Erin Griffith is a staff writer for Fortune (also seen in Adweek, TIME, and Entrepreneur), covering the intersections of business and technology. She opted to be a journalist because, “It seemed more practical than writing books." Currently, she’s following video, messaging apps, the Internet of Things, mobile workforce, and marketplaces. She’s often featured on the weekly Fortune Live releases weekly videos conveniently called Tech Debate, covering topics like the ongoing contest between social media platforms and the ethics of ad blockers. You can also catch her writing in the LA Times or in her monthly newsletter, Erin Griffith’s Tribute to the Heroes of Business.