The era of Engagement AI
Lots has been happening in the world of AI chat bots, not all of which has been particularly savory. It looks like we might be on the very…
Tag: business models
A healthy public infosphere is the missing building block in the fight for democracy right now
As we see democracy under pressure from populists and other malign hustlers around the globe, one essential issue has become painfully clear: We do not currently have a…
The Web as we knew it is officially over
If you follow my work, you might be aware that I’ve been pretty bearish on the state of the internet for some time, especially how it evolved to…
Some thoughts on News & Democracy
The Reuters Institute published their 2024 Digital News Report. It’s a great resource. Today I want to use it as an occasion to talk about some structural considerations.…
What would a newspaper have to look like to attract you as a paying reader?
Recently, friends and I were discussing the state of journalism and its potential futures. (As you do, right?) The occasion? German print newspapers are struggling, with a series…
The Wabi-sabi of Businesses
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic principle, almost a philosophy, and notoriously hard to grasp. It is often referred to as a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.…
iPad, Wired App, ecosystem. Or not.
I’m a big fan of Wired. I read it online all the time, I used to have a Wired US subscription (that didn’t work out that well both…