WSJ Clarifies Who the Alleged Assassin Targeted
I am glad we still have @WSJ to help us figure out hard things like who the would-be Presidential assassin was targeting. https://t.co/Ey6PE5RopC
Snap's Edge: Distribution Beats Product in AI Era
Software is not a moat Over the last 15+ years, nearly every innovation @EvanSpiegel and his team shipped got copied. Stories. AR glasses. Swipe-based navigation. The camera-first interface. And yet @Snapchat is the only independent consumer social app that has lasted. Nearly...
Authors Must Reread Manuscript Four Times—Still Love It
Did you know that after you write your book, the publisher asks you to read it cover-to-cover four different times? Neither did I 😓. The fact that I still love it at this stage of the game gives me great...
Trump Gives 60 Minutes Interview on Dinner Controversy
Trump sat down for a “60 Minutes” interview with Norah O’Donnell to discuss the incident at the Correspondents’ Dinner. CBS News announced that interview will air tonight.
NYTimes Fuels Class Warfare with Micro‑looting Narrative
The NYTimes focus last week was micro-looting, social murder and meaningless private company transactions designed to ferment class warfare. Disgraziad
How to Remove Unnecessary AI Watermarks From Images
While it's good to be able to differentiate AI-created photographs from real photos, there are many images that don't need the AI mark. Here's how to remove it, as needed, and how it all works behind the scenes: https://t.co/m8yBJd6MVt #ai...
Premium Screens Boost Hollywood Box Office Despite Affordability Worries
The fact that seemingly every major Hollywood film has been beating box office expectations lately and it’s increasingly being driven by premium screens is an interesting trend given the broader affordability discourse.
AI Will First Dominate Insights, Content; Humans Keep Strategy
Which aspects of brand social media do you think get taken over by Agentic AI first versus the parts that cling to 💯 human? 🔘 Insights + measurement 🔘 Social strategy 🔘 Content creation 🔘 Channel management 🔘 Influencer management 🔘 Community engagement
Bad Content Crowds Out Quality, Data Center Resistance
🆓 Sunday links: the urge to create, data center pushback, and how bad content drives out the good. https://t.co/rAi0H93ZdH image: https://t.co/6dOJymULr4 https://t.co/UcEXtubt7P
Explore X’s Regional Trending Tweets with This Tutorial
Didja know that X (née Twitter) has an area where you can see the most popular tweets by region or language? It's fascinating stuff to explore, as I demonstrate in this tutorial: https://t.co/8o4AIegPOv #x #twitter @X @twitter https://t.co/rlyv85WqOy
Stadium Deal Coverage: Fake News Vs. Sycophancy Damages Trust
I've got a chapter in my book that examines media coverage of stadium deals "Fake News: Accidental Advocates and Editorial Sycophants." I present examples of both, and I'm not sure which does more damage. Journalists have a tough job to...
Season One of WSJ Money Interview Launches Today
I’ve spent a lot of 2026 traveling the country to film The WSJ Money Interview. Season One drops today https://t.co/BGK8Q8lhG0 https://t.co/w5tBPQIkVt
Fans Await The Testaments Episode 6 Release Date
Episode 5 has been described as "like prom, but full of old creeps." But when does The Testaments episode 6 drop on Hulu and Disney+? https://t.co/8Acb3MuXMz
WordPress: From Publishing Democracy to Tech‑Team Necessity
The fundamental irony of WordPress is that the dream was about democratising publishing and it ended up as something you would be insane to use if you don’t have your own tech team
Spotify Updates Playlist Management on Mobile Apps
Some users of the Spotify apps for Android and iOS are noticing a significant change in how playlists can be managed. https://t.co/QgE5bpfl2Y
LinkedIn Articles Power 60% of AI Search Visibility
Some research shows LinkedIn is the most cited domain for professional queries in AI search. 📊 According to LinkedIn, long-form articles drive that—accounting for 60% of its AI visibility, with posts making up the remaining 40%. It also published a guide on...
Free Online Streams to Watch Chelsea vs Leeds Anywhere
All the ways to watch Chelsea vs Leeds live streams online and from anywhere for FREE, in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. https://t.co/2LUOXGng4i
Military Sponsorship Makes Evening
It was very weird to see the 6 o’clock news literally sponsored by the military.
Map Topics First, Then Scale Content for Growth
Stop publishing 4 blog posts a month and praying they'll rank. Build the topical map first. Then ship 100 pages around 3-4 pillars in a quarter. Most of my clients grow out off a structure that compounds. Volume without it doesn't.
Motion Blur Works Great for TV Shows and Sports
Unpopular opinion: I think motion blurring aka the soap opera effect is perfectly suitable for most tv shows and live sports event.
Journalism Serves Public by Facing Crises Head‑On
“Journalism is a public service because when there is an emergency, we run to the crisis not away from it.” https://t.co/vQLhlFn0di
Adobe Aims to Control New Content Supply Chain Layer
The Content Supply Chain Has an Operating Layer Now. Adobe Wants to Own It. https://t.co/GIONAfdDsc
Make Your Brand Show Up in AI Answers
Your Brand Is Already in the AI Answers. The Question Is Whether You Put It There https://t.co/b6hWTh7m8M
Even The Atlantic Lagging on Podcast Clip Trend
It is fascinating to realize how behind some industries are in social media. Like… this is The Atlantic. And they’re just figuring out that podcast clips are the content, not just promotional clips for the podcasts. Other industries have known this for 5+...
Washington Post Trails Times on Local Cutback Costs
As of 9:15, Washington Post is way behind The Times on this story in its hometown: the cost of cutbacks.
