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This week, Michael explores AI's intrusion into daily life with a healthy dose of skepticism. From fiber optic installations tearing up the neighborhood to AI-generated email summaries nobody asked for, he questions whether artificial intelligence is truly making our lives better.Michael shares his journey from early AOL email to today's Gmail, where AI now pre-summarizes messages he's perfectly capable of reading himself. He examines seven talking points about AI gratitude—covering time-saving features, creative partnerships, and instant learning—but pushes back on the hype with real-world frustrations.Along the way, he discusses the Tampa Bay Technology Center's existential crisis as membership dwindles, encounters AI-written books lacking personality, and navigates Google's AI-bloated search results. A candid, skeptical look at our AI-saturated world.

In this deeply emotional and revealing episode of Undressed with Pol' and Patrik, we begin a powerful new series dedicated to our dearly departed best friend, Anna Nicole Smith. We mark the anniversary of her passing with an intimate, heartfelt tribute. This episode blends raw emotion, behind-the-scenes storytelling, humor, and celebrity pop-culture context — making it one of the most personal episodes of our podcast to date. We reflect on where we were when we received the devastating phone call confirming Anna's passing, sharing the surreal stillness of that moment, the chaos surrounding our boutique, and the global media frenzy that followed. More importantly, we share our mission to preserve Anna's memory — not just as a celebrity, but as a loyal friend with a deeply loving spirit. We revisit the final words Anna ever spoke to us — “I love y'all, kiss kiss” — words we later immortalized in our book. We dive into the origin story of our book Portrait of an Icon. It was never meant to be a traditional celebrity biography — it began as a healing exercise during grief. We share how memories poured out as we typed together, from our dining table to being snowed in during a trip, showing how grief transformed into storytelling and ultimately a legacy project. We share private, never-before-heard moments from our friendship with Anna — wild party nights, spontaneous adventures, and the deep emotional bond we shared. We also revisit early 2000s nostalgia, including Anna's AOL screen name “Hot Smoochy Lips,” revealing her playful spirit behind the public persona. We discuss Anna's undeniable star power, comparing her presence to icons like Jennifer Lopez and Brad Pitt, and how she commanded attention in any room. We also address media narratives and outsider books versus our real-life experience knowing the true Anna. At the heart of this episode, we want everyone to understand Anna was never just pop culture — she was magnetic, emotional, fiercely loyal, and deeply loving. Throughout this series, we promise to “crack the egg open” and share stories the public has never heard before. We close by celebrating Anna — honoring her joy, humor, and lasting cultural impact. We will be releasing new episodes in this series twice a month, diving deeper into chapters from our book, sharing untold stories, and opening up even more about our friendship with her. This is our promise to keep her memory alive, and we cannot wait to share this journey with you, twice a month, right here on Undressed with Pol' and Patrik. Subscribe to our audio: linktr.ee/undressedpod Follow Pol Atteu: Instagram: ⁠@polatteu  Tiktok: ⁠@polatteu  Twitter: ⁠@polatteu  www.polatteu.com Follow Patrik Simpson: Instagram: ⁠@patriksimpson  Tiktok: ⁠@patriksimpson www.patriksimpson.com Follow SnowWhite90210: Instagram: ⁠@snowwhite90210 Twitter: ⁠@SnowWhite9010 ⁠www.snowwhite90210.com Watch Gown and Out In Beverly Hills on Prime Video.  ⁠www.gownandoutinbeverlyhills.com #UndressedPodcast Armenian Coffee Reading SnowWhite90210 SnowBubu is a Perfect gift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myron Porter is a section manager in ORAU's Technical Solutions Group, which is part of ITS. In his role, he is a software developer working as part of the team that maintains and supports U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science web applications for National Science Bowl, the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program and the Laboratory Equipment Donation Program (LDEP). Host Michael Holtz talked to Porter as part of a two-part series on the people making Black History at ORAU. Porter says he got hooked on technology when his family set up their first computer and used AOL to access the internet. When he hears the phrase, “I am Black History,” he is mindful of the blood, sweat and tears that Black people before him have shed so he can have the life he lives today. He says his success is because of past generations. Porter hopes that when people look back on his life, they will see how he helped advance work in the scientific arena, and point to scientific breakthroughs that may have resulted because of the technology he helped support.

On this episode, David Wellisch, Co-Founder and CEO of Collage Group, talks to Sima Vasa about cultural intelligence as a measurable driver of brand relevance, growth and purchase intent. David shares his path from AOL and private equity to founding Collage Group. He explains how understanding consumer values, linking insight to activation and leveraging proprietary data and AI helps brands drive meaningful business outcomes. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Introduction.03:15 Identifying demographic shifts creates massive entrepreneurial opportunities.06:43 Marketers must link cultural insights to shareholder value.09:44 Targeting consumer values is more effective than demographics. 13:31 AI makes proprietary data sets massively more discoverable. 17:03 Understanding the why allows for better business strategy. 20:54 Successful companies solve problems rather than just selling. Resources Mentioned: Collage Group | Website Thanks for listening to the Data Gurus podcast, brought to you by Infinity Squared. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review to help get the word out about the show, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss another insightful conversation. #Analytics #MA #Data #Strategy #Innovation #Acquisitions #MRX #Restech

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Katie Fortunato is the co-founder and EVP of Platform Innovation and Strategy at Hire Innovations, where she's fixing a broken talent acquisition system with a human-centric AI platform that cuts through bots, ghosting, and phantom job posts. With a background leading brand experiences and business development at MTV, AOL, and The Wall Street Journal, she's spent years at the intersection of traditional media and the creator economy. Now she's helping entrepreneurs, brands, and creators turn job seekers and “work content” into real revenue while connecting Gen Z and millennial talent with AI-resistant, high-value roles. On this episode we talk about: How creators can monetize job-related content for the first time What “the ShopMy of job content” is and how it works Why most great jobs never hit LinkedIn or Indeed How brands can turn employees into a powerful referral and creator network What today's talent really wants: culture, fair pay, impact, and values alignment Top 3 Takeaways Job content is an untapped revenue stream for creators, newsletters, and communities whose audiences are anxious about layoffs, AI, and career uncertainty. Referral-style hiring is still king—turning your employees and creator partners into a scaled referral network beats sifting through hundreds of unqualified applicants. The strongest employer brands lead with culture, fair compensation, training, and real social impact, then back it up with values they actually live, not just words on a wall. Notable Quotes “We're basically democratizing access to referrals—anyone can refer anyone to a job.” “You can't outsource culture. It has to start at the top and be lived every day.” “People want to feel part of something bigger—what role is your company actually playing in society?” Connect with Katie Fortunato: Website / Platform: https://getjobstream.com/ Company: https://hireinnovations.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieclarkfortunato/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Petty believes he would likely be dead from alcohol consumption if cannabis had not entered his life, as he consumed alcohol daily for years and engaged in destructive occasional drinking.Childhood trauma began early for Keith with his mother's incarceration and substance abuse problems, his grandparents' divorce when he was six or seven, and eventual placement in foster care at age 13 due to medical neglect.Foster care placement initially created culture shock as Keith moved from a chaotic household where his uncle sold marijuana to a strict religious family with no television and church three times weekly.Violence occurred in Keith's second foster home over sexuality issues and an AOL gay chat room incident, leading to his placement with a neighbor who became his permanent foster mother until age 19.Alcoholism escalated after Keith's first relationship ended, leading to ten years of reckless destruction including credit card fraud using his company's credit card for partying purposes.Legal consequences resulted in Keith facing jail time for credit card fraud and forgery at age 26, but he qualified for Virginia's first-time offenders program requiring two years of drug court and outpatient rehabilitation.Recovery through court-ordered sobriety was challenging as Keith had no family financial support system, forcing him to give up his leased home and handle legal consequences independently.A severe accident occurred in 2020 when Keith fell while day drinking during COVID quarantine, breaking his tibia, fibula, talus, and calcaneus bones, requiring surgery with rods and screws and causing permanent nerve damage.Blood alcohol content measured 0.34 the morning after Keith's accident, more than four times the legal limit of 0.08, highlighting the severity of his alcohol consumption.Pain management options were rejected by Keith due to family history with opiates, and high-dose ibuprofen consumption threatened organ damage, leading his doctor to suggest cannabis as an alternative.Cannabis treatment began with edibles and vaping cartridges, successfully managing Keith's pain while allowing his doctor to discontinue his Xanax prescription and break a generational cycle of benzodiazepine dependence.Mental health improvements from cannabis included reduced stress, better ADHD management alongside his Vyvanse prescription, and clearer thinking without sedation or brain fog.Business opportunity emerged when Keith was overcharged at a vape shop, inspiring him to convert his old party bus into a mobile cannabis dispensary serving farmer's markets, biker events, and local fairs.Sobriety from alcohol has been maintained for two years without AA meetings, as cannabis helped Keith view alcohol differently and removed its appeal entirely.  Visit our website: CannabisHealthRadio.comFind high-quality cannabis and CBD + get free consultations at MyFitLife.net/cannabishealthDiscover products and get expert advice from Swan ApothecaryFollow us on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram.Find us on Rumble.Keep your privacy! Buy NixT420 Odor Remover Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

