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24 alternatives to The Information's 411 — "Tech-Media Overlords"

Amir & Reed debate the uproar over Thiel bankrolling Gawker

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Information's 411 — "Tech-Media Overlords" launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Jay & Farhad Show: Peter Thiel’s Mission to Destroy Gawker▲57
The case between VC Peter Thiel & Gawker Media
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
Oversubscribed #10: Apple Reactions, Hulk vs. Gawker & Twitter's 10th Anniversary▲66
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
Hater News▲103
Exposing internet trolls and haters
2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
4
The Information's 411 — "Bear Case"▲56
Why they think the private tech markets are overpriced
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
The Information's 411 — "Funny Money"▲66
Peter Thiel, Snapchat, VR and Ryan Lochte
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
6
Oversubscribed #6: Yelp & Open Letters, FBI vs. Apple, and Donald Trump's Media Power▲73
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
7
Vox▲124
Understand the news.
2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →
8
Re/code Decode - Nick Denton▲62
Facebook is the boss, and Gawker will fall in line
2016 · recode.net · its alternatives →
9
G2Crowd▲85
Crowdsourced 'Gartner'
2014 · g2.com · its alternatives →
10
Oversaid▲72
Keeping track of who said what in tech
2019 · oversaid.com · its alternatives →
11
Re/code Decode - Chamath Palihapitiya▲106
“Rich Douchebags” shouldn’t get tech’s wealth
2016 · recode.net · its alternatives →
12
The Information's - 411: "Whistleblowers"▲69
Reed talks about Google's employee policies
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
Swarmize▲82
Data journalism platform from The Guardian
2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →
14
Oversubscribed #7: Tech Media, Relevant Advertising, and Livestreaming with Caroline McCarthy▲72
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
15
TCBC by TechCrunch - Kate Conger▲53
Defcon, the end of Gawker and hacking the NSA
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Peter Thiel: Players, Companies, Life▲77
Unauthorized microbiography of tech's greatest entrepreneur
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Thwipster▲94
The marketplace for nerds
2015 · thwipster.com · its alternatives →
18
Hacker News Search▲92
a faster hnsearch
2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →
19
LMGTFY▲135
For people who bother you, rather than google it themselves
2014 · lmgtfy.com · its alternatives →
20
Downworthy▲102
Turn hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean
2014 · downworthy.snipe.net · its alternatives →
21
Oversubscribed S2E1: Gawker's End, Self-Driving Cars, NBC's Olympic Faceplant, and Trump▲70
Shooting the sh*t with Parr & Baptiste
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
22
News Genius▲66
Make sense of the news
2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →
23
Oversubscribed #5: Deadpool, Ad Blocking, Unit Economics, and Kanye▲73
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
Forget Me▲108
Exercise your Google "right to be forgotten" easily
2014 · semji.com · its alternatives →

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