Media Social Media and Updates
Media Social Media and Updates
Recently, I helped 100+ writers leverage AI to scale their digital writing business. Here's the difference between a bad and a great AI Prompt:
Neat-o news: Marvel's acclaimed WONDER MAN series renewed for a SEASON 2...Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Ben Kingsley set to return...Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Guest also returning. https://t.co/thVPJKthkm
HBO is setting its sights high for season two of TASK as it has set Mahershala Ali to star opposite Mari Ruffalo in the second season for hit crime series https://t.co/MeD51W8xYP
Elon Musk took over Twitter and turned it into the anti-woke, fascist-amplifying X. There’s been debate about whether to stay since he bought it. But seeing how it’s evolved and the recent Grok deepfake scandal, there’s no good argument to stay. I...
Using AI to build playlists is changing how people discover music. What used to be a personal process of searching, curating and refining is becoming faster and more effortless. The results can be good, but the experience feels different. Something subtle is...
A baffling move? Retreating from a competitive advantage (trust, privacy) in pursuit of ad dollars that AI might devour anyway
Every day I wake up to alerts for my name that include: - quotes I never said (like the one below) - AI rehashes of my original articles AI slop is out of control https://t.co/92UnlDqbYD
To be clear I’m not doubting that initiatives like a16z’s media arm might end up being highly successful. They have cash (obviously), clout (in certain circles) and they can view media as a loss leader. What I am arguing is...
Very special guest @kun_officialx performing LIVE on the show tomorrow. Tune in on @AppleMusic radio 9am LT https://t.co/lB7kyWKqZi
#WhosNext? Media Journalists? Meet AdVon, the #AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry. (Futurism) https://t.co/HywUCAzpX1 https://t.co/TgXXsQtQrF
What's in the 'Entertainment Tonight' vault? William Shatner on a whale and Taylor Swift's red carpet walks https://t.co/6e8Mn9C2H3 @latimes
We are moving into a world where people make videos by using code instead of just editing them, and Renoise is leading the way. This new tool helps you make lots of high-quality videos more easily and much faster than before.
Alisyn Camerota charts a return to news, but this time, she says, “I’m playing by different rules.” https://t.co/WOFayqnvln via @variety
Are you optimizing for the moment after the buying decision has already been made? Because, the brands I'm watching right now are winning consideration before anyone opens a search tab. This is the shift: shopping doesn't start at Google anymore....
Chuck Todd is expanding from politics to sports, pairing up with former ESPN journalist JA Adande to launch 'Dynastic,' a podcast that examines the history of sports franchises and teams.... https://t.co/TgavW4R4Sx via @variety
Another highlight of being on @CBSMornings today was meeting The Pitt star Patrick Ball (who was on the show after me), along with Jon LaPook. Shouldn't be too hard to pick out the real doctors in this picture, vs. the...
NEW: A fresh lawsuit from veteran Voice of America journalists alleges @KariLake put propaganda on the network's broadcasts. My story for NPR: https://t.co/pFLl4Uu0oQ
Yet another example of "Mt. AI". Site surged like mad, only to crash once Google's webspam team caught on. All AI-generated content. 1.6M urls of it... Now, the dreaded '10 urls site query' indicating a manual action. 100% probability of...
Focus on Google Ads? -> Animated Clips Now Appearing in Performance Max Asset Creation "Google Ads is testing a new feature that lets advertisers turn uploaded images into animated clips within Performance Max campaigns using Veo 3." https://t.co/Im0TnVVNWY https://t.co/fXGyBF9eUi
To overcome thumbnail spamming and exaggerated BS? "The system will essentially choose a highlights package to show to potential viewers" -> YouTube tests video highlights preview feature "After clicking the entry card on your homepage, you’ll see 5-10 previews featuring...
Like I shared the other day, OpenAI now confirms they will roll out ads to ALL users in the coming weeks (for free and Go plans): "OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of...
Adsense is incredibly low amounts of money Photo AI would make $150/month with 156,000 visitors ($1 CPM) Now it makes $110,000/month with subscriptions instead so about 700x more
Crazy update ! You can now talk to Claude with your Threads data using @threadsight.xyz
Hey @nikitabier - A compliment and two feature requests: 1. Compliment: The way per-post notifications are sorted on web is so much better than it was a year ago. I love that it's sorted by some sense of how much...
