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☆ How the founder of The Daily Upside used the lessons he learned as a media banker to build a profitable newsletter company
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Patrick Trousdale's The Daily Upside newsletter for investors just hit 1 million subscribers. It's an example of how a media company can be profitable in a jittery time for the industry. As an investment banker at Guggenheim Partners in the last decade, Patrick Trousdale had the chance to observe the media industry up close. "You have sizzle before the steak at times with digital media," Trousdale, 33, told Insider. Patrick Trousdale.

Persons: Patrick Trousdale's, Patrick Trousdale, Trousdale, Trousdale forgoing, Puck, Graydon Carter's, Nat Rubio, Leah McGrath Goodman, Goodman, John Keeling, —, " Keeling, Patrick Boyle, Substack, Keeling, there's Organizations: Guggenheim, Guggenheim Partners, Guggenheim Securities, Vice Media, Morning, Financial Times, Apple, Plaid, Business Development, Air Mail, Facebook, Google Locations: Puck

☆ How a Guggenheim banker-turned-newsletter publisher is building the anti-Vice, profitably
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ I'm a 23-year-old entrepreneur who made $120,000 last year. Here's how I built multiple income streams.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I started my blog, "I'm Sweaty And I Know It," where I wrote about exercise, health, recipes, and mental health. One of my first viral TikTok workouts was called "Not in the mood to workout, try this workout for unmotivated days." I made money through YouTube adsWhen I reached 1,000 subscribers on YouTube, I started making money from AdSense. Launching a paid-for app was dauntingI felt that too many YouTube workouts had clickbait headlines about losing weight. I was terrified that no one would subscribe because they'd been used to my free workout classes.

Persons: Callie Jardine, Jardine, I've, who'd, they'd Organizations: YouTube, Free Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Barre, Canada, AdSense

☆ Ex-George Santos aide says he's more interested in 'turning into a celebrity' than doing the job of a member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She said that he was more interested in "turning into a celebrity" than doing his day job. She also said Santos once signed onto a bill for "clickbait" without fully understanding it. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. "I felt like he was no longer becoming a member of Congress, but rather turning into a celebrity," Woomer told the outlet. "I was just very disappointed that he signed on for a bill that he did not have too much knowledge on."

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Naysa Woomer, he'd, Woomer, Jacquelyn Martin, Barry Moore of, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Service, POLITICO, New York Republican, Capitol, AP, Republican Rep, Republicans, Representatives, Democrats Locations: Wall, Silicon, Barry Moore of Alabama, United States, Washington

☆ Cannibalism, or ‘Clickbait’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Franz Lidz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Everybody’s quick to see a cannibal. The Romans thought the ancient Britons feasted on human flesh, and the British thought the same about the Irish. Not a few prehistoric finds have been attributed, evocatively if not accurately, to the work of ancient cannibals. The news release described the finding as the “oldest decisive evidence” of such behavior. Or, put another way, How much premodern evidence is needed to prove a modern theory?

Persons: Mark Twain, “, —, Briana Organizations: National, of Locations: Kenya

☆ From Plaid to Brex to Instacart, here are the 20 unicorns that have plunged the most in value in 2023, according to private secondary data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One way to see how private companies are faring is to look at secondary exchanges. The fallen giants are led by former fintech darling Plaid, which has plunged almost 80% in 2023. The fallen giants are led by former fintech darling Plaid, which has plunged almost 80% in value this year. "Suggesting a valuation of any private company based solely on thinly traded secondary market data is misleading clickbait," said a Plaid spokesperson. Below are the 20 companies that have fallen most in value this year, according to Caplight.

Persons: Buyers, Caplight, Javier Avalos, Avalos, Gabe Greenbaum Organizations: Plaid, B Locations: Caplight

☆ Who are zillennials?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Along the blurry edge at the cusp of the two generations, between Gen Y and Z, is where zillennials live. Zillennials straddle the generations of millennials, who are considered digital pioneers, and Gen Z, who are considered digital natives who never knew life before screens. While zillennials often feel they don’t fit in with either Gen Z or millennials, Dorsey said the middle zone they occupy has its own advantages. His firm’s research has shown Gen Z to be more connected to social causes than millennials, with zillennials similarly more interested than millennials when it comes to social issues. From a young age, zillennials have learned the effects of climate change, said Carr.

☆ I tested 5 quick and easy ways to earn your first dollar online. This is my guide for how to do it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Zulie Rane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Rane says that the first dollar is the hardest to earn online, and then tried five ways to do it. So I decided to write an actual actionable guide on how to earn your first dollar online. So let's get into five ways to earn your first dollar online — that I have testedWhat do you need to earn your first dollar online? Let's look at five uncommon ways to earn your very first dollar online. I recommend:Hopefully, you'll be able to leave user testing and playing games for pennies behind as you move forward toward more profitable ways to earn money online.

