If you're building on social media, do this too

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How home prices are shifting wealth goals

Also: Latvia inches forward.

The pink shadow ban

Also: How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ ruined people's lives.

The financial upsides to Biden's LGBTQ+ soldiers pardon

Also: Why this sponsor spotlights unsponsored Olympians.

How an algorithm f'd up rent prices

Also: What you need to know about Project 2025.

Copywriters are babysitting the robots now

Also: Thailand becomes #38.

The runaway credit card debt train 🚂

Also: Lambda Legal turns up the heat.

Medium deleted 10 million spam posts last month alone

Also: The best savings account for fun money.

The one LGBTQ+ think tank to know about

Also: How Reddit re-engaged millennials on investing -- but not always in a good way.

Instagram's worst (or best?) ads yet

Also: Interview with an author on his new book about the Boy Scouts' LGBTQ reckoning.

What we can learn from these Pride month kickoff videos

Also: Is American homeownership starting to crack?

The other perks of FI culture 💰

Also: A big Google leak, and 75+ free games now on YouTube.

The next Unicorns should be queer 🦄

Also: Nvidia's ascent continues.

Medium founder's new social network

Also: How Google is changing.

Rocks, pebbles, sand

Also: TL;DR on AI, LGBTQ news so far this week

Field Notes: Pride 2024's equity threat

Also: Google might buy HubSpot, and Gen Z's money dysphoria

Why I left ActiveCampaign

Also: How to tell short stories quickly.

[New PDF] 6 prompt tips for better AI writing output

Also: Why 90% productive is too much.

3 pieces of evergreen content to write

How AI is trashing feeds, and what we can do about it.

Medium's millionth member moment

How the platform's stance on AI is attracting more humans.

Introducing: Financialicious

A new weekly newsletter on business, finance and culture.

Why I Scrapped My Launch

Portfolio career reflections, market shifts, hot links

The Glory of the Editor's Room

Also: How to write a good story in < 800 words

How to Edit Your Writing

Also: More Substack news, and field notes from CES this week

Why “attention optimism” is failing you

Also: Every literary device explained, and a hot links roundup

Bye, Hedonic Treadmill

Why “happiness set point” matters in online biz.

Quick Tip to Write More Clearly

Also: Quarterly planning tips and Medium's new “Friends of Medium” initiative

A Wild Weekend of Tech News

Keyword research tips | Some Cyber Monday finds

Personal finance inspo from... baristas?

Also: MWA now open, and the coolest writing style

Does Blogging Still Work?

Late adopter tips, ChatGPT's competition, writing nooks

Notion Vs. Airtable

This software debate feels like West Side Story sometimes

Oct. 25, 2023 | Back to (Business) Basics

Also: Hot links roundup

Oct. 23, 2023 | 1,000 True Fans, 15 Years Later

Does Kevin Kelly's famous 2008 marketing essay still apply?

Oct. 18, 2023 | TikTok 101 for Late Adopters

Black Mirror becoming reality, and an Airtable webinar tomorrow

Oct. 16, 2023 | Creativity Is a Structure Game

Also: Loom gets acquired, and a forthcoming Airtable webinar

She's the FIRE movement, but slower

Coast FI explained, more AI use cases, and an app directory

An Updated Perspective on Substack Vs. Medium

Also: News writing in action

I Get the ConvertBox Hype Now

Opt-in form tips | Banned books | Writer memes

Hammer vs. Wrench

Introducing ‘The Morning Walk’

A there-and-back-again chronic pain journey

The Authority Principle

Also: Writing tips, both with and without the help of AI

The Content Calendar As Coach

Also: Google's AI gets an upgrade | Vimeo's upcoming free event

If Substack and Morning Brew Mated

Also: Behind the Scenes With an Airtable Consultant

'Tis the Season to Plan Q4

She's Still the Most Important Sentence

Headline Best Practices | Bond Buying Blitz | Design Infographic

The Incredible, Edible Inverted Pyramid

SEO Practices You'll Actually Use | News Writing | Display Ad Scams

The Great Owned Media Debate

WTF Is a Funnel | Cumulative Content | The Great Owned Media Debate

The Power of Physique Pictorial

Visual Capitalism | Capitalist Activism | Mission Statement Workshopping

The Medium Partner Program Iterates Again

Medium updates | ChatGPT tingz | Hot links

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