Michael Elling

infostack.substack.comBurn It All DownOr Maybe Not? Mapping New Internet Economics

31 Mar 2025

Is it too late? Do we have to burn it all down? Or is there another way forward? infostack.substack.com/p/burn-it-al...

5 Apr 2025

This Is What Democracy Looks Like! West New York, Weehawken #HANDSOFF

5 Apr 2025

Hands Off Weehawken and West New York #HANDSOFF

america2.newsTo Survive This, We Must Break the Fourth WallWe cannot navigate the current moment using existing political frames or received wisdom.

14 Mar 2025

@davetroy.com @davetroy.bsky.social so what's "the compelling vision for what comes next?"

Dave Troy@davetroy.com

📄 NEW: "To Survive This, We Must Break the Fourth Wall" With a potential government shutdown looming, old frames of left vs. right political conflict are breaking down. We're dealing with something much bigger — and it's time we talk about it frankly. america2.news/to-survive-t...

upway.coOne Month In: Update on NYC’s Congestion PricingNYC congestion pricing sees reduced traffic, growing support, and Trump’s opposition—will it last?

12 Feb 2025

NYC congestion pricing works. It's not political. We're seeing it in the data and with our own eyes, feet and wheels. This should be widely trumpeted, while at the same time shortcomings and issues should be addressed rapidly. upway.co/blogs/news/u...

6 Mar 2024

Something I posted on Substack about reviving journalism. Focus on the reader and commenter: infostack.substack.com/p/taking-pow...

Bsky should ask me for my other SM account/usernames and then help me map new users that also come from those platforms to create greater network effects. #directoryvalue #networkeffects #myfirstpost

And better yet, use my lists on an established platform to market to those users who haven't transitioned. Remember "friends and family" from MCI?

techdirt.com‘The Messenger’ Implosion Once Again Shows The Real Problem With U.S. Journalism Is Shitty Management By Visionless, Fail-Upward BrunchlordsEarly last year new journalism outlet named “The Messenger” launched to great fanfare. The brainchild of former The Hill owner Jimmy Finkelstein, the outlet launched with $50 million in backing and…

@karlbode.bsky.social The product of journalism is a two-sided market. In terms of ads the market is between the brand and the consumer. In terms of subscriptions it is between the author/publisher/title and the consumer. Content is the switch bringing the two sides together.