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Esther Kezia Thorpe

A letter to a new mother

January 25th, 2021. Lying in a hospital bed on a cocktail of drugs and barely able to move, my new baby is placed on my chest. 365 days…

Jan 25, 2022

A letter to a new mother

Jan 25, 2022

No, the podcast ‘gold rush’ isn’t over. Podcasting’s golden age is just beginning

It’s a well-trodden hype cycle in the media industry. Some new technology comes along and starts to take off, publishers rush to invest…

Oct 30, 2020

No, the podcast ‘gold rush’ isn’t over. Podcasting’s golden age is just beginning

Oct 30, 2020

Why should publishers start a podcast?

Podcasts are taking off around the world due to better content and easier distribution.

Oct 27, 2020

Why should publishers start a podcast?

Oct 27, 2020

Why micropayments aren’t dead…yet

Far from being a failed experiment, we need to think bigger when it comes to micropayments in publishing.

Oct 23, 2020

Why micropayments aren’t dead…yet

Oct 23, 2020

What will it take for publishers to clean up their ad experience?

The answer to declining display revenues, funnily enough, is not more display

Jul 23, 2017

What will it take for publishers to clean up their ad experience?

Jul 23, 2017

Bad Romance: Why Airbnb and Hearst’s new magazine has issues

Airbnb’s decision to partner with Hearst is unquestionably a wise decision in the light of Pineapple’s failure, but on the day of…

May 23, 2017

Bad Romance: Why Airbnb and Hearst’s new magazine has issues

May 23, 2017

What’s the end game for Facebook’s relentless cloning of Snapchat?

With Snapchat features being adapted (read: mercilessly ripped off) and assimilated into the Facebook app, the question must be asked —…

Apr 4, 2017

What’s the end game for Facebook’s relentless cloning of Snapchat?

Apr 4, 2017

The fatal flaw in subscription models

Paywalls rely on publishers assuming that an individual will only have one or two subscriptions, and therefore that theirs is the only…

Mar 9, 2017

The fatal flaw in subscription models

Mar 9, 2017

Instant Apps: What are they and how will they transform media?

2017 will be the year Android’s Instant Apps gain real traction, but it will be the impact on everyday people that promises the biggest…

Feb 8, 2017

Instant Apps: What are they and how will they transform media?

Feb 8, 2017

Why Facebook Live Audio is just the beginning of its bid for audio domination

Facebook’s pre-Christmas announcement about Live Audio went virtually unnoticed by the media industry. But it has huge implications for the…

Jan 9, 2017

Why Facebook Live Audio is just the beginning of its bid for audio domination

Jan 9, 2017

Esther Kezia Thorpe

Esther Kezia Thorpe

Freelance Media Analyst/Designer/Marketer. Podcast Co-Host at Media Voices, writer for industry outlets including What’s New in Publishing, Digital Content Next

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