"You’d like to think that the conversion of TikTok into a far right wing space will cause a mass exodus of ethical people off the platform, but as we’ve seen with Twitter that’s not something you can rely on." www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/t...

It's the end of traffic as we know it. My talk from this Spring's The Marketing Meetup in London, is now live: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Drk9... Do y'all feel fine? 😅

1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links 2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands 3. The whole app is open source This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site. We 💙 the open web.

"From August 1, 2024, to August 1, 2025, Steam saw an average of 109,000 new buyers each day, making their first-ever purchase." - www.invenglobal.com/articles/195... This makes me very hopeful that snackbarstudio.com can convert some non-gamers into players & fans 🤗😎

This is why I'll never understand. They cave to fascists in exchange for a slightly larger number in a bank account so large they'll never make a dent in it...

My buddy @seattlefoodgeek.bsky.social made the world's first ultrasonic chef's knife. It launches today: seattleultrasonics.com but I got one last night 😎🤫👇

Lastly, consider watching some of his films this week. My favorites include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men, Three Days of the Condor, The Sting, Jeremiah Johnson, and All Is Lost. Rest in peace to a man who has given us much.

@archive.org preserved the original study, which you can find here. web.archive.org/web/20250911...

Any excuse to post one of my favorite videos of all time

Social media is 90% tolerating absolute garbage so you can enjoy 10% of stuff you actually want to see nowdays

I finished reading the 230-page Google antitrust remedy ruling and put together my thoughts from an industry perspective. I think a lot of the data-sharing details are critical -- moz.com/blog/google-...

Founders & marketers are way too scared to talk publicly about their values, ethics, or politics. I joined @alainashearer.bsky.social's Citizen Rebel podcast to explain why it's a marketing superpower to piss some people off while appealing to others: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLtv...

It’s amazing how the nft craze didn’t lead to a single good or cool thing. Not one piece of art that didn’t suck

11AM tomorrow: datos.live/event/datos-... These 4 charts? Just a teaser. We've got 30+ more to share with you about the state of traditional search, AI tools, e-commerce sites, and content platforms, and how user behavior is changing. Get the charts. Get the recording. Register, friends! 😉😎

Good for consumers. Good for conversion rate. Good for marketing. Probably not bad for SEO and AI answers either 🎰

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl... I want to know everything about this person.

this (from the brilliant @everywhereist.bsky.social) puts into words the big black tangle of frustration i have whenever i get the same question

me after the tariffs are struck down as illegal

% of Americans who... Don't use AI tools at all: 62% Use AI tools 1-3X/month: 9% Use AI tools 4-9X/month: 8% Use AI tools 10X+/month: 21% How that's changed since 2023 👇

TODAY's webinar by @amandanat.bsky.social is on Building Your Personal Brand in the AI Age: sparktoro.registration.goldcast.io/webinar/b7df... Starts in 10mins! 👇👇👇

Like I said in June, DO NOT ignore Google Search to simply focus on AI Search -> Sparktoro Research: Traditional Search Is Not Declining Via @randfish.bsky.social "My takeaway is that traditional search isn’t going anywhere, even for the heavy adopters of AI." www.seroundtable.com/traditional-...

NEW research: sparktoro.com/blog/new-res... Thanks to @LiveDatos, we've got remarkable charts showing: - The changing growth rate of AI tool use - Distribution of AI usage - How traditional search engines have fared Trust me, you don't want to miss it 😉👇

NEW LAUNCH on @sparktorohq today: describe your audience with natural language (in as much or little detail as you'd like) and (using LLMs) we'll produce a report on that audience's behaviors and demographics. Easy peasy lemon squeezy 👇👇👇

The are lots of erroneous assumptions people make about what AI adoption has changed. But NONE ARE MORE WRONG THAN: "AI searches replace Google searches!" Nope. In fact, the exact opposite is true. 👇

NEW: sparktoro.com/blog/how-to-... One of the most powerful new features in SparkToro is the ability to research an audience using a natural language description. See it in action in this week's #5MinuteWhiteboard

