Last month I pointed out that there is more to great content, namely publishing mechanisms, content form and limited time on the side of the recipient. While that is still true, some observations and pointers.
I am way behind on the Newsgang since my commute was unstable this week and the weekend packed with, sorry, more important issues.
Instapaper, the new “read later” link collector, which I use more often then posting items to del.icio.us with a “toread” tag, is at this time filled with some 20 links and I am doubtful I’ll ever get to them. But the art of collecting was just made easier…
Meanwhile, I did read the Story of Chez, former CNN news producer, you should too. “Fuck yous” like this one always excite me because I look forward to what will rise from the ashes. Not CNN’s ashes, that’s for sure.
Also, this stellar remake of Back to the Future found me, the only member of the Facebook Group “All I Know About the Space-Time Continuum I Learned From Back to the Future” I know. I was a serious BttF-addict in the past, know all three movies pretty much by heart and this brought back some quality memories. What’s more, the performance of the “first McFly born in the West” is Oscar-worthy.
Finally, I feel very humbled by receiving several requests per week to upload my Speaking English Podcast to a variety of new video hosting services, content collectors and other sites. While I understand that they are mainly looking for content providers that can guarantee some kind of consistency and have a back-log consider my ego comforted. Of course, it does not hurt that subscribers surged another 20% last week, and no, we are not talking about from 20 to 24.
I feel like I am not that far away from finding the sponsor needed to do with more focus and increase production value, but then it might just have to be the other way round, I might have to increase production in order to secure the sponsor. We’ll see about that, because as much as I like putting myself out there contentwise, I am getting loads of content from a certain 6-months-old myself and the priorities are more than “crystal-clear”, to quote Marty McFly.