Daily Update: Miraculous Meerkat, GigaOm Goes Out of Business

Good morning, I’m back in Taiwan, and it’s good to be home. I’ve fallen dreadfully behind on email in particular, so if I haven’t responded to any of you (I always respond to member emails sent to the membership account) please hold tight – I’ll get to it. My apologies, and thanks for your patience.Subscribe […]

Daily Update: Touch ID and Identity, Twitter Acquires Niche, Baidu Results Disappoint

Good morning, I am very sorry for the recent “Marked-as-spam” epidemic with the Daily Update. I’m working with MailChimp to implement some fixes, so hopefully the situation will improve soon. On to the update: Touch ID and Identity There was one very important technology I barely mentioned in yesterday’s piece about Apple’s New Market: TouchSubscribe […]

Daily Update: Twitter’s Results, Algorithm, and Value

Good morning, Today is all about Twitter; I’m going to both review their results and touch on their recent flood of announcements. I think that one explains the other. On to the update: Twitter’s Results Twitter’s results were pretty much exactly what you might have expected, particularly given the Twitter-driven Steven Levy piece about Twitter’sSubscribe […]

Daily Update: Cloud First, Jet.com Taking on Amazon, A Teenager’s View on Social Media Follow-Up

Good morning, I’m writing this update on a plane headed to Beijing for tomorrow’s Xiaomi announcement. My plan is to write about the experience of the keynote for tomorrow’s Daily Update, and then hopefully I’ll have a special treat for Friday – stay tuned. In addition, please excuse any delays in response or on theSubscribe […]

Daily Update: A Teenager’s View on Social Media and the Social Communications Map

Good morning, As I noted last week, I will be going to Beijing the Wednesday to Friday. As of now I plan on keeping the same posting schedule, but my apologies in advance if there are any delays. In addition, my schedule isn’t yet completely set, so I’m not sure if I will be ableSubscribe […]

Daily Update: Christmas Gifts for Google, Facebook, and Twitter

Good morning, Last call for Stratechery Gifts! I’ll be taking this page down after Christmas. Please note that once you make your payment I will immediately send you a registration link for the gift membership; you can forward this link to your recipient directly. Please don’t share this link with anyone other than the recipient,Subscribe […]

Daily Update: Tim Cook’s Announcement; Twitter Changes, Again; Nintendo’s Turnaround

Good morning, Today’s update is a little long, so I’ll just get started: Tim Cook’s Announcement Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an essay that was published in Bloomberg Businessweek. Please read the whole thing if you have not. I feel it a disservice to break out even a paragraph. I myself haveSubscribe […]