Mini Scroll

I got some feedback that my reporting on one story in today's mini scroll was misrepresentative of some facts/nuance. Upon reflection, I agree with that feedback. I did not relay the story with the proper care and have re-edited the episode here!

The biggest stories on the internet from October 15th, 2024.

Timestamps:

2:35 Brianna Chickenfry facing backlash for how she covered the Menendez Brothers and diminishing Grace O’Malley’s experiences

7:06 Aspyn Ovard addresses divorce timeline on the Cheers! podcast with Avery Woods

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 14th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:48 Aspyn Ovard divorce update & mother-in-law drama

8:10 Under the Influencer Show comes for Drew Afualo & she responds

11:57 British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly arrested in Australia for sexual assault while on tour

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This week's episode is our 2024 Q & A with host Lauren!

Timestamps:

3:05 How do you stay focused and locked in day after day?

7:05 What are you favourite podcasts to listen to and what are your favourite creators to follow?

11:30 How do we as elder Gen Z and Millennials combat fat phobia online?

13:50 What is your favourite podcast episode?

14:35 Reading journey update

15:25 When will you release Scroller merch?

16:03 Why did your business partner leave?

17:53 Are you making or losing money being your own business? 

19:15 What is your favourite and least favourite part about recording the podcast?

20:45 Any chance of coming back or relaunching on YouTube?

22:33 How and why did you move to Australia from Canada?

24:28 What made you want to start the infinite scroll business?

27:03 Thoughts on Cody Ko’s continued silence?

27:41 How did you meet your partner and why did you move from Canada to Australia?

28:11 Do you have any ghost stories?

28:40 When did you first realise you had a passion for internet culture?

29:52 What has been your favourite deep dive so far?

30:55 What do companies need to know when marketing to Gen Z?

32:37 What was your career journey to end up where you are now?

39:50 How did you find your niche and what made you start Centennial World?

40:54 How did you get into podcasting?

41:30 How are you doing, really?

45:52 How do you handle criticism and has your ability to cope with any hate you get online changed as you’ve grown more comfortable in your role?

48:42 How can you tell a true friend from a fake friend?

Melanie's YouTube channel:

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Body neutral creators:

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 10th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:53 Taylor Swift wears glitter freckles from a small business to Chiefs game and the owner is documenting this huge win on TikTok

3:36 Kanye West and Bianca Censori are reportedly getting a divorce

4:43 Aspyn Ovard has changed her tune and is no longer staying quiet about her divorce

9:05 JoJo Siwa thanks Beyoncé

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 9th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:35 Liam Payne’s ex girlfriend Maya Henry accused the former One Direction star of obsessively contact her since they split

2:32 YouTuber Jack Doherty crashes $300K McLaren in livestream

6:48 Billie Eilish says she will never discuss her sexuality publicly again

8:54 Canadian TikTok high tea drama

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 8th, 2024.

00:38 U.S. VP Kalama Harris on Call Her Daddy

4:13 TikTok’s rug girl saga

7:27 TikTok’s NYC restaurant cake saga

8:57 Demi Lovato helps pass legislation in California to protect child influencers

11:52 Mama Tot is facing backlash on TikTok for seemingly spread misinformation about Hurricane Helene relief efforts

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In this episode, I explore the history and evolution of digital media— from the dot come bubble, to blogging, to personality-driven media brands like Buzzfeed, and now to citizen journalism on platforms like TikTok and YouTube. I look at how the quest for information online went from active to passive, largely thanks to the introduction of algorithms and Big Tech's obsession with finding The Next Revolutionary Thing, and end by questioning the impact that AI will have on the industry.

Timestamps:

3:00 The rise of domain names & URLs

5:56 Dot com bubble & burst 

8:38 The rise of search engines

10:00 History of blogging

14:13 How blogging & personality-driven content impacted digital media

15:14 The Buzzfeed revolution

18:00 The Try Guys

18:43 Ladylike

19:17 Tasty

19:52 Buzzfeed Unsolved

20:57 News aggregators & citizen journalism

22:42 The AI boom

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Sources:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/04/domain-names-obsolete/678000/ 

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/why-yahoo-is-good-but-may-get-worse/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/dec/30/internetnews.business 

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/da-bom/ 

https://nymag.com/news/media/15971/ 

https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0009693/#:~:text=Summary,later%20becoming%20a%20group%20blog. 

https://medium.com/the-business-of-content/how-boing-boing-adapted-to-the-social-web-e6c2e4008e46 

https://www.fastcompany.com/1702167/inside-wild-wacky-profitable-world-boing-boing 

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/02/hogan-thiel-gawker-trial/554132/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/06/hulk-hogan-gawker-lawsuit-first-amendment-trial 

https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-gizmodo-started-5934312 

https://www.wired.com/story/buzzfeed/ 

https://nymag.com/news/features/buzzfeed-2013-4/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/business/media/ben-smith-buzzfeed-new-york-times.html 

https://centennialworld.com/the-try-guys-ned-fulmer-cheating/ 

https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/05/24/tasty-long-form-making-it-big/ 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/echoes-dotcom-bubble-haunt-ai-driven-us-stock-market-2024-07-02/ 

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-internet-dotcom-bubble-tech-stocks-nvidia-market-crash-gordon-2024-5 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-31/three-big-differences-between-the-ai-and-dot-com-bubbles 

https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-phil-lewis/ https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web#:~:text=Where%20the%20Web%20was%20born,and%20institutes%20around%20the%20world. 

https://gizmodo.com/what-did-people-use-before-google-to-search-the-web-1843750339

*Not the upside down 3 in the video lmao*

The biggest stories on the internet from October 3rd, 2024.

Timestamps:

1:00 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives gets a season 2

2:22 Moo Deng backlash & redemption

7:20 Bobbi Althoff interview recap

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 2nd, 2024.

Timestamps:

3:14 Trisha Paytas addresses the end of Frenemies on the Soul Boom Podcast

9:03 120 more people have come forward with sexual assault allegations agasinst Diddy since his arrest, including 25 minors

13:26 Crumbl Cookie founder speaks on Crumbl Sydney pop up

14:58 Sepia Bride divorce

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The biggest stories on the internet from October 1st, 2024.

Timestamps:

2:00 Ariana Grande speaks publicly about boyfriend Ethan Slater for first time in new Vanity Fair interview

5:25 Sydney Crumbl Cookie pop-up TikTok drama explained

13:33 Brianna Chickenfry accidentally calls out the wrong troll on her Instagram story

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