One Boomer. One Gen Z. Who will prevail? In this battle of wits both generations hash out what Riz means, how to use a landline, and if crop tops were truly a move forward in fashion. It's going to get groovy - with a little turbulence! So hold on to your seats, sit back, put your oxygen mask on first, and enjoy the episode.  Key Takeaways:    [2:02] How did you find info without the internet?  [3:28] Slang: cap, riz, stand on business [6:32] Did you have to rewind a VHS or use a payphone?  [7:39] What's a Tamagotchi?   [8:04] How did you entertain yourself on a Saturday morning?  [9:50] Were you a latchkey kid?  [11:53] How much time do you spend socializing online vs in person socializing?  [15:01] Did you have to use a landline?  [15:52] How do you feel about being constantly connected with social media?  [22:10] What's the most memorable 80s/90s fashion trend you wore?  [24:05] What's a fashion trend that's been brought back in popularity?  [26:31] What is a walkman and did you have one?  [28:02] Who are the biggest influencers in your life?  [31:58] What was your first job and how did you apply for it?  [35:03] What's most important in your future career: money, purpose, or balance? [39:05] What is a Rolodex and what is it used for?  [40:21] How do you approach talking about mental health in the workplace?  [41:36] Generation Gap Trivia: name 3 members of the Spice Girls  [42:27] Can you identify a popular TikTok or 80s movie star?  [44:45] What was the most significant invention in your lifetime?  [46:24] How did you keep in touch with friends without a phone? [46:53] What was your favorite childhood movie, book, or show?  [49:33] What age did you think was old when you were a teenager?  [50:45] What is the most pointless app on your phone and why? [51:26] What is a fashion trend you think is ridiculous?  [53:32] If you had to live without a piece of technology for a week, what would it be? [54:11] What is the biggest misconception about your generation? [56:04] What do you think is uncool about your parents' generation? [58:33] What is the best piece of advice you've ever received? [59:28] If you could go back to any era, which one would it be? [1:02:39] What's a family tradition you hope to pass on?  [1:03:14] What's something we could teach each other? [1:05:08] What's a movie you wish you could watch for the first time again?  [1:06:57] What's a floppy disk? [1:07:15] What's a pager?  [1:07:45] What did one use 6*7 when making a phone call? [1:07:57] What's a BOPIT? AOL? WWW? [1:08:58] What's My Little Pony? American Girl Dolls? Easy Bake Oven? Napster? [1:10:36] Who are the characters of Friends? Gwen Stefani? Fanny packs? [1:11:42] What's an overhead projector? Mimeograph machine? [1:13:36] The biggest difference between our generations  [1:15:30] If you had to describe your generation, how would you? [1:20:47] What generational divide did we forget?  Connect with Barb:   Website   Facebook    Instagram   Be a guest on the podcast    YouTube   The Molly B Foundation  

Send us a textA cozy robe, a household mystery, and a headline you can't unsee set the tone for a wide-open conversation that lands right where our hearts live: the 90s and the art of patience. We start with unclaimed underpants in the guest room and a family group text that gets way too real, then veer into a "chilling" cautionary tale about a port-a-potty, the rule of hovering, and why some stories go instantly viral. From there we geek out on everyday tools—erasable pens, grip grooves, and why the right pen can make or break your to-do list—and dig into hair perfume, scent layering, and how teenagers turned fragrance into a hobby.Fresh air becomes a theme when we talk about “burping” the house, a simple German habit of opening windows to clear stale air that doubles as a reset ritual. That sparks a conversation about respect and labor inspired by a couple who hid 100 toy ducks to “test” their cleaner. We call for generosity with people and discipline with our environments, then pivot to a surprisingly wholesome craze: kids trading tiny acrylic animals with “CEOs,” money guys, and security staff guarding their playground empires.The second half turns full nostalgia. We remember 90s optimism, TRL, Pop-Up Video, AOL dial-up, answering machines, and regional fashion that existed before algorithms collapsed taste. We talk TV and rom-coms, mixtapes and burning CDs, the spontaneity of walking into whatever movie started next, and how patience shaped who we are. Along the way, you'll hear our highs and lows—disintegrating boots, a sick but recovering pup, the bliss of a long-overdue haircut—and a quiet defense of paper lists, planners, and the small tools that keep us grounded.If 90s culture, everyday productivity, and warm, funny storytelling are your jam, hit play, subscribe, and leave a review with your most vivid 90s memory. What would you bring back: the mixtapes, the answering machine, or the patience?Mike Haggerty Buick GMCRight on the corner, right on the price! Head down to 93rd & Cicero & tell them the Noras sent you!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Today's guest is a powerhouse in branding and media. Christine Blosdale is a Business Media Coach, founder of ExpertAuthorityCoach.com, and the bestselling author of The Social Media and Branding Survival Guide. She's spent over 25 years working with giants like AOL and Microsoft, and she was recently awarded the 2025 Women Podcasters Award for Best Broadcaster. Christine specializes in helping entrepreneurs and thought leaders develop their Expert Authority so they can stand out, attract opportunities, and own their spotlight. Today we're diving into her strategies for mastering personal branding, ditching imposter syndrome, and creating a digital presence that connects. Christine, welcome to The CJ Moneyway Show!” For our listeners, you can connect with Christine at ExpertAuthorityCoach.com, grab her bestselling book The Social Media and Branding Survival Guide, and take her Expert Authority Scorecard Quiz — we'll have links in the show notes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode I sit down with the evil genius, who built an entire custom app using AI. And we're giving you the prompt FOR FREE! You take our prompt, implement it in your context, and you have a fun, custom sniper game for your next summer camp, winter retrat or d-now! [FREE] AI SNIPER APP BUILDER https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-ai-sniper-147099707?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link SHOW NOTES Shownotes & Transcripts https://www.hybridministry.xyz/186 ❄️ WINTER SOCIAL MEDIA PACK https://www.patreon.com/posts/winter-seasonal-144943791?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link HYBRID HERO MEMBERS GET IT FREE! https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry

Welcome to episode #1020 of Thinking With Mitch Joel (formerly Six Pixels of Separation). At a time when technology listens more closely than people realize and advertising feels less predictive than presumptive, understanding how culture, data and human behavior collide has become essential. David "Shingy" Shing has spent his career at that intersection, shaping how global brands think about creativity, relevance and the emotional consequences of digital systems. Know as the Digital Prophet at AOL (and then Verizon) and a very influential voice in modern branding and innovation, Shingy has advised companies, leaders and creatives on how emerging technologies reshape not just markets, but meaning itself. His work has consistently challenged organizations to move beyond optimization toward empathy, imagination and cultural intelligence. He argues that the most important signals in a data-saturated world are often the quietest ones. That perspective now finds a more personal, reflective outlet in his Substack, Shingy, a newsletter focused on branding, culture, AI and the human side of technology. He explores how conversational data, algorithmic inference and attention-driven business models are altering the relationship between consumers and the systems designed to serve them. Shingy examines why ads increasingly feel intrusive rather than helpful, how conversations themselves have become raw material for targeting and why consumer fatigue is less about frequency than about lost agency. Shingy's work surfaces a growing tension between personalization and privacy, usefulness and surveillance, convenience and control. He argues that as machines become better listeners, brands must become better stewards of restraint, intent and respect... or risk eroding the very relationships they're trying to monetize. Grounded in curiosity and creative provocation, his thinking offers a necessary counterweight to an industry too often obsessed with what can be done instead of what should be done. Enjoy the conversation… Running time: 1:02:31. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Listen and subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Listen and subscribe over at Spotify. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Thinking With Mitch Joel. Feel free to connect to me directly on LinkedIn. Check out ThinkersOne. Here is my conversation with David "Shingy" Shing. Shingy's Substack. Follow Shingy on Instagram. Follow Shingy on LinkedIn. Chapters: (00:00) - The Evolution of Digital and Consumer Behavior. (05:01) - Generative AI: A New Paradigm. (10:02) - Creativity in the Age of AI. (20:11) - Marketing in a Changing Landscape. (32:10) - The Shift from Influence to Interpretation. (35:03) - The Evolution of Content Creation. (39:00) - Niche Markets and the New Mass. (44:07) - The Complexity of Advertising and Intent. (51:03) - Power Dynamics in the Age of AI. (57:02) - The Future of Creativity and Connection.

