Gigaom, which he started in 2001, established him as a leading voice in the tech world and signaled a shift in how the media covered the industry.
Scary Mommy's early writers reflect on the legacy of Smokler's platform, which eventually sold for $150 million.
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Do you want to start a business, but you don't have any funds? No problem! There are actually quite a few options for ...
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Jill Smokler, a mother of three, created the blog Scary Mommy in 2008 -- drawing in millions of readers who saw something of themselves in her writings. She died earlier this week at age 48.
Annie Nguyen is a Registered Dietitian who manages EatingWell's Pinterest page. Before EatingWell, she worked with other dietitians to write nutrition blog posts, develop recipes and create social ...
A culture that doesn’t wrestle its thoughts into structured prose might find it has fewer thoughts worth wrestling with at ...
Starting a travel blog can feel overwhelming when you already have a full-time job, family responsibilities, and a long list of places you want to visit. But you do not have to quit your job, travel ...
In the spring of 2025, the CEO of a European childcare startup posted a brief write-up about the qualities of a good leader on their LinkedIn page. Dozens of executives responded with comments like ...
On my desk sits a small acrylic frame holding a white Post-it note. Scrawled in hasty black ink are three words: “Muscular Angry Clown.” Jack Handey wrote it. Most people assume Jack is a fictional ...
Founders often struggle with LinkedIn content, producing generic posts that fail to engage. The article proposes a powerful strategy: offering "unsolicited advice" directly to an imagined "dream ...
You sit down to write a blog post, struggle to get started, and eventually finish a draft, only to realize it doesn’t quite get your point across. Even experienced writers can get stuck in this cycle.