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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Welcome back to This Week in Stratechery! As a reminder, each week, every Friday, we’re sending out this overview of content in the Stratechery bundle; highlighted links are free for everyone. Additionally, you have complete control over what we send to you. If you don’t want to receive This Week in Stratechery emails (there is no podcast), please uncheck the box in your delivery settings. On that note, here were a few of our favorites this week. Meta, YouTube, and Tech Press Attention. Everyone knows about Meta’s announcement this week: new AR glasses with a…
If you’re looking for an email API service, you probably seek a solution that offers a compelling blend of features, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Maybe you’re considering SendGrid, as a prominent player on the email market, or you’re using their services for a while and want a change. Either way, Elastic Email is a strong contender, presenting several advantages that make our email API an excellent SendGrid alternative. In this article, we’ll delve into the key reasons why Elastic Email’s Starter plan stands out as a viable and often superior choice over SendGrid’s Essentials plan, drawing insights from a detailed comparison…
Responding to what you read is an important literacy skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although students don’t need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose. Here are 40 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more meaningful for kids. 1. Concrete poem Donna Paul for We Are Teachers This clever activity is basically a “shape poem” made from words, phrases, and whole sentences found in whatever the student is reading. The…
Imagine this: you have meticulously crafted the perfect questionnaire in a Word document. Now comes the tedious process of converting it into a functional online survey. What if you could automate that? Well, that is the goal of our first major AI initiative. We have been developing an AI-powered process that can take a standard Word document and automatically generate the corresponding Askia XML file for the survey. This XML file can be imported directly into AskiaDesign. This initiative aims to dramatically speed up the Askia survey creation process, reducing manual effort and potential for human error. As with anything…
We’re in the early stages of what some call work intelligence platforms — tools that unify data, workflows, automation, and AI models across teams and functions. At their best, these platforms don’t just automate tasks — they amplify human capability.Think of AI not as a magic wand, but as a tireless digital co-worker — helping analyze trends, summarize documents, draft communications, flag anomalies, and surface opportunities. It doesn’t replace decision-making, it informs it. It doesn’t eliminate judgment, it enhances it.The key is human-in-the-loop design. That means humans still oversee, validate, and direct the AI’s outputs. It’s not autopilot — it’s…
Built to be durable from the get goIn today’s evolving landscape, a durable measurement strategy is key to navigating a privacy-first future. Later this year, we will begin rolling out support for some of the Chrome Privacy Sandbox APIs to ensure you can continue to reach your audiences and measure effectively even without third-party cookies.Also, to ensure you remain durable against regulatory and privacy changes, enhanced conversions in Google Analytics 4 helps to produce a more complete picture of your cross-channel conversion attribution. By combining hashed, consented first-party data with your existing conversion tags, your data is matched with other…
Nike and Adidas are the world’s largest sportswear brands. Both became global athletic shoe and apparel giants by focusing on their customers’ needs. However, each brand has a unique business model, marketing strategy, and target market. Let’s explore how Nike vs. Adidas compare and compete: Nike vs. Adidas: History Adidas traces its origins to the Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory, founded in 1924 by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler. Athletes wearing Adidas shoes won gold medals in Amsterdam (1928), Los Angeles (1932), and Berlin (1936). Adolf launched the Adidas brand in 1949 after splitting with Rudolf, who started Puma. However, Adidas outperformed…
Have you ever wondered why some businesses connect with you through email, while others send quick SMS reminders, and a few even track your journey through smart tools like CRM? The truth is, today’s customers move between many channels, and if a business wants real impact, it must be present in all the right places. This is where multi channel integration comes in. Instead of relying on just one method, successful companies are now combining bulk email, CRM, and SMS into one powerful strategy. Bulk email helps them share updates with a wide audience, CRM gives them the customer insights…
From early cases of falsified reviewer emails in 2012 to the mass retractions at BioMed Central, Springer, Hindawi, and Wiley, the timeline reveals how fake peer reviews and paper mill activities have escalated, with over 8,000 papers withdrawn in 2023 alone. The below infographic traces the growing crisis of retractions caused by compromised peer review, highlighting how systemic vulnerabilities have been exploited over the past decade. It shows how the “publish or perish” culture, combined with weak editorial checks and overburdened reviewers, has led to waves of retractions across major publishers. It emphasizes that…
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