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Oct 2023
16m 59s

Tue. 10/03 – Time To Pay For Social Medi...

Brian McCullough
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Snapchat has led the way, but are we going to see everybody in social media offering subscription plans? An interesting raise for AI investing. Satya Nadella was on the stand yesterday at the Google trial. And what’s up with Threads? Has it missed its moment? Sponsors: Nutrisense.com/ride code ride Links: Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Ins ... Show More
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