Publishers are Losing Visibility in Google Search Results
March 23, 2023
9:11 am
The publications in question are UK-based. Still, the author’s observations about Google bode ill for US publishers as well.
Cheat Sheet: Google Cloud Targets
September 30, 2022
7:37 am
This list of two dozen targets is a roll-up of cloud targets you already know — and perhaps a few you don’t — as well as Google/Alphabet beat reporters in Tier 1. Hope you find it helpful.
Odds & Ends
October 19, 2021
3:33 pm
Google this month announced a $1 billion investment in Africa. Quartz Africa is worth the bookmark… Wired merged its US and UK editions and is
‘Founded’ is Google’s Pitchable Podcast for Women Who Lead
April 1, 2021
9:48 am
Perhaps you saw the headline in HBR: “Women-Led Startups Received Just 2.3% of VC Funding in 2020.” Google — the company — is out to fix that with a recently launched podcast called Founded… and its co-founder welcomes your pitch.
Cheat Sheet: Amazon, Google Reporters
April 18, 2018
4:06 pm
One might ask, “Why do I care about FAANG reporters when FAANGs aren’t my clients?” Many of your clients compete, at least indirectly, with one of these behemoths. Health insurers once couldn’t imagine Amazon as a competitor. So here are the beat reporters in the big edit shops, as of April 2018.
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Newsweek Uses AI…
April 18, 2024
… and it has no problem disclosing how. Reporters still run the joint, but they are getting AI assistance.
The Atlantic’s Karen Hao Has A Big Idea
April 16, 2024
The Atlantic’s Karen Hao, in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center, is designing a course in AI for journalists. Classes begin next month. Details here. Might be something to alert your friendlies about. Karen hopes to help train 1,000 journalists in AI over the next two years.
Sherwood.News Is Out
April 16, 2024
Joshua Topolsky‘s edit project for Robinhood is optimized for mobile but you can peruse it here. The design seems crazy. Context from Axios’s Sara Fischer here.
Forbes Has A New AI Newsletter
April 16, 2024
‘The Prompt” is not out yet, but you can sign up for it here.
Axios Will Outflank AI By Lionizing Edit Stars
April 12, 2024
That’s the strategy as expressed to NYT’s Katie Robertson by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. First up: Eleanor Hawkins, Sara Fischer and Dan Primack.
Digiday: Forbes Paying The Price For Scandal
April 12, 2024
Forbes’s reputation is taking a hit because of the ad scandal unearthed this month by the WSJ. Some advertisers have stopped spending with Forbes, at least temporarily. Here’s the latest from Digiday [subscription required].