Hacker News with Generative AI: Content Creation

Reddit CEO confirms plans to introduce paywalls for exclusive content (techspot.com)
A hot potato: Reddit will be introducing something that few users are likely to want later this year: paywalls. CEO Steve Huffman has confirmed that the platform will be introducing the ability for some Redditors to create content that only paid members can see, though it won't apply to any subreddits currently available.
Reddit, Social Media, Business, Monetization, Content Creation
9 points by belter 3 days ago | 6 comments
The True Costs of Being on YouTube (carlalallimusic.substack.com)
I started my YouTube channel in earnest in October, 2021, shortly before That Sounds So Good, my second cookbook, came out. A little over three years later, on January 29, 2025, I uploaded the 177th episode of Carla’s Cooking Show. That video, for a cheddar burger named after my mom, is my last for now, and possibly forever.
YouTube, Content Creation, Social Media, Costs, Personal Experience
82 points by exolymph 5 days ago | 68 comments
Why blog if nobody reads it? (andysblog.uk)
Let’s tell the truth, then: Nobody reads your blog.
Blogging, Content Creation, Audience
770 points by alexgiann 11 days ago | 359 comments
Why does AI slop feel so bad to read? (seangoedecke.com)
I don’t like reading obviously AI-generated content on Twitter. There’s a derogatory term for it: AI “slop”1, which means something like “AI content presenting itself as human”, or even just “unwanted AI content”. But I have no problem reading AI-generated content when I talk to Copilot or ChatGPT. Why is that?
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Social Media, Content Creation
46 points by scarface_74 18 days ago | 31 comments
How one YouTuber is trying to poison the AI bots stealing her content (arstechnica.com)
Never go up against a YouTuber when transcripts are on the line!
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Content Creation, YouTube
15 points by LorenDB 21 days ago | 0 comments
Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog (henrikkarlsson.xyz)
I talked to a friend who wants to start a blog, and she pulled a few thoughts from me:
Blogging, Advice, Content Creation
348 points by jger15 22 days ago | 190 comments
AI slop, suspicion, and writing back (benjamincongdon.me)
The impetus for this post was my recent realization that I’ve developed an involuntary reflex for spotting AI-generated content. The tells are subtle now, but (sadly? tellingly?) this sort of content is seemingly everywhere now once you start looking.
Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Writing, Human-Computer Interaction
231 points by todsacerdoti 26 days ago | 175 comments
Writing a tech blog people want to read (seangoedecke.com)
My blog has gotten a lot of traffic in the last few months1. Here’s what I think I’ve been doing that’s working, and a few things that have been surprising to me. It’s a bit self-indulgent to write a meta post like this, but that’s what blogs are for.
Blogging, Content Creation, Writing, Technology, Traffic
38 points by gfysfm 26 days ago | 3 comments
TikTok Shutdown: Why building on proprietary platforms is a risky game (bouia.com)
As TikTok is being pulled from under millions of content creators, I sincerely hope this will be the last straw for us to finally learn our lesson.
TikTok, Social Media, Content Creation, Technology, Business
30 points by bouia 32 days ago | 33 comments
In the belly of the MrBeast (kevinmunger.substack.com)
It’s been a year since I sent off the proofs for The YouTube Apparatus (now free to download!), and I haven’t been following the platform as closely while I was focused more on Twitch, TikTok and moving to Italy.
YouTube, Social Media, Content Creation, MrBeast
511 points by stafford_beer 37 days ago | 397 comments
Reflections on 1 Year of (Trying to) Become Successful on YouTube (chaserensberger.com)
In 2024, my friend and I started making YouTube videos. This article is just some housekeeping I’m doing to keep track of progress for this channel. I hope that some people find it valuable. I offer some advice in this article, but everything should be taken with a grain of salt, as we are not (hopefully yet) a successful channel. If you’re interested in getting in touch, there is contact information at the end of the article.
YouTube, Content Creation, Blogging, Personal Experiences, Advice
36 points by ChaseRensberger 41 days ago | 31 comments
Software creators are the new content creators (workingtheorys.com)
No, this isn’t the end of software, but it is the beginning of a new software era. And I like the media industry analogy, but it’s an evolution, not a death.
Software Development, Content Creation, Media Industry, Evolution
10 points by antelopetracks 46 days ago | 3 comments
My approach to running a link blog (simonwillison.net)
I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate.
