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05/24/2026

“Any useful statement about the futures should appear to be ridiculous.” – Jim Dator

01/06/2026

In case you missed it... your META AI chat conversations are used for ad targeting. In 2026, if you haven't already, need to seriously take the time to think on and take to heart the importance of your questions and thoughts and if we're undervaluing ourselves as individuals and as a collective.

We will soon use your interactions with AI at Meta to personalize the content and ads you see, including things like posts and reels.

11/14/2025

If you love: Talk story with the creator of Humans of New York

Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perellBrandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York, came on the show to talk about how he wrote his way t...

10/21/2024

🏆 13 minutes well spent. Excellent journalism 🏆

Door County, Wisconsin voted for Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. Here’s what voters are thinking in the battleground-state swing county ahead of the presidenti...

09/27/2024

"ING is starting to use artificial intelligence to price currencies, replacing a job traditionally performed manually by the bank's traders." - Bloomberg

ING is starting to use artificial intelligence to price currencies, replacing a job traditionally performed manually by the bank's traders. The move is the l...

08/06/2024

"I am them, and they are me. I love you Jesus" -Twinks Borge

05/31/2024

🧠👌🏽

05/16/2024

Not good 😢

The number of homeless people on Oahu increased for the second year in a row — to 4,494 in January — with the greatest increase among those considered “unsheltered,” meaning they were not staying in homeless shelters.

04/27/2024

More than half of Gen Z'ers (b. 1997-2012) want to be influencers, but why?

• Money
• Flexibility
• Fun
• Admiration
• Respect

But why?

• Influencers/micro-influencers have high ROI
• Are more trusted than friends and family for Gen Zers
• Establishes social proof
• Less intrusive = more consensual
• Promotes the experience, not "salesy"
• Encourages more organic serendipitous events

Will it last?

With the rise of AI tools, influencer marketing will be increasingly data-driven which could dull the backend experience and w**d out the less motivated. Diversification of cross-channel content as well as an increase of collaborations will help with success depending on the niche.

The future...

Authenticity in the marketplace will do battle with global ethics as our changing environment turns back to bite the heavy hand of man… Generation Alpha, born into crisis will be shaped by the horrors of armed conflicts, mental health crisis, consumerism/greed and a burning Earth. They have the potential to seek the answers we knew but didn’t practice: caring for the Earth, health, love of peace, humility, minimalism and more. Gen Alpha will be amazingly tech savvy just in time to take hold of the most important responsibility for mankind, to question awareness and the survival of their species over the goals of making the sale.

…we shall see 👀

According to a new report, over half (57%) of Gen Zers would be an influencer on social media given the opportunity, and a similar amount (53%) view influencing as a respectable career choice.

03/27/2024

That's about 10% of META's total ad revenue!

In 2023, Temu had over 130 million app downloads, with 82.4 million active users in the US as of September 2023... The platform's monthly GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) jumped from $3 million in September 2022 to $192 million in January 2023, with an estimated yearly revenue of at least $6 billion.

Temu reportedly spent $3 billion in 2023 on online advertising in the US for its e-commerce marketplace. This positions Temu as one of the largest online advertisers in the country.

Top spenders? Retail, Finance and Streaming Services.

Executives at the tech giants were taken aback by how much Temu has spent advertising with them