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→ OpenAI explores advertising as it steps up revenue drive
ft.com/content/9350d075-1658-4

“Advertising has been a highly successful route for big tech companies such as Google and Meta to monetise their huge online #audiences.”

“[Ad] models come with drawbacks, including the fact they are sensitive to swings in the broader #economic cycle, and that they tend to shift a company’s focus from pleasing their users to their #advertisers.”

I can't wait.

Financial Times · OpenAI explores advertising as it steps up revenue driveBy Madhumita Murgia

According to this @TechCrunch article, the most popular piece of mobile software among US Gen Z audiences this year is neither a messenger nor a next-gen social media client. It's Temu.

So far, there have been almost 42 million downloads, "indicating that the vast selection of affordable items is highly appealing to this particular group despite their dedication to sustainability and the ongoing debates around fast fashion."

Food for thought.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/thes

TechCrunch · These are the top apps Gen Z young adults downloaded this year | TechCrunchIt's clear that Gen Z has an influence on app consumption. Known as the "mobile-first generation," they make up about 40% of all mobile users worldwide. It's clear that Gen Z has an influence on app consumption. From e-commerce to photo editing tools, let’s look at the apps that they downloaded in 2024.
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#Socialmedia's evolving role as a #news source demands tailored strategies to combat #misinformation and captivate young #audiences effectively. ~ #Reuters Institute for the Study of #Journalism's #DigitalNews Report 2023

#Disinformation tracks with #currentaffairs and is employed across many fields, but we lack a #unified #solution...we are all frustrated sense makers.

KIP aims to solve that with a current affairs framework for the #FifthEstate, #citizens, and #gamelovers.

Le Complément d'enquête consacré à Chikirou et Mélenchon fait un carton d'audience pour France France 2: l'enquête est leader en seconde partie de soirée et record de l’année en PdA (14,4%) et 1,1 millions de téléspectateurs, selon le groupe France Télé. Une pensée pour les confrères et consoeurs qui ont tant souffert au Média

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"But Instagram is my friends".

Not true. The actual audience for every image you upload to Zuck's servers is below: white men in suits buying people's faces and images from stock photos to appear diverse.

Blackrock and Vanguard are pretty much the opposite of diverse, The opposite of ethical.

This is the TV news media and Facebook -- the same group of unethical men vyiing to be the next big man "chief" of the corporations responsible for t murdering the most indigenous peoples.

Journalism and Media seeks submissions for its special issue, "The Changing Boundaries of Sports Journalism in the Digital Era: Technological Disruption, New Actors and Professional Challenges." The deadline is January 31. For details, go to mdpi.com/si/110261
#SportsJournalism #digitalJournalism #journalism #innovation #audiences #SocialMedia #businessModels #blogging

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