Everyone wants to be the "super app" and it really doesn't seem to matter what the industry is or what the path is to get there. Wonder (ghost kitchens/food delivery) has bought Tastemade (best known for food videos, including cooking) to build out that app that is "takeout,

From a UK study, that more than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation is a very, very, very scary thing. That the response from TikTok is that it is personal expression and that it is people sharing their stories ignores the very, very, very huge issue

This seemed a fitting article to show up in my feed, after a conversation with a food reporter. We were talking about how food speaks to culture, community and has such a huge impact on our lives when we don't even realize it. I, naturally, went off-track and talked about food

I've always wanted my own theme song. I think part of it is growing up in the era of the best TV theme songs: the 70s (and the 80s weren't too bad either). Now, finally in the 20s (the roaring AI 20s, I guess), that dream has come true. Yes, this was more of me playing around

Are the major sports leagues losing their fans due to costs of games ... in-person or on TV/streaming/wherever? This piece in the @NYTimes from @JoonLee thinks so, and I would have to agree that the costs have gone a bit out of control for the average family. Maybe this is an

This was an interesting (and odd, IMO) story from TechCrunch that essentially was a piece on why Bluesky is so important and not what people are characterizing it. (Except, well, it's the public that defines companies and services). What I did really like is the list of services

This is what happens when people have no memory or knowledge of the past, and think that what's happening now is the end-all, be-all because they just don't know. The TLDR is that first movers in the space (this time, AI instead of dotcom or Web 2.0) will be the winner, so VCs

Reading the MAHA/trad wife/whatever you want to call it movement get press as of late -- this is the second such article I've read about conservative movements and women, and I'm sure there will be more -- just reminds me that there's media and spaces for everyone, and my job in

Sometimes, you just need a little Celebration in your life (or Kool and the Gang). youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfU…

Buck up, little camper. We'll beat that slope, together.

Lessons from Jim Shooter, a literal giant in the comic industry (he was 6'7") include that every comic book should be an introduction to the characters so people could just pick up anywhere and become a fan, and that every story is based on a character, an action, a climax and a

With Threads nearing X's daily app usage, and BlueSky keeping up with new bells and whistles, it's hard out here for a social media manager. techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/thr…

There's something about nostalgia, historical rivalries, and weird trophies. And that's all part of what makes the Big 10 the best football conference out there (plus its focus on academia, one of the few if not only conferences that does that). A look at all the trophies that

I loved this from @HarryMcCracken and Fast Company. So many articles on quantum computing right now (and press releases) and this is the first for the people/USA Today fifth grade level explanation I've seen. This is what PR should be striving for in all messaging and

I mean, this was one way for @Belkin to get back into tech news (I forgot that they were still around, let alone sorta LA tech, until these stories). This is more than a Belkin ruining good will and its brand name with customers story, it's questioning whether or not the public

A corporate blog is still a good place to counter rumors, as shown by Deno. And while there's the question (valid) about how AI and GEO are treating corporate sites, and how PR is becoming king again as third-party outlets matter more, when I asked ChatGPT about the company,

I've been down the rabbit hole about pigs lately. It started with Komal in LA and that it's a pre-Hispanic Mexican food, and it had a pig dish on the menu. That got me thinking about the ubiquity of pigs in cultures around the world (Chinese Zodiac, both Muslim and Jewish

New Coke, Classic Coke, Passover Coke, Sugar Coke? Wht Coke announcing a new sugar-based product (notice that it's a new Coke, not replacing Coke Classic), it'll be interesting to see the pricing (guessing premiere pricing) and the name (I'm hoping it's Real Coke or something

Good Night, New York Times for Kids. A sad day but probably one long coming (and I wonder how many newspapers still have their kids sections). It is a reflection, in a way, on the death of print but I have to think that its ending says a lot about media literacy.

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