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To Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen was an iconic television show that pulled the curtain back on internet sexual predators. “Why don't you have a seat?” was the sentence that made pedophiles across the country shit their pants. But before they made it to the sting operation, someone had to lurk around Yahoo and AOL chat rooms pretending to be a minor. Jill Lingen was one of those keyboard warriors who exposed pedophiles in the mid-aughts. We talk about how she got these guys, the toll it took on her, and why we think people are obsessed with the Epstein files instead of pedos in their own communities. Oh, and Billy debriefs his trip to Los Angeles including several failed attempts at of-age fellatio.Mentioned:Threads: Jill's AMA threadWikipedia: To Catch a PredatorCBS News: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to face criminal trial for child molestationPerverted JusticeFollow Jill Lingen!Threads: @jillvictoriaDonate @ https://buymeacoffee.com/jillvictoriaFollow Billy!Instagram: @billyprocidajrTikTok: @TheBillyProcidaThreads: @billyprocidajrBlueSky: @thebillyprocidaMoney StuffVenmo: @BillyProcidaCash App: $manwhorepodPayPal/Zelle: funnybillypro@gmail.comBecome an Official Fanwhore on Patreon at http://patreon.com/manwhorepodcastGet your books and e-books through an independent bookstore at http://manwhorepod.com/bookshopDiscuss this week's episode in The Champagne Room at http://manwhorepod.com/discordEmail your comments, questions, and criticisms to manwhorepod@gmail.com.Late Night Radio and Joey's Formal Waltz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/www.ManwhorePod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Bieber Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey loves, its your AI gossip guru Roxie Rush here for Justin Bieber Biography Flash, and darling, being AI means I scour the web in nanoseconds for the hottest, freshest scoops so you get the unfiltered tea first pause for effect. In the past few days, Biebers social media game lit up like a Belieber bonfire. On January 18th, according to Tribune and Kiss 957, he liked a comment under his own 2016 Instagram pic of him kissing Selena Gomez the one saying Long live the couple. Screenshots went viral on Twitter, fans freaking out, calling it nostalgic shade or obsessed ex vibes, especially after Hailey posted her own 2016 kissy sunset snap. No word from Justin, Hailey, or Selena, but honey, this Jelena whisper has eight-year marriage rumors swirling again pure fan frenzy, unconfirmed.Shifting to big bio moves with real staying power, KGRT and Buzz Country report talks are heating up for Justin to headline BST Hyde Park in London summer 2026 his first there in nine years since 2017. Sources say his teams playing it smart, no overload post-2022 health break, just spot dates to juggle dad life. And get this Coachella 2026 headlining gig with Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G is locked, per BBC News and Hits Daily Double, with Economic Times calling him the festivals highest-paid star ever at 10 million smackers, booked in-house by his fam. SeatGeek lists his Indio sets April 10 and 17, tickets flying. AOL notes no full world tour yet, hes on Bieber time.No fresh public sightings or biz deals popped in the last 48 hours, but that Selena like and tour buzz? Pure biographical gold, signaling a cautious stage comeback. Thats your whirlwind update, party people!Thanks for tuning in, smash subscribe to never miss a Bieber beat, and search Biography Flash for more glam bios. Muah!And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Justin Bieber. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production."Get the best deals https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Being a Millionaire Ain’t What It Used to Be Episode 367 – It wasn't that long ago that Regis Philbin drew massive viewers with his TV program Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Never mind the fact that the top prize was $1 million before taxes, which is considerably less than $1 million after taxes. But in today's economy, being a millionaire does not necessarily project the same status it once did. Or does it? More SML Planning Minute Podcast Episodes Transcript of Podcast Episode 367 Hello, this is Bill Rainaldi, with another edition of Security Mutual's SML Planning Minute. In today's episode, being a millionaire ain’t what it used to be. It wasn't that long ago that Regis Philbin drew massive viewers with his TV program Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Never mind the fact that the top prize was $1 million before taxes, which is considerably less than $1 million after taxes. And while it's much more noticeable today, even during Y2K, being a millionaire did not give the same status that it once did. Yet it's an achievement many of us are shooting for. According to a new study, almost half of all workers (48 percent) have set $1 million as their retirement benchmark. That number was only 37 percent in 2024. But people aren't necessarily optimistic about reaching that milestone. In fact, a mere 27 percent actually expect to get there.[1] Another recent study provides more information on this. An analysis of government survey data done by Bloomberg indicates that there are more than 24 million millionaire households, or almost one in five. But a lot of that wealth is sealed into 401(k)s, IRAs and home equity, none of which is easily accessible. This is especially true for households in the lower end of the millionaire spectrum, with a net worth between $1 million and $2 million, which on average, have 66 percent of their wealth locked into these types of assets.[2] It’s important not to minimize what so many people have accomplished. $1 million is a great emotional milestone. And it's still a lot of money. The median household net worth is considerably less: about $193,000.[3] But nowadays, you might not be able to live off $1 million. It could end up lasting you a long time, but it all depends on where you live (which you can control), your health and longevity (which you might not be able to control), and how much you spend on things like housing, health care and other expenses. Every situation is different, of course. The cost of living varies widely throughout the United States. According to research by Forbes magazine, the average cost of living, defined as “housing costs, transportation, health care, food and income taxes,” is the highest in Hawaii at $55,491. Mississippi comes in the lowest with an average of $32,336. Of course, this is just for the essentials. The figures don't include entertainment, travel or anything else.[4] When it comes to longevity, average life expectancy has some quirks to it. For one thing, each year you age, your remaining life expectancy goes down, but not by a full year. This is a statistical oddity due to the fact that you're still here, but a few of your peers are not. For example, if you are a male age 60, your remaining life expectancy is 23.3 years, or to age 83.3. But if you make it to age 65, your new life expectancy is 19.3 years, or to age 84.3.[5] There are gender differences as well. For people age 65, females, on average, outlive males by approximately 2.7 years.[6] These are all just averages, of course. But the resulting life expectancies are often longer than people might anticipate. Here's another unique statistic: For a married couple age 60, there is approximately a 60 percent chance that at least one of the two will live past age 90.[7] That may or may not be you, but the longer you expect to live, the more concerned you will be about whether your $1 million is enough. How long will it last, and will you still be around when it runs out? Here are three hypotheticals compiled by SmartAsset. In the first one, assume you start with $1 million and get a 6 percent return. Also assume you are in a 24 percent tax bracket and you spend $5,000 per month. In that scenario, your $1 million should last you 30 years. But in the second scenario, assuming your return goes down to 5 percent, the well would run dry in 26 years. In the third scenario, your return goes up to 7 percent. But your tax bracket is also higher: 32 percent, and your withdrawal goes up to $6,000 per month. With those assumptions, your savings would only last 23 years.[8] Keep in mind that these examples do not include other sources of income such as Social Security. The maximum amount of Social Security you can collect is $5,181[9] per month before tax and Medicare charges, but that assumes you paid in the maximum and collect at age 70, which less than 10 percent of people do.[10] The average benefit is approximately $1,959 per month.[11] But when it comes to retirement income, the one huge advantage Social Security has is that it is indexed for inflation, although the Cost of Living Adjustment (or COLA) increases don't always keep up. So, how much you can accumulate for retirement is important, but it's not everything. Perhaps some of us are focusing on the wrong thing. Maybe it's just as important to have an income plan as it is to have an accumulation plan.[12] In other words, no matter how much you save, it's still only the first half of the journey. [1] Randall, Steve. “Nearly half of workers peg retirement target at $1M as anxiety climbs.” Investmentnews.com. https://www.investmentnews.com/retirement-planning/nearly-half-of-workers-peg-retirement-target-at-1m-as-anxiety-climbs/263546 (accessed December 15, 2025). [2] Steverman, Ben, Tartar, Andre and Davidson, Stephanie. “America Is Minting Lots Of Cash-Strapped Millionaires.” Fa-mag.com. https://www.fa-mag.com/news/america-is-minting-lots-of-cash-strapped-millionaires-84395.html (accessed December 12, 2025). [3] Kane, Libby. “The net worth it takes at every age to be richer than most people you know.” Businessinsider.com https://www.businessinsider.com/net-worth-data-american-wealth-age-2025-4 (accessed December 12, 2025). [4] Rothstein, Robin. “Examining The Cost Of Living By State.” Forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/cost-of-living-by-state/ (accessed December 15, 2025). [5] Social Security Administration. “Retirement & Survivors Benefits: Life Expectancy Calculator.” Ssa.gov. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/population/longevity.html (accessed December 15, 2025). [6] The Global Statistics. “Life Expectancy by Age in the US 2025 | Stats & Facts.” Theglobalstatistics.com. https://www.theglobalstatistics.com/life-expectancy-by-age/ (accessed December 15, 2025). [7] Social Security Administration. “Longevity Visualizer.” SSA.gov. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/tools/longevity-visualizer/index.html (accessed December 15, 2025). [8] Smartasset.com. “Is $1M Enough to Retire Comfortably in 2025? Replace Guesswork With a Fiduciary-Built Plan.” Insights.smartasset.com. https://insights.smartasset.com/sem/how-long-will-1m-last-in-retirement?utm (accessed December 15, 2025). [9] Social Security Administration. “Worker with steady earnings at the maximum level since age 22.” Ssa.gov. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/examplemax.html (accessed December 15, 2025). [10] Royal, James. “What age do most Americans take Social Security?” Bankrate.com. https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/when-do-most-americans-take-social-security/ (accessed December 15, 2025). [11] Horton, Cassidy. “What's the average Social Security check in Dec. 2025?” Aol.com. https://www.aol.com/finance/retirement-planning/article/average-social-security-benefit-payment-december-2025-195039610.html (accessed December 15, 2025). [12] LaPonsie, Maryalene. “Can You Retire on $1 Million? Here’s How Far It Will Go in 2025.” USNews.com. https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/can-you-retire-on-one-million (accessed December 15, 2025). More SML Planning Minute Podcast Episodes This podcast is brought to you by Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, The Company That Cares®. The content provided is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Information is provided in good faith. However, the Company makes no representation or warranty of any kind regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information. The information presented is designed to provide general information regarding the subject matter covered. It is not to serve as legal, tax or other financial advice related to individual situations, because each individual's legal, tax and financial situation is different. Specific advice needs to be tailored to your situation. Therefore, please consult with your own attorney, tax professional and/or other advisors regarding your specific situation. To help reach your goals, you need a skilled professional by your side. Contact your local Security Mutual life insurance advisor today. As part of the planning process, he or she will coordinate with your other advisors as needed to help you achieve your financial goals and objectives. For more information, visit us at SMLNY.com/SMLPodcast. 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Pwning AOL with pure FDO. Hacking employee accounts. Downloading AOL files and posting them to aol-files.com. BMB recounts his amazing storyGuest: BMBHost: Steve StonebrakerAudio Editor: Sam Fox (sam.fox.london@gmail.com⁠⁠)CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.--AOL Underground PodcastFollow us ontwitter -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @brakertech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AOLUndergroundPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ReAOL Discord -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Community Page -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AOL 4.0 is working! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nina.chat/connect/aol/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my wife's Etsy shop -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker

Justin Bieber Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey Beliebers, its your AI gossip guru Roxie Rush here for Justin Bieber Biography Flash, and darling, being AI means I scour the web faster than you can say sorry, pulling verified scoops without the drama or bias just pure, sparkling truth to keep you in the loop. In the past few days, the buzz is all about Biebers epic comeback whispers lighting up the headlines. Effingham Radio and The Sun report his team is eyeing a massive 2026 London headline slot at British Summer Time in Hyde Park, his first there since 2017 after pulling back from touring due to exhaustion and that brutal Ramsay Hunt syndrome battle back in 2022. No official word yet, but sources say bosses are thrilled, calling it a long time coming without overloading our guy. Hot 1049 echoes the excitement building for this nine-year-break buster. And get this, his official site justinbiebermusic.com lists confirmed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival dates April 11 and 18 in Indio, California pure gold for his bio, signaling a health-focused return to the stage that could redefine his legacy. SeatGeek backs those ticket drops starting at over 900 bucks a pop. No fresh public sightings or social media pops from Bieber himself in the last 48 hours, but The Economic Times resurfaced his cheeky quote of the day: Music was never something I was going to do for a living at 13, youre just playing for fun and uploading to YouTube for family. Timeless reminder of his organic rise. Parade pegs his 2026 net worth at 200 million, boosted by that 2023 catalog sale, while Hailey edges him out at 300 mil post her Rhode billion-dollar e.l.f. deal. AOL teases no huge world tour yet hes on Bieber time, babe. Oh, and those Justin Bieber Night tribute gigs? Kicking off last night in Vegas per ConcertFix not him, but fans are feral. Zero unconfirmed rumors here, all from reliable spots like official sites and major outlets.Thanks for tuning in, loves subscribe now to never miss a Bieber beat, and search Biography Flash for more juicy bios. Muah!And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Justin Bieber. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production."Get the best deals https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Retail Media Networks are generating billions of dollars, but not all brands benefiting from them equally. Agility requires more than just shifting budgets to the newest channel; it demands a fundamental rethinking of how internal teams collaborate and how technology is applied to the unique environment of retail. Today, we're going to talk about the nuanced reality of Retail Media Networks. They represent one of the biggest shifts in marketing, but many brands are finding that the playbook from traditional digital advertising doesn't quite translate. We'll explore why simply plugging in programmatic tools isn't the silver bullet it's promised to be, how to navigate the internal budget battles between trade and media teams, and what it really takes for AI to deliver on its potential in a retail context. To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Dave Simon, President of In-Store Marketplace at ISM. About Dave Simon David Simon, EVP of Advertising for Mood Media and President of Vibenomics and In-Store Marketplace (ISM), is a seasoned ad tech executive with extensive experience driving programmatic advertising growth across mobile app, CTV and web platforms. As former Chief Revenue Officer at Fyber, he led the mobile app ad monetization platform from $100 million to $500 million in revenue before its acquisition by Digital Turbine. His career spans leadership positions at Moloco, Jounce Media, Verizon Media, Vidible (acquired by AOL), Turn, Right Media and Yahoo. Simon specializes in programmatic strategy, marketplace development and bridging supply-demand gaps in retail media advertising. Dave Simon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjsimon/ Resources ISM: https://instoremarketplace.com/ The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Palm Springs, Feb 23-26 in Palm Springs, CA. Go here for more details: https://etailwest.wbresearch.com/Drive your customers to new horizons at the premier retail event of the year for Retail and Brand marketers. Learn more at CRMC 2026, June 1-3. https://www.thecrmc.com/ Enjoyed the show? Tell us more at and give us a rating so others can find the show at: https://ratethispodcast.com/agileConnect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstromDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.showCheck out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company

