We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
“Letterboxd and the Times Company have similar business models, pursuing both subscription and advertising revenue. Though Letterboxd does not disclose the number of paying users, acquiring a popular subscription business could help the Times Company — which has 13.8 million subscribers — reach its goal of 15 million subscribers by the end of 2027.” —SS
“Sánchez was ‘kidnapped by the police’ on Thursday morning as she left her house in Havana, according to 14 y Medio, the online publication she founded and directed.” Amnesty International confirmed her “alarming” arrest. —SS
“It’s difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website. It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier.” —JB
“Reduce cancellations with retention messages that remind subscribers of your subscription’s value as they decide whether to cancel. Retention messages appear in the cancellation flow and can include text, images, or a special offer.” —JB
How much search traffic from Google has dropped over the past two years for People Inc. (AdExchanger / Anthony Vargas) —JB
CEO Meredith Kopit Levien “faced questions about Al-powered agents that could automatically cancel subscriptions or help consumers find cheaper alternatives, potentially threatening the recurring revenue that publishers and other subscription businesses depend on. ‘So far, we’re not seeing an impact,’ Levien said when asked whether the technology was affecting cancellations.” —JB
“Supporters want more than just to recreate the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting], which was built for the media environment of 1967. They hope to reinvent federal support for public media in a way that goes beyond broadcasting.” —JB
“Their competing explanations — and their efforts to pin responsibility on one another — exposed deep fractures in an online ecosystem that has long been one of Trump’s most powerful political assets.” —JB
“Bluesky is a niche Twitter-clone frequently accused of being an echo chamber for progressives. After the blue tsunami of this week’s midterms, however, its inhabitants don’t seem to be echoing themselves so much as the vast majority of American voters.” (See also: “Republicans Learn [Twitter] is the Echo Chamber.”) —JB
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