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People vs Algorithms

Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morr

Episodes

Total: 132

This week: The internet comes to life as spectacle, Elon proclaims you are the media, why publishers

This week on People vs. Algorithms, we unpacked London’s charm, the shifting dynamics of media and s

The election in many ways confirmed what many had suspected: the information space has superceded an

We run through the implications of the return of Donald Trump to the presidency after an election th

Complex is a digital media survivor. It has lived many lives, including as a magazine, a dot-com, an

There’s a new consensus about the media business that is emerging. The past is not coming back, that

Mass media’s extinction event has come first for text content. Text is increasingly being "pushed do

This week, we take a look at making bets that go wrong, and how it’s often difficult to tell if a be

This week, we discuss a new framework for the media industry that separates content into two distinc

The heart of organizations is tension, which when productive can lead to great outcomes. If it goes

Parasitic Ad Tech

2024/9/20

We discuss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google as a classic case of fighting t

This week we’re joined by Emily Sundberg and celebrate our 100th episode, talking about classic topi

Founder Mode

2024/9/5

Founders can force change that managers (call them operators) can’t, at least as efficiently. Plus:

The Recalibration to Normal

2024/8/22

This is shaping up to be a TikTok election where relatability is at a premium. The successful rollou

This week, we discuss conversations vs interviews, why social networking has been replaced by algori

Monopolies and Memes

2024/8/8

A federal judge has ruled Google a monopoly for locking up distribution with Apple. We discuss the p

The Future of Search

2024/8/1

OpenAI is readying a new search engine, Meta is pushing further into search with Llama, Perplexity i

The Dark Side of Performance

2024/7/25

This week, we’re joined by Joe Marchese, operating and build partner at Human Ventures and veteran m

The Network is the Media

2024/7/18

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was a stress test for the Information Space, and a reminde

Rules of The Information Space

2024/7/11

The tidal wave of crap is a reality in the Information Space. This week, we discuss the rules of win