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✅ Media Briefing #26: New UK media group, unpublishing, ad fraud, trend porn, People Also Ask, censoring Trump, automating local news, age positive image library and more…

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 11 Jan 21
📰 News Social media
  1. A new UK media group called GB News is launching soon and aims to create 140 journalism jobs. This reflects ongoing changes in the media landscape.
  2. Ad fraud continues to be a major issue that the advertising industry is not addressing well. Experts believe recent security breaches should prompt a reevaluation of their practices.
  3. There's a push for more honest representation of older people in media, with a new age-positive image library launched to counter negative stereotypes.

The Real Winners of the Super Bowl

the case for brand 💼 • 7 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. The real winners of the Super Bowl were the broadcasters, with Nickelodeon's alternative broadcast being a smart move for a wider audience.
  2. The off-field entertainment, like Art But Make it Sports meme account, provided engaging content that kept viewers entertained.
  3. CeraVe's Super Bowl campaign, starting from paparazzi shots to the ad itself, showcased the power of building anticipation and involvement for a brand.

Distinguishing Knowing from Knowledge

Dilemmas of Meaning • 9 implied HN points • 20 Oct 23
📖 Philosophy Social media
  1. Sometimes what we say we know is more about engaging in discourse than claiming factual knowledge.
  2. Challenges in communication arise when social media platforms incentivize broadcasting thoughts without context.
  3. Acknowledging our limitations in knowledge is the first step in addressing complex problems like fake news.

Social media malaise

My Home Office Hacks • 2 implied HN points • 24 Feb 25
💼 Business Social media
  1. Many people are feeling bored or less interested in social media lately. It's not just you if you find yourself using it less.
  2. A good read for those working from home is about improving feelings of belonging in the workplace. It's essential for your mental health and work vibe.
  3. If you want access to home office tips, there's a subscription deal ending soon. You can save money if you sign up before the price goes up.

The Dead Internet Prophecy

Seeking Tribe • 13 implied HN points • 05 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. The internet is changing due to generative AI tools, leading to a potential future where social media is filled with bots.
  2. Niche social media platforms may struggle to compete against big platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
  3. AI tools are advancing, potentially leading to issues like high-fidelity spam, deep fakes, and unrealistic beauty standards.

Join my new subscriber chat

Rough Diamonds • 3 implied HN points • 06 Nov 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. There's a new chat space just for subscribers that allows for real-time discussions and updates.
  2. To join the chat, you'll need to download the Substack app and turn on push notifications.
  3. Once you're in the app, you can easily find and join the chat to connect with others and share your thoughts.

✅ Monday Briefing #20: UK obesity ad consultation, comms conspiracy, Guinness recall, PDR tool, productivity apps, Parler boom and more…

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 16 Nov 20
💼 Business Social media
  1. The UK Government is consulting on new rules to limit online ads for unhealthy food products. This aims to tackle obesity issues, especially among children.
  2. Many influencers are seen the same way as journalists by the public, which raises questions about the trustworthiness of news and information sources.
  3. There has been a surge in popularity for the app Parler, especially among conservatives, following the US elections and changes in how Twitter manages disinformation.

✅ Monday briefing #18: Influencer insights, ad budgets, remote presentations, COVID-19 creativity challenge, DIY app builder, data skills and Instagram business guide, and more

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 02 Nov 20
💼 Business Social media
  1. More marketers are spending more on influencer marketing than before, showing its growing importance in advertising.
  2. Presenting online requires different skills than in-person presentations, as remote work changes how we share ideas.
  3. Creating apps is now easier with no-code platforms, allowing more people to build their own apps without needing to write code.

✅ Monday briefing #17: PR start-ups, search metrics, propaganda media, sustainable local media, COVID-19 data, LinkedIn hack, foodbank fundraiser, and more

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 26 Oct 20
💼 Business Social media
  1. PR start-ups in the UK are adapting to challenges by finding new business models during COVID-19.
  2. Using search metrics like Google Trends can help marketers measure the success of their campaigns better.
  3. Local media needs to focus on publishing fewer but higher-quality articles to survive and create a sustainable business.

