Ryan Forquer

WTF weather app - why you gotta come at me like that?

My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

The main thing I realized I wanted to say but didn’t, is that while it can be frustrating being hit by bad news all the time, it’s also very reassuring to see people taking action and being vocal about it. So thank you for that.

I appreciate the posts. Understand it can be overwhelming for everyone at times, but it’s important.

Screen shot of SoundCloud's Terms of Use: "You explicitly agree that your Content may be used to inform, train, develop or serve as input to artificial intelligence or machine intelligence technologies or services as part of and for providing the services."

SoundCloud knows artists don't want their music used in AI training, and this is in their Terms of Use! 😮 Yet another reason to not use SoundCloud for professional pitches. We will always have artists' backs!

Wouldn't it be great if giant corporations could exist without massive illegality? Some of my academic writing was vacuumed up into the LibGen database, and subsequently used by Meta (owners of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more) to train their LLM (AI) models.

#DoTheWriteThing

The Influencer Marketing team at Nintendo of America is hiring. This is a rare role and a genuine change to their org. 100% worth a shot, folks (also I heard the lead is great)

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

We've got a release date! Try the demo now, wishlist (pretty please with sugar on top), and check out the full game on May 22.

And, if you're a creator, please request your key via Rainmaker (courtesy of my colleagues at Leviathan Core)!

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Screenshot of a hiring post on Greenhouse: THE OPPORTUNITY KRAFTON Americas is seeking an experienced Operations Specialist to join our growing team, with positions available in both the United States and Korea. These roles are essential to our creator and community initiatives focusing on campaign execution, customer support, and community management through our KRAFTON Creator Network (KCN) portal. As we continue to expand our global presence, we need dedicated professionals who can maintain operational excellence while delivering exceptional service to our creator community. This position will be responsible for managing KCN campaigns, handling support operations, and fostering community relationships, while ensuring seamless integration between our US, Korean, and Chinese operations. The roles require a strong understanding of campaign management, customer service principles, and community engagement strategies. RESPONSIBILITIES: Execute and optimize campaigns across all content platforms, ensuring alignment with performance metrics and company objectives. Provide high-quality customer support through timely resolution of tickets and maintenance of service standards. Cultivate and manage community relationships through proactive engagement and effective response to player feedback. Serve as the primary point of contact for KCN portal operations, managing support tickets and escalation processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including marketing, financial services, and analytics to enhance operational efficiency. Analyze campaign data and customer feedback to generate actionable insights for improvement. Communicate and coordinate between US and Korean teams for seamless global operations.

Image of hero/banner art for Dark and Darker Mobile, inZOI, and PUBG

The KRAFTON Creator Network is about to launch; I need help running it!

LF1M to help me figure out how to inspire/create/grow creators, no matter their stage of development or platform

🔗Because of design choices…the link is in the next post

SHOUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

^^ That’s it. I’m not a financial expert but it seems like he’s just looking for a way to increase tax revenue so he can justify income tax cuts for the wealthy.

Loved that whole experience - wish I could’ve just hung out at that bar for most of the event.

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Was hoping for a bit more overt takedown of the system to go with the theme of the songs. I understand it was for the culture, but it’s a big stage and not sure the ppl that needed to get the message got it.

You knew they were going to complain no matter what so might as well go big.

Tuned in for Kendrick then turned the TV off.

it's so funny when you get notes from a sponsor that are like "we would like you to remove the unnecessary quirks of the segment and stick more to our script" like oh what you're saying is you want the ad to be more boring so people skip it. sounds great

To creators on BSKY: Recently, our team had the chance to sit down with dozens of you worldwide to get a reality check about what you need to help your channels. They even shared some personal stories, and I couldn’t be prouder of it. I’m so glad it came together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGBM...

The boss has been defeated

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown | Xsolla Partner Network Splinter and Shredder are dead. Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new..

If you're a creator and want to request a key for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, you can do that riiiiiiiiight here: x.la/xpn/campaign...

Yeah for sure, feels like the term still applies to those roles.

Publishing felt limited to those who work for game publishers. I like Games Industry as it covers anyone working for a studio or business that supports the broader gaming ecosystem and is inclusive of creative/non-business roles.

Games Industry? What I most commonly see for people who work in games biz dev or marketing (aka the people who would attend an E3 or Pax on behalf of their company).

We got a Frameo for my parents so we could send baby photos to it with the app. Been happy with it so far.

It’s scary because I always thought it was a fringe thing that was just getting more attention, but after the last election it seems like the majority of the country at this point? Terrifying

👩‍🦳 I’d like a Venti vanilla latte.

🧔🏾‍♂️ Ma’am, this is not Starbucks. 12, 16, or 20 ounces?

😳 Me pretending I didn’t just hear that.

Several Influencer roles opening up.

Corsair: Influencer & Partnerships
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2K: Senior Manger Creator Marketing
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ButcherBox: Associate Director, Influencer Marketing
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moomoo : Strategic Influencer Business Development Manager
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Did Spotify remove the option to start a radio from a playlist or just move it somewhere else?

X: Blocked people can read your tweets

Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting

Beautiful family! Made me realize how weird it is that many of us spend so much time interacting with industry people, but don't get much deeper than work stuff.

After decades, finally figured out my ideal phone setting. Turn ringer volume on with a custom focus mode that only allows my wife and any baby caretaker's calls/texts through.

The rest I can check when I get to it.