TikTok's Lemon8 Battles Instagram (371)

<p>Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, puts big money behind their Instagram/Pinterest clone called Lemon8. Pushing for a May launch in the states, Lemon8 is going directly after Instagram (and perhaps the US government). Will it succeed in an already crowded social media field?</p> <p>Bud Light gets hate mail from Kid Rock. Is that a good or bad thing?</p> <p>And AI continues to be the leading story in the world of marketing. When will the hurting stop?</p> <p>In rants and raves, Joe raves about a Lin-Manuel Miranda clip, while Robert rants about Twitter (again).</p> <p><strong>This week's sponsor is <a href= "https://sy.app/marketingpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Streamyard</a>.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos and more. And they make it easy to brand and customize your videos inside the studio before you even go live.</span></p> <p><a href="https://sy.app/marketingpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get Streamyard today!</a></p> <p><strong>This week's links:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.zdnet.com/article/lemon8-how-to-create-your-first-post-on-the-hottest-new-social-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Lemon8 Overview</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2023/04/10/tiktok-lemon8-downloads-video-photos-app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lemon8 Gets Big Downloads</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/bud-light-draws-backlash-after-promoting-trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney-but-marketing-pros-say-its-a-smart-move-9c9becac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light Backlash</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPhJbKBuNnA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Hank Green Is Scared of AI</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/07/can-ai-defame-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can