Hubspot's Quest to Be King of All Media (271)

<p>Social audio company Clubhouse <a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/9/22424399/clubhouse-android-app-release-date-news-features" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finally launches in Android</a>, but faces an uphill climb <a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/05/clubhouse-has-blocking-problem/618867/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">around moderation and trolls</a>.</p> <p>Hubspot makes a brilliant move in <a href= "https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/hubspot-podcast-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">starting a podcast network</a>. Could it be a glorified sponsorship package? Possibly. But it's still brilliant.</p> <p>And we finally know why YouTube has been fiddling with their short-form video advertising...they are <a href= "https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/05/11/youtube-shorts-sets-100m-creators-fund" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launching a $100 million dollar creator fund for short-form video creators</a>. There you go.</p> <p>And yes, <a href= "https://www.axios.com/social-media-companies-look-same-tiktok-stories-snapchat-spotlight-2dd1da51-cf45-4f6b-a0ab-0db79f6b7793.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media platforms are starting to look the same</a>. Who could be the winner? The boys think Twitch.</p> <p>Joe's commentary includes <a href= "https://www.janefriedman.com/holy-grail-grail-of-trade-publishers-direct-to-reader-relationships/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book publishers working to establish direct-reader relationships</a>. Robert rants about <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/cmos-time-in-their-posts-continues-to-grow-shorter-11619692215" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making a big deal about CMO term length</a>, and raves about <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2021/05/07/how-signal-cleverly-exposed-facebooks-disregard-forprivacy/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&fbclid=IwAR