Getting Found Online Has Changed. Most Businesses Don’t Know It Yet.

Things have changed for getting found online. But so many businesses haven't realized it yet. It's time to catch up!

In Business It's About Relationships

For the past 18+ I've Built My Business On Networking And Relationships. And One Thing Is Still True Today As When I Started... It ALL About Relationships

Google Is Still The Gorilla In The Room But There Are New Kids On The Playground

Google at it's I/O Conference Is Changing The Search Game Again. Damn It! 🤪 But other players are making waves.

With The Old Twitter Gone Customer Service Online Is Horrible

I used to use the old Twitter (Pre-Musk) for all things customer service. From Comcast to delivery issues, I could deal with customer service via Twitter. That's no more and there's not really a replacement.

Airpods With Cameras

Could the new Apple Airpods with Cameras be a good thing for marketers? A thought experiment.

Meeting With Business Colleagues One-To-One Is Great For Marketing

Honestly, this is how I built Goldstein Media. Though relationship building and 1:1 meetings colleagues and business associates.

In The Age Of AI, Always Keep A Human In The Loop

Artificial Intelligence can be great for so many things. But relying on it without keeping a human in the loop is not a good idea. Especially in marketing.

When In-Person Networking Is Better For Business

With video conferencing technology today you can network without leaving the house. But is that a good thing?

Maybe AI Can Fix Podcast Discovery?

Spotify has released a new feature that uses AI to help listeners find new shows.

A Bunch Of Firsts

Like the Artemis II mission, marketing can have lots of firsts. And that's both scary and exciting.

Podcast Video Is Getting Easier To Distribute Thanks To Apple

Apple has recently released an update that allows for HLS video in it's app.

Now WordPress.com Is Letting AI Agents Write And Post With Ease

I like AI for somethings, but taking your hands off the creation wheel and letting AI agents write and post on your site autonomously is a BAD IDEA!

WordPress

Is Real-Time Collaboration Needed In WordPress Core?

In a recent op-ed in The Repository blog/newsletter, well known WordPresser Matt Cromwell posed this question. Here's my take.

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic A Supply Chain Risk? Should Marketers Care?

The current US administration has declared Anthropic and it's AI bot Claude a supply chain risk. Certain companies doing work with the feds should care but should marketers who aren't stop using the system?

Podcasting

Podcasting Should Not Be Co-opted By Video Services That Don't Support RSS

Podcasts is audio and video that distributes via RSS, an open protocol. Videos that don't have an RSS component are NOT podcasts and shouldn't be called podcasts. Because they're not!

Podcasting

Podcasting Isn't Video-First

A recent study by Triton Digital says 80% of those surveyed consume podcasts both in audio and video. But only 7% only consume the video.

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT 4o Is Permanently Retired

What does this "upgrade of sorts" and retirement of 4o mean for the greater marketing community?

Artificial Intelligence

Clawdbot, Moltbot, OpenClaw, And Why Sometimes You Shouldn't Just Vibe Code Something And Other Dumbness From The World Of AI

This new-fangled AI mutant vibe-coded monstrosity that you absolutely shouldn't use is a good reason why vibe coding isn't always the best way to go about things and why the hell do AI bots need a social network?

Artificial Intelligence

AI Might Get Rid Of Jobs But Might Open The Door To Others

On a recent episode of AI For Humans the hosts had an interesting discussion about AI, which is on track for the show, and how it might eliminate some jobs, but will probably create new types of jobs as well.

Social Media

The TikTok Deal Is Done

Just because TikTok is in the hands of the US in the US doesn't mean you should put all your content only in one spot.

The Internet/Web

Wikipedia At 25!

Hard to believe that Wikipedia is 25 years old as of last week. I remember when you couldn't use it for any of your academics. Things have changed.

Social Media

I Vibe-Coded A Social Media Posting App

FediDeck is a Tweetdeck-like multi-column app for the ActivityPub (Open Social Web) protocol social networks. I coded it using Lovable.dev and it actually works!

Content Marketing

This Year Bring On The Independent Creator... 10x

I see more and more creators, journalists and others, going out on their own this year more so than last year on all sides. This is going to be the year where the independent creator grows 10x.

Podcasting

Prediction: 2026 Will Be The Year Podcasting Goes Both Audio And Video In RSS

Video will continue to grow in the podcasting space, but audio will keep growing as well.