☆ What intersectionality actually means and why it matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s what you should know about intersectionality – what exactly it means, and why it matters. Co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the phrase intersectionality in 1989. As part of that larger movement, terms like intersectionality and intersectional feminism became much more prevalent in left-leaning circles. People practice Judaism differently, and thus different sects may face different problems. In that group alone, there may be LGBTQ+ men, men from lower economic backgrounds or men with disabilities.

WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The shock resignation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who altered the face of global politics when she was elected the world's youngest female head of state, throws a spotlight on the demands faced by women in power. "We need people like Jacinda Ardern in politics. [1/2] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the Australia-New Zealand Leaders' Meeting at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, July 8, 2022. "Certainly she really challenges the male stereotype of being a prime minister." Former Prime Minister Helen Clark said Ardern had done an "extraordinary job" in leading New Zealand through major crises.

☆ Why Davos conspiracy theories have gone mainstream
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos has long been a lightning rod for conspiracy theories. In the past, however, these farcical conspiracy theories have largely been confined to the fringe corners of the internet — places like Infowars. The radical ideas promoted by the likes of Jones have gone mainstream, having been popularized by some of the most influential personalities in right-wing media. The Associated Press’ Sophia Tulp reported this week that use of “The Great Reset” has been on a steady rise at Fox News. The danger of conspiracy theories has not been lost on attendees at Davos.

☆ Patty Jenkins breaks silence on ‘Wonder Woman 3’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Patty Jenkins has some things she would like to clear up. The director posted a lengthy note on social media to have her say after reports that DC FIlms (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) would not be moving ahead with a third installment of the “Wonder Woman” franchise. “It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. Jenkins also wrote that she does not want “what has been a beautiful journey with WW to land on negative note.”“I have loved and been so honored to be the person who got to make these last two Wonder Woman films. I can attest that all of Peter and my interactions with you were only pleasant and professional.

☆ Kevin McCarthy's oversight agenda will be 'a recurring skit on SNL' if he makes MAGA cheerleaders Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert investigators: GOP strategists
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert want in on the GOP oversight blitz. the Oversight Committee member said of the need to keep congressional probes above board. McCarthy's office has repeatedly told Insider that the House GOP steering committee, which McCarthy leads, will handle assignments for the next Congress "at the appropriate time." Aaron Cutler, a former House GOP leadership aide and now partner at Hogan Lovells, urged House Republicans to avoid "focusing on the wrong things," and to cut bait if needed. Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty ImagesGiven that some sort of spectacle is probably unavoidable at this point, Roe urged House Republicans to tread carefully.

☆ Ex-'socialite heiressblogger' Emily Brill is back — and she's terrorizing the pet industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Emily Brill might be the most hated woman in the pet industry. Now, Brill — the preppy blond daughter of the media magnate Steven Brill — is reinventing herself as the founder of the dog-centric publication The Canine Review. Courtesy of Emily Brill Show less One reader even threatened to cancel their subscription because of the so-called bird-massacre photo shoot. Courtesy of Emily Brill Show less Brill says the photos reassure readers that "I'm not a stereotypical sort of Manhattan, head-up-my-ass, agenda, PETA person." It isn't a bad start, but "she's got a long way to go to make it really thrive," Steven Brill told Insider.

☆ How Dexerto became 'the TMZ of esports,' with $10 million in revenue last year and 30 million monthly visitors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On the homepage of Dexerto, a seven-year-old gaming-news website, staid posts about competitive esports commingle with screaming headlines about online gossip. Dexerto — pronounced "desert-o," "as if the x was an s," the cofounder and CEO, Joshua Nino, said — was founded on "sport-style esports coverage." Today, dexerto.com attracts 30 million monthly visitors, it said — a formidable sum, though less than 30-year-old stalwarts like IGN and GameSpot, which clocked 98 million and 69 million monthly visits in September, according to the web-analytics firm Similarweb. Direct-ad sales account for about half of revenue, with programmatic ads (30%) and social monetization (20%) making up the rest. Nino said Dexerto had been mostly bootstrapped — aside from about £257,000 in seed funding — and had been profitable since 2016.

☆ Marissa Mayer says Google is concerned about the declining quality of the web
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Tom Dotan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google worries website quality is declining, according to one of the company's earliest executives. Marissa Mayer, one of Google's earliest employees and a onetime leader of its search team, said that's because Google is concerned about the declining quality of the web. She made the comments on the Freakonomics podcast in an episode that looked into whether the quality of Google search has declined. Her comments about the state of Google search come at a time when criticism of the service is rising. People have complained about the declining quality of search results and the need to include search terms like "Reddit" in a query to find answers written by humans.

☆ Leslie Jordan death in car accident is tragic loss for my autistic son and other fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Karin Crompton | Karin Crompton Is A Writer In Southeastern Connecticut | Where She Lives With Her Son | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

For much of 2021, my 11-year-old son and I had a bedtime ritual: brush teeth, watch Leslie Jordan videos, read. Our nightly Leslie Jordan check-ins had become more than just punchlines and stories. A gay actor and comedian, Jordan would toe the line with sexual innuendo one day (have you seen his Back Door Donuts post? With all due respect to social skills therapists, a Jordan video proved much more fun than our usual lessons about tone of voice and body language. “But is he married or is he gay?” Daniel asked, and around and around we went one night.

