Cracks in the Garden Walls

February 07, 2019 by Taylor Wiegert in Trends

Experiencing the modern Internet means moving from one walled garden to the next. We drop into apps that isolate us from the web. We subscribe to multiple streaming services to watch exclusive content on one and move to watch something exclusively on another. Social networks encourage us to build our networks within their URLs and keep our interactions there.

The Internet is a series of fiefdoms, and they do what they can keep it that way. Facebook interacting with Twitter? No. Spotify working with iTunes? Definitely not. Disney+ sharing exclusive shows with Netflix? LOL. It makes sense. It’s in their business interest to put up walls and keep users within them.

Then this week we saw a crack in the metaphorical wall. It wasn’t a break. It was a crack, and it was in one of the places you might least expect it.

Brave Ad World - Episode 123

July 15, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

After a brief Independence Day break, the Brave Ad World Podcast is back with Episode 123!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Rolls Out Graph Search, Twitter Introduces Ad Retargeting, Yelp Diversifies with Booking Services, Instagram Allows Embedding of Content, LinkedIn Overhauls Mobile Search and Vine Releases Major Update.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Reader Closes Down, Facebook Hashtags Get Additional Features, Former Xbox Lead Takes Helm at Zynga, Yahoo Acquires Qwiki, Instagram Adds Landscape Mode, Facebook Adds Folders to Home, Twitter Adds Direct Message Syncing, Tumblr Updates Mobile Apps for Content Discovery, Foursquare Now Available for One of World’s Most Popular Phones and Zynga Announces Real-Money Gambling Games for the UK.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 90

October 29, 2012 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

The latest episode of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here.

This week’s headlines: Twitter and Facebook Testing New Features, Facebook Talks Mobile on Third-Quarter Shareholders Call and Zynga Looks to Evolve.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Twitter and Facebook Removed from Xbox Marketplace, StumbleUpon Relaunches Website, LinkedIn Launches Video Ads, Facebook Reveals Acquisition Investment Values, Facebook Messages Update May Be Coming Soon, News.me Shuts Down and Blames Twitter and Skype Gets Facebook Integration.

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Episode 90