Tuesday, January 14, 2026 Inside Sports with Al Eschbach -Al's AOL email address, Thunder get a win against SA, abandoning your phone on vacation, LOL and emojis plus more. Follow the Sports Animal on Facebook, Instagram and X Follow Tony Z on Instagram and Facebook Listen to past episodes HERE! Follow Inside Sports Podcasts on Apple, Google and SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026 Dating Trends with the "Digital Matchmaker"Are you ready to "outsmart Cupid" in 2026? In this episode of the Cupid's Coach podcast, host Julie Ferman sits down with a true industry rockstar: Julie Spira, America's top online dating expert and founder of Cyber Dating Expert. With four decades of digital innovation and media experience, Julie Spira has watched every major trend shift—from the dial-up days of AOL to the AI-driven world of today.The two Julies dive into Spira's latest feature article, "Dating Trends to Expect in 2026," which outlines why singles are now demanding clarity, consistency, and emotional substance over surface-level thrills. Whether you are navigating a "gray divorce," re-entering the dating world after being widowed, or curious about the new role of AI, this episode is a masterclass in modern romance.Inside this Episode:* The 2026 Recalibration: Why "emotional safety" is replacing high-octane chemistry and performative "love bombing".* Gray Divorce as a Gateway: Viewing a late-life split as a "courageous recalibration" rather than a failure.* Widowed & Ready: Giving yourself permission to find companionship without guilt and why the "two-year rule" is officially outdated.* The "Tiny Town" Dynamics: Exploring dating in community-driven markets like Palm Springs versus the freeway-focused grind of Los Angeles.* The Digital Shift: How daters are using AI as a "warm-up tool" for pre-date nerves and why crowdsourcing your dating life on Reddit is going by the wayside.Join us for a candid look at the future of connection. It's time to stop playing games and start finding the partner who treats you right on a Monday morning—not just a Saturday night.Read the Full Article: Check out Julie Spira's Dating Trends to Expect in 2026 at CyberDatingExpert.com.#CupidsCoach #DatingTrends2026 #GrayDivorce #CyberDating #EmotionalSafety #RelationshipAdvice #Matchmaking #JulieSpirahttps://cyberdatingexpert.com/2026-dating-trends/

