Good morning, I will hopefully – finally – have a new article up later today about video games. I think you might be surprised. But now, on to the update. Print, Chinese Walls, and “Objective” Journalism Clay Shirky, who has been forecasting the death of print for years now, bemoaned the business ignorance of journalistsSubscribe […]
2014
Daily Update: Twitter is Great for Unprofitable News, Microsoft’s Chromebook Response, Google to Offer Accounts to Children
Good morning, To be perfectly frank, it’s quite difficult to focus on writing these updates; mid-day here is midnight in Ferguson, and Twitter is incredibly compelling. So we’ll start there. On to the update. Twitter is Great for Unprofitable News Mathew Ingram wrote an article exploring why the news in Ferguson is being experienced soSubscribe […]
Podcast: This Week in Tech – It is Brisk
I joined Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak and Jason Snell on This Week in Tech. We covered a wide range of topics, including Apple University, OnePlus’ appalling “Ladies First” contest, Facebook’s timeline algorithm, Twitter’s capacity for both good and evil, and a whole lot more. Plus murses! You can download the show here.
Daily Update: The New Structure of Mobile Gaming, The Hidden Cost of Microsoft’s Devices, Amazon Affiliate Links in the Washington Post
Note: I put the wrong link in the Daily Email for Tuesday, September 2, 2014. The daily update for that day can be found here. Good morning, I’m really glad to be back in Taiwan and look forward to being back on a regular schedule – you’ll note how much earlier this update is arriving!Subscribe […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 013 – BuzzFeed and Native Advertising
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we discuss feedback about Ben’s Android criticism, then dive into Andreessen Horowitz’s $50 million investment into BuzzFeed. Is there a real business here? We also discuss native advertising: Ben is quite a bit more optimistic than James. Links […]
August 15: No Daily Update Today
Hi all, By my count I’ve missed two daily updates since I started them in April, and one was the 4th of July (even had one on Memorial Day). I humbly request your forbearance for there not being one today. As noted, I’ve been traveling with the kids, and simply haven’t been able to findSubscribe […]
Daily Update: The Twitter Tradeoff, Lenovo Impresses Again, Beleaguered
Good morning, Hello from the transit hotel at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, where I’m holed up with a couple of kids for the night. I’m looking forward to being in Taiwan tomorrow. As I noted previously, expect updates to be a little irregular for the rest of this week. Thanks for your understanding. On toSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Amazon Local Register, Messaging Apps Are Extremely Profitable, Samsung v HTC
Good morning. Hello from somewhere between Madison and Chicago. I’m in the car on the way to the airport, heading back to Taiwan. As I noted yesterday, updates for the rest of the week will come at odd hours, including, obviously, today’s. Thanks for your patience. Yesterday on the main site I asked Is BuzzFeedSubscribe […]
Is BuzzFeed a Tech Company?
It’s telling that Chris Dixon, in a blog post explaining Andreessen Horowitz’s $50 million investment, goes out of his way to explain that BuzzFeed is not really a media company, but a technological one: We see BuzzFeed as a prime example of what we call a “full stack startup”. BuzzFeed is a media company in […]
Daily Update: In Denise Kote’s World, Everyone Loses; Defending Samsung; Xiaomi Apologize for Data Collection
Good morning, Today’s update is quite substantial. I feel I owe it to you all as the rest of the week is going to be a little lighter; I’m leaving very early tomorrow morning to return to Taiwan with two kids in tow, so the next three days are going to be challenging as farSubscribe […]