My hunch is that something pretty seismic has changed in the past few days Mastodon used to have to compete with Twitter – a free, ad-supported service. Why pay for Mastodon if Twitter is free? Twitter seems to be setting a new expectation that $8/month is a fair price to pay!
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Thousand tiny servers bloom: Mastodon financial sustainability model
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That's another reason why I'm optimistic: may a thousand tiny servers bloom Mastodon users seem to get that they should open their wallets – there are no ads so it's pretty clear that people need to help financially support the servers they are using – or volunteer time, or both
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Global Interconnection Index Report on Digital Transformation Trends
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Download! #news The Global Interconnection Index #GXIreport @Equinix gives valuable view on macro #trends & benchmarks shaping #DigitalTransformation from #Sustainability to #Skills https://
eqix.it/3ToVTMW #ESG #tech #innovation #SDGs @Shi4Tech @Chels_LA @Analytics_699 -
AGI Token Launch: Nodes Meet Agents for Economic Value
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$AGI : AGI Token AGI Agents will likely generate transformative economic value: AGI Nodes X AGI Agents = AGI Token ($AGI) Hence, we’re preparing a new international organization and the AGI Token : $AGI http://
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Private Equity Takeovers: Higher Prices, Lower Service Quality
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By taking firms private, funds can do all sorts of changes without having to tell anyone much about it. The result is often higher prices & lower services, as private equity funds try to maximize profit. It is just very unusual to see the process play out so publicly.
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Twitter Acquisition: Cost Cutting and Organizational Realignment Strategy
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This is a useful thread to think about changes at Twitter. Some of these changes – massive cost cutting & layoffs, aligning of the goals of the company with the goals of the new owner – are common when firms are bought out. But private equity does it quietly, so we don’t see it.
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AI Evolution Reshapes Modern Advertising Industry Landscape
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How Artificial Intelligence has Evolved in the Advertising Industry https://
analyticsinsight.net/how-artificial
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Why Tech Calls Machine Learning Systems ‘AI’
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Machine-learning systems are problematic. That’s why tech bosses call them ‘AI’ https://
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LinkedIn Life Coaches Oversaturation Trend Analysis
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I just did my annual LinkedIn invite acceptance and I have one thought… There sure are a lot of life coaches.
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Network Effects Protect Twitter Against Competitive Threats
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People trying to kill Twitter are about to discover how powerful network effects can be.