Among Those Laid Off at Insider…
April 23, 2023
2:12 pm
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
Janko Röettgers Launches ‘Lowpass’
April 12, 2023
5:24 am
Former Protocol reporter Janko Roettgers has launched Lowpass, a freemium newsletter franchise focused on technology and entertainment. His business model resembles that of former Protocol
The New ZDNet: All About ChatGPT, How-To’s, Best Of’s
April 10, 2023
3:19 pm
The latest list of ZDNet journalists is long enough, with many recognizable names. But their work is not recognizable to those who remember the site’s
Jailed WSJ Reporter’s Worst Enemy: The News Cycle
April 10, 2023
11:18 am
Intriguing reporting from New York Mag’s Intelligencer on Russia’s arrest of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. The piece posits that keeping up the pressure for Evan’s
FT Invests In Biopharma Pub
April 5, 2023
5:40 am
The Financial Times is now a majority shareholder in Endpoints News, a vertical covering biopharma. It’s not the first time that the FT grew by
BuzzFeed Said to Be Using AI to Write Travel Articles
March 31, 2023
2:19 pm
Great reporting from Futurism’s Noor Al-Sibai and Jon Christian. Despite vowing not to do this, it looks like BuzzFeed chief Jonah Peretti can’t resist selling
A Leftover from Our Mar. 30 Cybersecurity Deep-Dive
March 30, 2023
4:17 am
The following didn’t quite fit with our Mar. 30 cybersecurity deep-dive but we still wanted to share it: This hunger for context is why we
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NYT Competitor Shellacked… by NYT
May 22, 2023
A thousand words about The Messenger, a well-funded news startup that had a few challenges out of the gate? Read for yourself (password probably required) with an eye toward whether the NYT’s audience is being served.
CNET Is Unionizing
May 17, 2023
Mia Sato at The Verge has the story. Hollywood writers aren’t the only writers with livelihoods at stake.
SWMS Turns 25 Today
May 11, 2023
SWMS turns 25 today — only because our subscribers made it possible. Thank you for all the support over all the years.
Traffic to Stack Overflow Drops; ChatGPT Is the Reason
May 11, 2023
David Carr has the story on the Similarweb blog.
Open Stats for SWMS 5/9 Emailer
May 11, 2023
In descending order: who’s still left at ZDNet and TechRepublic; cheat sheets on SF-based tech reporters and AI in retail; Esther Ajao Q&A; cheat sheets on DEI, AI newsletters, accessibility and podcasts for retail investors; Larry Dignan joins Constellation Research; Robin Wauters podcast; cheat sheet on room videoconferencing systems.
Discover ‘Rest of World’
May 11, 2023
If you’re interested in a truly global picture of how tech is transforming business and society, explore Rest of World, a fascinating newsletter franchise.
Dark Reading Launches Global Section
May 11, 2023
The new section, DR Global, will focus on the Middle East and Africa, where build-outs are now off the chart.
More Layoffs at TheSkimm
May 4, 2023
The 11-year-old newsletter can’t find a buyer, so 22 more employees are shown the door, says Insider.
‘Traffic Driven By Facebook’ Has Plummeted
May 4, 2023
Aisha Majid, from the terrific newsletter PressGazette, has all the data.