NFTs, Advertising and Football Collide (303)

<p>A small investment group tries to pry <a href= "https://www.axios.com/gsv-forbes-buyout-spac-04c0d5c5-3efe-44ed-9e83-c0e20ca66b24.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes away from a SPAC</a>, while <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/buzzfeed-stock-falls-surge-on-first-day-of-trading-after-spac-merger.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buzzfeed's stock drops by 50 percent inside its shiny new SPAC</a>.</p> <p>What does this mean for media and content creators moving forward?</p> <p>In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59730984" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Arsenal Football Club violated advertising rules</a> with the launch of its $AFC token. (also, <a href= "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct1nhz" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">here's a great podcast overview from the BBC on tokens in the UK.</a>)</p> <p>Rants and raves include Joe's take on <a href= "https://www.axios.com/tiktok-surpassed-google-traffic-2021-05bdbe31-b559-4479-b7c8-6df560d2c00e.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok becoming the #1 web property on the planet</a>, while Robert gives us this wonderful holiday poem.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Twas the Night Before Break by Robert Rose<br /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>’Twas the night before break, #TheStruggleWasReal,</p> <p>No marketer rested easy, discontent did they feel.</p> <p> </p> <p>Budgets and plans hung by email attachments,</p> <p>In the hopes that VPs would approve their advancement.</p> <p> </p> <p>Managers all sighed and climbed into their beds,</p> <p>While visions of new podcasts danced in their heads.</p> <p> </p> <p>She in Lululemon and I in Cowboys gear </p> <p>Had settled in for cocktails after a long, chaotic year</p> <p> </p> <p>When online in my feeds, there arose such a clatter.</p> <p>I sprang open my Chrome to see what was the matt