Meta
from @Manton: I support the mad king
take any other potential feature and run it through the feedback of an oversight committee, the outcome is the same. Bloat.
Directionless products fail. They lose their soul.
Committees replace the initial energy that drive a company.
Look at Meta compared to the other big tech companies. Regardless of your feelings towards Zuck, you can’t deny the different vibe compared to a company like Apple.
Extend it to other Magnificent 7 members NVIDIA and Tesla (I know, I know) and the trend is clear.
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Meta is forecast to continue its shift to being an Instagram company in the near term:
Instagram Expected to Generate 50% of Meta’s US Ad Sales in 2025
And, of course, The Gram is a video platform now.
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How to Make a Video According to TikTok (Shop)
First Meta, then LinkedIn, now video making tips from TikTok (Shop).
You Gotta Have a Hook
You have to pique curiosity within the first 3 seconds. The first line must grab attention.
Bennies, Baby
Once attention is grabbed, move into the benefits / variations of your product.
Heed the Call
End with a call to action and make it easy to take the relevant action (aka don’t just dump them on your homepage).
create short videos that capture attention, clearly deliver a brand or product message, and convert.
To recap:
1. Capture attention in the opening seconds
2. Validate the product
3. Give a clear next step (CTA)
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Everyone’s coming for Meta 😎
Solos challenges Meta’s Ray-Bans with $299 ChatGPT smart glasses
That allows the AirGo Vision to do things like translate text into different languages, provide directions to nearby locations or landmarks, and give the wearer more information about what they’re looking at.
A swappable frame system means that you can wear the glasses with or without the camera
To paraphrase Ian Fleming: Once is chance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is a trend.
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A good economic rebuttal to some of the requested punishments in the Google anti-trust case.
Defaults matter, but switching also isn’t hard.
Also, it’s a bit late, isn’t it?
the antitrust case is happening when Google is losing advertising share and is under pressure from a new search technology, Artificial Intelligence. AI search from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Llama, and xAI is very well funded and making rapid progress.
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