Hier kommt THEFUTURE, der kleine Newsletter rund um wilde Netzwerke, Entwicklungen im Mediensektor und überhaupt: die Zukunft. Nächste Woche hier übrigens alles über remote travel – falls jemand Tipps hat oder interessante Seiten kennt, freue ich mich über Hinweise.

Medien

• ‘Best, imperfect solution’ (Opens in a new window): Insider’s metrics for measuring success are good for business, but leave reporters feeling frustrated and unionized.

• Zahlen mit Friederike Freiburg und Christina Elmer (Opens in a new window): Meine Kolleginnen erzählen im Podcast von Dennis Horn über den Spiegel.

• #UseTheNews-Studie (Opens in a new window): Was das Reuters Institute mit Flamingo für US und UK gemacht hat, haben wir uns in Deutschland mit dem Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung angesehen.

• Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind (Opens in a new window): In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won’t be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.

Vibe

• TikTok and the Vibes Revival (Opens in a new window): Increasingly, what we’re after on social media is not narrative or personality but moments of audiovisual eloquence.

• What Is ‘Cheugy’? You Know It When You See It. (Opens in a new window) Out of touch? Basic? A new term to describe a certain aesthetic is gaining popularity on TikTok.

• You’re watching victoria paris dance over a green screen of your newsletter. (Opens in a new window)

Power

• Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection. You Can Read It Here. (Opens in a new window)

• Yahoo, the Destroyer (Opens in a new window): How the historic company became known as a bumbling villain of internet culture.

• How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes. (Opens in a new window) The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. 

Space

• Michael Collins, ›Third Man‹ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90 (Opens in a new window): Orbiting dozens of miles above the lunar surface, he kept solitary watch of the Apollo command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embarked for the moon.

• Earth Restored (Opens in a new window): A selection of the most beautiful photographs of Earth — iconic images and unknown gems — digitally restored to their full glory.

• NASA gets what it wanted (Opens in a new window): Independent, reliable access to space. 11 months, 3 launches.

• Um, We Should Talk About That Wild For All Mankind Finale (Opens in a new window): Multiple threads converge in a potentially humanity-destroying four-front crisis that plays out on Earth, on the surface of the moon, and in several spacecraft orbiting both of those bodies.

Internet Explorer

• Wet Clap (Opens in a new window): Sometimes you just really need this. And it'll be here for you when you do.

• »VATSIM's ›Cross the Pond‹ event (Opens in a new window) was yesterday, where more than 1900 pilots flew simulated transoceanic flights from Europe to the U.S., with air traffic control enthusiasts providing sim ATC the whole way.«

• Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years (Opens in a new window)

• Who won the Amstel Gold Race? (Opens in a new window) Human error in photo-finishes.

• Beginner’s Guide to Mechanical Keyboards (Opens in a new window)

• NewNew (Opens in a new window): Decide what people should do next... Then watch them do it.

• dank.xyz (Opens in a new window): AI-powered Generative Art Platform

Now more than ever.

Das war Ausgabe #61 von THEFUTURE (Opens in a new window), dem Newsletter über das wilde Internet und die Zukunft der Medien von Ole Reißmann (Opens in a new window).