their UI. Today, if you’re a consumer technology or digital media company, nearly all of your customers will first encounter you through a channel like Facebook, Instagram, twitter, an app store orContinue reading “How BuzzFeed built value by designing awesome experiences inside other platforms”

NYMag: The New York Times Is Now Supported by Readers, Not Advertisers

If this is true, it’s exciting – the New York Times is now generating more revenue from subscribers than it is from advertisers. My only worry is that they’re doing this by publishing more crappy click bait to social media; I’ve clicked through on stories a few times lately, only to find what I’d charitablyContinue reading “NYMag: The New York Times Is Now Supported by Readers, Not Advertisers”