The Latest from Steve Gillmor
Gillmor Gang: Leave Quietly
It turns out the most important decision made was not the vote to choose (and remove) in the election but Twitter’s permanent banning of the former president from the social network. Suddenly th
Gillmor Gang: In My Room
No sooner did we start developing a newsletter, the newsletter industry exploded. Twitter jumped in with a purchase of Revue, Facebook was rumored to be investigating the platform, and each new day br
Gillmor Gang: Twitter+
The best thing about 2020 is we survived it. No need to say what the worst thing is, it’s hands down our collective stupidity in the choices we’ve made. That reality has forced us to refactor what
Gillmor Gang: Full stream ahead
Twitter is shutting down Periscope, the video app it acquired several years ago when Facebook Live threatened to lap the field. When we stream the Gillmor Gang sessions, we send them to Facebook, Twit
Gillmor Gang: HBO Plus
With one fell swoop, WarnerMedia eradicated the status quo in Hollywood, turning its 2021 feature film schedule on its head. Well, not quite. By moving 2021’s theatrical releases to both physical an
Gillmor Gang: Apple Tacks
When the music’s over, turn out the lights. Back in the day, The Doors were one of a number of 60s rock groups to surface around the intersection of blues, R&B, and a cultural shift that challen
Gillmor Gang: Check, please
When we recorded this Gillmor Gang, it was Day Four post-election, or midweek in counting the late incoming mail and other provisional ballots. We were largely convinced of the Biden victory, but that
Gillmor Gang: Shaken, not stirred
With one day to go to the election, our thoughts are with those who look forward to talking about something else. Difficult as it might be to imagine, there must be other things to work on. One thing
Gillmor Gang: Airborne
Lorne Michaels is the showrunner, to use a binge term, for Saturday Night Live. The show returned for its first season under the watchful gaze of pandemic rule, and the results were thankfully success
Gillmor Gang: Over 2 U
The pandemic shook up our (and virtually every other) video news production process as Zoom became the focus of our daily lives; slowly but surely we’ve altered the production process to reflect Zoo
Gillmor Gang: Watch Party
This Gillmor Gang episode is as much about what we didn’t talk about as what we did. In the run up to the recording session, we somehow suspected we’d talk about Apple’s virtual event on Tuesday
Gillmor Gang: In The Bag
This may be counterintuitive. I hope so. I remember the day I first started using Twitter. My friend Gabe Rivera suggested it would be a good idea to sign on to the fledgling network. Basically it was
Gillmor Gang: Table Stakes
I quite like the iPad Pro 11 inch with the Magic Keyboard. In the Land of Pandemic, where every day is Saturday, the tablet is king. With no real purchase on the chaotic flow of life, the rules — an
Gillmor Gang: Love & Fear
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Sunday, May 31, 2020. For more, subscribe to the Gillmor Gang Newsletter
Gillmor Gang: Zoom Normal
Brent Leary joins the Gang as we blend streaming, Zoomcasting and sheltering from the storm.
Gillmor Gang: Digital Ben
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Sunday, March 29, 2020. The Gang returns with a Zoom recording, checking in from Londo
Gillmor Gang: Old Friends
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Sunday, December 22, 2019. Most likely the last show of 2019, an analysis of 2020 in s
Gillmor Gang: Cash Machine
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Esteban Kolsky, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Sunday June 23, 2019. Streamed live to Twitter, or just slightly after the fact. Debat
Gillmor Gang: Next
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Esteban Kolsky, Frank Radice, Michael Markman and Steve Gillmor. 2019 — the year to come in review.