The chosen one 😬 A hole in the clouds can really add drama.. #Tåsinge #Denmark #iPhone #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Mathias / Black
@mathiasblack.com
What's the story? Let's find out. Connect with me if you're interested in: Strategic Communications, Content Marketing & Storytelling Copenhagen, Denmark | www.mathiasblack.com
A Spotted Sandpiper chick forages along the Umpqua River in SW #Oregon. Spotted Sandpiper chicks leave the nest within hours of hatching and begin feeding themselves almost immediately #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Represented by ZUMAPRESS.com
Painting of the day. Which makes me smile. And makes me want to ride a train and read a book with a loved one. 💜 Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust
Enjoyed this reminder that all those brilliant or not-so-brilliant ideas will never be appreciated by others if you don't hit that publish button www.jeetmehta.com/posts/thrive... #writing #blogging #newsletters #creativity
Thrive in obscurity
The path to creative mastery begins with years of silence. Publish anyway.
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It may not change the outcome, but signing this petition still sends a clear message to Google that its plan to reduce freedom on Android is not OK: c.org/tGZn78jZzk #BigTech #Android #Freedom
Sign the Petition
Stop Google from limiting APK file usage
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I've been harping on about the qualitative vs. quantitative divide in #contentmarketing so when I saw this article by Mark Ritson in Think with #Google, I had that lovely, tingly feeling of another human validating my own point of view. Maybe you'll like it too.😄 business.google.com/en-all/think...
What is bothism? Mark Ritson on the power of
Discover why successful marketers avoid
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What is powering AI? Courtesy of Climate Drift: youtu.be/gdP6O-6MSXQ?... #climate #energy #electricity #ai #sustainability #climatedrift
What is powering AI?
YouTube video by Climate Drift
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Could you produce the energy needed to make a piece of toast? This is such a helpful way to make the cost of energy tangible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5... #energy #climate
Olympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It?
YouTube video by The Toaster Challenge
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2026 state of #marketing from Think with Google: "Stop selling the ultimate outcome and start celebrating intermediate steps. Break down loyalty programmes and customer journeys into smaller, instantly gratifying milestones." Bottom line: live in the present. 👇
A study of U.S. workers finds 14% report "brain fry" from AI overuse. Marketing had the highest rate at 26%. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social
Marketers Report Highest Rates Of AI ‘Brain Fry,’ Report Finds
A study of U.S. workers finds 14% report "brain fry" from AI overuse. Marketing had the highest rate at 26%. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social
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I signed the Rebuild letter. It's a call on everyone committed to #Europe and European social platforms to take action — and rebuild the #socialmedia universe to give us ethical options. You can sign it too: letter.rebuild.net #EUtech #EUalternatives
the rebuild letter
Sign the rebuild letter to serve and support European social platforms.
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On this day 20 years ago, #GoogleDocs was released. It's not as venerable an old machine as #MicrosoftOffice, but Google's office suite is no longer a spring chicken. It's worth remembering when we get frustrated that the today's alternatives aren't as robust. Give 'em time. They're catching up.
For a long time, my only daily social media platform was Reddit. I loved — and still love — Redditors' depth of knowledge and incredible ability to solve problems for others. But over time I noticed something...
This weekend my e-reader went haywire, and it made me pick up a paperback I hadn't read for a while. Ah, the joy of that weight in my hands. The silky paper and the gratifying swish when I turn the pages... Like it's responding to me. Sometimes analog just feels friendlier.
This is worth repeating: Writing is thinking. So if we outsource everything in the writing process to AI, guess what? We're not thinking. Am I poo-poohing AI? No. I use LLMs daily for ideation, research, and feedback, etc. But the best LLM is still the one sitting on my shoulders. 😉
"Successful people do this." You see it? It's the way "successful" is shorthand for "rich." But what about the person who earns enough and spends extra time with family? Or struggles financially but has deep friendships? Or chooses a different path to "success"? Success can mean a lot of things.