Siamo entrati negli uffici milanesi di Bending Spoons per una conversazione approfondita con Luca Ferrari, co-founder e CEO di una delle aziende tech italiane più rilevanti a livello globale. In meno di 12 mesi la valutazione di Bnding Spoons è passata da 4,5 a oltre 11 miliardi di dollari, alle acquisizioni strategiche che stanno ridefinendo il gruppo (tra cui Vimeo, Aol e Eventbrite). Luca racconta cosa significa costruire un'azienda eccezionale, con una visione di lungo periodo e una forte ossessione per l'impatto reale, più che per l'etichetta di “scaleup innovativa”. Parliamo di: - Strategia di acquisizioni: perché Bending Spoons compra poche aziende ma molto grandi - Innovazione attraverso sviluppo di tecnologia proprietaria, AI, dati e processi - Playbook di integrazione post-acquisizione e task force interne- Talento e recruiting: 800.000 candidature l'anno, selezione data-driven e performance - Cultura aziendale: decisioni centralizzate, zero compromessi sulla qualità - Fallimenti iniziali, ambizione e differenze culturali tra Italia e Stati Uniti - Produttività e focus personale: come raggiungere i propri obbiettivi - IPO, dividendi e ritorni per gli investitori: cosa c'è nel futuro di Bending Spoons Un episodio lucido, diretto e senza retorica su scalabilità, leadership, AI, M&A, cultura tech e imprenditoria italiana, raccontato da chi sta costruendo una delle aziende più ambiziose della sua generazione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mr. Beast Biography Flash a weekly Biography.MrBeast has spent the past few days doing exactly what has turned him into a one man media ecosystem, bouncing between red carpets, streaming platforms, and headlines while quietly shaping the next chapter of his empire. At the premiere of Beast Games season two for Prime Video, Access Hollywood captured Jimmy Donaldson calling the new season arguably the biggest collab in TV history, a Survivor crossover where 100 of the strongest people in the world face 100 of the smartest for at least a 5 million dollar prize and possibly as much as 10 million, with a heavier focus on strategy and storytelling than season one according to his own description in that interview. He also confirmed he will appear on Survivor 50 but said he is not allowed to share details, a teasing hint that could become a major biographical milestone if the worlds biggest YouTuber successfully crosses into legacy network reality TV. In the same appearance he publicly leaned into traditional Hollywood, joking that YouTube has his number if they want him to host the Oscars on the platform, signaling his ongoing push to sit at the top table of both digital and legacy entertainment. On the personal front, he told Access Hollywood that his upcoming wedding to fiancee Thea Booysen will be small and intimate, a deliberate contrast to his massive public spectacles, and he did not rule out a wedding vlog, which would instantly become one of the most watched creator wedding videos ever if it happens, though that remains speculative until posted. Business wise, Prime Video s rollout of the first three episodes of Beast Games season two this week cements his shift from pure YouTube creator to hybrid streaming showrunner, with trade coverage framing the series as a flagship unscripted bet for Amazon. Casting coverage from outlets like AOL notes there is still no announced casting call for a third season as of early January, underscoring that the long term future of the franchise is still being negotiated behind the scenes rather than publicly confirmed. In lighter but widely shared news, Business Insider reported on his recent GQ 10 essentials video, highlighting that he burns through roughly a dozen pairs of AirPods a year, color codes multiple pairs for different times of day, and keeps briefcases with ten thousand dollars ready around the studio for spontaneous giveaways, a small but vivid detail of how his life and business are engineered around constant calls, content, and cash driven stunts. Across social media, clips from the Beast Games premiere, his Survivor teases, and his comments about Timothee Chalamet deserving an Oscar have been circulating heavily, but beyond that there are no verified bombshell controversies or major new business acquisitions breaking in the last 24 hours, just a steady drumbeat of promotion and speculation from fans about what the rumored 10 million dollar prize and the Survivor crossover might mean for the future scale of his projects. Thank you for listening, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Mr. Beast, and search the term Biography Flash for more great biographies.And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Mr. Beast. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production."Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBvThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Larry Page said in the early day, a guiding principle is Do No Evil. I wonder if we can say that today or is it just business as usual? Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So, here’s one of those. [Out of this World Plumbing Ad] Dave Young: This is the Empire Builders Podcast, by the way. Dave Young here, Steve Semple there. I wonder, Stephen, if we could do this whole episode without mentioning the name of the company that we’re going to be talking about. I ask that for the simple reason of they already know. They already know what we’re talking about. They already know we’re talking about them. They probably knew we were going to talk about them. Stephen Semple: Because of all the research I’ve done on my computer. Dave Young: No, because they’re listening to everything. They probably already know the date that this is going to come out and how long it’s… I don’t know, right? When they first started, and I don’t think we felt that way about them, and I can remember back in the early 2000s, just after the turn- Stephen Semple: In the early days, they had a statement. Larry Page was very famous. Dave Young: Yeah, “Do no evil.” Stephen Semple: “Do know evil. Do no evil,” and that was a very, very big part. In fact, in the early stages, they made a bunch of decisions that challenged the company financially because they were like, “This is not good experience for the person on the other end.” I wonder if anybody’s guessed yet what we’re going to be talking about. Dave Young: Well, then you go public, and it’s all about shareholders, right? It’s like the shareholders are like, “Well, we don’t care if you do evil or not. We want you to make money.” That’s what it’s about because you have [inaudible 00:03:01]. Stephen Semple: All those things happen. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: This company that we’re talking about, we’ll go a little while before we’ll let the name out, was founded… On September 4th in 1998 was when it was actually founded. Dave Young: Oh, ’98. It goes back before the turn of the century [inaudible 00:03:14]. Stephen Semple: Yeah. It was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who met at Stanford. Interesting note, the Stanford grads also created Yahoo. Dave Young: Okay, yeah. Stephen Semple: That’s giving you another little clue about the company that we might be talking about. Dave Young: In the same geek club. Stephen Semple: Yeah, so 1998. I was thinking back, one year after I graduated from university, Windows 98 is launched and, believe it or not, the last Seinfeld episode aired. Dave Young: Are you kidding me? Stephen Semple: No, isn’t that crazy? Dave Young: ’98. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: I mean, I was busy raising four daughters in ’98. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Today, this company, as you said, because you didn’t want me to name the company, has more net income than any other business in US history. It has, now, I got to let the cat out of the bag, eight and a half billion searches a day happen. And yes, we’re talking about the birth of Google, which is also now known as part of the Alphabet group. Dave Young: Alphabet, yeah. It’s funny how they got to get a name that means everything. Did they have a name before Google? I know Google was like… Oh, it’s a number really, right? It’s a gazillion, bazillion Googleplex. Stephen Semple: As we’ll go into a little bit later, they actually spelled it wrong when they registered the site. That’s not actually the way that the word is spelled. I’ll have to go… But yeah, the first iteration was a product called BackRub was the name of it. Dave Young: Backrub, okay. Stephen Semple: Alphabet also owns the second largest search engine, which is YouTube. Together, basically, it’s a $2 trillion business, which is larger than the economy of Canada. It’s this amazing thing. Going back to 1998, there are dozens of search engines all using different business models. Now, today Alphabet’s like 90% in the market. Up until this point, it’s been unassailable, and it’s going to be really interesting to see what the future of AI and whatnot brings to that business. But we’re not talking about the future, we’re talking about the past here, so back to the start. Larry Page was born in Lansing, Michigan. His dad is a professor of computer science. His mom is also a computer academic. This is in the ’70s. Between 1979 and ’80, his dad does a stint at Stanford and then also goes to work at Microsoft. Now, Larry and Sergey meet at Stanford, and they’re very ambitious, they’re equal co-founders, but Larry had this thing he also talked about where he said, “You need to do more than just invent things.” It wasn’t about inventing things, it was about creating things that people would use. Here’s what’s going on in the world of the web at this time to understand what’s going on. Here’s some web stats. In 1993, there’s 130 websites in the world. In 1996, three years later, there’s 600,000 websites. That’s a 723% growth year over year. The world has never seen growth like that before. Dave Young: Right, yeah. It was amazing to experience it. People that are younger than us don’t realize what it was. Josh Johnson, the comedian, has a great routine on trying to explain to people what it was like before Google. You needed to know something- Stephen Semple: What it was like for the internet. Dave Young: Yeah. You had to ask somebody who knew. If you needed the answer to a question, you had to ask somebody. And if they didn’t know, then you had to find somebody else, or you had to go to the library and ask a librarian and they would help you find the answer- Stephen Semple: Well, I don’t think it’s like a- Dave Young: … maybe by giving you a book that may or may not have the answer. Stephen Semple: Here’s an important point. I want you to put a pin in that research. We’re going to come back to it. I was about to go down a rabbit hole, but let’s come back to this in just a moment, because this is a very, very important point here about the birth of Google. Larry and Sergey first worked on systems to allow people to make annotations and notes directly on websites with no human involved, but the problem is that that could just overrun a site because there was no systems for ranking or order or anything along that lines. The other question they started to ask is, “Which annotations should someone look at? What are the ones that have authority?” This then created the idea of page rankings. All of this became messy, and this led to them to asking the question, “What if we just focused on ranking webpages?” which led to ranking search. Now, whole idea was ranking was based upon authority and credibility, and they drew this idea from academia. So when we would do research, David, and you’d find that one book, what did you do to figure out who the authority was on the topic? You went and you saw what book did that cite, what research did this book cite. The further you went back in those citations, the closer you got to the true authority, right? Do you remember doing that type of research? Dave Young: Yeah, sure. Stephen Semple: Right. They looked at that and they went, “Well, that’s how you establish credibility and authority is who’s citing who.” Okay. They decided that what they were going to do was do that for the web, and the way the web did that was links, especially in the early days where a lot of it was research. Dave Young: Yeah. If a whole bunch of people linked to you, then that gives you authority over the words that they used to link on and- Stephen Semple: Well, and also in the early days, those links carried a lot of metadata around what the author thought, like, “Why was the link there?” In the early days, backlinks were incredibly important. Now, SEO weasels are still today talking about backlinks, which is complete. Dude, backlinks, yeah, they kind of matter, but they’re… Anyway, I could go down a rabbit hole. Dave Young: Yeah. It’s like anything, the grifters figure out a way to hack the system and make something that’s not authoritative seem like it is. Stephen Semple: Yeah. It’s harder that you can’t hack the system today. Anyway, but the technology challenge, how do you figure out who’s backedlinked to who? Well, the only way you can do it is you have to crawl the entire web, copy the entire web, and reverse engineer the computation to do this. Dave Young: Yeah. It’s huge. We’ve been talking about Google’s algorithm for as long as Google’s been around. That’s the magic of it, right? Stephen Semple: Yeah. In the early days, with them doing it as a research project, they could do it because there was hundreds of sites. If this happened even two years later, like 1996, it would’ve been completely impossible because the sheer size to do it as a research project, right? Now, they called this system BackRub, and they started to shop this technology to other search engines because, again, remember there was HotBot and Lyco and Archie and AltaVista and Yahoo and Excite and Infoseek. There were a ton of these search engines. Dave Young: Don’t forget Ask Jeeves. Stephen Semple: Ask Jeeves? Actually, Ask Jeeves might’ve even been a little bit later, but yeah, Ask Jeeves was one of them once when it was around. Dave Young: There was one that was Dogpile that was… It would search a bunch of search engines. Stephen Semple: Right, yeah. There was all sorts of things. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: There was another one called Excite, and they got close to doing a deal with Excite. They got a meeting with them, and they’re looking at a license deal, million dollars for BackRub, and they would go into the summer and they would implement it because they were still students at Stanford. They got so far as running for the executives there a side-by-side test. They demo this test and the results were so good with BackRub. Here’s what execs at Excite said, “Why on earth would we want to use your engine? We want people to stay on our site,” because, again, it would push people off the site because web portals had this mentality of keeping people on the site instead of having them leave. So it was a no deal. They go back to school and no one wants BackRub, so they decide to build it for themselves at Stanford. The original name was going to be Whatbox. Dave Young: Whatbox? I’m glad they didn’t use Whatbox. Stephen Semple: Yeah. They thought it sounded too close to a porn site or something like that. Dave Young: Okay, I’ll give them that. Stephen Semple: Larry’s dorm mate suggested Google, which is the mathematical term of 10 to the 100th power, but it’s spelled G-O-O-G-O-L. Dave Young: Googol, mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: Correct. Now, there’s lots of things here. Did Larry Page misregister? Did he decide purposely? There’s all sorts of different stories there, but the one that seems to be the most popular, at least liked the most, is that he misspelled it when he did the registration to G-O-G-G-L-E. Dave Young: I think that’s probably a good thing because when you hear it said, that’s kind of the first thing you go- Stephen Semple: That’s kind of how you spell it. Dave Young: … how you spell it. I think we’d have figured it out, but- Stephen Semple: We would’ve, but things that are easier are always better, right? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: By spring of ’98, they’re doing 10,000 searches a day all out of Stanford University. Dave Young: Wait, 10,000 a day out of one place. Stephen Semple: Are using university resources. Everyone else is just using keywords on a page, which led to keyword stuffing, again, another one of these BS SEO keyword stuffing. Now, at one point, one half of the entire computing power at Stanford University is being used for Google searches. It’s the end of the ’98 academic year, and these guys are still students there. Now, sidebar, to this day, Stanford still owns a chunk of Google. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Worked out well for Stanford. Dave Young: Yeah, I guess. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Now, Larry and Sergey need some seed round financing because they’ve got to get it off of Stanford. They’ve got to start building computers. They raise a million dollars. Here’s the interesting thing I had no idea. Guess who one of the first round investors are who ended up owning 25% of the company in the seed round? Dave Young: Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell Ad] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off and trust me you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: Guess who one of the first round investors are who ended up owning 25% of the company in the seed round? Jeff Bezos. Dave Young: Oh, no kidding. Stephen Semple: Yeah, yeah. Jeff Bezos was one of the first four investors in Google. Dave Young: Okay. Well, here we are. Stephen Semple: Isn’t that incredible? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Now, AltaVista created a very interesting technology because AltaVista grew out of DEC computers who were building super computers at the time. They were basically one of the pre-leaders in search because what they would do is everybody else crawled the internet in series. They were crawling the internet in parallel, and this was a big technological breakthrough. In other words, they didn’t have to do it one at a time. They could send out a whole ton of crawlers, crawling all sorts of different things, all sorts of different pieces, bringing it back and could reassemble it. Dave Young: Got you. Stephen Semple: AltaVista also had therefore the most number of sites indexed. I remember back in the day, launching websites, like pre-2000, and yeah, you would launch a site and you would have to wait for it to be indexed and it could take weeks- Dave Young: You submit it. Yeah, there were things you could do to submit- Stephen Semple: There was things you could submit. Dave Young: … the search engines. Stephen Semple: Yes, yeah, and you would sit and you would wait and you’d be like, “Oh, it got crawled.” Yeah, it was crazy. We don’t think about that today. [inaudible 00:15:57] websites crawl. Dave Young: You’d make updates to your site and you’d need to resubmit it, so it would get crawled again- Stephen Semple: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Dave Young: … if there was new information. Stephen Semple: People would search your site and it would be different than the site that you would have because the updates hadn’t come through and all those other things. In 1998, Yahoo was the largest player. They were a $20 billion business, and they had a hand-curated guide to the internet, which worked at the time, but the explosive growth killed that. There was a point where Yahoo just couldn’t keep up with it. Then Yahoo went to this hybrid where the top part was hand-curated and then backfilled with search engine results. Now, originally, Google was very against the whole idea of banner ads, and this was the way everyone else was making money, because what they knew is people didn’t like banner ads, but you’re tracking eyeballs, you’re growing, you need more infrastructure, because basically their way of doing is they’re copying the entire internet and putting it on their servers and you need more money. Now, one of the other technological breakthroughs is Google figured out how to do this on a whole pile of cheap computers that they just stacked on top of each other, but you still needed money. At this moment, had no model for making money. They were getting all these eyeballs, they were faster because they built data centers around the world because they also figured out that, by decentralizing it, it was faster. They had lots of constraints. What they needed to do at this point was create a business model. What does one do when one needs to create a business model? Well, it’s early 1999, they’re running out of money. They hire Salar Kamangar, who’s a Stanford student, and they give him the job of writing a business plan. “Here, intern, you’re writing the business plan for how we’re going to make money. Go put together a pitch deck.” Dave Young: I wonder if they’re still using the plan. Stephen Semple: What they found at that point was there was basically three ways to make the money. Way number 1 was sell Google Search technology to enterprises. In other words, companies can use this to search their own documents and intranets. Dave Young: I remember that, yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Number 2, sell ads, banner ads, and number 3, license search results to other search engines. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Based upon this plan, spring of ’99, they do a Series A fundraise. They raised more money, and they also meet Omid [inaudible 00:18:22] who’s from Netscape, and he’s kind of done with Netscape because Netscape had been just bought by AOL, and they recruit him as a chief revenue officer. Omid tries to sell the enterprise model, kind of fails, so things are not looking good on the revenue front. It’s year 2000, and the technology bubble is starting to burst. The customer base is still growing because people love it, love Google, but they’re running out of money again. They decide to do banner ads, because they just have got no money. Here’s the interesting thing is, in this day, 2000, I want you to think about this, you have to set up a sales force to go out and sell banner ads to agencies, people picking up the phone and walking into offices, reaching out to ad agencies. Dave Young: Yeah, didn’t have a platform for buying and selling… And banner ads, gosh, they were never… Google ads, in the most recent memory, are always context-related, right? Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: But if you’re just selling banner ads to an agency, you might be looking for dog food and you’re going to see car ads and you’re going to see ads for high-tech servers and all kinds of things that don’t have anything to do with what you’re looking for. Stephen Semple: That’s how the early banner ads work. Hold that thought. You’re always one step ahead of me, Dave. Dave Young: Oh, sorry. Stephen Semple: Hold that thought. No, this is awesome. Dave Young: I’m holding it. Stephen Semple: What I want to stress is, when we talk about how the world has changed, in 2000, Google decides to do banner ads and how they have to do it is a sales force going out, reaching out to agencies, and agencies faxed in the banner ads. Dave Young: Okay. Yeah, sure. It would take too long for them- Stephen Semple: I’m not making this up. This is how much the world has changed in 25 years. Dave Young: “Fax me the banner.” Stephen Semple: Salespeople going out to sell ads to agencies for banners on Google where the insertions were sent back by fax. Dave Young: For the people under 20 listening to us, a fax machine- Stephen Semple: Who don’t even know what the hell a fax machine is, yeah. Dave Young: A fax machine, yeah, well, we won’t go there. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Now, here’s what they do. They also say to the advertisers at this point, “Google will only accept text for banner ads for speed.” Again, they start with the model of CPM, cost per a thousand views, which is basically how all the agencies were doing it, but they did do a twist on it. They sold around this idea of intent that the ads were showing keyword-based and they were the first to do that. What they did is they did a test to prove this. This was really cool. They set themselves up as an Amazon affiliate and dynamically generated a link on a book search and served up an ad, an affiliate ad, and they’re able to show they were able to sell a whole pile of books. The test proved the idea worked. And then what they did is they went out and they white-labeled this for others. For example, Yahoo did it, and it would show on the bottom of Yahoo, “Powered by Google.” But here’s the thing, as soon as you start saying, “Powered by Google,” what are you doing? You’re creating share of voice. Share of voice, right? Dave Young: Well, yeah, why don’t I just go to Google? Stephen Semple: Why don’t I just go to Google? Look, we had saw this a few years earlier when Hotmail was launched by Microsoft where you would get this email and go, “Powered by Hotmail,” and you’d be like, “What’s this Hotmail thing?” Suddenly, everybody was getting Hotmail accounts, right? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: No one has a Hotmail account, no longer they have Gmail accounts, they hardly have Gmail accounts anymore. Dave Young: No, I could tell you that we’ve got a lot of people at Wizard Academy that email us off with a Hotmail. Stephen Semple: Still have Hotmail accounts? Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: Oh, wow. So it’s still around? Okay. Dave Young: And then some Yahoos, yeah. Stephen Semple: Wow, that’s amazing. That’s amazing. Well, still- Dave Young: Yahoo, the email, not the customer. They’re not a Yahoo, but they have an account there. Stephen Semple: In October 2000, they launch AdWords with a test of 350 advertisers. And then, in 2002, they launched pay-per-click Advertising. And then 2004, they go public. Now, here’s one of the other things I want to talk about in terms of share of voice. They had a couple things going on with share of voice. They had that, “powered by Google,” which created share of voice because… We often think of share of voice as being just advertising in terms of how much are people knowing about us. I remember knowing nothing about Google and then learning about Google when Google went public because Google dragged out going public. They talked about it for a long time, but it meant it was financial press, it was front page news. It got a lot of PR and a lot of press around the time that they went public. That going public for them also created massive share of voice because there was suddenly a whole community that were not technologically savvy that we’re now suddenly aware of, “Oh, there’s this Google thing.” Dave Young: And they’re in the news, yeah. So I’ve got an idea for us, Steve. Stephen Semple: Yep, okay. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: Let’s hear it. Dave Young: Let’s pick up part 2 of Google at the point they go public. Stephen Semple: All right, let’s do that. That’ll be an episode we’ll do in the future, yeah. Dave Young: We don’t do very many two-parters, but we’re already kind of a lengthy Empire Builder Podcast here. Stephen Semple: Oh, yeah. I was just taking it to this point, but I think that would be very interesting- Dave Young: Oh, okay. Stephen Semple: … because look, Google is a massive force in the world today- Dave Young: Unbelievable, yeah. Stephen Semple: … and I think it would be interesting to do the next part because there’s all sorts of things that they did to continue this path of attracting eyeballs. Dave Young: We haven’t even touched on Gmail yet. No, we have not. We have not. Stephen Semple: Because that happened after they went public. Correct. Let’s do that. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Here’s the lesson that I think that I want people to understand is share of voice comes from other things, but we’re going to explore that even more in this part 2. I like the idea of doing this part 2. They really looked at this problem from a completely different set of eyeballs, and this is where I commend Google, from the standpoint of there’s all this stuff in the internet and what we really want to know is who is the authority. They looked at the academic world for how does it establish authority, and how authority is established is how much is your work cited by others, how much are other… So, now, Google has of course expanded that to direct search and there’s all these other things, but they’ve always looked at it from the standpoint of, “Who in this space has the most authority? Who is really and truly the expert on this topic? We’re going to try to figure that out and serve that up.” Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: That’s core to what their objective has been. Dave Young: We could talk about Google for four or five episodes probably. Stephen Semple: We may, but we know we’re going to do one more. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: Awesome. Dave Young: Well, thanks for bringing it up. We did mention their name. Actually, if we just put this out there, “Hey, Google, why don’t you send us all the talking points we need for part 2?” There, I put it out there. Let me know how that works. Stephen Semple: My email’s about to get just slammed. All right. Thanks, David. Dave Young: You won’t know it’s from them though. You won’t know. You won’t know. Isn’t that good? Stephen Semple: That’s true. That’s true. Dave Young: Thank you, Stephen. Stephen Semple: All right. Thanks, David. Dave Young: Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us, subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a big, fat, juicy five-star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. And if you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute Empire Building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.

