American Airlines Lost Its Way (276)

<p>After more than 50 years, American Airlines <a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/06/10/american-airlines-magazine-american-way-last-issue-joins-southwest-delta/7611072002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided to shutter</a> its print magazine <em>American Way</em>. Good decision? Not a chance. Based on data? Probably not.</p> <p>Americans have hit <a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/streaming-services-number-user-fatigue-1234967952/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatigue status</a> when it comes to Video on Demand (VOD). Is this a short-term blip or will things continue to heat up?</p> <p><a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22535214/spotify-greenroom-locker-room-live-audio-app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify launched its Clubhouse-competitor Greenroom this week</a>. The boys discuss who will win the social audio wars.</p> <p>And finally, Netflix launched a <a href= "https://www.axios.com/netflix-business-competitors-online-store-3afddfc4-31a9-4c5b-ae26-f6f06d9ab93b.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">merchandise home on the web</a>. The problem is it doesn't really sell anything.</p> <p>Rants and raves include <a href= "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/why-everyone-s-excited-about-link-in-bio-startups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Link-in-Bio startups</a>, which really isn't a thing and <a href= "https://www.axios.com/big-tech-creator-attention-economy-competition-c6f2c799-7a42-450f-8cab-b9cef8e79072.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how big tech is taking over the creator economy</a>.</p> <p>This week's podcast sponsor is <a href="https://marcom.com/tom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MarcomGather</a>.</p> <p><span style="color: #151b26;">With MarcomGather you can quickly centralize assets, eliminate unorganized file storage, and best of all - never lose track of your files again. Experience MarcomGather free for 30 days at <a href="https://marcom.com/to