Social•Apr 20, 2026
Silicon Valley's Endless Short‑form Video Is Dying
Congrats, Silicon Valley, you built an infinite Jerry Springer machine and no one wants to use it anymore because it makes them look like Jerry Springer. Me on the inevitable death of "clipping" and, probably, the entire short-form video industry. https://t.co/JcKYLDTFR2 https://t.co/Xc0O0cvWIs
By Ryan Broderick
Social•Apr 18, 2026
AOL Shipped 2 Billion CDs to Spark Internet Adoption
AOL spent over decade mailing people nearly 2 billion CDs with free trial software as part of a marketing campaign to get people to use the Internet...
By Ryan Broderick
Social•Apr 15, 2026
Sock‑puppet Trend Simulators Are Mostly Empty Hype
Is it creepy that there are companies like Chaotic Good Projects out there promising to "simulate trends" with sock puppet accounts. Yes, sure. But, in my experience, they're almost always completely full of shit. https://t.co/GD97cCghhP https://t.co/33zVwVyoVG
By Ryan Broderick