That first departure for Africa led me to a lifetime of travel. It shaped the way I see the world and showed me that there was more to write about than my own inner miseries. Paul Theroux: The Lesson of My Life This article has a lot of how I&
by Jack Fisher, Oct 31, 2011
The business model of online advertising isn’t sustainable for traditional publishers who focus on premium content - they have to appeal to the lowest common denominator (slideshows, gossip, headlines) to get enough impressions-click-throughs to tread water
by Jack Fisher, Aug 26, 2011
I think it would be much more interesting to think about why talented people sometimes can’t change a company, how org structures affect innovation and all the lessons I learned trying to build revenue at one point and building engagement at another point for Yahoo.
by Jack Fisher, Aug 11, 2011
Facebook increasingly feels like online Wal-Mart to me, where experiences are bolted on and users are routed through the bargain bin without anything working or designed well.
by Jack Fisher, Aug 10, 2011
For fucks sakes, we'd been in the place for six months and it still looked like we had just gotten off the plane from San Francisco.
by Jack Fisher, Jul 27, 2011
Daddy's princess, ruler of crosswalks and owner of bouncy curls for a New York morning. I wanted a little girl for just that moment, because for the first time in a while, I thought about love.
by Jack Fisher, Jul 11, 2011