Sources say concerns over Mark Zuckerberg's efficiency drive, layoffs, Meta's absentee leadership, and focus on the metaverse have devastated employee morale
Workers at Facebook's parent have been increasingly alarmed by job cuts and the company's direction. Mastodon: @profcarroll@federate.social . Tweets: @om , @chrismichel , @shiraovide , @matthewstoller...
Some tech workers who quit the Bay Area during the pandemic are trickling back, as Twitter reopens its SF HQ and, along with Google, plans to expand in the area
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. Tweets: @jaycueanimal , @nytimes , @eliotwb , @coryweinberg , @nytimes , @kateconger , @...
Forbes to launch a newsletter service that will let journalists start their own paid newsletters and split the revenue, while also getting a salary and benefits
Forbes is launching a newsletter platform that will allow journalists to launch their own paid newsletters and split the revenue … Tweets: @axios , @campuscodi , @levinejonathan , @jackmarshall , @han...
LinkedIn data from April to October shows Madison, Cleveland, and Sacramento had biggest gains in tech worker migration, while SF and NYC had steepest declines
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology : Tweets: @cristobalyoung5 , @dalmaer , @kantrowitz , @margaretomara , @kantrowitz , @garrytan , and @kantrowitz Tweets: Cristobal Young / @cristobalyoung5 : New @Lin...
Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters
Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one? Tweets: @benthompson , @cliomiso , @asymmetricinfo , @can , @bdomenech , @maxwellstrachan , @dandre...
Match Group names ex-CBS Interactive boss Jim Lanzone as Tinder's new CEO, beginning August 3
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @austin_rief , @kantrowitz , @jlanzone , @sarafischer , @joshelman , and @bgurley See also Mediagazer Tweets: @austin_rief : Interesting to see dating ap...
After years of rejecting the “media company” label, Twitter is hiring Periscope editors, broadcasting news alerts, and airing premium live video
If you're wondering whether Twitter views itself as a media company or not, take a look at its careers page. Tweets: @trengriffin , @kantrowitz , @peterhimler , @eileenmcarey , @johnpaczkowski , @jayf...