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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About Creating Content (and the Apple Vision Pro)

    Thursday, February 1, 2024

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    An interview with Joanna Stern about her journey to the tech columnist position at the Wall Street Journal, reviewing the Apple Vision Pro, and what it takes to create content on the Internet.


  • An Interview With The Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel About Building a Destination Site

    Thursday, September 15, 2022

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    An interview with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel about building a destination site, his background and how that connects to his career in tech journalism, The Verge’s business model and approach to journalism ethics, and a bit of a debate about moderation and net neutrality.


  • The Idea Adoption Curve

    Monday, November 23, 2020

    Mapping the technology adoption curve to ideas gives insights as to which business models work on which parts of the addressable market.


  • SBNation and AB5, Understanding SB Nation, AB 5 and the Internet

    Tuesday, December 17, 2019

    SB Nation is a publishing company that was only ever possible because of the Internet. That it has to change its model because of AB 5 shows why AB 5 is fundamentally flawed.


  • Faceless Publishers, Take 2; Internet Trends 2017

    Thursday, June 1, 2017

    Defining faceless publishers is perhaps easier by describing what they are not; then, my favorite slides from Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report


  • Faceless Publishers

    Wednesday, May 31, 2017

    The missing piece when it comes to the future of media are faceless publishers. Vox Media’s deal with The Ringer shows the way.


  • Bill Simmons to Launch ‘The Ringer’; More Media Notes on Yahoo, BuzzFeed, Vox

    Monday, February 22, 2016

    Bill Simmons’ new site looks to take an integrated approach to money-making. Plus, strategies for content creators with examples from Yahoo, BuzzFeed, and Vox


  • Vox Acquires Recode; Stars, Money, and Reach; The Apple Car and Jony Ive

    Thursday, May 28, 2015

    Recode has sold to Vox, and while everyone involved is putting a happy face on the matter, it seems highly likely that Recode failed as a business. Understanding how content businesses work show where they went wrong, but what does that mean for someone like Bill Simmons? Also, Jeff Williams spoke at Recode, and he just…


  • Daily Update: Facebook to Host Media Content, Vox’s Facebook Strategy and Keywee, Bill Simmons’s Next Move

    Tuesday, March 24, 2015


  • Blogging’s Bright Future

    Monday, February 2, 2015

    Blogs may not be the only means of expression on line, but they are a more viable as a business for writers focused on niches than ever before.


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    Dithering | Jan 13
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    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
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    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

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  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

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