Jonathon Shaevitz
@jshaevitz
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Entrepreneur, start up guy, New Yorker
New York, NY
Joined May 2014
18 months. Down 60% in value. COO out. FTC suing to break up. Apple kneecapped tracking biz. EU passed gatekeeper regs. Australia law working, forces payments to news orgs. Germans requiring separation of app data. SEC whistleblown. Feeling good about prediction, @profgalloway.
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Vizio’s strategy of selling cheap TVs at cost in order to build an ad business seems to be paying off. They solved the #1 problem with all digital billboard businesses by getting consumers to pay the capex - now link all those TVs up and, voila, you have an ad network.
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Another legend passes.
Sean Connery has died at 90. Born in Edinburgh’s slums, he became famous as the first James Bond and went on to a long, award-winning film career.
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We have a K-shaped recovery in which there are now 2 Americas: professionals who are largely back to work, with stock portfolios approaching new highs, and everyone else. by @mims
https://t.co/O7u3nK1VLR (no sub, read on blendle for 25c)
wsj.com
The rapid adoption of remote work and automation could accelerate inequalities already in place for decades. Economists say the resulting “K” shaped recovery will be good for professionals—and bad...
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Is anyone in the digital media industry really surprised? Anyone? We all saw this coming.
It looks like Apple is exempting its own ad network from the IDFA-related privacy changes in iOS14. iOS14 includes a separate setting for Apple Ads personalization: (1/X)
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#Hertz totally screwed me today. Gave away reservation, said it was my fault. I called, reinstated the reservation, then no car again. Then said they had a car, a Porsche, but would cost me more then double my original reservation. Finally, disconnected me after 20 min on phone
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It's seems like there is almost no room left in the middle and everything has to be super-sensitized. https://t.co/FE2HE3JWoF
#pelotoncommercial
cnbc.com
The at-home fitness company said it has received an "outpouring of support"
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What Every Entrepreneur Should Know Before Adopting New Tech (Sponsored by @SprintSmall)
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‘It was always a problematic child’: What went wrong for Sizmek https://t.co/Q2WUnQeird via @digiday
digiday.com
Digital ad executives point to Rocket Fuel as the acquisition that has brought Sizmek to its knees.
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This is the best career advice a college student can get. “If you can’t code, write, or sell... you will be paid by the hour.” Technology has commoditized access to information. It will soon commoditize access to people. When the door opens you better know how to communicate.
Dear College Students https://t.co/vr9jrlBxdD ...fresh on my blog
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Facebook's problem is not privacy, it's forced divestiture.
linkedin.com
I don't believe anyone inside the adtech industry, or those that follow the data privacy debate, are surprised that Facebook is under additional scrutiny and possible criminal charges. The question...
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Just a few months ago, the most valuable company in the world. Apple stock has dropped 38 percent in 90 days https://t.co/dLtifeO66l
#apple #technology
techcrunch.com
Apple stock was down more than 9 percent overnight and continued the downward trend in trading this morning. In fact, the company's stock price is down a
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VC Fred Wilson's prediction: we will have a different President of the United States by the end of 2019
boingboing.net
I'm an avid reader of Fred Wilson's email newsletter, A VC. Wilson is a VC who invested in Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, and Kickstarter. In one of his recent issues…
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CES 2019 Preview: Technology to Watch in the Coming Year
variety.com
From 5G wireless to audio and video for driverless vehicles, CES 2019 will feature new technology and markets for Hollywood content.
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It does seem unfair for Michael Cohen, the puppet, to spend time in jail while Donald Trump, the puppeteer, goes free. But Trump’s time will surely come.
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