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How paywalling her Substack gave @Emily_Sundberg a “secret club” where thousands of her readers could connect

@andruyeung Piano piano

Visiting Toronto in a few weeks. What are the best restaurants one MUST dine at?

@Jacobsklug Should we start a Substack for you?

I compared Claude Cowork, Managed Agents & Routines. So you can better understand which is the best for you. I spent 2 weeks testing all of the Claude tools, to simplify it for you. Follow & comment "Breakdown" I'll DM you the full video.

@MichaelMofina @internetvin This would make an amazing Substack

I'm hosting a new event series in Toronto, called ARTIFACTS. A recurring show-and-tell for consumer electronics. Bring a device, talk about what it got right, what it got wrong, and what it quietly predicted about the future. First edition is coming up on May 6th at New Stadium. RSVP Below ↓

It's true, having a subscriber list moves books. This is because a subscriber is a more real connection than a follower, but also because more people on Substack care about depth and substance.

@martyswant @Substack @beehiiv @Ghost I switched from Ghost to Substack in 2022 and have been happy with the switch. More features, less hassles, and (most importantly) strong network effects that have driven subscriber growth.

NEW EPISODE: “You have to let people ask questions. You have to let people challenge the received wisdom, even if they're wrong, even if they seem crazy. I think that's a crucial part of a free society, and Substack has been that.” -@chrisbest of @Substack 0:00 Chris Best 0:24 The Problem with Media and the Birth of Substack 2:24 Writers as Heroes and the Need for Independence 3:15 Vision vs. First Step: A New Economic Engine 5:27 From Idea to Product: Paid Newsletters 7:28 Starting Small and Product-Market Fit 10:33 Platforms, Algorithms, and Distribution 12:14 Email, Ownership, and Connection to Audience 16:09 Free vs. Paid, Incentives, and the Business Model 18:41 Journalism, Independence, away from Institutions 31:02 Building a New Social Layer 1:04:29 Platforms, Power, and the Fight for Creative Independence

@thesamparr Sesame Street dictionary I meant. Red cover.

@thesamparr The Sesame Street encyclopedia is the greatest of all of them.

Why do 1980's Sesame Street books look so much better than modern versions? Look at the first 3 images vs the last. The first has warm colors, tiny details in background, imperfect shapes, background is packed with cool things to find. In the 1970s and 80s an illustrator Joe Mathieu drew many of the Sesame Street books. I was gifted one of his books and read it to my kids each night. I fell in love with the drawings so I've been buying all his work on eBay. Some of the books cost $200! But look at the illustrations. It's all done by hand. Watercolor and colored pencil. Imperfect edges, the pigment pooling in the corners, that's what makes it feel warm. Compare this to modern Sesame Street books. Colors from a digital picker, cranked to max saturation, more perfect shapes. Its like the book is a screen. They hurt your eyes. Somebody sat at a desk with a brush and made the old ones. That's the difference.

Gmail changed how tracking pixels work, so open rates are reading lower across every email platform Your audience hasn’t gone anywhere—this change has had no impact on actual subscriber behavior. Click-through rates, delivery, and engagement have all remained stable. These, along with new subscriber counts, unique views, and paid conversion rates, are the clearest signals of genuine, high-quality engagement and whether people are truly connecting with what you're making. Email may continue getting less reliable. We can’t control how email providers operate, but this is exactly why we are investing in the Substack app, which delivers posts and Notes directly to your audience. On Substack, you have a direct line to subscribers, on a platform whose business model only works when yours does.

@thesamparr When we launching your Substack?

Started messing around with instagram in December. Just crossed 100k. Talking to a camera still feels dumb for a grown man. But hey, it feel cute.

Between Anthropic hiring a video director for $250k, and WSJ announcing that their video team is now 65 people, I think it's a really good time for young people to learn how to shoot and edit video. Tech companies and legacy media companies are investing in GOOD video teams

@joshgonsalves_ When are we launching your Substack?

leadtube.co was built for tech companies who want a REALLY GOOD video team without hiring every individual role and trying to build this in-house. DM me if you want really great videos for your company.

This month, we’re shipping a range of updates that give you more control over your publishing workflow—from Notes scheduling, to new live video tools, post templates, and design details that make your publication feel unmistakably yours. Here’s what’s new 🧵

@ShaanVP Send it

I'm secretly launching a 2nd youtube channel reply "send it" and I'll dm it to you

@canada_spends April Fools is really touchy this year

Breaking: The Canadian government is replacing all external consulting contracts with AI, saving $23 billion per year.

@sundarpichai This tracks well because we launched The Killers in Toronto at that time. @UniMusicCanada

2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it. To say goodbye to v0t3f0rp3dr02004@gmail.com or mrbrightside416@gmail.com (or whatever you were into at the time), go to your Google Account settings and choose any name available. You'll keep your old username and you can sign in with both.

@jthomas__ Same. I get buzzfeed headlines at the end of most responses.

ChatGPT really working on their end screen CTRs these days

Introducing the Substack Recording Studio: a built-in studio that makes it easier than ever to pre-record and publish a video show on Substack.