Georgia digs deep into the enshittification of dating apps, and pays dearly as a result. Mike talks to Aftermath co-founder Luke Plunkett about recent, massive changes to Google’s Page Rank algorithm, and the risk of reconfiguring entire industries to pander to search traffic. And also: An AI Voice Clone of Mike is set to *maximum chaos*.
Show Notes:
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Intro Links
- Belle Delphine earned over $90K selling jars of her bathwater in 2019. PayPal only released her money this week – Katie Notopulous, Business Insider
- Slack has been using data from your chats to train its machine learning models – Will Shanklin, Engadget
- It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It – Lauren Goode, WIRED
- Uber and Lyft agree to deal with state lawmakers on minimum pay rates for drivers – Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer
- IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more – Christopher Dring, gameindustry.biz
- IGN buys Eurogamer, VG247, and Rock Paper Shotgun – layoffs have already started – Game Central, Metro.co.uk
- Never Post at XOXO 2024
- 12 Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) – Lauren Passell, Lifehacker
- Mike on Blocked Party
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Dating Apps (derogatory)
- Dating Apps: The Uncertainty of Marketised Love
- https://www.tiktok.com/@officialbrept/video/7028325781537393925?_t=8lrDLmaKbTa&_r=1
- https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahgraser/video/7117094997484309806?_r=1&_t=8ly4uYqQrPD
- https://www.tiktok.com/@harmonythread/video/7262952885158235435?_t=8lwOVY3O0LP&_r=1
- https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahgraser/video/7125991346489314603?_t=8lwOSDK1l3H&_r=1
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