Carles Buzz

Opinion

Content Farms Are Dead

Content farming was actually designed to be an infinitely profitable business, and that delusion will result in suddenly broken business models.
Carles Buzz
7.15.16
Opinion

Sun Valley Mogulfest: A Good Reminder that ‘Influencers’ Are Mere Peons

Understanding the importance of mogulfest based on content farm coverage.
Carles Buzz
7.8.16
Facebook

Facebook-Dependent Content Farms Will Finally Die

The algorithm tweak will show us who has REALLY already diversified their traffic sources.
Carles Buzz
7.1.16
journalism

Tronc Is the Absorption of Digital Media Into Legacy Media

There is no innovative method to monetizing content.
Carles Buzz
6.24.16
columns

Who Are We Kidding? ‘The Media’ Just Provides Facebook With Content

Social platforms have turned news into a subgenre of generic content.
Carles Buzz
6.17.16
Media

Digital Media Is Kept Afloat By a Black Box of Confusion

Advertisers will keep spending on digital media and figure out how it works later.
Carles Buzz
6.10.16
Opinion

The Digital Media Bloodbath Isn't Happening

We were told a digital media bloodbath was coming. Instead, two new powerhouses joined the content farm industry.
Carles Buzz
6.3.16
Opinion

The Media Vultures Are Circling Yahoo!

#Yahoo!shaming seems like a stretch because it isn’t a particularly interesting company.
Carles Buzz
5.27.16
Opinion

Stories About VR Are Boring, But Content Farms Keep Churning Them Out

The cost of calling VR a bogus trend and being wrong are too high.
Carles Buzz
5.20.16
video

What Even Is Video These Days?

The NewFronts are where next year’s virtual reality, 360 degree video, and Snapchat story scripted series content will be sold.
Carles Buzz
5.13.16
Opinion

Adblockers Are Winning Because Content Is All the Same

One of the hardest problems to solve in the War on Adblockers is the fact that readers no longer identify with publications.
Carles Buzz
5.9.16
Opinion

The Big Box Content Farm Wants to Be Boutique Again

Mass-audience sites are getting angsty as their dragnet audience strategies start to fail.
Carles Buzz
4.29.16
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