Hey, I’ve been exploring a variety of topics recently, from optimizing WFH lighting to reduce eye strain, to delving into Home Assistant’s database models. I’ve also discussed YouTube tips for publishers, strategic insights for newsroom innovation, and how journalism can embrace influencer strategies. If you’re intrigued by future publishing trends or open-source projects like creating custom laptops, there’s plenty of engaging content to check out!
- Understanding Home Assistant’s Database and Statistics Model: Detailed breakdown of Home Assistant’s database model for short and long-term statistics. Should you replace the default SQL database?
- Stratoshark:
- How to improve your WFH lighting to reduce eye strain: I work from home everyday, I am susceptible to eye strain, eye pain, and dizziness. Having a working environment that’s as easy on my eyes as possible is of critical importance. I’d like to share what I’ve learned over the years in hopes that it can be helpful to you if you work from home, and like many, have experienced WFH eye strain.
- Creation: Creating a highly-integrated open-source laptop from scratch. Power in your hands.
- Youtube tips for publishers: Consistency, niche, SEO and community building: Youtube tips for publishers: Experts share their tips on how publishers can maxmise their audience and revenue from the video platform.
- Meta’s abdication of responsibility is an opportunity for magazine makers:
- How journalism needs to adapt to the rise of news influencers – Poynter: Journalists should explore ways to mimic influencers’ strategies to engage audiences — and bring their foundational skills with them
- Retired Man Tries to Spend More Money, Mostly Fails: – A couple of years ago, Mr. Money Mustache lost some credibility among the faithful when he wrote this blog post about actually trying to spend a bit more money, while buying a Tesla as the first step in that program. “Look at me!”, I thought to myself at the time, “I’m such an enlightened
- Product strategies: what publishers should be prioritising in 2025: Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton outlines the key publisher product trends he tracked last year, and where he thinks publishers should be looking for investment and prioritisation in 2025.
- 6 verticals in 1 app: inside New York Magazine’s new app strategy: In today’s fragmented media ecosystem characterized by a decline in social and search referrals, apps are making a strategic comeback.
- What we learned from Reuters Institute’s 2025 trends report – four insights (and three tidbits) that stand out: The study looks at what’s in store for the news industry this year – political headwinds, uneasy relationship with tech platforms, managing talent, and more.
- Content Gone Wild! Review Your Licensing Agreements Now!: The Warning to Publishers Who Are Signing Away Their Future by Paul Gerbino Frank Bilotto has become one of the most popular authors on the CLI Content Licensing Brief. In fact, so popular, I was hearing from people at conferences in Europe about how much they enjoyed Frank’s musings. Those musings are the focus of this […]
- Seven opportunities for your newsroom in 2025: The Reuters Institute's 'Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions' report puts tech talent on a premium, as news leaders look to harness the best of AI, social video and subscription bundles
- Kutt: is a free and open source URL shortener with custom domains and stats.