Russell Rothstein

Founder/CEO @ PeerSpot. I 💛 B2B marketing, enterprise tech, 100% chocolate.

[Gagan Ghotra @gaganghotra_]

"Could you spare 2-3 minutes to post a G2 review for us? If yes, I'll send you a $250 Amazon gift card as a token of our thanks."

😄😄 #SEO might be bit problematic per FTC regulations!!

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Big news in the B2B review space today. G2 has acquired Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice.

This move officially bifurcates the market. The landscape is now clearly divided into two distinct lanes:

1. The Volume Lane: High-traffic, SMB-focused, and lead-gen driven. (The new G2 portfolio).

2. The Quality Lane: In-depth, enterprise-focused, and decision-support driven.

At @PeerSpot, we have always played exclusively in lane #2.

The needs of an SMB buyer looking for a quick tool are vastly different from a mid-market or enterprise tech buyer navigating a complex software purchase.

The former needs volume; the latter needs verification, depth, and trust.

This consolidation validates our strategy: The enterprise needs its own dedicated space for high-quality, verified intelligence.

Congrats to the G2 team on the acquisition. Game on.

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

I'm planning to be at AWS RE:Invent. Let me know if you want to catch up! #aws #devops #cloud

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[John DeLoche @deloche]

@PeerSpot , the authority for enterprise technology reviews, is now the sole provider of verified first-party customer reviews for AWS Marketplace on Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping buyers make confident decisions with authentic feedback from real users—collected directly after purchases and verified for trustworthiness.

PeerSpot Founder & CEO @RussRothstein said, "This collaboration between PeerSpot and AWS Marketplace creates significant value for customers who are evaluating enterprise software solutions. By integrating verified first-party reviews directly into the AWS Marketplace buying experience, we're helping customers make more confident purchase decisions based on authentic feedback from their peers who use these solutions in real-world environments."

PeerSpot has long been the most trusted and reliable review site for enterprise technology--they do not give out participation trophies, but rather verified, peer-sourced content to help buyers make informed decisions

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[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

@prateeka @PeerSpot @PeerSpotReviews Thanks Prateek for following up. I will check with my team, and someone should get back to you by early/mid next week. What email address have you been sending to?

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Get to Know iPhone Privacy and Security Settings https://t.co/cquC5POZer

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Scientists Urge Ban on 'Mirror Life' Before It Endangers Global Health https://t.co/bMe4c5xxLH

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Report: How the Federal Government Weaponized the Bank Secrecy Act to Spy on Americans https://t.co/hQbsy3bZ5h

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Chinese spies and the security of America's networks https://t.co/xNU8ZZPx4r

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

I'm no Netanyahu supporter, but like any sovereign nation, Israel has the right to defend itself from existential threats. The ICC, like the UN, would like Israel to just disappear, which is exactly what would happen if it stopped fighting for its survival.

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Former OpenAI Staffer Says the Company Is Breaking Copyright Law and Destroying the Internet https://t.co/bEJYdM8wsU

[David Bell @bell00david]

If you wanted to promote international fascism - centralized governance that relies on censorship and fallacies to stifle dissent - this is how you would present it.

Why has denigration of free speech become so popular at the UN and their wealthy corporatist partners?

[Jared Kushner @jaredkushner]

The philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy wrote on X, “I keep reading everywhere that Lebanon is 'on the brink of collapse.' No. It is on the brink of relief and deliverance.”
Moments like this come once in a generation, if they even come at all.

The Middle East is too often a solid where little changes. Today, it is a liquid and the ability to reshape is unlimited. Do not squander this moment.

Let’s all pray for success, for peace and for the good judgement of our leaders.

[Jared Kushner @jaredkushner]

September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough.

I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible.

This is significant because Iran is now fully exposed. The reason why their nuclear facilities have not been destroyed, despite weak air defense systems, is because Hezbollah has been a loaded gun pointed at Israel. Iran spent the last forty years building this capability as its deterrent.

President Trump would often say, “Iran has never won a war but never lost a negotiation.” The Islamic Republic’s regime is much tougher when risking Hamas, Hezbollah, Syrian and Houthi lives than when risking their own. Their foolish efforts to assassinate President Trump and hack his campaign reek of desperation and are hardening a large coalition against them.

Iranian leadership is stuck in the old Middle East, while their neighbors in the GCC are sprinting toward the future by investing in their populations and infrastructure. They are becoming dynamic magnets for talent and investment while Iran falls further behind. As the Iranian proxies and threats dissipate, regional security and prosperity will rise for Christians, Muslims and Jews alike.

Israel now finds itself with the threat from Gaza mostly neutralized and the opportunity to neutralize Hezbollah in the north. It’s unfortunate how we got here but maybe there can be a silver lining in the end.

Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the North is wrong. There is no going back for Israel. They cannot afford now to not finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal that has been aimed at them. They will never get another chance.

After the brilliant, rapid-fire tactical successes of the pagers, radios, and targeting of leadership, Hezbollah’s massive weapon cache is unguarded and unmanned. Most of Hezbollah fighters are hiding in their tunnels. Anyone still around was not important enough to carry a pager or be invited to a leadership meeting. Iran is reeling, as well, insecure and unsure how deeply its own intelligence has been penetrated. Failing to take full advantage of this opportunity to neutralize the threat is irresponsible.

I have been hearing some amazing stories about how Israel has been collecting intelligence over the past 10 months with some brilliant technology and crowdsourcing initiatives.

But today, with the confirmed killing of Nasrallah and at least 16 top commanders eliminated in just nine days, was the first day I started thinking about a Middle East without Iran’s fully loaded arsenal aimed at Israel. So many more positive outcomes are possible.

This is a moment to stand behind the peace-seeking nation of Israel and the large portion of the Lebanese who have been plagued by Hezbollah and who want to return to the times when their country was thriving, and Beirut a cosmopolitan city. The main issue between Lebanon and Israel is Iran; otherwise there is a lot of benefit for the people of both countries from working together.

The right move now for America would be to tell Israel to finish the job. It’s long overdue. And it’s not only Israel’s fight.

More than 40 years ago, Hezbollah killed 241 US military personnel, including 220 Marines. That remains the single deadliest day for the U.S. Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later that same day, Hezbollah killed 58 French paratroopers.

And now, over the past six weeks or so, Israel has eliminated as many terrorists on the US list of wanted terrorists as the US has done in the last 20 years. Including Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization who masterminded the 1983 killing of those Marines.

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

AI Datacenters More Than 600% Worse for Environment Than Tech Companies Claimed https://t.co/ujKdpp9k4s

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

U.S. Commerce Department Implements New Export Controls on Quantum Computing and Advanced Technologies https://t.co/wepUq1xOC1

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

How Gen AI Could Trigger the Next CrowdStrike Catastrophe https://t.co/Skj12VSXN2

[Steven Balik @laurenbalik]

Gonna be a rough time for many SaaS vendors with the FTC now cracking down on fake online reviews and paid testimonials sold for $25 gift cards.

G2 may fold completely.

Probably game over for a number of companies like Hightouch Reverse ETL.

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Almost unfixable “Sinkclose” bug affects hundreds of millions of AMD chips https://t.co/HR8OAMSMyB

[Russell Rothstein @RussRothstein]

Millions of Devices Vulnerable to 'PKFail' Secure Boot Bypass Issue https://t.co/ZnzxkVW2Wl