Medium is taking a stand on AI-generated writing. An email from Medium arrived in my inbox a few days ago describing changes that are coming to the publishing platform. Beginning May 1, 2024, stories with AI-generated writing (disclosed as such or not) are not allowed to be paywalled as part of Medium's Partner Program. Accounts that have fully AI-generated writing behind the paywall may have those stories …
GoDaddy Airo Takes You from Idea to ‘Up and Running’ in Minutes
Coming up with a unique brand name that you can legitimately own and a domain name to go with it, is tough to do. All the good names and dot coms seem to be taken. Starting now, you can ask GoDaddy's AI assistant for help. https://youtu.be/f1hrn30OBQY?si=zvKSyuKdjsCpCfJE In the days of yore, you input a domain name into GoDaddy to see if it was available. Now, you can "prompt" Airo and see a list of results …
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Pet People Have Unique Priorities (Which Freshpet Fully Understands )
Friends, relatives, and strangers may from time to time voice contrary or judgmental opinions about a pet's place in the family. It typically goes over like a fart in church, and this ad campaign from Freshpet makes comedic light of that fact. https://youtu.be/vp0KBkum8Ug?si=q1FspFzT1JoB3Xh2 Pepper, the dog in "Dinner Date" is a scruffy little scene-stealer. What a good boy. I also love the closing line …
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Super Sweet Sounds of the ’70s Used to Sell More Stuff
Supertramp, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, and Chicago. These legendary bands from the 1970s are now providing consumer brands with one anthemic soundtrack followed by the next. https://youtu.be/IY4x85zqoJM?si=qGHjiYRgU0Ew0MmE https://youtu.be/QfQK6AcJxI8?si=KQ1d2eBD3fRPvyql https://youtu.be/HATSZnryr4w?si=UUlFphPJRmpETETz https://youtu.be/9uvgEymGQFc?si=_tFda2H0yq_fRqeJ I have some questions. Like, why …
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Here’s a Hard Working Headline: Give Your Thumb the Finger
Run. Run far and fast from internet addiction. According to research conducted by HarrisX, the average person scrolls the distance of three marathons (78 miles) annually on their phones. In other words, we the people of the internet run an ultramarathon each year with our thumbs on glass. https://youtu.be/lhHVatnlz5c?si=GgaKdBqW9NvGMByL To combat this growing global issue, Saucony and its agency Doner created "The …
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Learn To Let It Go With Soka
Stress is natural but it can also be lethal. Thus, we need to develop skills to properly manage our daily stresses. In other words, we need to learn to "let it go." Learning to let go is a critical survival skill. It is also the new call to action from Colombian juice brand, Soka. While a juice break can't solve all your problems, it might help you "chill" for a few moments, and that's a small …
An Invite to “Discover, Preserve, and Represent” Your Family
With over 23 million AncestryDNA customers, over 40 billion historical records, and more than 133 million family trees, Ancestry provides the best resources for consumers across the globe who are interested in finding out who they are and where they came from. To help spark an interest in family and what it means to be related, Ancestry turned to Wieden+Kennedy for a fresh perspective and the agency returned a new …
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Hank, the Buffalo with Wings, Would Like To Have A Word
If you're a college football fan and a Colorado Buffaloes fan in particular, you already know and love Ralphie. He runs the field with five handlers in tow before each home game. Ralphie is a legend. Now, there's a new buffalo* in town. His name is Hank and he works for a chicken wings conglomerate. By brand mascot standards, Hank is a handsome beast, but he also has a bit of a 'tude. Hank proudly states that …
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