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Life on platforms: social media, attention, online communities and the creator economy.

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Algorithmic CurationAlgorithmic curation is the automated selection, ranking, and distribution of creative works based on predictive mathematical models and engagement metrics. It…
Analog LifestyleAn analog lifestyle is a deliberate way of living focused on physical materiality, tactile crafts, and face-to-face engagements away from digital devices. It seeks mental…
Chuck PalahniukChuck Palahniuk is an American novelist, known for Fight Club, published in 1996 and made into a film in 1999. Issue.25 names him once, in the credit of a quotation…
Community MarketingCommunity marketing is a non-intrusive promotional strategy centered on engaging, serving, and cultivating relationships within dedicated groups sharing common interests…
Cultural PodcastingCultural podcasting is the digital audio broadcasting practice of producing episodic discussions, author interviews, and literary reviews dedicated to art, philosophy…
CyberpunkCyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction set in dystopian futures characterized by advanced technological systems juxtaposed with severe social decline. It interrogates…
Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet of the nineteenth century, known for the poem The Raven and for his tales of mystery and the macabre. Issue.2 names him…
Gary VaynerchukGary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian-born American entrepreneur and author, co-founder of the agency VaynerMedia. Issue.0 names him once, at the end of a list of five…
Geralt of RiviaGeralt of Rivia is the monster hunter at the centre of The Witcher, the books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the video games made from them. In the Agency editorial he appears…
Henry JenkinsHenry Jenkins is an American media scholar, born in 1958, and the author of Convergence Culture. Issue.9 names him once, in the section 9.3.5 TV, as the person who first…
Hideo KojimaHideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer and director, known for the Metal Gear series and for Death Stranding. Issue.23 names him twice in one paragraph of the…
Higor FernandesHigor Fernandes, known as Less and interviewed in Creative.3 of the Agency editorial, is a designer and streamer who reached 192,000 followers on Twitch in two years. He…
KratosKratos is the protagonist of the God of War video game series. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.9, where the author lists the lives he lived inside…
Lo-Fi AestheticThe lo-fi aesthetic is a cultural and artistic style that celebrates low fidelity, warm analog imperfections, and ambient background textures in music and visual art. It…
Miles MoralesMiles Morales is a Marvel Comics character, a teenager who takes on the identity of Spider-Man. The Agency editorial names him once, in Design.2, where a Miles Morales…
Organic Cross-PostingOrganic cross-posting is a content distribution strategy that repackages core media assets into formats tailored for different social channels without relying on paid…
Organic ReachOrganic reach is the number of unique individuals who view or interact with unpaid content distributed through social networks, search engines, or digital forums. It…
Packy McCormickPacky McCormick is an American writer, the author of Not Boring, a newsletter about business and technology published on Substack. Issue.14 names him once, in the…
Retro-FuturismRetro-futurism is a cultural and aesthetic movement that depicts earlier historical visions of the future, particularly those conceived during the mid-twentieth century…
Rick AstleyRick Astley is an English singer, known for the 1987 song Never Gonna Give You Up and for the Rickroll, the internet prank that sends people to its video. Issue.14, the…
Static vs VideoThe static vs video dilemma is a contemporary media and marketing tension regarding whether to distribute ideas through rapid, dynamic short-form videos or via…
Trend SurfingTrend surfing is a reactive marketing and content creation tactic in which a brand rapidly aligns its messaging, imagery, or video formats with fleeting viral fads to…
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden is a character of Fight Club, the novel by Chuck Palahniuk that became a film in 1999. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.25, which says he…
Vanity MetricsVanity metrics are quantifiable data points, such as raw social media follower counts, page views, and video impressions, that appear impressive on surface dashboards but…

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