Google’s challenger now caught in Putin’s grip
Arkady Volozh built Yandex into Russia's Google, Uber, Spotify, and Amazon in one. Then the invasion of Ukraine undid twenty years of careful balance.
Arkady Volozh built Yandex into Russia's Google, Uber, Spotify, and Amazon in one. Then the invasion of Ukraine undid twenty years of careful balance.
In the creator economy, the long tail looks more like a hockey stick. Twitch and other platforms hide the median — the platforms' incentives explain why.
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 4th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The battle for internet advertising is escalating. But that Google is changing the technology that determines which ads you see is not only done to prevent tougher rules – it is also done to make it more difficult for smaller competitors. The question of your ad […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 27th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He that seeks – he shall find, with the help of Google. That is why the company is getting sued in what has been called a historic case in the United States. What is striking, however, is everything that the lawsuit does not focus on […]