Twitch Bans Online Gambling In edition #92 of this newsletter I talked about the very large problem of online gambling content on streaming service Twitch (owned by Amazon). Well, this week Twitch made the decision to ban unlicensed online gambling content. Why now? It seems popular streamer Sliker (who did not create content around gambling) scammed other content […]
Remembering Our Mentors – #95 Read More »
From Last Newsletter In the last issue of The Random, I talked about the “Be Curious, Not Judgmental” signage around Erie, PA. Well, a big thanks goes to my friend John Chacona who advised me that those properties are owned by Rick Griffith Commercial Real Estate Properties. Thank you John for the tip and thank you Mr. Griffith for
Problems with your Personal Brand? – #94 Read More »
Moving from Mailchimp Not sure exactly when, but this newsletter will be moving from Mailchimp to a new email provider in the next few months. Why you ask? It seems Mailchimp (owned by financial-services provider Intuit) has a problem with cryptocurrency. A few weeks ago, Mailchimp suspended a group of crypto newsletters without warning. Professional publishers like Decrypt were
Be Curious, Not Judgmental (And Always Think About your Audience) – #93 Read More »
The IRS Can’t Keep Up It looks like the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is short on workers just like Qantas Airlines (Quantas is so short on baggage handlers that they’ve asked their executive team [gasp] to carry bags for three months). The TL;DR In February I helped a friend of mine do his taxes. I
Gambling and Taxes (and the Best Marketing Demo I Have Seen) – #92 Read More »
What I’m Reading… I’m on a reading roll now. Thanks in large part to this community, I’ve read three amazing books in a row. First it was Where the Crawdads Sing. My wife and I were ready to go see this at the movies, but we couldn’t get beyond the 34 percent approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tokenomics and the SEC – #91 Read More »
It’s Cheap in Europe I remember traveling with the family to London in 2016. It was right after we officially sold Content Marketing Institute. We left on Father’s Day that year, which was the exact same day as Game 7 of the NBA Finals (Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors). My son Adam and I
Updating Old Content a Quick Win – #90 Read More »
The Summer Blues I figure venting to you about it is a lot cheaper than going to a therapist. It’s weird. Everything is going along just fine and then one small thing happens and I’m in a funk for two days. Then I look at every little aspect of life like it’s the end of
Getting Out of a Funk and the Release of New Creator Economy Research – #89 Read More »