Blogging, Web Development, Personal Projects, Content Creation
29 points by robenkleene 49 days ago | 10 comments
Your content is better than AI (articulation.blog)
There's no doubt, 2024 has been the year of AI
Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation
6 points by dustywusty 55 days ago | 1 comments
AI-Generated Images Discourage Me from Reading Your Blog (nelson.cloud)
I have a growing hatred for AI-generated images in blogs. It makes me wonder if the text in the blog posts is AI-generated to some extent. It’s always disappointing seeing these images in blogs run by individuals. I expect this from corporate blogs but not indie blogs.
Artificial Intelligence, Blogging, Content Creation, Design, Opinion
93 points by nelsonfigueroa 58 days ago | 49 comments
Founder Mode and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Storytelling, Startups, Content Creation
6 points by komuW 64 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Only Fans (onlyfanz.top)
Social Media, Content Creation, Web Development
10 points by benkaiser 66 days ago | 3 comments
OnlyFans models are using AI impersonators to keep up with their DMs (wired.com)
One of the more persistent concerns in the age of AI is that the robots will take our jobs.
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Content Creation, Entertainment
368 points by impish9208 71 days ago | 615 comments
Regarding – and, Well, Against – Substack (daringfireball.net)
Substack, Blogging, Content Creation
4 points by everybodyknows 72 days ago | 0 comments
Over half of long posts on LinkedIn are likely AI-generated (originality.ai)
We have likely all experienced the same feeling on LinkedIn within the last couple of years… seeing a long-form post and suspecting it of being AI-generated but the author is passing it off as their own thought leadership.
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Content Creation, LinkedIn
65 points by cdme 85 days ago | 41 comments
Show HN: I built our SEO workflow into a simple tool for small dev teams (getpostie.com)
Generate high-quality, search-optimized blog posts with AI assistance. Built for small teams who want to attract more traffic with less effort.
SEO, Development Tools, AI, Content Creation, Marketing
10 points by heyinzyh 87 days ago | 8 comments
My blog is a digital garden, not a blog (joelhooks.com)
The phrase "digital garden" is a metaphor for thinking about writing and creating that focuses less on the resulting "showpiece" and more on the process, care, and craft it takes to get there.
Writing, Digital Gardens, Blogging, Content Creation
14 points by vie00001 88 days ago | 0 comments
Don't Call It a Substack. (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Substack, Content Creation, Email Marketing, Digital Media
43 points by bookofjoe 91 days ago | 26 comments
Don't Call It a Substack (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Substack, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Digital Media, Ownership
15 points by marban 92 days ago | 3 comments
Don't Call It a Substack (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Substack, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Business, Social Media
16 points by tobr 93 days ago | 0 comments
POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere (indieweb.org)
POSSE is an abbreviation for Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, the practice of posting content on your own site first, then publishing copies or sharing links to third parties (like social media silos) with original post links to provide viewers a path to directly interacting with your content.
Content Creation, Blogging, Social Media
16 points by thunderbong 95 days ago | 0 comments
Why YouTube Sponsors Are Almost Always Terrible (youtube.com)
YouTube, Marketing, Advertising, Content Creation
17 points by RicoElectrico 95 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: 8arms – Marketing Campaign Generation (8arms.ai)
Don't create blog posts and social media campaigns from scratch. Using cutting edge AI, 8arms will generate content for you. Edit and approve, get shortform versions for all social platforms.
Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Social Media
7 points by bleakbin 99 days ago | 1 comments
Blog Writing for Developers (2023) (rmoff.net)
Writing is one of the most powerful forms of communication, and it’s useful in a multitude of roles and contexts. As a blog-writing, documentation-authoring, twitter-shitposting DevEx engineer I spend a lot of my time writing. Recently, someone paid me a very nice compliment about a blog I’d written and asked how they could learn to write like me and what resources I’d recommend.
Software Development, Writing, Content Creation, Blog Writing, Technical Communication
255 points by mooreds 108 days ago | 43 comments
If you need the money, don't take the job (bitfieldconsulting.com)
It’s late, and the campfire is burning low. My fellow content creator Zack Proser and I are sitting on a log, chowing down on s’mores and enjoying a few spine-chilling tales of terror about my horrible career.
Career Advice, Content Creation
271 points by gus_leonel 109 days ago | 157 comments