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Better late than never, I call your attention (yes, I know\u00a0you’re\u00a0<\/em>aware of it already. pipe down.) to the newsletter phenomenon. Joanne McNeil Wrote an excellent overview and analysis last summer: Tiny Letters to the Web We Miss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I knew what a blog was in 2002, I knew what it was in 2008, which was slightly different but still definitely a \u201cblog.\u201d Now, I have no idea what the word means any more. It isn\u2019t something that runs on WordPress, because that is now the CMS for almost 20% of the web<\/a>. It isn\u2019t a place for short links, because that is Twitter. Tumblr and Instagram took over for photoblogs. And those long personal essay\/personal rant posts that people would write every once in a while?\u2014?those are happening here on Medium instead of our own websites. Specific products are driving the content.<\/p>\n

TinyLetter isn\u2019t driving the content as much as it is driving the newsletter trend. The format can be used for multiple purposes just like blogs used to be. *<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you want to dip your toes, let me recommend Charlie LLoyd<\/a>‘s 6<\/a> and Debbie Chachra<\/a>‘s Metafoundry<\/a>. 6, 37: Blur<\/a>‘s metasequoia section is one of the best things I’ve read in a while. And if you were paying attention while you read\u00a0Metafoundry 15: Scribbled Leatherjackets<\/a> you got a glimpse of Dr. Chachra’s thinking on Making (capitalization intended) that ended up, eventually, as Why I Am Not a Maker<\/a> on the Atlantic’s web site.<\/p>\n

A couple other newsletters I enjoy: Sarah Jeong<\/a> and Parker Higgins<\/a>‘\u00a05 Useful Articles<\/a> (dispatches from the IP\/copyright wars) and @(s)laughtercrystal<\/a>‘s #PortsmouthLOVE Letter<\/a> (local fun and coolness).<\/p>\n

Some thought has been given to a #dailycoolcreature newsletter – no promises, but watch this space for any announcements.<\/p>\n

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