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Artificial Intelligence

AI And The Future Of Publishing

Should publishers block AI bots from stealing content and traffic? Is there an upside?

Podcasting

The Podcasting Industrial Complex Is Maturing

Podcasting is no longer a scrappy little industry of hobbyists, it's gone mainstream and is evolving.

Artificial Intelligence

The RSL Collective Aims To Make AI Scraping Pay

Getting artificial intelligence companies to pay for access to content seems reasonable. The RSL Collective hopes to pave the way.

September Premium Subscriber Drive

I'm not a huge fan of asking for support but...

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Artificial Intelligence

Should AI Have Legal Rights?

Some say yes. Others, not surprisingly, say Hell NO! As for me, I'm not sure. On one hand it could be a dangerous slope, but on the other hand...

Google

Google At WordCamp US Says They Are In Favor Of The Open Web

Google's Danny Sullivan was at WordCamp US in Portland, Oregon this past week and said Google needs the open web. Of course it does. So it can feed its Artificial Intelligence System. Let's not forget that.

Podcasting

YouTube Is Important To The Podcast Industry, But Isn't Everything

YouTube is a great place to watch podcasts that are put out as podcasts in audio only on the feeds. But YouTube isn't podcasting and not all podcasts need to be video.

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT 5 Was Panned. But I Thought It Was Pretty Good.

Widely panned as a flop. ChatGPT 5 is the victim of being over hyped. And some people not realizing that ChatGPT shouldn't be your BFF.

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Google

Google Is Lying To Us!

In a recent retort to critics, Google has gotten defensive about its AI Search.

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Advertising

The Thing About Sydney Sweeney & American Eagle

The thing about the Sydney Sweeney Jeans advert did exactly what American Eagle wanted. A response.

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Artificial Intelligence

With AI Overviews, Write Good Content

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. Getting found and cited in the AI overviews has become a goal for most companies. How do you do this? Write good quality content.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Artificial Intelligence Will Now Call Businesses For People

For someone like me, who hates calling businesses on the phone this is great. But there are nuances that will probably get missed at the start.

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