Season 4, Issue 11: 🇺🇸🔥🤷
This is fine.
1. Process Your Thoughts On Pika
Recently there was an election in the United States. People have had all sorts of feelings about the results, and many have taken to social media to air their hot takes. This event has been a catalyst for a great shift in the social-media landscape, with many people moving to new networks in the hopes that a new location will somehow be better than the old. That’s a fool’s errand in my opinion.
There is also a not-insignificant minority of folks that are choosing to step away from social media, at least for a little while. To my mind this is the best move and I highly encourage it! The thing is, if you were an active participant in any of these social networking sites, eventually you will be lured by their siren call again in the coming months. You’ll be back to share your “quick thoughts.” Unless…
Unless you choose to share your ideas another way: by blogging! For many of us writing is very helpful when it comes to processing our thoughts. Writing on social media, well, I’m not sure that it’s writing at all. Crafting a hot take is definitely more of a class-clown activity than it is the action of a thoughtful adult. Dunking on socials is kind of like popping a candy: a very temporary satisfaction. Writing with unlimited space on your own site at Pika is something that sticks to the bones. It nourishes. It lasts.
Perhaps it’s a good moment to start sharing your considered thoughts rather than your hot takes?
—Barry
2. Studio Update
Hi, I’m Cade. 👋 I’m very, very excited to be joining as the newest member of Good Enough! I enjoy elaborate weekend cooking projects, playing Rocket League, and Oxford commas. I’m based in Nashville with my wife, two kids, and soon-to-be dog (don’t tell the kids though — it’s a surprise). Also, I changed a flat tire this morning. I hope your day is off to a better start than mine!
They told me to write the Studio Update, so here I go:
Most of us have been focused on telling the good word about Jelly, getting it in front of more teams it could help, honing our marketing and onboarding strategies, and the like. It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time, but notably Jelly was #1 on Hacker News for a few hours last week! Clearly, people understand the frustrations with trying to handle email as a team, and a refreshing take on a simple shared inbox resonates:
Pika has been on fire as of late (a good fire, not the image above), and we have some exciting stuff coming up in the next few months. We don’t want to give too much away today 👀 so stay tuned to Building Pika Out Loud to be the first to hear about it.
As a small business trying to grow an audience, we tend to cast a wide net and see what works. If you really can’t bear to delete your socials as Barry suggested above, we’re now also posting studio news and updates to Bluesky and LinkedIn. If you’re there, say hello!
—Cade
3. Sharing is Caring
And now for the fun stuff: links!
Patrick is digging That Festival Site for helping him follow music festival lineups and for its lovely design.
Patrick wants someone to buy him this Pulped Fiction book for Christmas, while Lettini wants someone to buy him a pair of Goggins Goggles. You can find our address on our website.
TributeGifts encouraged.The 1001 Albums John Mastodon Says You Must Hear Before You Die (Or Like, Don’t, But Trust Them, The Albums Are All Actually Really Good).
Leaflet.pub is an interesting take on a quick document publisher in the browser. It has a similar-but-different vibe to the Quack markdown editor we built last year.
We’re all fascinated by this lovely Leaving And Waving photography exhibit.
Shawn is fascinated by this story about Celine Dion destroying your Mac.
Barry shared this album cover and quite a few of us quite dig it:
4. In Conclusion
Did you watch that Mike Tyson fight? So that’s what boxing is?
We’ve got one, maybe two more newsletters in us before the end of the year. Maybe we’ll even have time for an end-of-year recap? Maybe not. Who’s to say? Certainly not us, we don’t know what the future holds. If you do, might we suggest Pika for your next omniscient blog? 🔮