Rafat Ali, Media Operator & Dad
@rafat
CEO/Founder, Skift (@skift). Dad of three hyperactive kids, Indo-Brit-American, Global Soul. Hunter of mangoes, guavas & sugarcane. Personal: http://rafat.org
I exaggerate for effect, there is no comparison, but seriously, unless India focuses on quality of life for locals, no marketing ever will do the job (even if there was marketing, there is none for now), as we have seen from the contrast between the locals talking about gasping…
Words matter, because they are the cause dehumanization. Yesterday, I walked past a bus stop ad in Astoria — my NYC neighborhood celebrated as one of the most diverse places on Earth—and felt my heart drop. This ad read: “Adopt a teen. You can’t imagine the reward.” But someone…
What Pete Buttigieg Wants Airline CEOs to Know, the @skift interview skift.com/2025/01/11/wha… via @Skift
Devote your life to venerating a political party and a political leader, be allowed to crawl in to get a head pat as a reward, then post a picture of it as if it is something to be proud of rather than it being proof of your loyal demeaning servitude.
I was recently part of a small group of independent media creators and influencers invited to meet with the president and other administration officials at the White House. I do not expect to be invited back to the White House for quite some time 😂
Federal officials are now saying the New Orleans attacker acted alone. Doesn't this directly contradict what they said about several people planting IEDs? Can't say I'm impressed by the changing stories from officials on this. He had accomplices! He acted alone! It was all…
New Skift Feature: Uncovering Tech Vendor Opportunities Using AI Analysis skift.com/2024/12/26/new… via @Skift
Who is writing the definitive book on how mainstream media became obsolete in 2024 AND rise of alternatives. It can't from from usual mainstream media writers, at least not most, AND can't come from the cauldron of right wing craziness. Somewhere to left or right of middle.
“The primary target customers for the offering are U.S. regional and local publishers and broadcasters..” Yep, good luck with selling that.
Exclusive: @Reuters and @Gannett are going to start selling a bundled subscription - The deal opens up a new content syndication revenue stream for Gannett and expands Reuters' reach into local news - Gannett ended its deal w @ap last year More on @axios axios.com/2025/01/02/exc…
One of the more fascinating things to me is almost *every* new AI capability is launched/illustrated using travel booking/planning examples and yet the sector has seen very little real world business built out of it besides early experiments and gimmicks. What explains this…
Aravind Srinivas's hypothesis on how advertising works with AI agents is quite interesting. Aravind explains, Instead of showing ads to humans directly, advertisements would be targeted at AI agents that work on users' behalf. Users never see ads, they simply tell their AI…
Wow, what an outcome. And by wow I mean 😱 😱 😱 🙀 🙀 >>> Casago to Acquire Vacasa for $128 Million and Take It Private skift.com/2024/12/30/cas… via @Skift
Being a BTech Computer Engineer, I should know programming but last I did real coding was 1996, C-on-Unix & PHP script kiddie stuff in '00s. I am delighted to do a small inconsequential @Replit project in 2025, my Engineering degree is finally obsolete. landmark-navigator-ra134.replit.app
Surrounded by foam cubes, flying kids, and millennial parents at a Brooklyn play place. Solo parenting three kids is my extreme sport.
India vs Afghanistan on their diverging tourism strategies…. 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ But seriously, unless India focuses on quality of life for locals, no marketing ever will do the job, as we have seen from the racism against Indians/idea of India last few days here on this platform.