How Digg left its tech geek roots behind and embraced the mainstream
I was struck by something when I began reading Digg's list of its "Ten stories you'll be sorry you missed this year." None of the stories had anything to...
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Amy Vernon
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@jillberman
Amy Vernon is a digital consultant, blogger, and a 20-year veteran of daily newspaper journalism. She was named the 15th most influential woman in tech on Twitter by Business Insider and PeerIndex.
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Scores roll up from Amy Vernon's published work, editorial quality signals, and identity verification. All values 0-100.
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Author ScoreGetting started
39/100
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OutputGetting started
36/100
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Profile completenessGetting started
45/100
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Editorial output from Amy Vernon
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Pre-pivot work
6 articles from Amy Vernon's earlier era on TECHi (pre-2026 financial-coverage pivot). URLs still resolve and Google can crawl them, but they're not on the current beat.
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Monkey see, monkey sue? Or, can a monkey hold a copyright?
Remember the amazing self-portrait of the monkey that was making the rounds the other week?The Cliff's Notes background:A photographer, David Slater, left...
App use surpasses web browsing
For the first time, we're spending more time in mobile applications than surfing the web via desktop or mobile browsers, according to a new report.It's...