In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing app called Instagram, with one simple but irresistible feature: it would make anything you captured look more beautiful. The cofounders cultivated a community of photographers and artisans around the app, and it quickly went mainstream. In less than two years, it caught Facebook's attention: Ma ... Show More
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How has American hubris shaped Iran? With Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson is a veteran foreign reporter and war correspondent, and a contributing writer for The New York Times. Over his career he has reported from Bosnia, Libya, Palestine and across the Middle East. In this episode, he spoke to host Hannah Lucinda Smith about his new boo ... Show More
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ICYMI - The Spon-Con Video That Accidentally Captures the State of Tech
Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was rebranding to become Meta, shifting the company’s focus away from the single social media platform to some sort of amorphous, “embodied internet” concept. Khabane Lame, TikTok’s second biggest star right now, got tap ... Show More
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Jun 2023
Ep. - 690 - STEPHANIE MCNEAL, AUTHOR OF SWIPE UP FOR MORE
<p>Author Stephanie McNeal discusses her new book, Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers. The book is an unfiltered, colorful romp through the IRL world of influencers that spills the tea on the multibillion-dollar industry of content creation. Stephanie ... Show More
38m 39s
<p>Asking yourself whether ads still work on Facebook and Instagram? Wondering what’s working for other businesses? To discover three ad strategies proven to convert on Facebook and Instagram, I interview Allie Bloyd.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest</strong>:<strong> </ ... Show More
