Clubhouse to Get Clubbed? (258)

<p>It's our annual "<a href= "https://www.marketingdive.com/news/best-worst-super-bowl-ads-2021/594374/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rip apart the Super Bowl ads</a>" show, which may not mean much since viewership <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/super-bowl-draws-lowest-audience-since-2007-11612880203" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sank to a 15-year low</a>.</p> <p>Twitter announced stellar earnings, <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/twitter-considers-subscription-fee-for-tweetdeck-unique-content" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including a possible subscription plan roll out</a>. In addition, Twitter is getting aggressive with Spaces (their Clubhouse competitor). Facebook's getting into the mix as well. How much time does Clubhouse have? Will it survive?</p> <p>Niche media companies (like Allrecipes) are all the rage. Even the <a href= "https://www.axios.com/new-york-times-kids-subscription-9a06d646-9165-4d3a-b2cd-61b2ab9ebbb7.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>New York Times</em> is launching a newsletter for kids</a>.</p> <p>Rants and raves include how <em>New York Times</em> is doubling down on its email newsletter model, while <a href= "https://digiday.com/media/the-atlantics-black-history-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>the Atlantic</em> and Salesforce partner on a Black-history project</a>.</p> <p>Catch past episodes show notes at <a href= "https://www.thisoldmarketing.site/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ThisOldMarketing.site</a>.</p>