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  • More on Muse, Amazon, and Walmart; Muse and Expedia; Whither Google?

    Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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    Meta needs Walmart to wait out Amazon; Expedia seeks to keep its middleware position; meanwhile, where is Google?


  • An Interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi About Aggregation and Autonomy

    Thursday, February 13, 2025

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    An interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about taking over Uber in crisis, managing dynamic marketplaces, and the value chain for autonomous vehicle ride-sharing.


  • Airbnb Categories; V1, V2, and Categories; AirCover for Guests

    Monday, June 6, 2022

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    Airbnb’s Summer 2022 Summer Release is compelling both in terms of product and also strategy.


  • Regulating Demand, Ad Targeting and Unintended Consequences, Expedia CEO Out

    Tuesday, December 10, 2019

    Google’s continued dominance may not be intransigence, but rather the difficulty of regulating demand. Then, how Apple helps Google and Facebook, and Barry Diller isn’t blaming Google.


  • The Google Squeeze Follow-up, Disney+ Launch, Instagram Influencer Follow-Up

    Wednesday, November 13, 2019

    Google’s approach to travel mirrors its approach to Shopping, which, correctly or not, was already ruled to be illegal in Europe. Then, Disney+ rolls out like a movie, and fails like a service. Plus, more on Instagram and influencers.


  • The Google Squeeze

    Tuesday, November 12, 2019

    Google, the real Aggregator, is squeezing OTAs, which acted like Aggregators while depending on Google for demand. It’s easy to say Google is being unfair, but this may be better for consumers.


  • Airbnb Acquires HotelTonight, Supply Versus Demand, The HotelTonight Proposition

    Monday, March 11, 2019

    Airbnb has acquired Hotel Tonight, three years too late. The question is whether Airbnb wants to own a subset of the travel market, or the whole thing — and abandon its view of itself.


  • Zillow Changes CEOs, An Interview with Zillow CEO Rich Barton

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019

    Zillow has changed CEOs, which makes sense given the change in the company’s business model. Then, an interview with new CEO and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton.


  • Uber in London: A Correction, Books and Blogs Revisited, More Aggregators

    Wednesday, September 27, 2017

    A comment on Twitter 280, and a correction on Uber in London. Then, why blogs are better than books (in some cases), and a whole list of aggregators not covered in Defining Aggregators.


  • Uber’s New CEO

    Monday, August 28, 2017

    Uber has a new CEO, and the reason he is a great choice explain why the Uber job is still an attractive one.


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  • Intel Earnings, AMD Earnings, Intel and AMD’s Divergence

    Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • The Jensen Huang Story Gets Worse, Washington vs. New York, Silicon Valley

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  • Jensen Huang’s Affair, The Culper Report, Huang’s Righteousness

    Monday, November 9, 2026
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  • Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next

    Sharp China | Nov 11
    Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next
  • Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum

    Greatest Of All Talk | Nov 10
    Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum
  • The Jensen Huang Affair

    Dithering | Nov 10
    The Jensen Huang Affair

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  • An Interview With Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi About Accounting and AI

    Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • An Interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar About the AI Religious War

    Thursday, October 29, 2026
  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

    Thursday, October 22, 2026
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  • X Marks the Rot
    Friday, November 6, 2026
  • Kylian Mbappé’s Little Red Card
    Friday, October 30, 2026
  • You Can See Everything (And It’s a Great Time)
    Friday, October 23, 2026
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