The newsletter is dead, long live the newsletter!
Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, blogs, newspapers, websites, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime… We are living in the age of content but it is overwhelming. What article to read, what shows to watch, what stories in sports matter? These questions are hard for an individual wading in the age of information and infinite scrolls. In other words, we have a problem of discovery. Most people don’t want more content for the sake of more content, we want better content… and just the right amount. We want personal, thoughtful curation.
Enter the revival of the newsletter. Long ago cast away like Geocities and Hotmail email addresses, the newsletter is making a comeback. There is now an abundance of personal newsletters to suit any content appetite – finite and manageable, guaranteed to be seen, and accessible on any device.
Below is a list of some of the most engaging newsletters out there:
“On any given day, Dave turns up the top 10 stories that are important, moving, hilarious, and just weird. Next Draft finds the signal in all the noise.” - Bob Cohn, President, The Atlantic
“If you like technology, ideas, and culture, subscribe to the mind of Dave Pell.” - Rainn Wilson, The Office
“Verge Executive Editor, Dieter Bohn, brings the expertise and insight gained from over ten years of reviewing the most important tech hardware to a daily newsletter for The Verge. Processor: A newsletter about computers examines and comments on new products, trends, and the biggest stories of the day. If you’re looking to know the smartest, funniest, and most important single take on the major stories in consumer tech, Processor is your newsletter.”
The Interface with Casey Newton
The Interface is a daily newsletter about the intersection of social media and democracy. Silicon Valley editor, Casey Newton, breaks down the day’s big news from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Snap. Each day, we learn more about the unintended consequences of our biggest social networks and see how governments around the world are responding to the challenges they present. The Interface is your guide to what happened, what matters, and why.
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And for you NBA fans…
Good Morning, It’s Basketball is a daily newsletter from Tom Ziller capturing what’s profound and frivolous about the NBA. The league’s cultural footprint is so massive, with what happens on the court just a fraction of its impact. GMIB is here to make sure you don’t miss out on everything else.