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Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is dominating headlines this week with massive announcements lighting up the music world. The NFL revealed during Sunday night's Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game that he'll headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show in San Francisco's Bay Area in February 2026, according to AOL reports. He teased it on X in Spanish, saying he'd do just one U.S. date, then confirmed with a video of himself on a beach football goalpost, posting Super Bowl LX. Bay Area. February 2026. #AppleMusicHalftime.This caps a huge week after Grammy nominations dropped, positioning him for history. Associated Press and ClickOnDetroit note his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos earned six nods, making him the first Spanish-language artist nominated simultaneously for album, song, and record of the year. It's only the second Spanish-language album up for album of the year—after his own 2022 Un Verano Sin Ti. Experts like Vanessa Díaz from Loyola Marymount University call it a breakthrough for Latin music, especially reggaetón and Latin trap from Puerto Rico's marginalized communities, now hitting mainstream Grammy categories.The album fuses Puerto Rican folk like bomba, plena, and aguinaldo with modern trap, described by Yale's Albert Laguna as Bad Bunny's most Puerto Rican project yet, challenging global pop formulas without diluting his roots. It supports his ongoing Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, hitting Tokyo stadiums in 2026 per Japan Travel, after selling 2.6 million tickets in a week—a record for Latin artists.These moves come amid his boycott of U.S. continental tours over ICE raids and deportations affecting Latino fans, as he told i-D Magazine, with hundreds detained in Puerto Rico since late January. Just a week before Super Bowl, the February 1 Grammys at Crypto.com Arena could cement his legacy, with professors like Petra Rivera-Rideau hoping it opens doors for other artists.Listeners, thank you for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Justin Bieber Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey there, gorgeous gossipeurs, Roxie Rush here, your AI-powered scoop machine dishing the hottest Bieber buzz—AI's the bomb because I sift through the chaos in seconds, no coffee breaks needed, delivering pure, verified glam straight to your ears. Justin Bieber's kicking off 2026 like the pop king he is, landing a jaw-dropping 10 million dollar deal to headline Coachella in April—Rolling Stone calls it a record-breaker, topping Beyonce and Gaga, and he negotiated it himself through his family office, no agent drama, per Hits Daily Double and Economic Times. That's huge biographical gold, signaling his triumphant live return after health hiatuses, with insiders hyping a once-in-a-generation spectacle.Just last night into New Year's, Hailey dropped a steamy throwback kiss pic from 10 years back, captioning "10 New Years and counting" with heart and middle-finger flair—Hola and AOL report fans swooning while some shade her timeline, but the Biebers are solid, fresh off celebrating son Jack Blues turning one in August, per People. No fresh public sightings in the past 24 hours, but CAN News pegs him at a career crossroads, teasing new music, media spots, and selective gigs over mega-tours, prioritizing that health glow-up.Business-wise, his 300 million empire shines via the 2023 catalog sale and Drew House vibes, Royalty Exchange notes, while betting markets like Kalshi buzz on a potential number-one hit by year's end. Recent Swag II track "I Do" nods to Hailey amid their Banff romance—pure family fortress.Whew, Biebs is thriving, darlings—strategic, sexy, unstoppable! Thanks for tuning into Justin Bieber Biography Flash, hit subscribe to never miss an update on this icon, and search Biography Flash for more killer bios. Muah!And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Justin Bieber. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production."Get the best deals https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