✅ Monday briefing #16: Industry report, conversational surveys, buzzword busting, Google analytics update, talk to me, Facebook group therapy, Zoom marketplace, personal data control, and more

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 19 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. The COVID-19 Communications Industry Report highlights how professionals adapted and innovated during the crisis, showing resilience and new opportunities.
  2. There are new tools designed to help with research, time tracking, and media relations, aimed at making marketing and PR work more efficient.
  3. A new privacy standard allows users to control their personal data better by instructing websites not to sell or share their information.

✅ Monday briefing #15: Twitter moderation, channel planning, influencer inequality, brand banter, podcast directory, meeting a troll, anti-trust TLDR, AI fail…

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 12 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Twitter is changing how it moderates content ahead of elections to reduce the spread of misleading information, including notifying users when they share such tweets.
  2. Black influencers face pay inequality compared to white influencers, which highlights a major issue in the influencer marketing industry.
  3. AI technology can have major flaws, as seen when Facebook mistakenly blocked a harmless image of onions, showing how these systems can misinterpret content.

✅ Monday briefing #14: Beating ennui, Blockbuster moment, CIPR election, local people Ofcom data dump, Social Dilemma rebuttal, Facebook groups boom...

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 05 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. People are feeling a bit down due to the ongoing crisis, but experts say this feeling will pass with time.
  2. Cinemas are closing in the UK, which is a big loss for communities that enjoy the shared movie experience.
  3. Facebook groups have become super popular, with 1.8 billion users connecting through them during the pandemic.

Quick Update

Malt Liquidity • 6 implied HN points • 21 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. The author is apologizing for a lack of posts due to a busy work schedule, but mentions having several in progress.
  2. The author is considering different ways to engage readers and potentially move discussions to a more permanent format.
  3. There are plans to transition content to a native URL and potentially create a separate site for non-core content.

Anon-Incognito

Tigerfeathers! • 8 implied HN points • 11 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. The Internet allows people to be anyone they want, creating a world where true identities are hard to discern.
  2. Working as a 'Conductor' on Twitter involved controlling multiple anonymous accounts to influence conversations and engagement.
  3. The job as a 'Conductor' became isolating and overwhelming, leading to a desire to quit and reveal the truth to followers.

The technologies of all dead generations

Metal Machine Music by Ben Tarnoff • 2 HN points • 09 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. The third wave of algorithmic accountability focuses on building new technologies, not just critiquing existing ones.
  2. Taking a dialectical approach to technology means acknowledging the contradictions in our technological inheritance and using them as points of subversion.
  3. Critique is essential for understanding the difficulties that condition our technological activities and for navigating the contradictory terrain of creating a better technological future.

Your Voice to be Heard

Curiosity Sink__ • 11 implied HN points • 21 Feb 23
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. In a noisy world, to stand out and be noticed, you might need to do something extreme or loud.
  2. Honest signals that make a genuine statement need to be costly to be valued and not easily imitated.
  3. Sometimes, extreme actions or bold statements are needed to drive home a message and make people pay attention.

Truth and consequences

Internal exile • 5 HN points • 08 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Generated images on food delivery apps are often perceived as placeholders to fulfill basic requirements, not meant to deceive or enhance the customer's experience
  2. Generative images symbolize a power shift where technology companies dictate realities that must be accepted, regardless of quality or accuracy, aligning users with this new authority
  3. Concerns over fake images highlight the complexities of truth and reality perception, emphasizing the need to navigate between obviousness, evidence, and asceticism in seeking truth

Who are you

My Home Office Hacks • 5 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
💼 Business Social media
  1. Including links in LinkedIn posts can lead to 40-50% fewer impressions, so consider avoiding them for better engagement.
  2. Understanding that changing one's awareness of themselves is crucial in bringing about personal change - Abraham Maslow's quote.
  3. Consider listening to Belle Chen's music on Spotify for a relaxing and enjoyable work environment.

