On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode Ben explains why he has changed his mind about Apple Watch. James is not convinced. We go on for a while. Links Ben Thompson: What I Got Wrong About Apple Watch – Stratechery John Gruber: Apple Watch: Initial […]
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How Tim Cook Might Have Introduced Apple Watch, and Exponent Episode 017: Let’s End it There
In 2010, John Gruber wrote an article for Macworld called This is How Apple Rolls: They take something small, simple, and painstakingly well considered. They ruthlessly cut features to derive the absolute minimum core product they can start with. They polish those features to a shiny intensity. At an anticipated media event, Apple reveals this […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 016 – Naked People
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we discuss James’ first ever trip to Burning Man, ugliness in modern culture and on the Internet, the new divide in politics, and ultimately why we have hope for the future. Links Grover Norquist: My First Burning Man: […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 015 – Consoles and Disruption
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we discuss whether or not consoles will be disrupted. This episode was recorded a week ago (immediately after last week’s episode), before Ben wrote his pieces Games and Good Enough and Games and New Market Disruption. Links Ben […]
Podcast: Vector – Turtles All the Way Down
I joined the Vector podcast to talk about Apple University, Microsoft stack ranking, patents, Samsung copying, iPhone screen sizes, native advertising, and a whole lot more. I think you’ll enjoy this one. You can listen to the episode here.
Podcast: Exponent Episode 014 – The Rise of the Algorithm
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we spend a good bit of time revisiting the native ads discussion, then dive into the different ways that Twitter and Facebook have handled the news this week. From there we discuss Twitter’s timeline changes, the realities of […]
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.
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 […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 012 – The Internet Rainforest
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we discuss how the Internet is enabling not only big winners, but also small, focused niche players, and why that’s exciting. We also discuss the impact this transition will have on society, follow up on last week’s integrated/modular […]
Podcast: Exponent 011 – Red Pill Blue Pill
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss this tweet of Ben’s: Apple has a monopoly on the iOS market. And monopolies are profitable. — Ben Thompson (@monkbent) July 25, 2014 We also discuss the news that OKCupid and Facebook are running tests on their […]