More power to Substack. The history of the Internet is the history of entropy. All walled gardens crumble in the end. We're proud to publish here. Alex King, Founder, Cestrian Capital Research, Inc.
I seriously think that Notes could end up being a birdsite extinction event. I found myself almost offended but not surprised by the blocking of Substack by Twitter. Everything about the current regime at Twitter says doom to me. It might stagger on for a while, or it might be subject to a fire sale at some point - maybe Substack should acquire it then to use for dispersal and publicity! Anyway, it feels like the grounds are shifting very quickly indeed towards a new model for online culture, led by Substack.
I’ve already made amazing friends from substack and I can’t even imagine how much better it’s going to get. I love my publications and I secured new paid subscribers this week and it’s only going to get better. I love it
Just wanted to let everyone know there's a workaround to Elon's petty actions against us Substack writers. You can use Tinyurl to shorten your Substack URL and so far Twitter's censors haven't stopped it.
Substack is doing some pretty incredible things, and while I'm still early in my newsletter journey, I appreciate the tools and platform greatly. Notes will be a welcome addition and I look forward to using them.
Substack has genuinely changed the way I approach writing and building an audience. Just crossed my first 100 subscribers this weeks - thank you! Yimin - Plantwise
I started blogging at the turn of the century. Back then LiveJournal was THE place. It was clean, white, uncluttered, ads-free with nice organization of comments. Facebook and other platforms stole the LJ audiences but those of us who indulged in the slow pace and intimacy of Livejournal publications in the 1990s and early 2000s have been missing those old days. Back then the word "followers" did not yet exist and everyone who subscribed to your blog was referred to as a "reader." Now with Substack that vibe is back! And it is geared towards better serving the writers! I couldn't be happier. Thank you, Team-Substack.
So happy to be on substack. I find myself writing increasingly interesting posts because I know they are being read and not lost in some stupid algorithm. Twitter's petty little antics will not keep us there, they'll just drive us all here instead.
I'm curious about the tension between this idea that we "own our relationships" with our readers and the increased push for engagement *inside the app*. Now, I love the Substack app. I'm on it now. But if reader behavior engages in the app and not in email (and turns off or archives emails so as not see the same content twice) then you are becoming the middle man you claim not to be. If the Notes feature utilizes an algorithm you will be imitating the very thing you are trying to replace. I hope you're having a lot of conversations about this internally. From the outside it feels like Chat and Notes were launched hastily to make a play for people leaving Twitter and you've lost the plot a bit.
Interesting re Twitter... I’m really enthused by the quality of subscribers that have found my substack and the organic growth that is slow but steady. Game changer. I’m barely on any other social networks. Don’t see the point!
Ridiculous move from Twitter. It makes so little sense to single out substack in this way. It is just continued hostility towards writers who are the lifeblood of their platform.
I got off Twitter a couple of months ago. My main following is here and Instagram. SO EXCITED for the growth and changes coming to Substack. This is by far my favorite place on the internet!!!
There is such a lovely supportive writer community here on Substack, which I was not aware of when I launched in January. Reminds me of the early days of Wordpress. In my short time here, Substack have launched so many new features to support and empower writers, as a newbie its very exciting... and just a little bit dizzying! 😄 I left Twitter in December, couldn't take any more of it being ruined as the new temporary plaything of a bored rich kid. 🤣 It was already a sewer anyway. And I certainly don't miss it. If you write on politics though, I can see the loss could be problematic. Anyway, I love writing on Substack, its definitely the way forward! And glad to meet fellow writers in threads such as these. Happy Easter from Ireland! 💕
Twitter has practically handed me over to substack with a bow. Viva la substack!
Me yesterday: “oh cool, I’m interested to see how Notes compares to Twitter.”
Me today: “screw the bird site, I’m done. Gimme that Substack Notes escape hatch, please!”
More power to Substack. The history of the Internet is the history of entropy. All walled gardens crumble in the end. We're proud to publish here. Alex King, Founder, Cestrian Capital Research, Inc.
I seriously think that Notes could end up being a birdsite extinction event. I found myself almost offended but not surprised by the blocking of Substack by Twitter. Everything about the current regime at Twitter says doom to me. It might stagger on for a while, or it might be subject to a fire sale at some point - maybe Substack should acquire it then to use for dispersal and publicity! Anyway, it feels like the grounds are shifting very quickly indeed towards a new model for online culture, led by Substack.
I’ve already made amazing friends from substack and I can’t even imagine how much better it’s going to get. I love my publications and I secured new paid subscribers this week and it’s only going to get better. I love it
Just wanted to let everyone know there's a workaround to Elon's petty actions against us Substack writers. You can use Tinyurl to shorten your Substack URL and so far Twitter's censors haven't stopped it.
tinyurl.com
Substack is doing some pretty incredible things, and while I'm still early in my newsletter journey, I appreciate the tools and platform greatly. Notes will be a welcome addition and I look forward to using them.
Author, Of Interest, a newsletter for underreported news and human interest stories. https://ofinterestnews.substack.com/
Substack has genuinely changed the way I approach writing and building an audience. Just crossed my first 100 subscribers this weeks - thank you! Yimin - Plantwise
I started blogging at the turn of the century. Back then LiveJournal was THE place. It was clean, white, uncluttered, ads-free with nice organization of comments. Facebook and other platforms stole the LJ audiences but those of us who indulged in the slow pace and intimacy of Livejournal publications in the 1990s and early 2000s have been missing those old days. Back then the word "followers" did not yet exist and everyone who subscribed to your blog was referred to as a "reader." Now with Substack that vibe is back! And it is geared towards better serving the writers! I couldn't be happier. Thank you, Team-Substack.
So happy to be on substack. I find myself writing increasingly interesting posts because I know they are being read and not lost in some stupid algorithm. Twitter's petty little antics will not keep us there, they'll just drive us all here instead.
I'm curious about the tension between this idea that we "own our relationships" with our readers and the increased push for engagement *inside the app*. Now, I love the Substack app. I'm on it now. But if reader behavior engages in the app and not in email (and turns off or archives emails so as not see the same content twice) then you are becoming the middle man you claim not to be. If the Notes feature utilizes an algorithm you will be imitating the very thing you are trying to replace. I hope you're having a lot of conversations about this internally. From the outside it feels like Chat and Notes were launched hastily to make a play for people leaving Twitter and you've lost the plot a bit.
Interesting re Twitter... I’m really enthused by the quality of subscribers that have found my substack and the organic growth that is slow but steady. Game changer. I’m barely on any other social networks. Don’t see the point!
Ridiculous move from Twitter. It makes so little sense to single out substack in this way. It is just continued hostility towards writers who are the lifeblood of their platform.
Writing for the sake of writing, thank you for opening up this service to content creators who are looking for space to work diligently.
I got off Twitter a couple of months ago. My main following is here and Instagram. SO EXCITED for the growth and changes coming to Substack. This is by far my favorite place on the internet!!!
There is such a lovely supportive writer community here on Substack, which I was not aware of when I launched in January. Reminds me of the early days of Wordpress. In my short time here, Substack have launched so many new features to support and empower writers, as a newbie its very exciting... and just a little bit dizzying! 😄 I left Twitter in December, couldn't take any more of it being ruined as the new temporary plaything of a bored rich kid. 🤣 It was already a sewer anyway. And I certainly don't miss it. If you write on politics though, I can see the loss could be problematic. Anyway, I love writing on Substack, its definitely the way forward! And glad to meet fellow writers in threads such as these. Happy Easter from Ireland! 💕