Among Those Laid Off at Insider…
April 23, 2023
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Deputy tech editor Matt Weinberger, design director Skye Gould and audience development specialist Dave Smith.
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Open Stats for SWMS 4/20 Emailer
April 23, 2023
2:08 pm
In descending order: cheat sheet on AI targets; gen AI in Tier 1; Tom Krazit‘s Runtime; TechNews and a new PR pitch model; SWMS-Semrush Index;
Portrait Photos on LinkedIn
April 23, 2023
2:02 pm
Have you noticed a growing number of folks choosing not to post a photo on their LinkedIn profile?
Pitching Fortune on Contributed Content
April 23, 2023
2:00 pm
From gatekeeper Mohamed El Aassar: “Fortune’s contributors and readers are mainly interested in varied but broad themes: keeping the American dream alive, the future of
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Business Insider Reporters Starting to Go on Camera
November 19, 2024
New EIC Jamie Heller has asked her reporters to start going on camera — for the BI TikTok channel — to explain the big, deep-divey story they just published. Other publications do this — especially archival Fortune. BI is now on that too. Game on.
The ‘AI Fantasy Draft’ From Eric Newcomer
November 13, 2024
At this time last year, Eric Newcomer and his two podcast co-hosts — Max Child and James Wilsterman — each formed an “AI startup fantasy team” and picked five AI startups to seed their rosters. We’re now in year 2 and it’s time to draft again. The podcasters wonder… which startups do they dump? Which do they add? The player whose startups accumulate the most total value by Nov. 1, 2028 is the winner, so there’s plenty of time to make adjustments. Here’s a link to the AI fantasy team podcast — you may need a password. Not sure.
How Do We Read?
November 9, 2024
This timeless explainer — a powerful blend of visuals and text — will explain the psychology of how we read, as in, how does the mind actually work? Hats off to Message Labs, the producer.
How NYT Uses Gen AI
November 7, 2024
Ars Technica recently filed this revealing piece on how the NYT uses gen AI to analyze gargantuan transcripts, ones that would overwhelm mere mortals. The results still need to be reviewed by humans, but the grunt analysis is done by the LLM. Investigative reporting becomes easier. Journalism is served.
TechTarget Shareholders to Vote on Merger With Informa
November 5, 2024
It was announced long ago, but on Nov, 26 we learn whether TechTarget stockholders want to join forces with Informa and its legion of IT media brands, not least of which is Industry Dive. It will be hard to imagine a rival of equal power, with IDG/Foundry now a shadow of its former self. IDG/Foundry’s lack of investment and focus on cost-cutting will look unwise if TechTarget and Informa do merge.
Wired To Run Stories from 404 Media
November 5, 2024
404 Media may not be on your radar, but it currently ranks 8th of 50 leading publications recognized by Techmeme. The edit startup took a step forward this week, announcing a deal with Wired, which will run two 404 Media stories a month — and the pair might collaborate on stories beginning in 2025.