Former media and tech analyst; Based in Ashland, OR; Native of Chappaqua, NY; formerly in Carlsbad, CA, Washington DC, and Los Angeles.
Ashland, OR
Joined December 2009
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Sign up for @RBReich's free economics course. "Wealth and Poverty." He is really interesting and fun, for people of all political stripes (He is more liberal than I am). You'll learn a lot.
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"Ashland is the cultural capital of the Rogue Valley, where wineries, farms and orchards are abundant."
Check out this article from @nytimes. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription.
nytimes.com/2022/10/25/dinin…
RIP Tom Verlaine. Here’s a snippet from a 1981 concert review I wrote for Billboard.
“When (they) plucked out the intro to Television’s Marquee Moon….the whole place turned into a magic carpet ride as the group seemed to defy gravity all through the extended guitar duel….”
Ken Doctor on the ideal revenue mix for hyperlocal: 50% advertising; 35% membership, and 15% targeted philanthropy for key growth positions."
nie.mn/3Y2Laey via @NiemanLab
Peter Krasilovsky retweeted
I’ve always said most travel advertising is boring, cliched, especially true in destination marketing. This new ad by @TravelOregon is a gorgeously animated short film, exquisite in detail & deserves all the kudos. A behind-the-scenes story coming on @skift soon.
Ken Doctor: Six months after launching a local news company (in an Alden market), here’s what I’ve learned nie.mn/3wyOyzq via @NiemanLab
Uberall raises $115M, acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services tcrn.ch/3gEVWCA via @techcrunch
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What Happened to Yelp: A Hospitality Reviews Case Study
Through the lens of a hospitality case study we see the entire evolution of the reviews landscape and competitive dynamics.
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I'm discussing “Let’s chat Digital Literacy” with @collectivbrains, Jennifer L’Heureux, @morganpmyles, Alan Kaufman, Tricia Livermore, Bertrand Labelle, @andreaholland, and COLLECTIVE BRAINS. Today, May 4 at 3:00 PM PDT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! joinclubhouse.com/event/PYJY…
Premium events are getting mindbendingly pricey. "If you are invited to attend, a standard ticket for Code is $7,000. Our premium Code Plus registration starts at $9,500."
My latest book review: 'Behemoth, Amazon Rising' Looks at Relentless Giant linkedin.com/pulse/book-repo… via @LinkedIn
65 % of cities are delaying infrastructure projects, hence Cisco's announcement today that it is killing its Smart Cities project...... wsj.com/articles/cisco-turns… via @WSJ
Whoa....Cardlytics is the company that Senator Purdue is being investigated for Insider Trading. nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/po…
Excellent interview by @Kantrowitz with Yelp lawyer about the Google antitrust case, and why it is more than a partisan witch hunt @OZM onezero.medium.com/yelps-lut…
@SkiftForum. Diller, Sorenson others weigh in on travel's anticipated recovery. localonliner.com/2020/09/22/…
Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Sidewalks Labs said it is abandoning a project to develop a ‘smart city’ in a Toronto neighborhood wsj.com/articles/alphabet-su… via @WSJ
A bill is being proposed in Oregon to limit stores to two self check out kiosks.....union contends kiosks make customers feel "socially isolated."
ashlandtidings.com/news/top-…