CNN Plus Disaster
The CNN+ Disaster
Episode 376 – April 24, 2022
Topics:
- Unboxing Guns
- Google Docs Writes & OpenAI
- Crypto Payouts
- YouTube Keywords
- Earth Day Google Doodle
- Jimmy John’s High Humor
- CNN Minus
- NFT Get Rick Quick Scheme
- BeReal Stats
During episode 376, BL and David discuss a PSA campaign featuring actual gunshot victims unboxing firearms; Google Docs can write summaries and OpenAI can write much more impressive prose; Stripe and Twitter partnering on crypto payouts; YouTube’s new keyword research tool; Google’s Earth Day Doodle; Jimmy John’s gets high; the quick and nasty demise of CNN+; an NFT get-rich-quick scheme; BeReal stats; and much, much more.
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Guns Down America
The campaign by Energy BBDO and Guns Down America uses spoof firearm reviews with real gunshot victims to push gun safety laws in America.
Google Docs Writes Summaries
Google Docs can automatically generate content summaries for you.
- Google Docs can write your meta descriptions
- Auto-Generated Summaries In Google Docs
- Episode 375: OpenAI’s DALL-E program
- AI Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?
- Adjacent Possible
Stripe & Twitter Partner on Crypto Payouts
Stripe is adding crypto payouts to Connect, its programmatic (API-based) payouts platform; and Twitter will be the first platform to let people get payouts in crypto using it.
YouTube Keyword Research
YouTube Search Insights is rolling out to all channels by the end of April.
Earth Day Doodle
Worst Practices
Jimmy John’s Lame 420 Joke
In honor of 4/20, Jimmy John’s offered discounts based on how high you are – in elevation.
- Sandwich Chain Offers 4/20 Discount Based on How High Customers Are
- The Untold Truth About Jimmy Johns
- Get High With Jimmy Johns
CNN Minus
Seen as the future of CNN, the streaming channel was suddenly killed. Its soon-to-be owner, Discovery, had concerns but until the deal closed, it was constrained in guiding a competitor.
- Inside the Implosion of CNN+
- CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users
- Big cuts coming for CNN+ after slow start
Get Rich Quick NFT Maker
This promises that you can get rich quick with NFTs for a mere $27.
Smiles
- Study: Fish can do basic math – Turns out that having the attention span of a goldfish may not be a bad thing.
- 95 Year-Old Granny Instagram Star – 95-Year-Old Grandma and Her Grandson Have a Blast Creating the Most Outrageous Photos
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Shiny New Stuff
B.L.’s Finds
David’s Finds
- BeReal is Gen Z’s new favorite social media app. Here’s how it works – If you haven’t heard of the BeReal app and you’re not a member of Gen Z, you’re forgiven. The social media app is the latest to grab the attention of the younger generation – and its popularity is rising quickly.
- BeReal
- Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4 – You can use this tool to import your Universal Analytics 3 goals into GA4.
Projects
An excellent example of how to do produce a video podcast from one of David’s clients.