Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer and Troy Young break down... more
This week: The internet comes to life as spectacle, Elon proclaims you are the media, why publishers need to get... more
This week on People vs. Algorithms, we unpacked London’s charm, the shifting dynamics of media and search, and why Google’s... more
The election in many ways confirmed what many had suspected: the information space has superceded and subsumed the traditional media... more
We run through the implications of the return of Donald Trump to the presidency after an election that saw the... more
Complex is a digital media survivor. It has lived many lives, including as a magazine, a dot-com, an ad network,... more
There’s a new consensus about the media business that is emerging. The past is not coming back, that much is... more
Mass media’s extinction event has come first for text content. Text is increasingly being "pushed down the stack" and commoditized... more
This week, we take a look at making bets that go wrong, and how it’s often difficult to tell if... more
This week, we discuss a new framework for the media industry that separates content into two distinct categories: "above the... more
The heart of organizations is tension, which when productive can lead to great outcomes. If it goes to extremes, disaster.... more
Complex is a digital media survivor. It has lived many lives, including as a magazine, a dot-com, an ad network, Go90 (RIP)... more