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Old media is dying (in case you didn't know)
Plus, other updates this week: latest developments in the WordPress drama, TikTok goes all-in on Shops, X changes blocking feature, Bluesky gets a surge…
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Taylor Peterson
Podcasts are growing in cultural capital
Plus, big brands are doing influencer marketing for the first time, ChatGPT’s new Canvas feature, drama at WordPress, new Gen Z updates for Facebook and…
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Taylor Peterson
The big catchup: LinkedIn becoming TikTok, Zuck's glowup, another OpenAI exodus
Other stuff in this week's newsletter: New features on TikTok, Bluesky gets videos, YouTube’s AI insights for creators, Gen Z's bizarre humor.
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August 2024

Entering late stage social media
A cultural shift toward a more chaotic - but also more real - understanding of the world.
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The no-frills era of content editing
Plus, who *really* owns 𝕏, more political internet drama, platform updates on Meta / TikTok / YouTube, and a list of really good links for evening…
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The AI bubble and the "rot economy"
Scroll to the end for a hot list of good memes and updates you should know if you're making content on Instagram.
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Elon's ad war, fake news, and ripples in the creator economy
Other stuff in this week's newsletter: Why blaming 𝕏 isn't helpful, OpenAI's leadership collapse, a new AI image model, and some memes.
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July 2024

OpenAI's new voice mode and the era of lore
Plus Meta ditches celeb chatbots, 𝕏 touts high engagement during Olympics, TikTok insights for brand campaigns, and a few good memes.
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The meme candidate
Could Kamala Harris’ campaign capture Gen Z with memes? Or is it just another internet trend we'll laugh at in a few months? | JULY 2024
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Could Spotify become the YouTube of gen alpha?
Plus a lookback at the last 36 hours: American social media following the assassination attempt on Trump. | July 2024
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The AI bubble is several un-poppable, slowly deflating balloons
Perplexity AI was accused of plagiarism, there's a debate about European vs American internet, Threads just crossed 175M users and other updates // July…
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Algo ranking factors, AI in commercials, and creator learnings from VidCon
July updates for creators and social-first brands.
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Taylor Peterson
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