John BattelleOf Course There Are Ads EverywhereIt’s the official business model of capitalism, folks.May 281May 281
John BattelleIs The Gray Lady Going Soft?The other day my wife and I heard a report on our local public radio station that mentioned the Biden Administration’s American Climate…Apr 30Apr 30
John BattelleLet’s Share Some SacrificeOld people are always complaining about how things were harder when they were young.Apr 191Apr 191
John BattellePlease Don’t Turn My TV Into A SmartphoneRemember the “year of mobile”? That was the five-year period from roughly 2007 to 2012, when industry pundits annually declared that…Apr 2Apr 2
John BattelleThe Internet Isn’t Special. Real Space Is. Larry Lessig on Our Failure To Regulate TechI’ve known Larry Lessig for more than 25 years, and throughout that time, I’ve looked to him for wisdom — and a bit of pique — when it…Feb 14Feb 14
John BattelleVint Cerf And The Internet Driver’s Licensehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrV3yTMCkNgFeb 9Feb 9
John BattelleIs Google Being Too Cautious?As hype escalated around the debut of ChatGPT more than a year ago, I predicted that OpenAI and Microsoft would rapidly develop consumer…Feb 9Feb 9
John BattelleShoot The Messenger, Not the StaffI predicted the death of Jimmy Finkelstein’s The Messenger as soon as I read about its impending launch back in March of last year. At the…Feb 11Feb 11