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The election in many ways confirmed what many had suspected: the information space has superceded and subsumed the traditional media...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

We discuss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google as a classic case of fighting the last war. And... more