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Why so many SaaS companies are launching their own media operations

TechCrunch

Around 2003, as blogs began to take hold in the internet psyche , it became clear that these writing tools could be more than an outlet for an individual’s ruminations — they also had vast potential for business and marketing. It turns out that writing a corporate blog was just the first step in a longer, broader media journey.

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How doing everything wrong turned Automattic into a multibillion dollar media powerhouse

TechCrunch

WordPress, the open source software behind the company, is now estimated to power roughly 42% of all websites on the internet. Automattic focused on media at a time when that industry was being demolished by the internet. It all began with a blog post. billion valuation.

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Ukraine’s Wartime Internet from the Inside

Kentik

In the past year, we have used Kentik’s unique datasets to show some of the conflict’s impacts on Ukraine’s external internet connectivity, ranging from DDoS attacks and large outages , to the rerouting of internet service in the southern region of Kherson. 185.64.45.207 Miranda-Media Ltd 201776 76.742 9. datagroup.ua.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Good or Evil?

CIO

As I reflect on the biggest technology innovations during my career―the Internet, smartphones, social media―a new breakthrough deserves a spot on that list. Please see our Symantec Enterprise Blog and our Generative AI Protection Demo for more details. Similarly, Generative AI is transforming our personal and work lives.

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Physician Blogs: How to Position Your Physicians as Thought-Leaders

Perficient

When people need to find a doctor, most of them turn to the internet. Physician blogs are a great way to get your physicians’ messages out to the public. On top of that, you can use physician-written blog articles to improve your physician search results. And you can get your organization valuable exposure through earned media.

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Openxcell

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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Generative AI is pushing unstructured data to center stage

CIO

Since those early days, the ratio of structured and unstructured data has shifted as the Internet, social media, digital cameras, smartphones, digital communications, etc. Structured data lacks the richness and depth that unstructured data (such as text, images, audio, and video) provides to enable more nuanced insights.