C'è un problema online: la competizione è diventata eccessiva. Perché la pubblicità vuol dire molte altre cose.
Money quote: "It’s not just Facebook and Google; just about every big tech company is talking about selling ads, meaning that just about every big tech company may become another competitor in the fight for advertising revenue."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/post-advertising-future-media/578917/
Money quote: "It’s not just Facebook and Google; just about every big tech company is talking about selling ads, meaning that just about every big tech company may become another competitor in the fight for advertising revenue."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/post-advertising-future-media/578917/
The Atlantic
The Media’s Post-Advertising Future Is Also Its Past
Why the news is going back to the 19th century
La Dream Library giapponese: il museo di informatica dei sogni - il mio articolo per. Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-dream-library-giapponese-il-museo-di-informatica-dei-sogni/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-dream-library-giapponese-il-museo-di-informatica-dei-sogni/
macitynet.it
La Dream Library giapponese: il museo di informatica dei sogni
Internet
Cosa sta facendo Rober De Niro? Affascinante ritratto dell'arzillo vecchietto da parte del New Yorker.
Money quote: "Robert De Niro is, famously, a man of few words. In the past two years, those words have included “punk,” “dog,” “pig,” “con,” “bullshit artist,” “mutt,” “idiot,” “national disaster,” “embarrassment,” “disgrace,” “fool,” “bozo,” and “Jerkoff-in-Chief”—all directed at Donald Trump. At seventy-five, De Niro has turned political pundit, often in terms that you’d expect to find in a Martin Scorsese movie. In return, Trump has called him “a very Low IQ individual.”"
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/robert-de-niro-is-always-doing-something
Money quote: "Robert De Niro is, famously, a man of few words. In the past two years, those words have included “punk,” “dog,” “pig,” “con,” “bullshit artist,” “mutt,” “idiot,” “national disaster,” “embarrassment,” “disgrace,” “fool,” “bozo,” and “Jerkoff-in-Chief”—all directed at Donald Trump. At seventy-five, De Niro has turned political pundit, often in terms that you’d expect to find in a Martin Scorsese movie. In return, Trump has called him “a very Low IQ individual.”"
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/robert-de-niro-is-always-doing-something
The New Yorker
Robert De Niro Is Always Doing Something
The veteran actor on getting a bomb in the mail, playing angry men, and denouncing Donald Trump.
Apple sta preparando una rivoluzione con iOS 15 e iPadOS 15 - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/news/2021/04/25/news/apple-sta-preparando-una-rivoluzione-con-ios-15-e-ipados-15-1.40192475
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/news/2021/04/25/news/apple-sta-preparando-una-rivoluzione-con-ios-15-e-ipados-15-1.40192475
La Stampa
Apple sta preparando una rivoluzione con iOS 15 e iPadOS 15
Interfaccia ridisegnata, notifiche personalizzate e blocco totale delle app spione per garantire la privacy al cento per cento. Ecco i nuovi sistemi operativi di Apple secondo le ultime indiscrezioni
Tutti i migliori libri su come pubblicare un libro online - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/i-migliori-libri-su-come-pubblicare-un-libro-online/
https://www.macitynet.it/i-migliori-libri-su-come-pubblicare-un-libro-online/
macitynet.it
Tutti i migliori libri su come pubblicare un libro online
ebook, Libri
Ogni settimana mi dico: questa volta anticipo qui sul canale le cose che sto preparando per la newsletter. Poi sono sempre in ritardo e in affanno (è la mia modalità “procrastinazione creativa”) con il risultato che non anticipo nulla. E intanto Mostly Weekly anche questa settimana è pronta. Ci si iscrive qui:
https://antoniodini.com/iscrizione/
E anche il numero ~112 è pieno di cose spero interessanti.
Ah, buon 25 aprile a tutti!
https://antoniodini.com/iscrizione/
E anche il numero ~112 è pieno di cose spero interessanti.
Ah, buon 25 aprile a tutti!
Se c'è una cosa che è chiara con l'incrocio tra le tecnologie di streaming e il modello di business di Netflix, è che le audience sono diventate ancora più difficile da analizzare, non meno (come si pensava, almeno per quelli che da tempo si occupano di studiare i media)
Money quote: "By this logic, that means at least 45 million people have watched at least 70 percent of Bird Box. Considering that people may have watched Bird Box with friends or family, chances are that the total view count may be even higher than 45 million — especially given that Bird Box was released globally. To put that into context, Netflix boasted just over 137 million subscribers worldwide in October. Approximately 58 million of those subscribers are based in the United States, according to the company’s third quarter earnings report, with an additional 79 million subscribers worldwide. Netflix would not comment on where the majority of Bird Box’s viewers were geographically based."
