A bill is being proposed in Oregon to limit stores to two self check out kiosks.....union contends kiosks make customers feel "socially isolated." ashlandtidings.com/news/top-stori…

Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Sidewalks Labs said it is abandoning a project to develop a ‘smart city’ in a Toronto neighborhood wsj.com/articles/alpha… via The Wall Street Journal

@SkiftForum. Diller, Sorenson others weigh in on travel's anticipated recovery. localonliner.com/2020/09/22/ski…

Excellent interview by Alex Kantrowitz with Yelp lawyer about the Google antitrust case, and why it is more than a partisan witch hunt @OZM onezero.medium.com/yelps-luther-l…

Whoa....Cardlytics is the company that Senator Purdue is being investigated for Insider Trading. nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/…

65 % of cities are delaying infrastructure projects, hence Cisco's announcement today that it is killing its Smart Cities project...... wsj.com/articles/cisco… via The Wall Street Journal

My latest book review: 'Behemoth, Amazon Rising'​ Looks at Relentless Giant linkedin.com/pulse/book-rep… via LinkedIn

Happy 20th Anniversary (next week), #borrellassoc.

Biden at Press Conference: Masterful. Incredible command over detail and vision.

@LandRoverUSA John Mayer The Atlantic Always the same, find some beautiful peaceful place to enjoy nature and some nob comes along in a 4WD and ruins it.

Premium events are getting mindbendingly pricey. "If you are invited to attend, a standard ticket for Code is $7,000. Our premium Code Plus registration starts at $9,500."

I'm discussing “Let’s chat Digital Literacy” with @collectivbrains, Jennifer L’Heureux, Morganpmyles, Alan Kaufman, Tricia Livermore, Bertrand Labelle, Andrea Holland, and COLLECTIVE BRAINS. Today, May 4 at 3:00 PM PDT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! joinclubhouse.com/event/PYJY27nG

What Happened to Yelp: A Hospitality Reviews Case Study Through the lens of a hospitality case study we see the entire evolution of the reviews landscape and competitive dynamics. nearmedia.co/the-competitiv…

Uberall raises $115M, acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services tcrn.ch/3gEVWCA via @techcrunch

Ken Doctor: Six months after launching a local news company (in an Alden market), here’s what I’ve learned nie.mn/3wyOyzq via Nieman Lab

I’ve always said most travel advertising is boring, cliched, especially true in destination marketing. This new ad by ⁦TravelOregon⁩ is a gorgeously animated short film, exquisite in detail & deserves all the kudos. A behind-the-scenes story coming on Skift soon.

Ken Doctor on the ideal revenue mix for hyperlocal: 50% advertising; 35% membership, and 15% targeted philanthropy for key growth positions." nie.mn/3Y2Laey via Nieman Lab

RIP Tom Verlaine. Here’s a snippet from a 1981 concert review I wrote for Billboard. “When (they) plucked out the intro to Television’s Marquee Moon….the whole place turned into a magic carpet ride as the group seemed to defy gravity all through the extended guitar duel….”

"Ashland is the cultural capital of the Rogue Valley, where wineries, farms and orchards are abundant." Check out this article from The New York Times. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. nytimes.com/2022/10/25/din…

Sign up for Robert Reich's free economics course. "Wealth and Poverty." He is really interesting and fun, for people of all political stripes (He is more liberal than I am). You'll learn a lot. open.substack.com/pub/robertreic…