GPT-4’s Search of The Live Web — Useless
June 4, 2023
1:04 pm
The biggest knock on ChatGPT is that it knows nothing after September 2021. That is no longer true, thanks to an add-on released by OpenAI last month.
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The SWMS-Semrush Top 15 Index: Surprises Galore
June 1, 2023
5:50 am
Publications do have positions in the marketplace, but they often stray from them, pleasing readers in the process.
Cheat Sheet: Identity and Access Management Targets
May 29, 2023
1:11 pm
We have 19 of them, many names you know, and more than a few you might not.
Cheat Sheet: Automotive Targets
May 29, 2023
8:55 am
This cheat sheet contains 23 targets ranging from deep-tech to big picture in the world of automotive. EV edit is represented in this list, but only partially.
Larry Dignan Joins Constellation Research to Build News, Analysis and Event Coverage
May 8, 2023
7:49 am
The B2B tech world has a new experience to explore — Constellation Insights from Constellation Research. Its newly hired EIC is Larry Dignan, best known as ZDNet’s former EIC, though he spent the past 17 months overseeing content at Celonis.
Cheat Sheet: AI Newsletters, Mostly on Substack
May 4, 2023
4:52 am
We recently upgraded this cheat sheet to 19 newsletters, all with contact info. We tried to avoid the roll-up newsletters that point to others’ content but offer little of their own. There are a couple in there. Then again, those “digest” newsletters point to still more resources.
Cheat Sheet: AI in Retail
April 27, 2023
5:06 am
The AI cheat sheets will come fast and furious, especially in the verticals as the technology transforms all. We came up with 13 names, including three from VentureBeat, the go-to publication for the application of AI in business.
Cheat Sheet: Who’s Left at ZDNet and TechRepublic
April 23, 2023
12:42 pm
We found two TechRepublic staff reporters and three freelancers who still file copy regularly, and seem to cover the news that our subscribers tend to pitch. Every B2B target counts these days.
What Are Publications Doing With AI? Here’s The Latest Update.
April 20, 2023
7:36 am
Readers have been asking, “What are publications doing with AI? Will AI start to impact my job [in tech PR]?” Based on our research, the answers are (a) they’re not sure yet and (b) not for a very long time.
The SWMS-Semrush Top 15 Index: The New Stack, InfoWorld, Fortune
April 19, 2023
8:14 am
This month’s SWMS-Semrush Top 15 Index brings The New Stack, InfoWorld and Fortune into fascinating focus. By studying each publication’s 15 most-read articles in January, February and March, specific themes emerge.
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New Formats for SWMS Cheat Sheets
June 8, 2023
One of the reasons for our upcoming partial hiatus is to explore all the different ways we can bring you additional value. Here’s how future cheat sheets might look — with art and a sidebar.
CNET Rethinks AI — Again
June 8, 2023
Finally, Red Ventures understands that AI is a tool for use by editors, not the shortcut to obscene profit. The Verge’s Mia Sato has the latest.
Insider Goes on Strike…
June 3, 2023
… over healthcare benefits. The shop has always been a high-stress place to work. We’ll see who gives in first. The Wrap broke the news.
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.