TWiG 687: Rabble Rousing - Inside Planetary and Scuttlebutt, Mr. Beast, Shutterstock AI imagery, Chief TWiT

• Interview with Rabble.
• How Odeo turned into Twitter.
• What did Rabble do before Odeo?
• What did Rabble learn at TXTmob that came over to Twitter?
• Why Jaiku was so cool.
• What did Rabble work on at Yahoo from Uruguay?
• What was the core mistake of Friendster?
• What is the Scuttlebutt protocol and how does it work with Planetary?
• How does Rabble feel about Bluesky?
• What should I be able to export from Twitter right now?
• What's coming soon on Planetary and Scuttlebutt?
• Elon Musk dubs himself 'Chief Twit,' visits Twitter HQ with deal set to close.
• Do you worry about taking money for Planetary?
• Some use cases for how to use Planetary.
• Goodbye to Rabble.
• Musk Tells Bankers He Plans to Close Twitter Deal on Friday.
• Spotify Wants to Get Into Audiobooks but Says Apple Is in the Way.
• Shutterstock will start selling AI-generated stock imagery with help from OpenAI.
• Study: Playing lots of video games may benefit kids' brains.
• The Wire Retracts Its Meta Stories.
• Why audio will never capture the hearts of social media users.
• The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World Hardcover by Jonathan - Freedland.
• Is MrBeast actually worth $1.5 billion?
• Uber will show ads now. But don't count on a lower fare.
• Marco Arment: "Now my app's product page shows gambling ads, which I'm really not OK with.
• Republicans sue Google claiming spam filter blocks email.
• Leo's Meta Quest Pro.
• The Real Chief TWiT: Comfort Tee.
• Texas Sues Google Over Use of Facial Images.
• Google Home web app starts rolling out to view live Nest feeds, older cameras supported.
• Google Maps has removed its COVID-19 layer.
• Google is giving Workspace Individual subscribers a big storage bump.
• YouTube's new design makes it easier to fast-forward or rewind to the right part.
• YouTube Premium is getting a price hike for family plans to $22.99/month.
• Google Messages tests new design for delivered and read indicators.
• New Google Messages and Contacts app icons rolling out, Phone left.
• Rabble returns!

Picks:

• Rabble - Planetary
• Jeff - 76% trust the technology sector
• Rabble - Web3 is Self-Certifying
• Leo - The Crypto Story

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Evan Henshaw-Plath (Rabble)

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