Evolving Digital Media: From Writers to Mini-Empires

Twitter introduces a tip jar, literally called Tip Jar. Why crypto trading juicing Square’s earnings is worth thinking about. What is the mysterious social space Netflix is surveying users about building? Yes, Substack is letting writers build magazines and newsrooms, so stop pointing out the obvious. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature for sending money to your favorite accounts (The Verge)
• Square gets a bitcoin boost with revenue up 266% (CNBC)
• Playlists and podcasts? Netflix is exploring developing ‘N-Plus’ (Protocol)
• You can now build a “mini media empire” on Substack (Financial Times)
• Everyone yells at the Oversight Board (Platformer)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Consume? (Harvard Business Review)
• Crypto pros are getting tired of the 79 billion dollar dogecoin joke (Bloomberg)
• I'm seeing a lot of people FOMO quit their jobs to join "crypto" (Jon Syu)
• THE LAST DAYS OF SATOSHI: WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BITCOIN’S CREATOR DISAPPEARED (Bitcoin Magazine)
• John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons” (The New Yorker)

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