Generative AI Hasn’t Arrived Quite Yet — But You Can See It From Here
February 9, 2023
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Pitching Contribs to VentureBeat or Quartz At Work? You Must Use The Form.
January 26, 2023
5:42 am
If you’d like to pitch a contribution to VentureBeat or Quartz at Work, you’ll need to fill out a form to do it. Both publications have eliminated the email dialog that so many PR pros have used over the years to build relationships.
Analysis: Why Most Journalists are Staying on Twitter
January 2, 2023
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Analysis: The Challenge of 2023
November 28, 2022
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Tom Krazit, Kate Kaye Share What Works
November 28, 2022
6:09 am
When between jobs, otherwise inaccessible tech editors have the time to explain how they view their own work. When they do, tech PR must take note.
Protocol Shuts Down
November 15, 2022
1:13 pm
Protocol lasted nearly three years. Such a shame. It was a publication that absolutely, positively should have succeeded. Why didn’t it? The official explanation: economic headwinds. Other factors might have been at play.
Four Fortune Formulas for Contributed Content
November 15, 2022
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Box CEO Aaron Levie’s Deleted Tweet
October 27, 2022
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PR pros often want executives to be visible on Twitter, which so many journalists glean for insights. There are risks to this — strangely enough, posed by Twitter software itself, as well as Google.
Analysis: Semafor’s Tech Edit Ally
October 20, 2022
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Analysis: Emerging Tech Brew
October 6, 2022
8:42 am
One can see Morning Brew’s overall ambitions in one of its most interesting franchises, Emerging Tech Brew. It has published deep-dives on smart cities, digital health and “the web of the future,” and tutorial “guides” on AI, autonomous vehicles, drones, the cloud and virtual fitting rooms.
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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.