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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from subscriptions

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about subscriptions, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 37 stories have been published about subscriptions which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Engadget

Engadget

The best Black Friday subscription deals for 2024: Audible, Kindle Unlimited, MasterClass and more

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Guardian

Guardian

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

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Macworld

Macworld

Why Apple maxes out at two active SIM/eSIMs on its hardware

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Verge

Verge

Patreon introduces subscription gifting and discounts

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Computerworld

Computerworld

The FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule for subscriptions is long overdue

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Verge

Verge

YouTube Premium’s legacy price breaks are going away for more users

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Mashable

Mashable

Get an all-in-one AI app for just £30.85 and access Chat GPT-4, Gemini, and more

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Engadget

Engadget

Audible is offering three months for $3 in an early Black Friday deal

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Mashable

Mashable

Get an all-in-one AI app for just $40 for access to GPT-4, Gemini, and more

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KnowTechie

KnowTechie

You can now redeem Google Play points for Disney+ and Hulu plans

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Verge

Verge

Guess who’s suing the FTC to stop click to cancel

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KnowTechie

KnowTechie

You’ll have to pay more for Disney Plus subscription on your next bill

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/Film

/Film

The FTC announced that streaming services will no longer be able to get away with "tricks and traps" when it comes to canceling subscriptions

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X still struggles to grow subscription revenue | TechCrunch

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Wired

Wired

WIRED picks for the best coffee machines, cold brewers, and coffee bean subscriptions

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The Desk

The Desk

New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations

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TorrentFreak - News

TorrentFreak - News

Court Orders Google to "Uninstall" Pirate IPTV App Sideloaded on Android Devices * TorrentFreak

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

TikTok launches expanded subscriptions feature for creators | TechCrunch

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Verge

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Amazon warehouse workers are getting free Prime and a pay raise

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How to cancel digital subscriptions on your Apple and Google accounts

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