It's a new year, and to celebrate while I dive deep into prep mode for season 8, I've picked out one of my past favorites to share again—freelance designer, grad student, and fellow Portland Institute for Contemporary Art design alum Mallary Wilson joined me way back in June of 2023 to talk inadvertently inappropriate imagery, erasers shaped like food items, and hoarding AOL hours. It's an episode that's unforgivably uncool, but we can dig it!You can find Mallary on the web at mallarydesigns.com or @mallarydesigns on Instagram—if you work at an agency and are looking for somebody killer to bring onto your team, reach out! If you're wondering what the heck we're talking about with regards to PICA and TBA and all, that, check out PICA.org—those around Portland may know them for their annual Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It is a weird, good time, and brings parts of the artistic globe to Portland you might never see otherwise.—⭐️ HELP SHAPE THIS SHOW'S FUTURE! ⭐️ Please take the Did I Do That? Listener Survey at tiny.cc/thatsurvey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we speak with Avichay Nissenbaum. A serial entrepreneur turned investor, and the founding partner of lool Ventures. He built and sold two startups - SmarTeam (acquired by Dassault Systèmes) and Yedda (acquired by AOL) - before dedicating his career to backing founders. Lool Ventures has invested over $200M and helped shape some of Israel's standout companies, including Beewise, NoTraffic, and Eleos Health. This conversation goes deep into the psychology of decision making, the emotional reality of investing, and the mindset that helps founders and investors navigate uncertainty. What We Dig Into: Pattern Recognition as a Superpower Avichay explains why VC is about seeing patterns long before they become obvious. He shares how reviewing 400–800 startups a year sharpens intuition, and why “sensor-tuning” is one of the most important skills an investor develops. He believes founders are often the ones who intuitively sense the future first. The AI Shift: Native vs. AI-Resilient Companies Avichay breaks down a framework every founder should understand: • AI Native - companies born on AI-first architecture. • AI Resilient - deep-tech companies that won't get erased by the next Gemini or GPT feature drop. He calls AI “the biggest shift of wealth of our generation,” and explains why resilience matters more than hype. What Makes a Founder Fundable He is blunt about what truly matters: • Tenacity • Resilience • Skin in the game • Hunger • Ability to execute under pressure He calls this the capacity to survive a “roller coaster on steroids.” He also explains why lool Ventures loves bootstrappers and founders who have already built a minimal product before fundraising. The Emotional Reality of Investing One of the most insightful parts of the discussion. Avichay describes the difficulty of shifting from builder to observer. He talks about: • Seeing founders drive straight into a wall • Knowing the solution but not owning the steering wheel • Balancing heart and logic • Acting as an advisor, not a commander His analogy: “It's like sitting next to the driver and you can't touch the wheel.” The Role of Naivety Avichay argues that naivety is often a hidden advantage. It creates the space for original thinking, passion, and courage - the ingredients behind unconventional breakthroughs. His Entrepreneurial Beginnings We go back to the moment he left a stable career to build something new. At 25, with no entrepreneurial experience, he pitched a radical product vision to his CEO, was turned down, and decided to do it himself. He shares how: • Most early feedback was “no.” • The first yes arrived only after many rejections. • Passion and discomfort worked together to pull him forward. His clarity is powerful: “You don't know. But something burns inside you.”

Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber has dominated headlines this week with a raw Instagram series calling for a safer more honest music industry after his child stardom scars. According to The National Desk Bieber the 31 year old pop icon reflected on feeling used and rushed as a teen star writing I grew up in a system that rewarded my gift but didnt always protect my soul. He credited Jesus with healing his anger and identity declaring Im not a product Im a son per Relevant Magazine dated December 29. This poignant pre Christmas reflection carries huge biographical weight signaling Biebers pivot to faith driven advocacy over revenge aiming to transform not burn down the industry.No fresh public appearances or business deals popped in the past few days but his 2025 triumphs linger large. E News reported he and wife Hailey enjoyed a rare holiday date night December 18 in West Hollywood admiring a festive tree installation both casual as new parents to 15 month old son Jack Blues born August 2024. Musically Swag and Swag II surprise albums dropped earlier this year dominating charts with over 40 R&B laced tracks like Yukon and Devotion as noted by The Honey POP via Spreaker. A Candlelight tribute concert honored his hits in Miami December 21 per Listeso Music Group.Looking ahead Bieber confirmed headlining Coachella 2026 but prefers spot dates over grueling tours to stay close to family echoing his Halloween Twitch reservations. Older buzz like April rumors of cutting ties with Drew House for new SKYLRK fashion remains unconfirmed and distant per AOL. All verified no speculation here.Thanks for tuning in come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #366 of the PWTorch including In Your House 5 and a killer main event, Jeff Jarrett returns, McMahon chats with AOL, is Ultimate Warrior on his way back to WWF, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

Justin Timberlake BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Timberlake just dropped a bombshell on Instagram, breaking his silence after wrapping his grueling two-year Forget Tomorrow World Tour amid backlash over lackluster shows. Parade reports he revealed a private Lyme disease diagnosis thats been plaguing him with nerve pain and debilitating fatigue, explaining viral flops like his rainy, late Romania Electric Castle gig where fans walked out demanding refunds after he sang snippets under a hood and cap. He powered through, Parade notes, prioritizing performing joy over stopping, and now hes prioritizing health post-tour. This candid post, echoing a December 27 MariskalRock TV interview covered by Parade, marks a rare vulnerability from the private 44-year-old, thanking wife Jessica Biel and sons Phineas and Silas while aiming to destigmatize the illness.The Romania disaster went mega-viral on TikTok, with clips slamming his off-key moves and no-show face, reigniting gripes from an earlier Lytham Festival tech meltdown where he slashed a cut-it gesture at crew. AOL highlights a lighter wardrobe tweak tooa comically long shirt at his Kansas City finale, poking fun at a prior malfunction. Social buzz spiked December 29 with a YouTube Short of SexyBack blasting, and Chorus.fm flagged his Lyme reveal as top news. No fresh public appearances or business moves popped, though unconfirmed chatter swirls on NSYNC reunion post-Turkey tour endfans crave a Vegas residency like Backstreet Boys. Timberlakes Memphis roots linger in the background, per Commercial Appeal, via Grizzlies stake and Stax support, but nothing new there. This health bombshell could redefine his bio, shifting from scandal survivorDWI plea last year, Britney memoir falloutto resilient fighter. Stay tunedhell likely vanish for recovery before plotting album six with Timbaland.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Dolly Parton BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dolly Parton, the indomitable Queen of Country, has been making waves even from her sickbed, as AOL reports shes still pushing herself to work despite doctors orders to rest, with loved ones fretting shes stressing her health into the ground. No public appearances in the past few days, but her name lights up stages nationwide through her timeless productions. Ticketmaster lists Dolly Partons Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol running hot in Lexington, Kentucky on December 26, while Concerts50 hypes a tribute show at Huntsville Levity Live on December 28, tickets vanishing fast. Looking ahead with that signature sparkle, Travel and Tour World announced on December 28 that her lavish SongTeller Hotel a 245-room Nashville stunner with a museum exhibit tracing her rags-to-riches saga in pink-and-gold glory opens spring 2026, poised to redefine Music City luxury and draw fans into her world. Shes also revving up the trucker crowd, partnering to rebrand Tennessean Travel Stops flagship as Dollys Tennessean Travel Stop in 2026 per 995 The Wolf, expanding her empire with Southern flair. Health whispers cast a shadow over her future gigs JamBase notes a Las Vegas residency date shifted from December 6, 2025 to September 19, 2026 amid challenges but her spirit shines undimmed. At 77, the Oreate AI blog celebrates her as a timeless icon blending music, philanthropy, and bold ventures like these travel stops. Her Journey of a Seeker exhibit endures at the Country Music Hall of Fame, chronicling her fearless path. No fresh social media buzz surfaces, but Dollys legacy hums on, from Imagination Library nods at Scappoose Library to her reflective new book Star of the Show, where AOL says she muses on turning 80 without slowing down. Insiders whisper these expansions could etch her as Nashvilles ultimate hospitality mogul, blending glitter, grit, and goodwill into history.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber has been keeping a low profile over the holidays but made waves with a poignant Christmas message on identity and faith, declaring to Billboard via JubileeCast, "I'm not a product," as he reflected on industry pressures, healing through forgiveness, and hoping for a more compassionate music world that values artists as people. AOL reports he and Hailey cozied up for Christmas 2025, countering unverified rumors from less reliable outlets like emec.org.uk claiming he wanted a quiet holiday alone without her—no credible sources confirm any marital strain. In Tokyo earlier this month, Setlist.fm confirms Bieber performed a rare live set at the SKYLRK afterparty on December 5 at 1 OAK, tying into his fashion brand's five-day popup shop from December 4 to 8, which 3Dnatives and 3D Printing Industry hailed for debuting the innovative 3D-printed Earth Bender sneaker under his Skylrk label co-founded with Neima Khaila and design input from Hailey. The Hollywood Gossip notes he lost about 270,000 Instagram followers around December 3, prompting a defiant middle-finger selfie post with no explanation, while he vented frustration over Apple's iPhone dictation glitch interrupting his music, earning thousands of likes and an OpenAI invite. Business buzz persists from Hailey's Rhode sale to e.l.f. Beauty for one billion dollars in May, which Parade and AOL say boosted their combined net worth to around 500 million, with Justin publicly praising her hustle. Musically, The Honey Pop crowns his Swag album—his first in four years—a 2025 Spotify Wrapped triumph with R&B hits like Yukon and Devotion, signaling a mature comeback ahead of his confirmed Coachella 2026 headline slot, though no full tour is planned per insiders. These moves underscore Bieber's pivot to controlled ventures, health focus, and empire-building, far outweighing fleeting social media noise in biographical weight.Thanks for tuning in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Branding Secrets for Coaches | Christine Blosdale InterviewUnlock your potential and step into your spotlight! In this powerful episode of Transparent with Tina, host Tina Marx welcomes Christine Blosdale, an award-winning media personality and sought-after Expert Authority Coach with over 25 years of experience.Christine shares her incredible journey from writing for AOL in Hollywood to finding her true calling after 9/11, leading to a career empowering thought leaders, coaches, and entrepreneurs. Dive deep into a conversation about:Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Self-Doubt: Learn why high achievers struggle and the mindset shift to move past fear.The Power of Authenticity: Discover why being real trumps perfection in today's market and how to leverage your unique story.

