Plex has made a steady but solid push into the mainstream market for media players. Their latest announcement includes future support for podcasts. What this means isn’t clear yet but I think the possibility for recommendations of related content for movies and TV shows is a real winner. I love the idea that my media aggregator could recommend a podcast episode with the crew or that a really good fan-site could just show up when I rate a show highly.
Monday Note is linked more often in my new feed forJean-Louis Gassée’s take on Apple. But I’ve found that Frederic Filloux’s series on the modernization of the news media much more interesting. In his April 17 post Filloux applies some of Jeff Bezos' lessons:
Hence the implicit first lesson from Jeff Bezos: put the product and those who will use it at the center of your operations. Hire, train and transform the mentalities toward that goal.
Plex is one of the best investments I’ve made in any service. In the last month they’ve announced two major new features:
Plex for Sonos
The Plex DVR
I’m a lifetime Plex Pass holder and I use a lot of the features. What I find most striking is how Plex continues to push the service forward with top notch software. The iOS apps are great, the server is rock solid, and the library sharing is easier than almost anything else I’ve tried.
Warning: Thought-pieces may cause mild dystopia and burning sensation during urination. But, they sure are satisfying to write.
I think we are witnessing a transformation of internet publishing beyond the upheaval of the subscription business.1 It’s obvious that publishing original content is a fading career opportunity and is being replaced by micro blogs such as Medium, Twitter and even Instagram. Not only do I think these are replacing individual blogs, such as this site, but I believe they are actively speeding the demise of original work.
