News Alliance Demands Common Crawl Halt Unauthorized AI Scraping
Common Crawl comes under attack -> The News/Media Alliance urges web repository Common Crawl to stop unauthorized scraping and prevent AI companies from using publisher content in its database "As reported in the Atlantic, its archive has been a primary source used to train commercial AI models without authorization by publishers. By scraping and sharing news content, Common Crawl is fueling widespread copyright infringement and harming publishers’ ability to license their content to those developers." https://t.co/EcZJfhDDiE
Reddit Search Surges 30% YoY, Boosting Retention
And you better believe Google is paying attention. But for Reddit, one turn of the Google dial and traffic could come crashing down -> People are finally using Reddit Answers "The company has seen a 30% year-on-year jump in the number...
Websites Are Suddenly Cranking Up Bot Blocking
Have websites suddenly gotten more aggressive about blocking scrapers/bots like just in the last few weeks? EG Claude Code telling me it can't extract Kashkari's new statement out today, due to a 403 error. Can't remember that having been an...
Zuckerberg Threatens to Pull Meta Apps From New Mexico
Mark Zuckerberg says he'll pull his apps out of New Mexico if the state forces Meta to make them less addictive. https://t.co/Ykb2lWcYJC
NYTimes' Delayed Coverage Raises Questions About Priorities
What I find more interesting is why it's taken the NYTimes this long to highlight this. https://t.co/ZzT7Hk26XM
Threads Needs a “Remind Me Later” Button
Since the @threads UX team love to goof around with features, they should just go ahead and add a “remind me to come back to this” button. I’m loving all the threads lore and messiness but I can’t be camped...
Real‑time Delivery Is the New Competitive Edge
I’ve seen how quickly content loses value if it doesn’t move in real time. In live sports, the moment isn’t just captured—it has to be delivered instantly. If the network can’t keep up, the story’s already gone. That’s where performance becomes a competitive...
Dharma & Greg Finale Unites Opposite Parents in Harmony
📺 April 30, 2002: Dharma (Jenna Elfman) and Greg (Thomas Gibson) tried to make peace between their polar opposite parents on the series finale of "Dharma and Greg" on ABC. The sitcom, created by Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre and...
Ideas Flow From X to LinkedIn via Social Media
Ideas spread in this order: X -> YouTube -> IG -> TikTok -> FB ——————> LinkedIn
Amazon's Super Bowl Streaming Falls Far Short of TV Reach
Re: @BrendanCarrFCC and the NFL, Amazon and Super Bowl. It is irrelevant, as Amazon couldn't deliver it to 55M+ households in the U.S. Peak streaming viewership, measured in AMA, was 15.5M in 2025. Even years from now, streaming will still...
Rebundling Is Key to Recovering Pay‑TV Losses
Consolidation and rebundling are the only way I gain some fraction of what lost via the attrition of Pay TV over the past 15 years…Big questions is just how much can be stabilized and regained? Just getting started...
Seeking Effective Prompt for GPT Image 2 Thumbnails
Anyone figure out how to generate great YouTube thumbnails with GPT Image 2 yet? Have a good prompt?
NHL/NBA Lag Far Behind MLB's Streaming Revenue
Those numbers are lower than what MLB teams are getting right now with PayTV and DTC streaming. I’m confused why the NHL and NBA wouldn’t just copy what MLB has done…Also, no one, and I mean no one, is doing...
‘The Pitt’ May Shake Emmys, Janney, Nicholson Remain Strong
Emmys: Supporting Actress (Drama) — ‘The Pitt’ Could Stack the Field, but Allison Janney and Julianne Nicholson Are Viable Contenders https://t.co/AoDtMtjtt5 via @variety https://t.co/rtpyyE7pq1
White House Correspondents' Dinner Do-Over Still Possible, Delayed
Scoop: A do-over White House Correspondents' Dinner is still *very much* on the table. WHCA board has been privately meeting this week and weighing its options. A do-over is not likely to happen within 30 days as Trump initially wanted. Window...
Creators Lead the Future of Entertainment, YouTube Summit Highlights
Creators are, and always will be, at the core of everything we do. They are the new stars and studios, redefining entertainment and building next-generation media companies. At last week’s @YouTube Creator Summit in Ojai, we brought our creator community together...
