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🍺 Wiser! #81: Budweiser in the Metaverse | Clubhouse Over? | Elon's Bot Problem | Crypto Bull or Bear?

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🍺 Wiser! #81: Budweiser in the Metaverse | Clubhouse Over? | Elon's Bot Problem | Crypto Bull or Bear?

Newsletter #81: Budweiser is the latest big brand to venture into the Web3 metaverse. With Zed Run. Plus; eighteen months ago, a tech upstart called Clubhouse hit the headlines as the next big thing. That didn't last long! Elon's at it again. And Crypto confidence or carnage?…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Jun 2022

Elon Puts Twitter Deal On Hold: A Negotiation Or 2nd Thoughts?

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Twitter • 6 min read

Elon Puts Twitter Deal On Hold: A Negotiation Or 2nd Thoughts?

Elon Musk has apparently discovered that there may be more bots and fake accounts on Twitter than Twitter had led us all to believe. No sh$t Sherlock! This is turning into a proper soap opera that Succession is going to find to beat!…

Rick Huckstep • 14 May 2022

🎙Episode #1: Elon & Twitter | Free Speech | AirBnB | Remote Working | WeCrashed

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🎙Episode #1: Elon & Twitter | Free Speech | AirBnB | Remote Working | WeCrashed

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss what motivates Elon Musk, and what he wants to do with Twitter. Also, Airbnb is letting its workforce work from anywhere. Do others follow suit? Do they care? Plus, the Ionic 5 EV, Breaking Dad, WeCrashed, cookies, and Ron Shevlin.…

Rick Huckstep • 13 May 2022

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Twitter • 7 min read

Elon's Twitter Soap Opera Rumbles On: it's the show that everyone is watching!

It's 6 weeks since Elon Musk disclosed his intentions to buy Twitter. A controversial move for many reasons: free speech, breaking the SEC rules, upsetting shareholders, Donald Trump. It's a soap opera with Musk playing J R Ewing in his Texan ranch. The show that everyone is watching!…

Rick Huckstep • 12 May 2022

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Elon Musk Skating On Thin Ice...If He Goes Ahead And Buys Twitter

Rick Huckstep • 01 May 2022

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👤 Newsletter #74: What Has Social Media Done to Society? | Elon Musk & Twitter | Revlon Rule

Wiser! Newsletter #74: Is Social Media to blame for the erosion of trust in government, institutions, the news media and, frankly, each other? In 2009, Facebook gave users the ability to Like and then Share posts. Was this the beginning of the end?…

Rick Huckstep • 22 Apr 2022

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Twitter is Musk's Playground. Now He Wants To Buy It

Elon Musk is a "free speech zealot." He's talked about building a platform but now it seems he wants to buy one instead. Twitter is his target. It's been an extraordinary couple of weeks in the Musk/Twitter okey-cokey. Many questions remain unanswered.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 Apr 2022

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Social Media Linked to Teenage Anxiety

Wiser! Essay: A UK study of 84,000 teenagers has identified a link between heavy social media usage and teenage anxiety. They also found it affects girls between ages 11 and 13. Whereas for boys, the sensitive period is 14 and 15.…

Rick Huckstep • 02 Apr 2022

ꄢ Wiser! #53: Elon Musk to Pay Tax | TikTok's Unhealthy Behaviour | Dorsey Blocked on Twitter

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ꄢ Wiser! #53: Elon Musk to Pay Tax | TikTok's Unhealthy Behaviour | Dorsey Blocked on Twitter

Wiser #53: Elon Musk to pay $11 billion in taxes, more than any American in history; plus TikTok targeting teens, Dorsey blocked in Twitter and Email as a source of misinformation and fake news.…

Rick Huckstep • 24 Dec 2021