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/30/18161741/bird-box-netflix-45-million-accounts-statistics-views
Money quote: "By this logic, that means at least 45 million people have watched at least 70 percent of Bird Box. Considering that people may have watched Bird Box with friends or family, chances are that the total view count may be even higher than 45 million — especially given that Bird Box was released globally. To put that into context, Netflix boasted just over 137 million subscribers worldwide in October. Approximately 58 million of those subscribers are based in the United States, according to the company’s third quarter earnings report, with an additional 79 million subscribers worldwide. Netflix would not comment on where the majority of Bird Box’s viewers were geographically based."
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/30/18161741/bird-box-netflix-45-million-accounts-statistics-views
The Verge
Netflix says over 45 million accounts watched Bird Box — here’s what that means
The streaming company provides additional details
Apple Silicon M1 ha completamente sconvolto il mercato di Intel-Amd - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-silicon-m1-ha-completamente-sconvolto-il-mercato-di-intel-amd/
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-silicon-m1-ha-completamente-sconvolto-il-mercato-di-intel-amd/
macitynet.it
Apple Silicon M1 ha completamente sconvolto il mercato di Intel-Amd
iMac 2021, iPad Pro, iPad Pro 2021, Mac M1 e M2
Stiamo veramente tirando troppo la corda. Sta per cambiare tutto. Ce n'eravamo già accorti, non possiamo neanche dire sia una sorpresa causata dalla pandemia.
Money quote: "Monday, when the Authors Guild published its 2018 Author Income Survey.
This was the largest survey ever conducted of writing-related earnings by American authors. It tallied the responses of 5,067 authors, including those who are traditionally, hybrid, and self-published, and found that the median income from writing has dropped 42% from 2009, landing at a paltry $6,080. The other findings are similarly bleak: revenue from books has dropped an additional 21%, to $3,100, meaning it’s impossible to make a living from writing books alone. Most writers are cobbling together various sources of income like teaching or speaking engagements, yet the median income for full-time authors for all writing-related activities still only reached $20,300, which is well below the American poverty line for a family of three. Writers of literary fiction felt the greatest decline in book earnings, down 43% since 2013."
https://electricliterature.com/the-disastrous-decline-in-author-incomes-isnt-just-amazon-s-fault-c58468492b17
Money quote: "Monday, when the Authors Guild published its 2018 Author Income Survey.
This was the largest survey ever conducted of writing-related earnings by American authors. It tallied the responses of 5,067 authors, including those who are traditionally, hybrid, and self-published, and found that the median income from writing has dropped 42% from 2009, landing at a paltry $6,080. The other findings are similarly bleak: revenue from books has dropped an additional 21%, to $3,100, meaning it’s impossible to make a living from writing books alone. Most writers are cobbling together various sources of income like teaching or speaking engagements, yet the median income for full-time authors for all writing-related activities still only reached $20,300, which is well below the American poverty line for a family of three. Writers of literary fiction felt the greatest decline in book earnings, down 43% since 2013."
https://electricliterature.com/the-disastrous-decline-in-author-incomes-isnt-just-amazon-s-fault-c58468492b17
Recensione Razer Anzu, occhiali smart per proteggere vista e udito - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-razer-anzu-occhiali-smart-per-proteggere-vista-e-udito/
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-razer-anzu-occhiali-smart-per-proteggere-vista-e-udito/
Macitynet.it
Recensione Razer Anzu, occhiali smart per proteggere vista e udito
Basta alla luce blu del monitor e alle cuffiette piantate dentro il padiglione auricolare dodici ore al giorno. Il marchio americano ha deciso di prendersi cura del nostro benessere da superconnessioni pandemiche con un prodotto ben calibrato
Falsi d'autore: rimette in bolla vecchi video (questi sono spezzoni di filmato creati dai fratelli Lumiere all'inizio del 900) e ci mette sotto anche qualche effetto. Niente che un ragazzino con iMovie non potrebbe fare, ma lui è bravo e su YouTube spopola.
Money quote: "Videographer Guy Jones (previously) slows down film from the late 1800s to early 1900s to more accurately match the speed at which modern footage is recorded and played. In addition to editing the pace of the century-old film, Jones also adds in sound effects to make the scenes more relatable. The editor creates foley to accompany the clomping of horses’ hooves, indistinctive background chatter of crowds, and the ringing of train bells."
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/12/edited-1890s-film-footage/
Money quote: "Videographer Guy Jones (previously) slows down film from the late 1800s to early 1900s to more accurately match the speed at which modern footage is recorded and played. In addition to editing the pace of the century-old film, Jones also adds in sound effects to make the scenes more relatable. The editor creates foley to accompany the clomping of horses’ hooves, indistinctive background chatter of crowds, and the ringing of train bells."
