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“Near the end of my time at my job, my manager would say: The work you do, when you do it, is excellent.” “What Counts,” an essay by Ryan Pittington.
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The former Executive Editor of GOOD and current curator of LadyJournos! is one of our generation’s most intelligent, insightful, and often funniest voices.
...moreAndrew Sullivan is lighting out on his own, hoping his blog The Dish will make enough money to stay afloat without the assistance of the Daily Beast or any other publication.
His plan has a number of details that set it apart from other attempts to monetize online media: no ads (for now), no paywall (sort of), and an option for dedicated fans to pay over and above the annual subscription price, to name a few.
...moreNew to GIFs? Unsure of what GIFs are? There’s no need to fret!
Ann Friedman has written an introduction to the art of the animated GIF at Poyntr.
The article covers what exactly constitutes a GIF, where you can access them, how to make your own, the debate around how they should be cited, and how journalists can use them to enhance their work.
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