< Archive / 2025

April, 2025

If I ran Mastodon

A community platform for a vibrant, diverse social web. ...
April 18, 2025

Creator economy businesses - a correction

I realized I misspoke in today’s piece about Bluesky product strategy. In it, I said this: I’m generally not bullish about creator economy services. What I meant to say is that I’m generally not bullish about venture-funded creative economy services. It’s the need for venture scale and sky-high valuations that makes these ...
April 16, 2025

If I ran Bluesky Product

What Musk is branding, Bluesky may build. ...
April 16, 2025

Notes from Perugia: journalism, values, and building the web we need

We can own the platforms that support us ...
April 13, 2025

Doctor Who is the best show ever made. Here's why.

Try to be nice, but always be kind. ...
April 5, 2025

Support Werd I/O

It’s time to try something new. Starting today, you can support my writing on Patreon. I’ll never put up a paywall for my blog or newsletter; in effect, by supporting, you’re helping to continue to make it available for everyone. Here’s what you’ll get: At $5/month or more, your name will be listed ...
April 1, 2025