People and places worth reading — writers, builders, and reporters I keep an eye on. Grouped into friends, tech, social + culture, news, and work.
Friends
My favorite person.
One of the most vocal members of the Tech Threads community, and the reason Medium.com is funny.
Former colleague at TBWA, Doug is both a good human and a solid writer.
Family and portrait photographer behind Tesora Photography.
Tied my bow tie at my wedding. Somehow even a better friend and award-winning photojournalist than bow tie afficionado.
Jitpal makes awesome tech, but I come and stay for the burgers.
If I need an illustrator or have a hard question about illustration and differentiation for brands, I go to a world class designer.
One of my favorite people. An OG StackOverflow employee and the founder of Saga.
Friend or financial news host? BOWTH.
If I need to be with someone both funny and smart, I call Kyle. You should, too.
The consistency in which he shows up for his friends is eclipsed only by his blogging cadence.
She writes better than she puts together a Rubik’s Cube. And I think she holds the world record for that.
People call themselves creatives and strategists at the same time. Most aren’t. This one is. She’s the James Bond to my Q.
Tech
One of my original Twitter follows and someone w ho pushes for humane tech.
Building Quillmatiq and writing about the open social web and the fediverse.
Indieweb advocate on tech media, and building for the public good.
Joan’s essays on living deliberately online are a must read.
Telecom, broadband, and tech policy reporting with no patience for slop or spin.
One of the OG bloggers, curation and writing since before Backstreet Boys released Millennium.
The Verge reporter on platforms, creators, and the business of the internet.
Tech and business commentary on AI, Apple, and strategy from a longtime VC and writer.
Built the most credible tech blog on the internet.
The Verge editor-in-chief on gadgets, platforms, and the laws of the internet.
Dave Winer is the worlds RSS pioneer and the longest-running blog on the web.
Daily, short, and durable. Seth writes the way Hemingway told us to write.
Ben Thompson’s definitive analysis of tech, strategy, and business models.
Engineer and founder on diversity in tech, online safety, and builder of Block Party.
Social + Culture
The Sociology of Business – sharp essays on status, taste, and brand strategy.
Digital-anthropology takes on how technology reshapes business and behavior.
Film, media, and internet culture – decoding the stories we tell ourselves.
The essential field guide to what’s happening on the internet.
The Handbasket’s independent reporting on politics and power rocks.
Don’t love that he uses Substack. But good newsletter.
Creative direction at the intersection of technology, art, and storytelling.
Link in Bio – the go-to newsletter on social media strategy for brands.
Writer behind Garbage Day, chronicling internet culture and its discontents.
Communications strategist on crisis, reputation, and corporate messaging.
A newsletter on creativity, culture, and the rhythm of making things.
News
Bloomberg’s desk on cities, urbanism, and how we live in them.
Cory Doctorow’s daily links and essays on tech, monopoly, and digital rights.
The gold standard of investigative journalism in the world today. Donate and pay for them.
Ernie Smith’s newsletter on the dull side of the internet. Deep dives nobody else would think to write.
Global affairs, business, and economics for people who demand more than the WSJ.
Reporting, essays, criticism, and the home of Ronan Farrow.
Data-driven investigations into how technology shapes society.
Work
The Disruption® company. My content director chapter.
Health and wellness creative agency where I led digital strategy on an AbbVie brand.
Honored to be a part of Ad Age’s Agency of the Year and A-List honoree in 2023 and 2024. Some of my favorite work in the industry.
Indie strategy and content production. Jeff Herbst is the smartest strategic mind I’ve ever worked with.
I founded Brava. We put humanity back into AI and creative operations.