UEFA Club Media Rights Revenue Tops $5 Billion
Media-rights revenue for men’s UEFA club competitions set to surge past $5bn https://t.co/2kXf1Awt2b via @NYTimes
Blocked AI Crawlers Yet Still Indexed: Surprising Findings
I was shocked by how often publishers who blocked AI crawlers were still in the index, this was a very good read. https://t.co/MgfBu9kA36
Reddit Conversations Fuel Next‑Gen Internet Innovation
"Reddit’s conversations are like oil for the modern internet: a foundational resource powering the next generation of technology." -- Steve Huffman, Co-Founder of @Reddit $RDDT https://t.co/AbKCIK1ceb
Press Gazette Analyzes DCN Amicus Brief on Agentic AI
Press Gazette continues to be all over the developments across AI, especially those impacting publishing. This is a really fair assessment of DCN's amicus brief filed overnight in the ninth circuit in Amazon v Perplexity - all about agentic AI...
Beware Podcast Guest Fees and Hidden Sales Pitches
2 shady things to watch out for if you get invited to a podcast (both happened to me recently). First was an EA who reached out to see if I wanted to be "considered" to be a guest. There was a...
Tune in Tomorrow 5:45 Am ET for CNBC Morning Call
I'm scheduled to join @MorganLBrennan on @CNBCMorningCall tomorrow at 5:45am ET! Get up early and join us ☕⏰ https://t.co/c8yuMyI6kW
Michelle Pfeiffer Poised to Dominate Emmys Supporting Categories
Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Michelle Pfeiffer Could Crash Both the Drama and Comedy Races This Year https://t.co/qgM9T1MaEn via @variety
Don't Let NYT Headlines Control Your Work
Never let the New York Times or their fake news headlines dictate how you do your job. https://t.co/bODV6cMXh1
YouTube's Multi‑View Shift: Server‑Side Delivery Solves Core Barrier
News coverage/analysis of YouTube announcing custom multi-view options has been very light on the actual innovation: User experience/control/choice may have been further improved, but the engineering milestone underneath has been the enabler. The basics were already covered in the YouTube...
Roku Q1 Sales Jump 22%; Ads, Subscriptions Disclosed
Roku Q1 Sales Pop 22%, Company Breaks Out Results for Advertising and Subscriptions Businesses for First Time https://t.co/H3qeykC3XQ via @variety
For You Pages Aren’t Truly Personalized, Fueling Shallow Viral Narratives
Just because it’s the “for you” page doesn’t mean that every video you watch is crafted to YOUR specific scenario. Over half the comments on most viral TikTok videos start with some variation of "well what about me?" The internet is seriously...
Nonprofit News Funding Grows, Rural Gaps Remain
Support for nonprofit local news is on the rise, but there's still vast need in underserved rural areas. Here's how several funding efforts are shaping up. Martha Ramirez Reports: https://tinyurl.com/bp9vvn8c Related IP Resources: Journalism Grants -https://tinyurl.com/4nwuxehu Civic & Democracy Funders -https://tinyurl.com/4zbzy78h Report: Giving for Journalism...
Single Brain Automates Ad Insights and Creative Scaling
Many people have been *talking* about having a single brain to help them get things done faster. Here’s an example of ours in action where you ask an agent how your ads are performing, then ask a creative agent to create...
Meta's Empty Promises Keep Platform Favoring Content Thieves
People getting all excited about Instagram supposedly changing rules to favor original content have a bad memory. Meta's made nearly the same announcement so many times throughout the years, and we still have this hell scape that benefits slackers and...
Launch of High‑Quality Stock News API, Noise‑Free
We just launched what I believe to be the best news API for stocks. Other news APIs have way too much noise and low quality slop. Clean and relevant news. Now available in API & MCP. Will be implemented and...
Creator Fund Empowers Boating Community to Build Profitable Brands
.@slow creator fund backs deep communities with real-world products. We just backed America's most trusted boating group: Center Consoles Only (CCO) Alan Blanco started making boat review videos in 2016. Today, he and the team operate three businesses under their holding...
