ClockwiseCathy

Head of Content at @getClockwise. Blog owner: -- All my takes are terrible and do not represent the views of my employer

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Privacy, accurate information, and safety from harassment are becoming expensive add-ons. Meaning the rich and the poor are increasingly having very different experiences online.

It's the downside to “Community-as-a-Service”:
https://t.co/NMNn64bzyN

[Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel]

For a price, “luxury internet” can keep you out of the online cesspool.

Subscriptions may be the new status symbol, but how much are we really willing to pay?

https://t.co/pZ6fHPKwc1

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Yang's proposal to regulate Section 230 is likely to further erode free speech online. And his plan to regulate political ads is also problematic, since what makes an ad "political" is inherently subjective, and therefore subject to abuse by government officials.

[Makena Kelly @kellymakena]

Andrew Yang wants to regulate loot boxes!

And a lot of other things. This tech policy proposal is a lot... but I went through the trouble to explain it all just for you, dear reader.
https://t.co/q8W5DYwEfv

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

"A record 7,600 retail locations have closed this year, according to a Credit Suisse report."

It's past time for cities to rezone retail for housing. Unfortunately neighbors prefer retail, even when there are no stores who want to come in.

[Bloomberg @business]

So far in 2019, 45 CEOs have left consumer companies. That’s more than any other industry and almost double the churn rate of last year https://t.co/C9PReb9KvI

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

@crunchbasenews @nmasc_ $979 million dollars have gone to venture capital-backed companies with at least one female founder so far in 2019. Starkly, $1.8 billion dollars went to venture capital companies with all-male founding teams.

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Data Shows Boston’s Historical Progress In Funding Women. I'm into it! https://t.co/03xfZKXVVq via @crunchbasenews by @nmasc_

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

@aprildunford This is an interesting story with an interesting positioning quandary https://t.co/ua8Gp95gK2

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

This seems to me to be the issue with workplace romances. "Individuals who make romantic advances toward coworkers underestimate how uncomfortable the targets of their advances feel rejecting them." And it's worse when they're in positions of power. https://t.co/nprHDqXyfw

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Why Venture Capitalists Need a Content Marketing Strategy https://t.co/06PwwAUlmP I don't think every VC firm needs a content marketing strategy. Content marketing is a long game. If you can't invest the time and money to do it right, you should probably do PR or advertise

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

It's basically Atomic Habits + CBT

[Brian Resnick @B_resnick]

. @SigalSamuel takes on "dopamine fasting" aka silicon valley's latest reinvention of just, like, taking a break https://t.co/YI9YJp3k2r

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

@TheAnnaGat Boys who look like girls is the oldest trend. Look at Hanson, Leif Garrett, etc.

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Writing UX text is iterative. Write words, then keep replacing them with better ones.

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Reading Strategic Writing for UX by @torreybird love the point that UX writers need to be in all the early conversations with product, design, marketing, etc. We need to know the business, design, and user constraints. #cathyux

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

@aprildunford The CEO should own positioning. Every group needs to be involved bc you need their buy-in. Highly recommend bringing in an experienced facilitator to guide positioning discussion. Everyone needs to be on the same page about what positioning is and why it’s important.

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

Just read Obviously Awesome by @aprildunford. Full disclosure, I thought it was a copywriting book. But now I think it's a must-read for any marketer. It's very short, but packed with good info. https://t.co/suIxhCFM91

[ClockwiseCathy @CathyClockwise]

@aprildunford Trends can help business buyers understand how a product aligns with overall company priorities, making it a more strategic and urgent purchase. Trends are important because, as customers, we want to learn about new, interesting and potentially disruptive technologies.