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We are saddened and sorry to share with his friends and readers that Peter passed away on March 8, 2023. Please follow t...
07/04/2023

We are saddened and sorry to share with his friends and readers that Peter passed away on March 8, 2023. Please follow the link below to read his obituary and leave a message with the family - we would love to hear from you with any memories you would like to share. www.pwinter.com In peace, Betsy Carpenter, TC Winter, Cecilia Winter

http://blastofwinter.com/2023/04/07/peter-martyn-winter/

We are saddened and sorry to share with his friends and readers that Peter passed away on March 8, 2023. Please follow the link below to read his obituary and leave a message with the family & #8211…

Amazing how the world changed in just 20 years...
10/03/2023

Amazing how the world changed in just 20 years...

Press Gazette research has uncovered the biggest media startups since 2000. Includes revenue data and founding years.

This is a fascinating look by a consortium of investigative journalists to show how a company exploited digital media t...
05/03/2023

This is a fascinating look by a consortium of investigative journalists to show how a company exploited digital media to manipulate political events in 30 different countries. I wish digital literacy was a component of the high school curriculum. A great Sunday read!

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In the great debate of the moment, I don't think AI Generators represent better search. Based on my experimentation, AI ...
01/03/2023

In the great debate of the moment, I don't think AI Generators represent better search. Based on my experimentation, AI chat feels like something quite different...

Microsoft, Google, and the race to make search feel more like talking to a trusted friend than navigating 10 blue links

Why I like non-compete agreements...{subscription}
24/02/2023

Why I like non-compete agreements...{subscription}

As OpenAI’s web chatbot became a global sensation in recent months, artificial intelligence practitioners and investors have wondered how a seven-year-old startup beat Google to the punch. Google runs two of the world’s foremost AI research groups, yet a startup quickly developed a product, ...

This is a case about things that happened two decades ago. One of the core challenges of applying competition law to tec...
17/02/2023

This is a case about things that happened two decades ago. One of the core challenges of applying competition law to tech is that the market changes so much faster than, say banking - by the time you’ve spotted the problem, built the case and gone though all the due process, the market has completely changed, twice...

Picking winners and losers in the advertising technology industry will drive up prices, reduce choice and hurt America’s small businesses.

Many opined that Microsoft would kill this thing...
11/02/2023

Many opined that Microsoft would kill this thing...

LinkedIn is closing in on a billion members - though 'members' and 'users' are not the same.

Hey ChatGBT - is CNN biased? "No, it offers balanced news." What about the Newshour? "Balanced." And Fox News? "I am no...
27/01/2023

Hey ChatGBT - is CNN biased? "No, it offers balanced news." What about the Newshour? "Balanced." And Fox News? "I am not programmed to produce any report based on misinformation." Clearly, the liberal perspective in alive and well throughout the news business. New post up today on BlastofWinter...

Judy Woodruff, the anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour for nearly 10 years, retired at the end of 2022. Many are sad to see her go. Her on-air personality was warm and earnest, and she prese…

The British are coming! The British are coming! Three U.K. news brands are now included in the top 20 U.S. digital ranki...
24/01/2023

The British are coming! The British are coming! Three U.K. news brands are now included in the top 20 U.S. digital rankings...

Following The Guardian and Mail Online, more UK newspapers are targeting US expansion to boost their traffic and revenues.

With all the excited talk about the collapse in value of tech companies, layoffs and market corrections, here's a typica...
16/01/2023

With all the excited talk about the collapse in value of tech companies, layoffs and market corrections, here's a typically measured look at how Meta's actually performing by Ben Thompson, one my favorite analysts...

Meta deserves a bit of a discount off of its recent highs, but a number of myths about its business have caused the market to over-react.

Elon Musk should have read this before buying Twitter. Mullenweg has built a remarkable track record in smart, digital m...
11/01/2023

Elon Musk should have read this before buying Twitter. Mullenweg has built a remarkable track record in smart, digital media acquisitions - and done it quietly and thoughtfully.

Matt Mullenweg explains the myriad challenges now being faced by Elon Musk.

More on TikTok. Company staff used location data from the app to try to see whether journalists who’d been reporting neg...
03/01/2023

More on TikTok. Company staff used location data from the app to try to see whether journalists who’d been reporting negative stories had been in the same locations as TikTok staff. A lot of talk now about banning them - but is it possible to ban every Chinese app that comes along?

ByteDance confirmed it used TikTok to monitor journalists’ physical location using their IP addresses, as first reported by Forbes in October.

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