Matt

My sympathies, however my inbox is currently Ed-less and this needs remedied.

it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories

“It was time for me to upgrade my phone, which reminded me of the repentant thief forgiven by Jesus on the cross - he received an impressive upgrade to the Kingdom of Heaven”

Absolute classic of the genre on Thought for the Day this morning #r4today

“MEAT CUBE!?” delivered in the same manner of Gob Bluth hearing about the beads.

The main thing I’ve discovered since joining Bluesky is that I’m not really looking for a Twitter replacement.

I log into here once or twice a day and have a cursory scroll, but the itch I thought was there doesn’t appear to exist.

😬

YouTube is a TV channel.

www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/2...

You’re a good man Mr Needham. A very good man.

YouTube is a TV channel.

Unless it has a typo, then the Gods will make sure everyone sees it.

I am sorry but I refuse to call them skeets.

For comparison, in 2021 it was 12.9%.

According to Meta’s most recent content report, posts with a link make up 3.3% of organic feed content views.

Get well soon. I’m off to crunch a can of Monster.

Is Bluesky the new #MarketingTwitter? Marketers weigh in X users are becoming ex-users and fleeing to the new social app founded by X’s co-founder.

If you want to know my real thoughts on Bluesky they’re contained within…

www.campaignlive.com/article/blue...

“It’s the DFS sale!”

Yes, this is a niche reference that can only be appreciated if you’re a) British and b) a certain age.

For Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now I usually end up at the same three or four websites.

the internet sucks in part because no one makes their own personal websites anymore aftermath.site/website-musk...

The upside? I can’t wait to see the Hapsburgian nightmare that results from LLMs talking to one another in Facebook comments.

I do think this is an existential issue for social media professionals.

It’s not just about competing against AI generated content, it’s about the inauthenticity of engagement.

What’s the value of an automated like?

You’d think that *this* would be a problem. Unfortunately we’ve ample evidence that social media platforms want AI generated slop.

Line must go up after all.

Yes, That Viral LinkedIn Post You Read Was Probably AI-Generated A new analysis estimates that over half of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are AI-generated, indicating the platform’s embrace of AI tools has been a success.

I’m pretty relaxed about turning Dead Internet from a theory into a reality.

www.wired.com/story/linked...

Calling 118 118 and shouting “got your number” at the operator was the height of comedy. I’ll not be convinced otherwise.

please do not "test" this you rubes. it wants you to do that. it is challenging you "please give me text on which to train." you marks you fools you absolute turnip truck accident victims

Huh. Weird definition of success.

Followed by my first porn bot.

We’re speedrunning Twitter.

Elon Musk admits X is throttling links

A small amount of credit due for saying the quiet part loud, I suppose.

It’s something tangible for social media marketers to point at when explaining why we can’t just spray links all over the place like it’s 2013.

Damn, already feels like I missed the glory days.

I appreciate him saying the quiet part loud. Marginally more helpful for SMMs than Meta burying stats in reports on their transparency center.

Can’t wait until the winner goes in off his wheelchair.