I own If You Can't Take the Heat by @everywhereist.bsky.social, but haven't read it yet. Every post I've seen about the book has been positive. Plus, Geraldine is the author of www.everywhereist.com and is a great follow on socials. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720922...

sparktoro.com/blog/how-to-... Feel like @amandanat.bsky.social chose the still shot most likely to create curiousity about whether I'd say the f word... Wonder if it'll be effective at driving CTR? 😂

My friend Mariana has been a doctor for 18 years. She's seen just how broken healthcare systems can be. And now she's doing something to help: www.marianacalleja.com I'm sad that we need services like this, but I'm deeply grateful to people like Mariana who offer it ❤️

How cool is that? www.reddit.com/r/DigitalMar...

For anyone wondering WTF's going on in the American economy: kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...

The AI Bubble is gonna pop. Just a Q of when and how much. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-bub...

This is a long form version of what Adam Savage describes as having "a perspective" to share. I think it's a good razor for separation of AI-assisted creation and slop.

Easily validate if you're unknowingly blocking AI crawlers at the infrastructure level, missing opportunities for AI search visibility with the AI Bot Access Analyzer created by Max Braglia 🙌 Check it out: maxbraglia.com/ai-bot-analy...

Over the years, I’ve attended my fair share of conferences - sometimes as a speaker, sometimes just to listen and learn. These days, I don’t go to many anymore. (1/6)

NEW: www.wix.com/studio/ai-se... If I had to list the 3 Qs execs are most obsessed with in 2025, it'd be: 1) Is our target market using AI? 2) How much vs. traditional search/social platforms? 3) Which AI tools? Good news--answers are in this piece 😎

👋 I'm hiring a part-time Chief of Staff in Seattle to help with all three of my companies: docs.google.com/document/d/1... If you know someone who's a potentially good match, referrals are greatly appreciated. Details are in the doc 🤗

To be known is to be loved. My buddy @andrewbohrer.bsky.social brought these back from Paris for me and I feel very, very loved.

Little wonder the marketing world is in such turmoil: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

How to make Bluesky replies to your posts into the blog comments section of your site 👇 So cool!

As I went forwandering, seeking the invisibilities of the intramundane, I spotted a nongreasy group of discographers exultantly shouting out their extendible, commeasured eyeblinks. Twas' a weird day. (huh? why? here ya go - www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...)

When Expertise Loses to Virality usujason.substack.com/p/when-exper... via @wilreynolds.bsky.social, who's right that this is an absolutely excellent and heartwrenching read.

colton.dev/blog/curing-... - I prefer data > anecdotes, but this piece is compelling, and matches my perception, so I'm sharing for those who find individual stories resonate more.

Two posts explain how AI *is* taking jobs: 1) layoffnation.substack.com/p/the-ai-mir... - "AI isn’t replacing jobs, it’s masking offshoring." 2) paulkedrosky.com/honey-ai-cap... - "Capital is being reallocated at the expense of other sectors.... Entire categories are starved of investment"

You do not want these genes. Jeans.

Balsamiq puts this CTA at the bottom of their posts, and I gotta say, it's really compelling.

This is a great post, and it uses simple, compelling visuals to get its point across wonderfully: elroy.bot/blog/2025/07... What it highlights for me is how professional, high quality graphics are often LESS valuable than amateur-ish, but viscerally obvious ones.

Spoke at Seattle Tech Week's Culture panel on Tuesday, and shared a bad experience from my first startup. After I stepped down as CEO, we made some hires, including one manager in particular, who destroyed many people's belief in our adherence to our core values. Broke my heart 👇

www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau... - check out the USA Facts social media person having success here Shocking me most - they're participating in the comments and not getting destroyed! Quite impressive.

NEW -- How to Get Quoted in the Press: sparktoro.com/blog/care-to... From the clever, fun-to-read brain of @amandanat.bsky.social come answers to marketing world's latest obsession: A) How do I get my brand in AI answers B) How am I supposed to get press/social creators to mention my brand?!

Google Alerts is ridiculous. Just shut the product down. Today's an excellent example. Right: all our many brand mentions in LOTS of media, big and small. Left: what Google Alerts sent me 🙄🙄🙄