School-age kids added violent lyrics to the “Barney & Friends” theme song. “Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine saurian, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Barney.”Barney on "Barney And Friends" in 1992. In a phone interview last week, West (who appears in the docuseries) reflected on the success of “Barney & Friends” and offered a few theories on why Barney proved to be such a lightning rod. My agent recommended me to Dennis DeShazer, who was one of the producers of “Barney & Friends.” I auditioned with a lot of other folks. Barney voice actor Bob West.

☆ 2 new accusers say 'Durte Dom,' a former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad, preyed on them as fans
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

In a somber video, Zeglaitis shared his account of the evening and friendly text messages between him and Hannah. Another woman told Insider that she went to Zeglaitis' apartment in 2017 to film a clip for Dobrik's vlog. The two were fully clothed at the time, she said, standing just outside Zeglaitis' apartment in the hallway. They also said they were lured to Zeglaitis' apartment, which featured prominently in Dobrik's vlogs, by his social-media fame. I was just going along with what was happening," Jennifer told Insider.

Alexandru Lebedev, unul dintre cele mai cunoscute personalități autohtone din media și antreprenoriat, a fost invitatul special la cea de-a cincea sesiuni din seria celor șapte live-uri, dedicate aniversării a 7 ani #DeAcasa a Rockit Conference. Antreprenorul și specialistul în media a dezvălui cum poate fi consumată informație în mod inteligent, dar și ce impact au știrile false pentru antreprenori. Fake news presupune publicarea unor materiale cu date eronate sau fictive din surse incerte sau pe portaluri false. Pentru a fi protejat de astfel de materiale false, fondatorul media încurajează să practicăm gândirea critică și să facem o analiză a articolelor citite. De asemenea, Alex Lebedev a povestit despre impactul informației și despre relația dintre informațiile accesibile publicului și dezvoltarea în mediul afacerilor, start-up-urilor și proiectelor.

Persons: Alexandru Lebedev, Diana, Alexandru ., Alex ., Alex Lebedev, Diana Voevuțki Locations: America, Alexandria, Republica Moldova

☆ Falsurile lunii martie: Maia Sandu s-a vaccinat pe ascuns, măștile de protecție conțin viermi, iar Parlamentul European interzice cuvintele „mamă” și „tată”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +3 min

În luna martie, cele mai multe dezinformări și speculații au vizat, ca și în lunile precedente, situația politică din R. Moldova și pandemia de COVID-19. Mesajul a fost preluat rapid de către unii politicieni socialiști și de sursele lor media. Falsuri promovate de site-uri pro-KremlinPortalul cu politică editorială pro-Kremlin Sputnik.md, dar și alte site-uri din R. Moldova și România au publicat articole în care afirmă că Parlamentul European interzice cuvintele „mamă” și „tată”. La capitolul despre persoanele LGBTI, glosarul nu interzice, ci recomandă înlocuirea termenilor „mamă” și „tată” cu cel de „părinte”, cu mențiunea „strict în contextul formularelor administrative și al contextelor asemănătoare”. Unul din aceste site-uri a scris că în timpul vaccinării împotriva COVID-19, care a început pe 2 martie, moldovenilor le sunt introduse cipuri în braț.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Cristian, Regatul Țărilor de Jos . Cercetătorul, ., Aleksei Navalnîi Organizations: Parlamentul European, Partidului, Președinția, Parlamentul, NATO Locations: Moldova, Regatul Țărilor de Jos, Kremlin, România, PE, . Moldova

☆ Agenda CJI pentru luna decembrie
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +4 min

Publicul larg este invitat să descopere istoriile din spatele fotografiilor declarate învingătoare, la Muzeul Naţional de Istorie, până pe 9 decembrie. Departamentul Politici și Legislație Media va continua să ofere consultații juridice gratuite jurnaliștilor și instituțiilor de presă. La Școala de Studii Avansate în Jurnalism (ȘSAJ), primul curs din această lună este Vlogging cu Dorin Galben (30 noiembrie-2 decembrie). Următorul, care va avea loc în perioada 3, 4 și 7-9 decembrie, va fi dedicat Editării audio, sub îndrumarea lui Denis Rusu. Va urma cursul de Jurnalism TV, în perioada 10, 11 și 14-16 decembrie, cu instructorii Dorin Scobioală și Vitalie Guțu.

Persons: CJI, Trainingul, Tinerețe, Ana Sârbu, Vă, Mediacritica, Dorin Galben, Denis Rusu, Dorin, Vitalie Guțu Organizations: Jurnalism Independent, Gala, Presă, World Press, Google, Apple, Jurnalism, Facebook, Independent Moldova, Media Locations: Chișinău, Europa, Eurasia, România, URSS

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