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Last week’s Google I/O 2023 keynote speech managed to set off fresh AI alarm bells in the publishing community that I’m not convinced were justified. We’ve seen various warnings about the dangers and opportunities of AI in the months since ChatGPT launched. Some publishers are investing in dedicated AI teams while others mutter darkly about […]
This month, Google announced the April 2023 reviews update, which changed “product review” guidance to “review” guidance. While seemingly a small change in wording, it is, in fact, a big change. Review articles are no longer limited to products and now include services, media, destinations, games, movies, and other topics. In this session, Vahe Arabian, […]
As the months roll by, it’s becoming ever clearer that generative AI is not only here to stay but will have a profound impact on the publishing industry in the long run. While major publishers have been experimenting with AI for a number of years, it appears quite a few have now created dedicated teams […]
The Super Mario Bros. film’s recent success at the global box office should be enough to convince larger publishers of gaming’s strategic potential. The film recorded the biggest global opening weekend for an animated film, raking in $567 million over a five-day window. While the film has drawn a number of poor reviews, its financial […]
The latest salvo in the ongoing tussle between Big Tech and the news media had me shaking my head in wonder this week. A Meta-commissioned report, released on April 3, has rubbished publisher claims that Meta has disproportionately benefited from the sharing of news stories on Facebook. While the report came from the respected economic […]
How important are formats to publishers? It’s about as broad and vague a question as anyone could ask, I know, but bear with me and it should make sense. I’ve been thinking about the importance of formats on and off for about a decade, ever since my years-long effort to convince my management team that […]
We’re a few days away from my first dedicated hosting gig for an SODP Office Hours event and I’m getting excited. The session will cover TikTok publisher strategies, both on the content side of the business as well as how publishers can make money. It’s an incredibly interesting subject, especially given the growing numbers of […]
For months I’ve considered canceling my Netflix subscription, struggling to justify its value proposition. While I might not be interested in the platform’s steady stream of reality shows, the sheer size of its catalog continues to win me over. There’s always something to watch even when “there’s nothing to watch”. This feels like a hangover […]
When I applied to study journalism at university many years ago, I remember my excitement at the possible news careers I would choose from. From war reporter to investigative journalist, I was genuinely enthused by the field’s potential. Over the course of the next four years I lost most of my passion and fire. To […]
I’m going to admit something apparently controversial for a member of the media: I’ve never really liked Twitter. Hardly the most courageous time to be making such a statement, I know, but better late than never I guess. I’ll avoid the whole “Twitter was better before Musk” debate, because frankly I wasn’t a fan in […]
The use of AI in content creation has been a hot topic in the SEO space recently. Bankrate and CNET have made headlines for using AI to write some of its content. In this SEO office hours, we will facilitate a roundtable discussion of the applications of AI in SEO with everyone sharing their experiences, […]
It’s been something of an odd week, as concerns about the dour economic outlook encouraged further job cuts in the publishing industry. Vox Media — which publishes Vox, The Verge and the New York Magazine, among others — announced on Friday that it had laid off 7% of its workforce. Vox joins a growing list […]
After spending the last few weeks playing with ChatGPT and reading various hot takes on the technology’s “transformative” nature, I thought I’d risk throwing my hat into the ring. The large language model (LLM) has seemingly alarmed and delighted observers in equal measures. On the alarmist side of the spectrum, we’ve seen reports ranging from […]
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