A Social Media Shakeup and Does the Billboard Hot 100 Benefit Taylor Swift More than Drake? (Ep.252)

Published: Nov. 11, 2022, 6:24 a.m.

b'Twitter and Meta layoffs shake up the social media legacy of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Plus Drake calls out changes made to the charting process for the Billboard Hot 100.

The decline of text-based social media
The switch from Twitter and Facebook to video platforms such as TikTok is changing the face of the internet.
https://www.newstatesman.com/social-media/2022/11/decline-social-media-text-post

Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to prepare for \\u201cdifficult times ahead\\u201d and ends remote work https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23450942/elon-musk-twitter-first-email-staff-difficult-times-ahead-remote-work

It\\u2019s never felt more plausible that the age of social media might end\\u2014and soon. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/twitter-facebook-social-media-decline/672074/

Boom to bust? What Facebook and Twitter\\u2019s mass layoffs say about the future of tech
Twitter has laid off half its staff, and Meta around 13 per cent. Is this a trend across the tech industry?
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/boom-to-bust-what-facebook-and-twitters-mass-layoffs-say-about-the-future-of-tech/x238ah10x

Drake Claims Billboard \\u201cFixed\\u201d Charts After \\u201cScorpion\\u201d on HotNewHipHop https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/448707-drake-claims-billboard-fixed-charts-after-scorpion

What can we learn from Taylor Swift\'s chart dominance? https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/taylor-swift-chart-dominance-modern-music-industry/

Taylor Swift Makes History as First Artist With Entire Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by \\u2018Anti-Hero\\u2019 at No. 1 https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-all-hot-100-top-10-anti-hero-1235163664/

TikTok is going after podcasting\\u2014and it\\u2019s all YouTube\\u2019s fault https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/tiktok-going-after-podcasting-and-it-s-all-youtube-s-fault

Podcast Subscriptions Are A Harder Sell Than Ever Says iHeart\\u2019s Conal Byrne. https://www.insideradio.com/free/podcast-subscriptions-are-a-harder-sell-than-ever-says-iheart-s-conal-byrne/article_0e1083ce-59b5-11ed-97db-97c201ec0052.html

This Podcast Brought to You by Having Rich Parents https://hard-drive.net/this-podcast-brought-to-you-by-having-rich-parents/

Many YouTubers are anticipating big payouts from Shorts, but other industry insiders warn they should cool their expectations https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-ad-revenue-share-creators-excitement-experts-warn-2022-10

Google Will Pay YouTube Creators in Bid to Crash TikTok\\u2019s Party
https://www.pymnts.com/google/2022/google-will-pay-youtube-creators-in-bid-to-crash-tiktoks-party/

How much money influencers charge on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for sponsored content https://www.businessinsider.com/data-how-much-money-influencers-charge-brands-instagram-tiktok-youtube-2022-10

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