Hi, I’m Craig Bailey and this is my personal blog where I write about technology, business systems, HubSpot and general life experiences. You can read my posts here.
(If you are looking for the Content is King post by Bill Gates it is here)
I’m involved with three agencies in Sydney:
I also co-host HubShots, the podcast and YouTube show focussed on getting the most out of HubSpot. We are the creators of the HubShots Framework.
Simon highlights (via a tweet that quotes another tweet) that ‘slop’ is the perfect word to describe the barrage of unwanted AI generated ‘content’ that we’re being forced to wade through on our trek to an actual answer. As they note, just as ‘spam’ became the word for unwanted email, ‘slop’ is the term for unwanted AI generated content. See...
Why have I only just discovered this now:
Gotta love LinkedIn comments
Love this take from the Sizzle regarding customers who purchase consumables of a brand. Essentially: the brand considers you as an investment when you purchase a printer (ie they’ll make a return on you in the future when you keep purchasing more ink). Whilst it’s definitely true (as it is for all companies that sell a loss leader – as most printers are), customers generally...
We’ve released an update to our HubShots Framework. We’ve regrouped a few sections (there’s now a dedicated section for Operations Hub and integrations), plus started adding in links to a new knowledge base (early days) of articles. Plus a new format – we’ve now made the full Google doc available on the download page. You can access the HubShots Framework from here. A quick reminder: yes...
In December I mentioned preparing for a fast start in 2024. And what a fast start it has been. I can’t remember a January being this busy, right from the first week, in a long, long time. It’s a good sign. Or at least I’ve decided to take it that way – you can choose your own outlook for the year ahead. Depending on which PR release you read it’s either going to be a terrible year, or a...
I’m enjoying Shane Parish’s new book: Clear Thinking
This quip has inspired me to be a flip-flopper this year:
Always fun to read the headlines and analysis of where the job market is headed:
Mass layoffs are coming in 2024 (Newsweek)
92% of employers expect more layoffs in 2024 (ebn)
More than half of US companies plan to increase hiring in the first half of 2024 (Robert Half)
70.5% expect an increase in hiring needs (Randstad)
Pick your preferred outlook.
The NY Times has the scoop (ahem), that they are suing OpenAI.
What a joke.
Good overview of how silly the case is here (thanks TechDirt).
That said, I am a proponent of AI companies paying to access training data (whatever that is). But this case isn’t that.
The only surprising thing about the news of TikTok harvesting data without consent is that anyone is surprised by it. The Privacy Watchdog is investigating. lol. Essentially, it seems that the TikTok pixel fires, even if visitors on a site haven’t opted in to accept cookies. Since most people mindlessly click Accept All on sites these days, I can’t see why there’s such a fuss...