Would You Pay for Social Media?
Episode Description
This week, Marques sits down with Andrew and David to discuss a variety of topics ranging from Instagram charging for verification to Samsung letting people clone their voice with AI. They also talk about changes with YouTube leadership before discussing some of the gadgets and software products they've been enjoying over the last few weeks. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia so make sure you stick around until the end to hear the answers to all of the questions!
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:33 AI Bing recap 14:47 Samsung AI Voice clone 17:49 Trivia question 1 18:50 Indeed [Sponsored] 20:07 Gigabyte [Sponsored] 21:48 Susan Wojcicki stepping down 32:50 Twitter removing 2FA 36:56 Instagram charges for verification 50:39 Instagram allows gifs in replies 57:37 Trivia question 2 57:54 Trivia question 3 58:12 Zocdoc [Sponsored] 59:12 Gadgets/software that we're loving 01:21:41 Scores 01:30:47 Outro
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Brief Summary
The episode discusses YouTube's CEO change, Twitter's SMS authentication fees, and Instagram's new commenting features.
Key points
- AI Bing Video Discussion. The hosts discuss their recent AI Bing video and the truth problem in AI chatbots.
- Naming Trends in Tech. A humorous discussion about naming children after tech products, including 'Google' and 'Vista'.
- Susan Wojcicki Steps Down as YouTube CEO. Susan Wojcicki, the long-time face of YouTube, steps down, leaving Neil Monahan as the new CEO. 'She gets blamed for you know removing the dislike counter... but at the end of the day, my take was if you look at YouTube
- Twitter's Controversial SMS Two-Factor Change. Twitter plans to charge for SMS two-factor authentication, sparking outrage. 'If you offer something for free and then you turn it into a paid feature, the internet will revolt.'
- Meta's New Verification Service. Meta introduces a subscription service for account verification, adding features like impersonation protection. 'It's kind of also like boosting your posts.'
- Twitter Blue Verification Debate. Exploring the absurdity of Twitter's verification process and its implications.
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Episode highlights
- AI Bing Video DiscussionThe hosts discuss their recent AI Bing video and the truth problem in AI chatbots.“There's this layer of these chat bot AI experiences where they're synthesizing really nice sentences.”0:47Feb 24, 2023
- Naming Trends in TechA humorous discussion about naming children after tech products, including 'Google' and 'Vista'.“Imagine naming your kid after a Windows Vista.”13:33Feb 24, 2023
- Susan Wojcicki Steps Down as YouTube CEOSusan Wojcicki, the long-time face of YouTube, steps down, leaving Neil Monahan as the new CEO. 'She gets blamed for you know removing the dislike counter... but at the end of the day, my take was if you look at YouTube 22:06Feb 24, 2023
- Twitter's Controversial SMS Two-Factor ChangeTwitter plans to charge for SMS two-factor authentication, sparking outrage. 'If you offer something for free and then you turn it into a paid feature, the internet will revolt.'33:30Feb 24, 2023
- Meta's New Verification ServiceMeta introduces a subscription service for account verification, adding features like impersonation protection. 'It's kind of also like boosting your posts.'37:05Feb 24, 2023
- Twitter Blue Verification DebateExploring the absurdity of Twitter's verification process and its implications.“It's less secure than your actual...”41:32Feb 24, 2023
- Instagram's Evolving Comment SectionA look at how Instagram's comment section has transformed into a vibrant space.“The comments section is insane now...”52:02Feb 24, 2023
- New Browser FeaturesExplore the innovative features of a new browser that enhances tab management and user experience.“It's really useful, there's just like a lot of different cool features.”1:03:17Feb 24, 2023





