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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from influencers

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about influencers, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 38 stories have been published about influencers which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Wired

Wired

More than 50 million Americans are getting their news from influencers on the internet

Wired

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404 Media

404 Media

Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry

404 Media

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ABC News

ABC News

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

ABC News

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NBC News

NBC News

Fitness influencer who spoke about steroid use reportedly dies of a heart attack at 30

NBC News

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Upworthy

Upworthy

Mom nails a perfect impression of every wellness influencer you've ever seen on social media

Upworthy

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The Daily Dot

The Daily Dot

MAGA influencers started warning about Trump 'deepfakes' hours before a lewd rumors surfaced

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

Right-wing influencer Jack Posobiec: 'You are about to see insanely desperate stuff from Democrats. Expect fake AI generated crap about Trump coming soon.'

Gizmodo

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Guardian

Guardian

UK watchdog interviews 20 social media ‘finfluencers’ under caution

Guardian

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ABC News

ABC News

‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?

ABC News

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Upworthy

Upworthy

Wellness expert explains what 'self-care' really is and it's far from what we've been sold

Upworthy

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CityNews

CityNews

How Russia's influence campaign is paying off

CityNews

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Mashable

Mashable

Nine travel influencers on Instagram to help plan your next adventure

Mashable

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ABC News

ABC News

Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws

ABC News

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Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

Trump courting Mormons for hand up in Arizona and Nevada - Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

As TikTok ban heads to court, ByteDance's Lemon8 surges | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

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Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy

If Harris Believes in International Law, She Needs to Show It

Foreign Policy

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Australian Science Media Centre

Australian Science Media Centre

Beware of toxic TikTok #fitspo videos

Australian Science Media Centre

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CNN

CNN

Right-wing influencers say they were dupes in an alleged Russian influence operation. They’re keeping their millions, for now | CNN Business

CNN

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Alternet.org

Alternet.org

How MAGA media figures are 'scrambling' after DOJ’s bombshell Russia indictment

Alternet.org

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The Bulwark

The Bulwark

Russia paid millions to American right-wingers who promote Russia-friendly narratives, according to indictment

The Bulwark

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