Once You Get the Message, Hang Up the Phone

As If We Were Staying • 3 HN points • 04 Sep 24
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Social media often creates a false sense of accomplishment, making us feel like we are active in activism without actually making real change. We can get caught up in online outrage instead of doing the hard work needed in real life.
  2. Real change requires us to align our actions with our values and make sacrifices. It’s about focusing on long-term goals, which often aren’t flashy or fun, but important for making a real impact.
  3. We need to recognize that social media can be entertaining but is not a substitute for deep, meaningful community engagement. True activism happens offline and requires commitment and clarity about what we want to change.

Compliments

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards • 5 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Compliments can have a lasting impact and are appreciated, so it's important to give and receive them.
  2. Compliments should not be taken for granted in relationships, as they are crucial for maintaining affection and admiration.
  3. Recognition and compliments are powerful motivators, providing psychological rewards beyond material gains.

Giving Glover Gil.ga

12challenges • 5 HN points • 14 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Linknames can reduce platform dependency by signposting websites outside of platforms, promoting direct relationships with audiences, and making names stand out.
  2. Using a linkname like Gil.ga for creative projects can innovate in naming, make a statement, and inspire a new generation of artists using this concept.
  3. Linknames open the door for multi-sensory and multi-platform experiences, such as albums with complementary websites or TV easter eggs that change the show's meaning.

Our Digital Disillusionment and Hope

The Digital Anthropologist • 1 HN point • 22 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Society is becoming disillusioned with digital technologies, but history shows we've overcome similar challenges before.
  2. Despite current disillusionment, there is hope and potential for future solutions and improvements in technology.
  3. Technological advancements may not have met 20th-century promises yet, but progress takes time, and culture ultimately shapes how technology impacts society.

Fahrenheit 98.6

Donkeyspace • 8 implied HN points • 19 May 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Language is highly flexible and we can navigate its complexities effortlessly.
  2. Our ways of reasoning often involve starting with conclusions and then finding explanations.
  3. AI may introduce new challenges, but our existing coping mechanisms can help us navigate through them.

The Scale Problem

Perspective Agents • 9 implied HN points • 24 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. As technology scales, humans struggle to keep up with the rapid advancements, exposing the 'Scale Problem.'
  2. The rapid growth and adoption of digital technologies have shifted focus to attention as a valuable commodity, leading to power shifts and influence aggregation.
  3. The advancement of generative AI, like ChatGPT, raises questions about its impact on society and the need to shift towards a more human-centric approach to technological innovation.

Làm mạng xã hội để làm gì?

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 19 implied HN points • 15 Oct 19
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Creating a social network in Vietnam can offer innovative ideas like connecting users as 'comrades' and providing direct communication with authorities, as seen in the example of VCNet.
  2. Social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube have provided a level playing field in Vietnam, prioritizing intellect and creativity, challenging traditional power dynamics.
  3. Establishing a fair social playground in Vietnam involves addressing existing inequalities, challenging the influence of money, power, and relationships in shaping the rules, and promoting platforms where talents can shine regardless of background.

Interview with David Auerbach and Review of 'Meganets'

Data Taboo • 7 implied HN points • 07 May 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Auerbach explores the concept of meganets, networks of humans and machines that have become semi-autonomous and out of our control.
  2. These networks are causing economic instability, disinformation, and political/social polarization, requiring changes like slowing down growth and injecting diverse opinions.
  3. Concerns about AI taking over the world may be eclipsed by the threat of meganet-driven systems that lack human control and have significant influence over society.

🌳 More Agents, Decentralized Social Media, and Faster Training

ppdispatch • 2 implied HN points • 18 Oct 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Scaling up the number of agents can really boost the performance of language models, especially when tasks get tough.
  2. Bluesky offers a new way for social media that lets users have more control and makes it easier to manage content.
  3. Using 16-bit models can save time and resources while still giving accurate results, making them good for those with less powerful hardware.