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/12/edited-1890s-film-footage/
Colossal
Edited Film Footage from 1890's Paris Explores Some of the Everyday Thrills of Late 19th-Century Life
Videographer Guy Jones (previously) slows down film from the late 1800s to early 1900s to more accurately match the speed at which modern footage is recorded and played. In addition to editing the pace of the century-old film, Jones also adds in sound effects…
Forwarded from Scrivere zen
👵🏼Non si è mai troppo vecchi https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/25/love-in-an-old-climate-posters-celebrate-the-joy-of-sex-in-later-life
the Guardian
Love in an old climate: posters celebrate the joy of sex in later life
Relate charity hopes nude images shot by Rankin will shatter taboos about intimacy among older people
Aumentiamo il nostro intelletto con il prestante aiuto della macchina. Trillium, open source e quindi gratuito oltre che libero, si offre di farlo. Non è banale. E io ho altre preferenze, ma mi sembra corretto segnalarlo.
Money quote: "Trilium is provided as either desktop application (Linux, Windows, Mac) or web application hosted on your server (Linux)."
https://github.com/zadam/trilium
C'è anche un tour fatto per screenshot che ci sta proprio tutto
https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Screenshot-tour
Money quote: "Trilium is provided as either desktop application (Linux, Windows, Mac) or web application hosted on your server (Linux)."
https://github.com/zadam/trilium
C'è anche un tour fatto per screenshot che ci sta proprio tutto
https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Screenshot-tour
GitHub
GitHub - TriliumNext/Trilium: Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes - TriliumNext/Trilium
Diventare scrittori e mantenersi facendo questo lavoro. È possible?
Money quote: "The truth is, though, that there is a good chance that you won’t ever be able to quit your day job and just write full time for the rest of your life. It might happen, but it is more likely that someday you’ll sell a book, maybe you’ll get an advance big enough to be a full time writer for a while, and if you do that, maybe you’ll sell another one or maybe you’ll have to go back to a day job for a while. And so on. And so on."
https://medium.com/@shauntagrimes/how-to-make-a-living-writing-fiction-you-arent-going-to-like-this-ec30ca8189a2
Money quote: "The truth is, though, that there is a good chance that you won’t ever be able to quit your day job and just write full time for the rest of your life. It might happen, but it is more likely that someday you’ll sell a book, maybe you’ll get an advance big enough to be a full time writer for a while, and if you do that, maybe you’ll sell another one or maybe you’ll have to go back to a day job for a while. And so on. And so on."
https://medium.com/@shauntagrimes/how-to-make-a-living-writing-fiction-you-arent-going-to-like-this-ec30ca8189a2
Medium
How to Make a Living Writing Fiction. (You aren’t going to like this.)
Three things that might help.
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Treni notturni, paesaggi innevati
La stretta via delle AirTag di Apple - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-stretta-via-delle-airtag-di-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-stretta-via-delle-airtag-di-apple/
macitynet.it
La stretta via delle AirTag di Apple
Qual è lo scopo del lavoro di Apple? E cosa ci insegnano sull'idea di privacy dell'azienda? E soprattutto, funzionano come dovrebbero?
Forwarded from Riccardo
Brutte notizie per noi rigattieri informatici! Da domani aumenteranno le commissioni ebay per le vendite (sia la percentuale sul prezzo finale, sia quella sulle spedizioni, sia la tassa fissa) e, sempre da domani, i venditori potranno ricevere i pagamenti da ebay solo via bonifico bancario; chi compra potrà ancora pagare con PayPal, volendo, ma poi sarà possibile ricevere quei soldi solo via bonifico. Una bella fregatura anche per chi lo fa per scherzo, non per professione. Chi ha un solo conto corrente, magari legato alla partita iva, dovrebbe incasinarlo con i bonifici (esteri?) di ebay?
Questo per dire che da domani aumenteranno i prezzi di tutto (le nuove commissioni partono dall'11.5% e adesso riguardano anche i costi di spedizione!) e che probabilmente molti sceglieranno altri modi di vendere i prodotti un po' più costosi. Ebay è diventato uno strumento adatto solo ai venditori professionali. Peccato.
Questo per dire che da domani aumenteranno i prezzi di tutto (le nuove commissioni partono dall'11.5% e adesso riguardano anche i costi di spedizione!) e che probabilmente molti sceglieranno altri modi di vendere i prodotti un po' più costosi. Ebay è diventato uno strumento adatto solo ai venditori professionali. Peccato.