Episode 10

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

May 22, 202456m 6s

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Show Notes

Georgia digs deep into the enshittification of dating apps, and pays dearly as a result. Mike talks to Aftermath co-founder Luke Plunkett about recent, massive changes to Google’s Page Rank algorithm, and the risk of reconfiguring entire industries to pander to search traffic. And also: An AI Voice Clone of Mike is set to *maximum chaos*.

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Intro Links

Belle Delphine earned over $90K selling jars of her bathwater in 2019. PayPal only released her money this week – Katie Notopulous, Business Insider
Slack has been using data from your chats to train its machine learning models – Will Shanklin, Engadget
It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It – Lauren Goode, WIRED
Uber and Lyft agree to deal with state lawmakers on minimum pay rates for drivers – Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer
IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more – Christopher Dring, gameindustry.biz
IGN buys Eurogamer, VG247, and Rock Paper Shotgun – layoffs have already started – Game Central, Metro.co.uk
Never Post at XOXO 2024
12 Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) – Lauren Passell, Lifehacker
Mike on Blocked Party

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Dating Apps (derogatory)

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