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TL;DR The dinosaurs at The Atlantic take another stab at guessing what teenagers are doing instead of reading their publication.
by sverige 8y ago
TL;DR The dinosaurs at The Atlantic take another stab at guessing what teenagers are doing instead of reading their publication.
- stefan_ 8y agoAll the accounts quoted have <20k followers, some much less. Someone was looking for material.
- panarky 8y agoSmall accounts can be more influential than accounts that broadcast to millions of followers. Witness the power of small Whatsapp groups for example. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/18/technology/whatsapp-india-killings.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/18/technology/wh...
- toasterlovin 8y agoAt one point Joe Rogan had 20k subscribers. Now he’s arguably the most influential interviewer in the world. All important things start small. It can be useful to pay attention to small, interesting phenomena.
- cheschire 8y agoI see it more as The Atlantic knowing who their paying audience is. It's definitely not the teens, probably their parents who also don't understand them and are looking for any clue.