It's been a good run, but after 25 years, I'm leaving CNET. I've loved the journalistic privilege of being paid to indulge my curiosity about so many tech subjects then explain it to everyone. I have another thing lined up that I'll talk about after a little break.
@stshank Wishing you the absolute best Stephen in your next chapter. Been reading your content for a while now and really enjoyed your articles over the past couple decades. #cnet#journalism#tech
#ConsumerReports sill exists, y'all. It's still the gold standard of product review.
And for tech products beyond CR's ambit, I guess I'd use sites that have been around a while and have not (SFAIK) been hollowed out: #Wired, #CNet, etc.
Some tech can be life-changing. Other tech fails to survive. CNET’s Bridget Carey offers “Farewell to the Tech That Died in 2023,” a tribute to the latter. https://flip.it/t6c8Ll #Tech#Technology#CNET#TechFail
Reposting from CNET Media Workers Union Twitter account:
"Our bargaining committee and WGAEast bring our first round of proposals to the negotiating table today with Red Ventures,, and we'll be speaking on behalf of all our members. Can't wait to secure protections and better working conditions at CNET!
Forward to a fair contract!”
Big thanks to all of the CMWU leaders who have worked so hard to prepare for this!
Give us a share and come join the chat! We got some TECH to TALK about! https://www.twitch.tv/somegadgetguy #SGGQA 311 - Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 Reactions, MacBooks Aren't Repairable, Disney Dumps Metaverse, My New Drone!
Happy Monday!
Embargoes are dropping and I can finally chat about some of the tech on my desk! Like a new 3D printer from AnkerMake, and the mini-drone I've been flying!
Also, Disney dumps the metaverse. CNET dumps thousands of old articles. Apple dumps repairability on the MacBook. Firefox dumps the INABILITY to install browser extensions.
And we have to check out the Mix Fold 3 announcement from Xiaomi!
CNET ought to know better. Their idiotic attempt at SEO by en-mass 404'ing old articles was noticed by Google, which subtweeted with this TV ad-like PSA:
> Are you deleting content because you believe Google doesn’t like “old” content? That's not a thing!
But then, SEO experts double down and inform Gizmodo that "it’s an advanced practice that requires high levels of expertise"
Powerful people imprisoned by the cluelessness of their own isolation, locked up with their own motivated reasoning: "It's impossible to get a CEO to understand something when his quarterly earnings call depends on him not understanding it."
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
Both men knew better. Schmidt, in particular, is very jealous of his own privacy. When #Cnet reporters used Google to uncover and publish public (but intimate and personal) facts about Schmidt, Schmidt ordered Google PR to ignore all future requests for comment from Cnet reporters:
I read an article on #Cnet
earlier today and apparently scrolled a little too far, such that a different article started. The new article hijacked the page/tab title AND the url, even including its entry in my browser history, so that when I later wanted to revisit the article I actually read... there was absolutely no trace of it.
I had to try some searches on their mainpage to relocate it.
#CNET Staff Unionize, Saying #AI Use "Threatens Our Jobs and Reputations"
"We're joining a lot of others in the media who are looking into how to address AI in relation to plagiarism, liability and the impact to the workforce." https://futurism.com/cnet-staff-unionize-ai