WHCA Program Set to Resume Shortly, Details Pending
Update from #WHCA: "Our program is going to resume momentarily, and we will have more details to share also momentarily, but for now, please just be patient as we figure out just how much time it will be, but it...
Spider Noir Debuts in Both Black‑White and Color
Credit to CCXP for always having a cool intro for every panel on the Thunder Stage. Here’s the intro for @primevideo’s #spidernoir in Mexico City. What’s unique is how the series is being released in black and white and color...
Lightricks Launches AI Video HDR Generation
FINALLY: Lightricks just did the unthinkable. They just shipped HDR generation for AI video. Highlights hold. Shadows breathe. Footage finally grades. Resolution was never the problem. Dynamic range was. https://t.co/SY23Fy6zeS
C-SPAN2 Replays Past Presidents, Highlighting Stark Contrast
C-SPAN2 is brilliantly playing prior presidential addresses at the WHCD. Oh, the contrast will be extreme.
Future-Proof Your YouTube Channel Against Market Shifts
Question for you to ask yourself. Could your YouTube channel withstand a marketshift? What could you do to make sure it could?
Beef Season 2 Falls Flat, Lacks Any Tension
Season 2 of Beef on Netflix is unwatchable. How did such an amazing premise in Season 1 led to this Lifetime movie network dreck? I’m bailing… There’s no “beef.” There’s no tension. The Gen Z couple are insufferable.
Hacks Leads Emmy Comedy Race, Shrinking, Abbott Elementary Close
#Emmys Predictions: Best Comedy Series (Updated April 25, 2026) #Hacks out front followed closely by #Shrinking and #AbbottElementary https://t.co/bayY5ZZn34 via @variety https://t.co/eEzdOGIqlt
Spotify's 20th Anniversary Sparks Talk on Future Innovations
As Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary, I spoke with Sten Garmark about the platform's exciting future developments. https://t.co/Pt6V3ZVWud
Relevant Ads Benefit Advertisers, Users, and Meta Alike
Advertiser, users, and Meta alllll win when the most relevant ads are served to the most relevant users.
Bots Replace Shortwave: Chinese Propaganda Misleads West
The Soviets and the Democratic West used to spend untold amounts of money to build shortwave radio stations along enemy borders to blast propaganda. We used to drop leaflets out of planes. Now China can just set up millions of social...
Cost Caps Not Spending? There's Likely a Reason
A lot of brands and agencies make this mistake. If cost caps aren’t spending - it’s probably for a good reason.
NYT Editor Laughs as Extremist Defends Murder
New York Times editor giggles while interviewing a person who said “America deserved 9/11” and is giddy throughout interview where he justifies the murder of Brian Thompson—who was shot in the back on a New York City street—and many other...
Post Instagram Stories in Three‑Story Bursts, 24‑Hour Gaps
Here's how top creators post Instagram stories. I learned this from the author's mastermind I co-hosted with @JamesClear. They'll post sets of three stories and then nothing for 24 hours. Then three stories again, and repeat. https://t.co/xX5wrxy486
Chinese Micro‑dramas Explode: $12B Market, 1 in 10 Americans
Those Chinese micro-drama apps (ReelShorts, DramaBox, GoodShort) are hitting wild numbers. WSJ says 1 in 10 American adults watch them and estimated to hit $12b in 2027 (Hollywood did $9B box office in 2025). The apps do bite-sized English scripted video content…like...
Check What AI Actually Sees—And Says—Your Content
Your content looks complete to a human visitor. To an AI model fetching your page to generate an answer, it might be nearly empty. Two free tools changed how I think about this: @Adobe AI Content Visibility Checker (Chrome extension) shows you exactly...
Start My Saturday Essay, Support Unbending Pro-Democracy Media
Here is how I began my Saturday essay today. If you agree and want to support pro-democracy media that will never bend a knee or obey, join Democracy Docket today. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/Anchor-methreads
Distribution Beats Creation: Market Your Content Relentlessly
"Create great content and they will find you" Nah... They really won't. Market your content relentlessly. Promote your work consistently. Distribution is the only answer.
New “You Asked to See” Label Clarifies AI‑tailored Feed
Interesting update when you tailor your feed in Discover. As pointed out by @AndellDam, the new cards being displayed based on your prompt when tailoring your feed now show a label saying "You asked to see" with a small "tailor...
Invincible Season 5 Slated for Early 2027
Invincible season 5 is expected to premiere in early 2027 — here are the key details we know ahead of its eventual launch. https://t.co/UJ8NlkOcBB
Media's Sole Goal: Ad Revenue, Not Truth
It's not the newspapers, TV or radio's job to tell you the truth. Their only job is to convince you that you need to keep coming back, so they can sell ads to their sponsors. That's it. That's their only...
Paramount Celebrates Trump Amid Warner Bros Deal Await
State media supper. Paramount Throws Party for Trump as It Awaits Approval of Warner Bros. Deal https://t.co/riE6bSs9h7
Accidental Instagram Ad Clicks Mistaken for Success
There’s some PM at Instagram looking at the metrics of ads that people accidentally click on thinking “wow I’m doing a great job”.
Fans Want Pay‑Per‑View, Not Expensive Subscriptions
National League and DAZN missing a trick here. Would love to watch York vs Rochdale and pay per view, but the only choice is to pay a $25 monthly subscription. No thanks.
Posts Need Clear Intent and Action to Drive Revenue
Every post should have a: • clear intent (what decision it supports) • defined next action (DM, click, save, book) • path from attention to outcome Without that, you’re optimizing for visibility, not revenue.
Medeo Launches Free Instant Image‑to‑Video Conversion
Medeo now lets you use its Image-to-Video tool for free. Just upload a picture, and it will turn into a video in a few seconds.