Season 1
Season 1 of Cybercultural (published from 2019 to early-2020) was focused on the intersection of technology with the cultural industries.
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Internet Amnesia: Clive James & His Website
In addition to his many books and tv shows, the late writer and cultural critic Clive James considered websites a viable way to preserve cultural content. But has his own website survived?
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The Internet’s Impact on Culture
Marc Andreessen says the internet's impact on culture is just beginning and that it will set the culture going forward. But what does that mean? The answer is found by looking back at internet history.
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The Decade in Culture Tech: Streaming, Binging, Opining
From 2010-2019, the social software innovations of Web 2.0 gave way to an era defined by smartphones, social media and streaming. Life is good for consumers, but what about creators?
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Top 5 Culture-Tech Trends of 2019: Rise of Digital Culture
From the rule of audio formats to the increasing popularity of social video shorts, 'culture-tech' has thrived this year. There's no doubt that digital technology is transforming the cultural industries.
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The State of Podcasting: A Golden Age for Online Audio
I look at the distribution dynamics of podcasting (increasingly a battle between Apple and Spotify, with Google doing some flexing too), how the podcast content market is shaping up, and revenue statistics.
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Audiobooks Deep Dive: Latest Statistics and Trends
While Audible and other audiobook products have done some experiments with popular authors, there’s been nothing on the scale of what Spotify has done to music or Netflix to TV and movies.
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Audio vs. Text: The Rise of Podcasts and Audiobooks
Media formats evolve over time, as do business models. This is the age of audio, of that there’s no doubt. But the written word — like the article you're about to read — isn’t going away.
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Bowie, Houdini & Other Reasons I Love Blogs and Newsletters
Art and culture is meant to be enjoyed and savoured, as well as make you think about the world from different viewpoints. Blogs and newsletters are the best online tools to help us do that.