Creating a Fellowship to Cover Authors' Editing Costs
I have a new goal: One day fund a fellowship for authors to help them pay for professional editors, cover designers, etc without needing trad pub backing
Snapchat Founder Evan Spiegel Becomes Silicon Valley’s Voice of Reason
My mid 2010s self would never have predicted Evan Spiegel as Silicon Valley's voice of reason (for context, he co-founded Snapchat at 21) https://www.businessinsider.com/snaps-spiegel-coming-backlash-against-ai-2026-4
AI Fact-Checking on X Could Restore Information Trust
Grok's ability to let people fact-check claims in real-time on X is proving powerful. AI-powered truth verification may be the only thing that can restore trust in information. Do you agree?
Embrace Zero‑Click Marketing, Stop Fighting Platform Algorithms
2 choices: A) Fight the platforms, reject user preferences, and try to keep getting those rare clicks. B) Do everything you used to do on your site natively on the platforms (social, search answers, AI responses), aka: Zero Click Marketing I keep trying...
Name the Authority in Your Byline when Appealing
If you're going to make an appeal to authority, shouldn't the name of the authority be in the byline?
AI Marketing to Reach $82 B by 2030
By 2030, the AI marketing industry is expected to grow to $82 billion in annual revenue versus $20B in 2024; +25% CAGR from 2025 to 2030. https://t.co/rF7FdLlNze
Hollywood's Vertical Video Push Misses Bigger Mobile Opportunity
Honey, We Shrunk the Screen: Hollywood's Vertical Video Strategy Is Dead Wrong We believe the strategy behind almost all of these [new vertical video] products, including Netflix, is dead wrong and misses the far larger opportunity in mobile vertical video...
Kayce's Sacrifice Sparks Questions: When Does Episode 10 Air?
Last week, Kayce risked everything to save one of his own. But when does Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 10 hit CBS and Paramount+? https://t.co/LiGtevf3aR
Balaji Questioned About Roots of His Media Animosity
"Balaji, I feel like you've got this animosity for mainstream media. Where did it come from?" - Taylor
John Oliver Condemns Greedy Tech CEOs, Backs Gary Marcus
John Oliver @LastWeekTonight slays a pile of greedy tech CEOs, gives props to @GaryMarcus 😻 The tides are changing, and other folks like @wendyweeww are speaking out in support. https://t.co/ZNhBSkfFmT
Distribution Means Networks, Referrals, Media, Not Just Followers
Distribution isn't just a following or email list. Distribution can be: -> A powerful referral network -> A powerful freemium offering -> A network of media properties -> A sales team in multiple regions AND... → Your customers praising your work → Your content...
Human Experience Beats AI in Search Rankings
Google recently reminded everyone that "non-commodity content" is what wins in search, meaning content with a unique perspective, real E-E-A-T, and genuine lived experience. (BTW, this is an extension of what Google has been promoting in its quality guidelines for...
FCC Chair Calls NAB's ABC Objection Unprecedented, Notes Division
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, about NAB's statement objecting to the ABC license review "nearly unprecedented," said, “NAB’s gonna say what the NAB’s gonna say, I get it… I guess Disney’s a member of NAB. But broadcasters are not all with...
ABC Renews Shifting Gears, Scrubs Revivals Under Disney
#ABC has renewed comedy series #ShiftingGears for a third season and the #Scrubs revival for a second season. Both produced by #Disney’s 20th TV. $DIS
Too Many Ads Could Crash Today's Digital Landscape
"I go back to the year 2000, at some point, some advertiser jammed one too many banner ads on the internet and it was over... that's going to happen here." Dan Nathan talks dot-com comps on the latest MRKT Call https://t.co/HMlLAFThg2
SAG‑AFTRA Debuts ‘I Am An Actor’ Podcast Featuring Top Stars
SAG-AFTRA Launches ‘I Am An Actor’ Podcast; First Guests Include Quinta Brunson, Kate Hudson, Mariska Hargitay, Kerry Washington (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/bHYAqMJlqN via @variety
Netflix Launches TikTok‑style Clips Feed Worldwide
TikTok-like feed. It's called Clips -> Netflix rolls out a vertical video feed in its own Clips tab in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, the UK, and the US “You’ll see short clips from series, films...
CEOs Urged to Defend First Amendment, Disney Praised
.@AGomezFCC speaks to CEOs running parent companies of broadcasters: "We need the corporate parents of these broadcasters to stand up for our First Amendment and to push back" -- she praised Disney for pushing back against FCC