The Advantages of Live Blogs Over Twitter

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The Washington Post switched to a live blog format to cover the game. It makes so much sense to cover your games this way as compared to on Twitter. Tweets are short and you have to do tweet threads with these one out of N where you have multiple different threads that go together. This is a microcosm of the broader issue that Twitter creates for journalists getting obsessed about being first on scoops.

Why does Twitter maintain such a strong grip on those who produce things with their minds for a living? Is it really so critical that we all spend so many hours spreading our output on this particular platform? In today’s episode, we explore this question, seeking new, more sustainable and humane ways to be an online creative professional.

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Today’s Deep Question: Given all the advantages of controlling your own digital press, why do so many content producers rely on Twitter? [5:39]

- Does Twitter’s new view count feature make the service even worse? [27:10]
- Why do so many important business/thought leaders spend so much time on Twitter? [35:14]
- Does this professor need Twitter? [43:00]
- Does Mastadon stand a chance against Twitter? [53:26]

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