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#Ghost, an #opensource #publishing platform, announced upgrades to increase reach and provide insights into reach. The platform now uses #ActivityPub, enabling native distribution across social platforms and a built-in social feed. A new #analytics suite provides real-time insights into #webtraffic, #newsletters, and member #subscriptions. https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/ghost-makes-it-easier-to-publish-to-the-social-web/?eicker.news #tech #media#news
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@technews@eicker.news  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Ghost, an #opensource #publishing platform, announced upgrades to increase reach and provide insights into reach. The platform now uses #ActivityPub, enabling native distribution across social platforms and a built-in social feed. A new #analytics suite provides real-time insights into #webtraffic, #newsletters, and member #subscriptions. https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/ghost-makes-it-easier-to-publish-to-the-social-web/?eicker.news #tech #media#news
activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Techdirt: Substack’s Algorithm Accidentally Reveals What We Already Knew: It’s The Nazi Bar Now. “Last week, we got a perfect demonstration of what happens when you build your platform’s reputation around welcoming Nazis: your recommendation algorithms start treating Nazi content as more than worth tolerating, to content worth promoting. As Taylor Lorenz reported on User Mag’s Patreon […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/substacks-algorithm-accidentally-reveals-what-we-already-knew-its-the-nazi-bar-now-techdirt/

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@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp last month

Interesting to see two major news outlets — The Verge and Wired — both announce major newsletter strategies nearly simultaneously. I suspect both are motivated by the hope that email will be "stickier" than the (declining) direct traffic to news websites.

"The Verge Launches New Site Features Aimed at Deepening Audience Engagement and Announces New Editorial Newsletters": https://www.theverge.com/press-room/710921/verge-site-features-launch-newsletters

"A New Era for WIRED—That Starts With You": https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-era-for-wired-that-starts-with-you/

The Verge cites the desire to "deepen[] its direct relationship with readers". Wired writes "The platforms on which outlets like WIRED used to connect with readers, listeners, and viewers are failing in real time", saying they wish to "connect our humans to all of you humans".

#journalism #newsletters
Molly White
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp last month

Interesting to see two major news outlets — The Verge and Wired — both announce major newsletter strategies nearly simultaneously. I suspect both are motivated by the hope that email will be "stickier" than the (declining) direct traffic to news websites.

"The Verge Launches New Site Features Aimed at Deepening Audience Engagement and Announces New Editorial Newsletters": https://www.theverge.com/press-room/710921/verge-site-features-launch-newsletters

"A New Era for WIRED—That Starts With You": https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-era-for-wired-that-starts-with-you/

The Verge cites the desire to "deepen[] its direct relationship with readers". Wired writes "The platforms on which outlets like WIRED used to connect with readers, listeners, and viewers are failing in real time", saying they wish to "connect our humans to all of you humans".

#journalism #newsletters