Sponsorships & the Solar System (326)

<p>More shenanigans at Meta with not one but two executives leaving.</p> <p>Twitter crumbles under the weight of Elon as more employees seek to leave.</p> <p>Media companies are leaving pay-wall strategies for sponsorships, while more regulations coming for Web3.</p> <p>Rants and raves include the Michelob Ultra guy and social media rulings.</p> <p><strong>This week's sponsor is <a href="https://zapier.com/TOM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zapier</a>. Start your free account today at <a href="https://zapier.com/TOM" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Zapier.com/TOM</a>.</strong></p> <p>This week's links:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-01/inside-twitter-shuffled-jobs-and-musk-tweets-dampen-morale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Hurting</a></p> <p><a href= "https://simonowens.substack.com/p/media-companies-are-pivoting-back?utm_source=email&s=r" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Companies Move to Sponsorships</a></p> <p><a href= "https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/np-digitals-latest-acquisition-provides-enhanced-customer-insights-for-analytically-driven-marketers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NP Digital's Acquisition</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2022/05/31/jonas-brothers-new-subscription-media-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will SMS work for Subs?</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-employee-nft-marketplace-charged-first-ever-digital-asset-insider-trading-scheme?fbclid=IwAR0IUBJmIxZBAvjGKqxXkQvVuOMABFLm6G5_CDHPlJkCpJRQpMJfTAcocB8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenSea Exec in Trouble</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/05/31/tiger-woods-no-phone-guy-michelob-ultra-ad/50295249/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelob Ultra Guy</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XNCDKZP/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Fans First" by Jesse Cole</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/31/supreme-court-blocks-texas-social-media