Weeknote, Sunday 3rd December 2023
How did it get to be December already? And how did it get so cold? The Byte archive I was
How to get a glimpse of the post-Google future of search
What does the search engine of the future look like? Forget 10 blue links… You can break down the creative
Latenote, Monday 27th November 2023
Between getting ridiculously excited about the goings-on OpenAI, I didn’t get a lot of writing done this week. There
What the heck is going on at OpenAI (and why should I care?)
Confused? You should be. I’m deliberately not looking at Techmeme so I don’t have to update this post
"Journalism is picking up the phone"
Remembering the craft and process of original reporting can help build a loyal audience. So far this week, I have
Telling human stories: where AI ends and people begin
The second area where humans can do a better job than an LLM: real life storytelling One of the best
What kinds of content can humans do better than AI?
Sometimes, you just need the human touch… What kinds of content can humans do better than AI? The last few
Weeknote, Sunday 12th November 2023
This felt like a busy week, perhaps because it actually was On Monday I had a call with Peter Bittner,
What a 36 year old video can tell us about the future of publishing
The future is arriving a little later than expected… I have had the best life. Back in 1989, I left
Weeknote, Sunday 5th November
Time passes. The highlight of this week was at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday, when we drove into London
AI content: Publishers' next burning platform moment
LLMs remove a key competitive advantage of publishers. You need to find a new one. It still surprises me that
Weeknote, Sunday 29th October 2023
An abbreviated weeknote this time, as I’ve not long got back from Orford Ness. Orford Ness is a strange
SEO will be over for publishers. You need to adapt.
Position one for a query is no longer close to enough I don’t know of a single person in
Weeknote, Sunday 22 October 2023
It’s been a while… It’s been a while. I have missed the last couple of weeks not because
Weeknote, Sunday 22nd October
It’s been a while. I have missed the last couple of weeks not because I was too busy to