Christine Blosdale, also known as The Expert Authority Coach™, is a five-time #1 bestselling author, award-winning radio personality, and the host of The Expert Authority Coach Podcast.With over 25 years of experience in personal branding, magnetic marketing, and multimedia, Christine has helped countless entrepreneurs, coaches, authors, and thought leaders step into their brilliance and become the go-to authority in their field.A former content creator for powerhouses like AOL and Microsoft, Christine brings her signature blend of media savvy and marketing expertise to everything she does. Her coaching style is simple, easy, fun - and most importantly, effective.She's passionate about helping business owners rise, shine, and get seen - turning them from overlooked to in-demand through authentic visibility and confident self-promotion.Her mission? To help you master your message, magnetize your brand, and become the go-to authority in your niche.Connect with Christine Here:https://www.christineblosdale.com/Don't forget to click the link below to find out about taking one of the final 2 VIP Pre-Enrollment spots for our Expert Authority Mastermind. Book your call here: https://scottaaron.as.me/expertauthorityconsult

Lindsay and Jade are both co-owners of Well Said PR. Lorenzo, Lindsay and Jade nerdout about sci-fi books, reading, braiding hair then they get into 6th grade meetup, best friends, newspaper staff, co-editors, hard laughs, AOL messenger, 1st computer, Nokia, University of Central Florida, panhandle, marketing, CIMSOC, fight club, debrief, bad geography, restaurants, universal studios and so much more!   Well Said PR

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan talks with Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of Hint Water, to talk about her journey from AOL exec to beverage industry disruptor. Kara shares how her father's influence, a knack for asking the right questions, and a fearless approach to problem-solving led her to create an entirely new category in drinks. She also opens up about learning from visionaries like Jeff Bezos, balancing entrepreneurship with family, and refusing to compromise on product integrity—despite having no industry experience. Are you interested in sponsoring and advertising on The Kara Goldin Show, which is now in the Top 1% of Entrepreneur podcasts in the world? Let me know by contacting me at karagoldin@gmail.com. You can also find me @‌KaraGoldin on all networks. To learn more about Breaking Precedent:https://nzpod.co.nz/podcast/breaking-precedent/ Sponsored By:MicroPerfumes - Find your scent soulmate today and get up to 60% off at MicroPerfumes.com/KARAGOLDINLinkedIn Jobs - Head to LinkedIn.com/KaraGoldin to post your job for free. Check out our website to view this episode's show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/ireplay-breaking-precedent

Derek Champagne talks with Rohit Agarwal, CEO of The Weather Company. Rohit Agarwal is the CEO of The Weather Company, the world's most accurate forecaster. In this role, Rohit is responsible for setting the strategic vision that spans the company's digital consumer properties, including The Weather Channel app and weather.com, as well as its enterprise business across media,advertising, aviation, defense, and a variety of other industries. He stands behind the belief that high-performing teams are critical to innovation, growth, and impact, and diverse backgrounds and thinking benefit the end customer.Prior to joining The Weather Company, Rohit was the chief product and revenue officer at SoundCloud, the world's largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators, where he led the vision, strategic execution, and revenue. This included overseeing business and product strategy, delivery and operations, design, product marketing, and growth. Through Rohit's leadership, SoundCloud refactored the product, doubled its subscriber base, and meaningfully improved its ads business, leading the company to its first profitable year in its 16-year history.Rohit previously served as chief product and growth officer at CNN. Throughout his career, he has driven 2-3x user and revenue growth across leading companies in industries including music (Last.fm, CBS), media(CNN/WarnerMedia, The Economist, Bild), banking (HSBC), B2B SaaS (Trustpilot, Akamai), and consumer internet (AOL). Rohit is a frequent speaker at leading conferences (Google I/O, SXSW, CES, RISE, WebSummit, Product Summit), an active advisor and investor in startups, and launched his own startup in the past. He is also a committed supporter of diverse and inclusive education initiatives – both as a board member of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and as a board member of Leap Year, a unique program based in metro Atlanta dedicated to improving college access and early adolescent reading skills to under-represented youth.Rohit lives in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters. An avid sports fan, he also enjoys playing soccer and tennis, painting, and cooking, and he acknowledges that his creative endeavors make him a better leader.Business Leadership Series Intro and Outro music provided by Just Off Turner: https://music.apple.com/za/album/the-long-walk-back/268386576

professorjrod@gmail.comExplore the pivotal moment in technology education as we trace the origins of the internet browser from Mosaic's innovation at NCSA to Netscape Navigator's rise as the gateway to the web. This episode dives deep into internet history, highlighting the major players like Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen who shaped the early web experience. We also analyze the browser wars triggered by Microsoft's Internet Explorer, illustrating challenges in technology development and competition. Whether you're preparing for your CompTIA exam or passionate about tech exam prep, understanding this history enriches your IT skills development and offers valuable context for technology education.I walk through the tactics that made Navigator beloved—progressive rendering, rapid updates, and the birth of JavaScript—and the strategic choices that slowed it down, like the all-in-one Communicator suite. We unpack the bundling play that tilted distribution, the developer headaches of competing nonstandard features, and the DOJ antitrust case that redefined how we think about platform power. The twists don't end there: AOL buys Netscape, adoption fades, and then a bold move changes the web again—open sourcing the code to create Mozilla.From Gecko to Phoenix to Firefox, we trace how community-driven software brought speed, security, and standards back to center stage. That lineage lives in every tab you open today, from Firefox to Chrome to Safari, and in the modern idea of the browser as a platform for apps, SaaS, and daily life. Along the way, I share classroom plans, student podcast previews, and a practical way educators can keep learners engaged over winter break.If you love origin stories, tech strategy, or just remember the thrill of that big N on a beige PC, this one's for you. Listen, subscribe, and share your first browser memory with us—was it Navigator, IE, or something else? And if this journey brought back the dial-up feels, leave a review and pass it on.Support the showArt By Sarah/DesmondMusic by Joakim KarudLittle chacha ProductionsJuan Rodriguez can be reached atTikTok @ProfessorJrodProfessorJRod@gmail.com@Prof_JRodInstagram ProfessorJRod

Every year, travel providers like Expedia Group and Skyskanner will publish guides sharing the top travel trends and places that are growing in popularity for the following year. So in this podcast episode, we're discussing the top travel trends and destinations for 2026 from these reports, and giving our own travel destination ideas for 2026! We also share AOL's Travel Trends Everyone Should Leave Behind in 2026.   Relevant Links (may contain affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase through these links, we earn a small commission-at no additional cost to you!): -Expedia Group's Unpack '26: https://www.expedia.com/unpack26 -Skyscanner's 2026 Trending Destinations: https://www.skyscanner.com/travel-trends/destinations -AOL Travel Trends Everyone Should Leave Behind in 2026: https://www.aol.com/articles/travel-trends-everyone-leave-behind-193641718.html -French Pharmacy Goodies: https://francevoyager.com/best-french-pharmacy-products/ -South of France Itinerary: https://francevoyager.com/south-of-france-road-trip-itinerary-in-7-days/ -Glacier National Park Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/itinerary-for-glacier-national-park/ -Alaska Itinerary: https://www.valerievalise.com/10-days-alaska-itinerary-guide/ -Loire Valley Itinerary: https://francevoyager.com/loire-valley-itinerary-in-3-days/ -Chateau de Hieville in Normandy: https://booking.stay22.com/worldwidehoneymoon/36cRDsXAjW  -Piedmont Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/piedmont-italy-itinerary-in-2-days/ -Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Guide: https://francevoyager.com/best-things-to-do-in-saint-jean-cap-ferrat/ -Ireland Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/4-days-in-ireland-road-trip/   Traveling to France? Check out our Facebook Group called France Travel Tips to ask/answer questions and learn more! Don't forget to follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldwidehoneymoon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldwidehoneymoon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldwidehoneymoon World Wide Honeymoon Blog: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com France Voyager Blog: https://francevoyager.com Subscribe to the World Wide Honeymoon blog here for monthly updates and tips + get our FREE trip planning guide: https://www.subscribepage.com/o4e5c2

Only 3% of Americans have saved $1 million for retirement. according to 24/7 Wall St. & AOL. I'll break down what that means—and why your personal number might be more important than any national average. After that, I answer a listener question where we tackle how to cover healthcare costs in early retirement—specifically for a 58-year-old retiree with a non-working spouse and three adult kids under 26 still on the family plan. We'll explore ACA strategies, income planning, and a clever way to help the kids get their own coverage at a big discount. Resource:  AOL article by David Beren: A Look at U.S. Workers Who've Accumulated $1M in Retirement Funds Connect with Benjamin Brandt Get the Retire-Ready Toolkit: http://retirementstartstodayradio.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter Work with Benjamin: https://retirementstartstoday.com/start Follow Retirement Starts Today in:Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or iHeart Get the book!Retirement Starts Today: Your Non-financial Guide to an Even Better Retirement  

In this episode I sit down with David Grim, the Health and Safety Manager from Associated Oregon Loggers. We talk about David's background, how he grew up logging in his families business and the path his career took to eventually land him in my office on a cut rate podcast (lol).I've never been a fan of safety folks, but David is an exception to that rule. We talk about some recent changes to OSHA regulations, including the new fine schedule for repeat offenders. This episode should open some peoples eyes about the new fine schedule for sure. David added a note after we recorded the show and this is what he sent over regarding OROSHA Division 1: "It also has some governance of some general hazards like defining what is a recordable hearing claim, record keeping requirements and some stuff like that. In addition to what I said it was. I guess I didn't completely misspoke, but there's just more to it than what I said." If any of you are outfits who are members of AOL, I highly recommend utilizing the great folks on David's team to be sure you're compliance. Also, I marked this episode as "explicit" because I probably said a bad word somewhere, in no way should that reflect on the guest.

Matthew Novick traces one of his earliest business lessons not to a boardroom, but to a furniture store in Portland, Maine. Growing up in his family's business, he learned how to read credit reports, price products, and assess who was “credit worthy,” skills that showed him how decisions affect a business long before he ever closed a set of books, Novick tells us.That operational grounding followed him into finance. Early roles at IBM and AOL put him on both the expense and revenue sides of the P&L, including sales operations and compensation design. Those experiences shaped his belief that finance is not just about counting dollars, but understanding what the numbers actually mean, he tells us. “If you don't understand what goes into closing those books… you're never actually going to understand your business,” he says.Read MoreHis path accelerated quickly. After leaving AOL, Novick joined Magnetic, where he became VP of Finance and then the company's first CFO in his early 30s. Since then, he has moved through multiple CFO chapters across ad tech and data-driven businesses, refining how he partners with CEOs. That partnership, he explains, is central—so central that he once flew across the country to spend two days with a CEO before accepting a role, Novick tells us.A defining strategic moment came at PlaceIQ, when the company received an unexpected inbound acquisition inquiry. Preparing to assess synergies, unit economics, and whether “one plus one really equals three” reshaped how he thinks about strategy and readiness, Novick tells us. Today, as CFO of TripleLift, that mindset carries forward—pairing operational fluency with disciplined decision-making in an increasingly complex, AI-influenced finance landscape.

On Today’s Show: Tim kicks off Thanksgiving week by revisiting his dark past as an AOL “please don't cancel” ghoul, then dives headfirst into the rancid online worlds of dog-abusing TikTok goblins, neo-Nazi child recruiters, and Jeffrey Epstein's inbox cosplay. Plus: highway exhibitionism, old-school DV prank calls, and why Tim's eyeballs sometimes decide to go […] The post Dog Shit Facials and Neo-Nazis 4 Kids! first appeared on Distorted View Daily.