"As tasks continue to be automated, the hard work of imagination is worth investing effort in." — Seth Godin
Reminder: AI can't do community. ▫️ AI can't create the unique sauce you get when you put half a dozen human brains in the same room.
Curious to see what W can offer. 🤔 If you want to sign up, it's here: wsocial.eu/public/signup #EUtech #bigtech #socialmedia
W — Trust your feed
We believe in the need for a global, trusted social media platform owned, run, and hosted in Europe. W is built on verified human users, transparency, privacy, and free speech.
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"I går udskrev Mette Frederiksen folketingsvalg. Vi ved ikke, hvem der danner regering efter valget. Men vi ved, at uanset hvem der sidder i Statsministeriet, så sidder Big Tech stadig på vores digitale hverdag. Det ændrer ingen valgkamp på." #dkpol #dktech danmarkskifter.dk/email/2f7f39...
Danmark skifter regering! Vi skifter gruppechatten og varmer op til Skiftedagen
I går udskrev Mette Frederiksen folketingsvalg. Vi ved ikke, hvem der danner regering efter valget. Men vi ved, at uanset hvem der sidder i Statsministeriet, så sidder Big Tech stadig på vores digital...
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Amazed by how easy it is to switch to @tuta.com and its excellent iOS and MacOS apps 🤩 mastodon.social/@mpblack/115...
Mathias Black (@mpblack@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image I can’t believe how easy it is to switch to @Tutanota and its excellent apps. I’ve been frustrated by how most alternatives to Apple Mail and Apple Calendar fall short. But Tuta Mai...
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Danmark er nordisk mester i økonomisk udsathed. Trods flere og flere i beskæftigelse er der mange, der er i risiko for fattigdom - eller som allerede oplever materielle eller sociale afsavn. Det er flere end i resten af Norden. Det må vi kunne gøre bedre. #dkøko #dkpol borsen.dk/nyheder/opin...
“Danmark er nordisk mester i økonomisk udsathed”
“Danmark er nordisk mester i økonomisk udsathed”Inflationen har taget en solid bid af indkomsterne de seneste år. Realindkomsten for beskæftigede i den private sektor inden for en af Dansk Arbejdsgive
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Need a breakdown of just how we got locked into a few crappy #bigtech companies' services and products? Cory Doctorow has shared a big chunk of his upcoming audiobook, "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (coming out Oct. 2025). Link below.👇
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Loving #MIstralAI and its #LeChat LLM chatbot - the latest version feels like a great alternative to the non-European #AI options. Its agents are especially useful. 👍 mistral.ai
Factoid of the day: "One EV (electric vehicle) needs the lithium of 10k smartphones, and 350m+ EVs are expected by 2030." H/T @morningbrew.bsky.social #EV #lithium #climatechange #tech
Excellent advice from a variety of thinkers/experts/does on how to live a better life with your #smartphone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #tech #mindfulness
15 Ways to Break Free of Your Phone
We asked screen-time experts how to avoid the relentless pull of our devices.
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This is where I'm at this #monday: practicing #mindfulness but thoroughly distracted by an exciting potential new #communications and #marketing project with a client... 😀
#WritingAdvice from Isabel Allende: “When you tell a story in the kitchen to a friend, it’s full of mistakes and repetitions. It’s good to avoid that in literature, but still, a story should feel like a conversation. It’s not a lecture.” #creativewriting #writing #writingtips
The #StoryGrid Commandments give writers an excellent toolkit for tightening scenes. It may not work for every author, and there are other scene models out there to check out. But I recommend looking at Story Grid – it contains lots of great ideas for writers. #writingadvice #writing #bookcoaching
Tony DiMeo@tonydimeo.bsky.social · 2y agoOne of the most important things I’ve learned from #StoryGrid was The 5 (or 6) Commandments of Storytelling. Keeps my scenes on track. Every Scene Must Have: 1. Inciting Incident 2. Progressive Complication(s) 3. Turning Point Prog. Comp. ⬆️ 4. Crisis 5. Climax 6. Resolution #WritingTips #Writers