Dan Graziano

Former tech journalist. Now just some guy

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

I love Fitbit. I loved the products as a reviewer at CNET and then went on to work with them to launch dozens of new ones during my PR time. All they needed was some extra resources and instead they will join the long list of other opportunities Google has squandered

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Google is doing everything in its power to kill Fitbit, which is a shame. I was very excited about the acquisition because I honestly believed that Google would inject much needed capital into the company, however this hasn’t been the case.

[The Verge @verge]

What is going on with Fitbit? https://t.co/f7Db0nwxpN

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

As the article points out, there are frequent service outages, kneecapped new products, and now they are even removing very popular features. Challenges are huge. They are a big selling point for Fitbit so much so that we used to specifically call them out in our press releases.

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

@raywongy My guess is some sort of electrical box or maybe NYPD surveillance because that looks like a camera at the top… or a time machine.

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

This is 1000x worse than the Hopper controversy from 2013. Companies were always mad at us for negative reviews. Some of them were huge advertisers on the site. I never heard from anyone on the advertising/revenue team when CBS was the owner. There was a firewall between teams

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Red Ventures is killing nearly 30 years of CNET integrity. This is bad and I feel for my former colleagues. I’m sure many of them want to tell these executives to shove it but no one can afford to be unemployed in this climate https://t.co/wnhP7OjHUU

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

I’m disappointed in the direction Red Ventures has taken CNET. They should be investing in the writers (who are some of the smartest people in the business) rather than trying to game SEO with AI…

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Some thoughts on this. I spent four years working at CNET and the past 20 being an avid reader of the site. I have many friends who still work there and I’m sure many of them share my same feelings.

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

An AI-written "fact-checked" CNET article had major errors, leading CNET to add notes to almost all AI pieces saying they are being reviewed "for accuracy" (@jon_christian / Futurism)

https://t.co/pq6ZG8PT0d
https://t.co/nsYhEutc0V

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

This is a bad look that hurts the reputation of a once powerhouse brand. It’s even worse when you consider CNET laid off dozens of talented writers last year.

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Looks like 2023 will be just as bad as 2022

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[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Classic Jets. An undrafted 4th string QB is better than QB1. When QB2, QB3, and QB4 all do better in the same system maybe it’s time we start using the B word

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

@ProFootballTalk I heard we want Streveler

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

@jetscott National TV is kryptonite for the Jets. Give us the CBS C-team and we would be winning

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Jets need to put in Chris Streveler. It wouldn’t be any worse than what we watched in the first half

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Pretty sure watching Zach Wilson play football is making my flu worse

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Sam Bankman-Fried today: "I don't think I will be arrested”

🎶 Temptation Sensation music begins…🎵

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

I had Lasik 5+ years ago and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I love not having to put in contacts or wear glasses anymore. No major complications. I do experience some glare when driving at night but I don’t believe it’s worse than when I would wear my glasses.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Patients considering Lasik surgery should be warned that they may be left with double vision, dry eyes, difficulty driving at night and, in rare cases, persistent eye pain, according to draft guidance by the FDA. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.https://t.co/4MrTlrYdnT

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

I would argue that a lot of men have online friends that we met playing video games. The problem is that people who don’t play online games don’t view these as real friendships when in reality some of the closest people in my life are the people I routinely game with

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Men in the U.S. are stuck in a "friendship recession" — an uptick in loneliness that predates the pandemic but continues to rise. Here's how to climb out. https://t.co/yr0wq26xhi

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

Bad year to be named Wilson and be a QB in the NFL

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

The #Broncos have just three points today -- and it now looks like Russell Wilson is hearing about it from his defense.

(🎥 @NFLonFOX)

[Dan Graziano @DanGraziano]

This was a fascinating read. I also found this part interesting. I had AT&T as a client for a few years during this time and never heard anyone refer to Randall Stephenson as “the chairman”. It was simply “Randall” or “RS”

[The New York Times @nytimes]

AT&T’s $100 billion acquisition of Time Warner is hardly the first deal to have gone disastrously awry. But few mergers have stirred up such seething resentments and finger-pointing. It was a strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history. https://t.co/C5XAs0G1A2