Bubbles and Gatekeeping

Curated online spaces feel like relief—but hand-picking who gets in is still gatekeeping, just with a human face.

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Bubbles and Gatekeeping - Island in the Net

Curated online spaces feel like relief—but hand-picking who gets in is still gatekeeping, just with a human face.

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FYI: Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery: Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments. https://ppc.land/amazon-sponsored-tiles-reach-alexa-echo-show-devices-for-content-discovery/ #AmazonAds #SponsoredTiles #Alexa #EchoShow #ContentDiscovery
Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery

Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments.

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ICYMI: Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery: Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments. https://ppc.land/amazon-sponsored-tiles-reach-alexa-echo-show-devices-for-content-discovery/ #AmazonAds #SponsoredTiles #EchoShow #PrimeVideo #ContentDiscovery
Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery

Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments.

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Spotify’s NEW tablet redesign just changed music discovery forever—multiscreen + smarter browsing you didn’t know you needed 🎧

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Read more 👇 https://thepodcasting.org/spotify-tablet-redesign-new-features-discovery-tools-multiscreen-experience/

Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery: Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments. https://ppc.land/amazon-sponsored-tiles-reach-alexa-echo-show-devices-for-content-discovery/ #AmazonAds #EchoShow #SponsoredTiles #VoiceSearch #ContentDiscovery
Amazon Sponsored Tiles reach Alexa+ Echo Show devices for content discovery

Amazon Ads extended Prime Video Sponsored Tiles to Alexa+ on Echo Show devices on April 7, letting M&E advertisers tap voice-driven content discovery moments.

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Found in my RSS feeds: Blogosphere. From the About: “There are still plenty of people blogging out there. The writers haven’t disappeared. They’re just scattered, hard to find, buried under the noise of algorithm-driven feeds. Blogosphere exists to change that. It’s a place to discover new blogs and find thoughtful, interesting posts from people who care enough to write them. Not because a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/blogosphere/
Blogosphere

Found in my RSS feeds: Blogosphere. From the About: “There are still plenty of people blogging out there. The writers haven’t disappeared. They’re just scattered, hard to find, bu…

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ICYMI: Most TV viewers distrust AI search results, Gracenote study finds: Gracenote's 2026 study of 4,003 U.S. users finds AI chatbots gaining ground fast in TV content discovery, but 75% of all users still verify chatbot results. https://ppc.land/most-tv-viewers-distrust-ai-search-results-gracenote-study-finds/ #AIDistrust #TVViewers #AIChatbots #ContentDiscovery #GracenoteStudy
Most TV viewers distrust AI search results, Gracenote study finds

Gracenote's 2026 study of 4,003 U.S. users finds AI chatbots gaining ground fast in TV content discovery, but 75% of all users still verify chatbot results.

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TechCrunch: Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools. “The startup had set out to offer an alternative to existing community forums, where people could post and share links, media, and text, and engage in topical discussions. But while Digg had clever ideas on how to better moderate content and verify that users were who they claimed to be, the company admits it was overwhelmed […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/techcrunch-digg-lays-off-staff-and-shuts-down-app-as-company-retools/
TechCrunch: Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

TechCrunch: Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools. “The startup had set out to offer an alternative to existing community forums, where people could post and share links, …

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