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.
Most PR pros categorize targets by beat, then by publication. There’s another way — by experience. The rookies are happy to be where they are. And quite often they are friendly toward PR, especially when you appear to know a little bit about them.
Fortune this week announced Fortune’s Founders Forum, an extension of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech franchise. Former Fortune reporter Polina Marinova Pompliano will co-moderate the first Founders
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Each June we study Similarweb data to see which Tier 1 brands are on the march. This year, far and away, it’s Protocol and Fortune.
This is a tale of two Fortunes — “new” Fortune and “classic” Fortune, each with their own needs and culture. You’ll want to approach accordingly.
Above: Forbes Virtual NFT Billionaires. They go on sale Apr. 11, for Forbes paid subscribers. You’ll need at least .25 ETH (today worth $806) to
Peter Allen Clark left Time to become technology editor at Axios…Lucinda Shen left Fortune to join Axios, too — she will cover fintech there… Kyle Alspach left CRN to cover security for VentureBeat…
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Fortune next week welcomes new EIC Alyson Shontell with a staff-only happy hour in a New York City drinking establishment…Natalie Gagliordi left ZDNet and now
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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.
Mia Sato at The Verge has the story. Hollywood writers aren’t the only writers with livelihoods at stake.
SWMS turns 25 today — only because our subscribers made it possible. Thank you for all the support over all the years.
David Carr has the story on the Similarweb blog.
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.
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.
The new section, DR Global, will focus on the Middle East and Africa, where build-outs are now off the chart.
The 11-year-old newsletter can’t find a buyer, so 22 more employees are shown the door, says Insider.
Aisha Majid, from the terrific newsletter PressGazette, has all the data.
