Say Goodbye to Free Social Media (365)

<p>The godfather is back for the special #ThisOldMarketing 365 reunion show.</p> <p>In this episode the boys break down Meta's new verified subscription program. Could it be that they say good things about Facebook for the first time ever?</p> <p>Substack hits two million paid subscriptions. Is this important for creators?</p> <p>Bing continues to get all the news with its ongoing issues with AI. Could marketing be the answer?</p> <p>And...we bring brack our "Musky Scent" series and talk about Elon's next move.</p> <p>Finally...will TikTok finally go bye bye?</p> <p><strong>This week's links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://about.meta.com/technologies/meta-verified/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meta's Verified</a></p> <p><a href="https://on.substack.com/p/2million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack 2 Million</a></p> <p><a href= "https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/microsoft-lobotomized-ai-powered-bing-chat-and-its-fans-arent-happy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft and Bing's AI</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/technology/twitter-outages-elon-musk.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20230301&instance_id=86568&nl=the-morning&regi_id=100723836&segment_id=126574&te=1&user_id=f8eba9ee5da4bad2190c441240f5c0cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Keeps Breaking</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/tech/twitter-layoffs/index.html#:~:text=The%20latest%20axing%20of%20about,last%20fall%20for%20%2444%20billion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Lays Off More</a></p> <p><a href= "https://gizmodo.com/jack-dorsey-twitter-bluesky-social-media-elon-musk-1850170011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Launches Twitter Alternative</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/01/tiktok-ban-house-panel-advances-bill-biden/11373345002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok Be Banned?</a></p> <p><a href= "https://angelamatusik.com/lets-chat/f/in-praise-of-brand-newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In Praise of Brand Newsl