‘Content’ is a vile word

A version of this article originally appeared as part of our weekly newsletter – sign up now to make sure you don’t miss out next Friday.  There’s a word that has become ubiquitous in recent years. A word that describes the product I make at The Next Web and almost everything you consume on the internet. It’s a vile word that often devalues the very thing it describes. I’m talking about the word ‘content.’ ‘Content’ describes blog posts, TV shows, podcasts, movies, books; everything from The Complete Works of Shakespeare to a trashy Daily Mail article about a minor celebrity almost standing in…

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