Trying to run at the gym and the treadmill just asked me to 'Watch a 30-second ad' to unlock anything over a walking pace. The future is just one giant unskippable commercial. 🏃♂️📺 #GymFail #TechDystopia #AdBlockerNeeded https://t.co/9rgKCWdgQG
The CBS News radio operations would have been toast no matter who was running CBS News.
The jury in Los Angeles will soon return its verdict on whether social media is addictive. Meta's own researchers said it is. See this quote, and many others, in my new review paper laying out 7 lines of evidence: https://t.co/n6RfRkXbeW https://t.co/F2KubzNIIT
It’s incredibly valuable to have independent media figures go to places like Cuba and do on the ground reporting that cuts through the MSM bubble and US propaganda.
Dear Algo, send me the creators who are showing up every single day even when the numbers are small.
Look forward to being on the new show launch of @CNBCMorningCall tomorrow at 5:45 am with @MorganLBrennan to discuss tech stocks and navigating this white knuckle moment for AI winners @CNBC @CNBCtech 🏆🐂📺🍿☕️
went deep on artist royalties, AI music, @spotifyforartists features, and the streaming business with @andrew.southworth & @mypoint4cents. covered a lot of complex and important topics in the hour (but hopefully didn't make the expression in the thumbnail for more than...
Tyler Bloom needed his content to be sharper, faster, and more research-backed—without hiring a bigger team. The AI Business Lab® Mastermind showed him how. His newsletter is now developed 1–2x faster with deeper research and greater impact. The Slack community and...
This is well done taking this important portion of interview to vertical video edited for a feed.
Chatted with USA Today about selling books, navigating platform, consolidation, and how it isn’t all about who you know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2026/03/22/how-to-be-a-novelist-author/89199046007/
In 2019, Disney+ declared war on Netflix. They stole Marvel. Snatched Star Wars. Took Pixar. And left Netflix bleeding. But Netflix didn’t just survive… They rewrote the playbook. Here’s how they turned the tables:
#WhosNext? Media Journalists? Meet AdVon, the #AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry. (Futurism) https://t.co/HywUCAzpX1 https://t.co/TgXXsQtQrF
There’s a cost to vilifying the press as a whole that, honestly, most people just really don’t care about, even if they absolutely should.
Claude can now build your YouTube channel like MrBeast's strategy team for free. Here are 12 Claude prompts that take your channel from zero to $20,000👇 (Save before your competitors do) https://t.co/929BvScXCE
The stream rate would be the same. The main economic advantage of having a hit is that the band's fixed and overhead costs would be allocated over a greater number of streams, clawing some revenue back. Also when...
YouTube creators can now upload thumbnails up to 50MB (up from 2MB), enabling higher-resolution images with less compression. 🎨 As the first impression of a video, higher-quality thumbnails can drive more clicks and improve overall performance. This is especially important for...
1000 true fans isn't enough anymore 1000 true fans who see your offer is what you need
How I generated my first $5,000,000 on the internet: Selling digital products. But it took me 4 long years. This 5-step roadmap would have got me there faster: 1. Write for free. You want to start by writing for free. • Write on social platforms for...
Low tech, no performance data, and limited targeting. Wow, sounds amazing :) -> Advertisers that bought ChatGPT's first ad campaigns say the process was low tech and that they haven't received much data showing if their ads worked "Two executives at...
-Premium large format movie screens -COSM -Sphere Unclear how many of these things there’s a market for but the trend is screens/experiences you can’t get at home.
SNL UK doing a surprisingly good job with takedowns of clips, controlling the flow outside the UK… though maybe their viewers aren’t used to posting the same way America does.
Macro: SMBs shift to AI search; Key: GOOGL's AI Overviews gain share vs META; Risk: budget reallocation dilutes social reach; Insight: Overweight GOOGL on ad-share gains. 📈 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
How much does a songwriter like me get paid for a stream? Well it depends. Varies month to month and service to service. But the short story is... Each month you take 15.35% of the streaming service adjusted gross...
Okay Threads - I need your content creation help. Tell me your favorite tools for clipping videos (from Podcasts, etc).
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Google is getting aggressive on headline rewrites and they seem to ratchet up the clickbait. Look at the change in headline from @verge "I used the ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool and it didn’t help me cheat on anything to "Cheat on...
