Is the Advertising Crisis Over? (390)

<p>The marketing and advertising recession continues on per a WPP earnings report. Is there an end in site? Will 2024 be better? The boys discuss.</p> <p>Yuga Labs fights with Opensea about crypto revenues. Who is right? And...will crypto winter ever end?</p> <p>Threads web version is "finally" here. Is it too little too late?</p> <p>And finally, Elon scraps blocking in Twitter X. Does it really matter anymore?</p> <p>Rants and raves include the ongoing writers' strike saga and the musical, <em>Six</em>.</p> <p><strong>This week's links:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/wpp-lowers-guidance-amid-tech-marketing-slowdown-45f91f71" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WPP Lowers Guidance</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/18/23837677/bayc-opensea-drops-support-creator-royalty-fees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bored Ape Fights with Opensea</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23840441/meta-threads-web-app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Threads On the Web</a></p> <p><a href= "https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-remove-user-block-apple-google-app-store-ban-1235700310/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Musk Removes X/Twitter Blocking</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studios-reveal-latest-proposal-ai-data-transparency-1235570043/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Writers Strike Update</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.broadway.com/shows/six/?msclkid=9edfae37304314cc20d9cad05bb68a0e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Six: The Musical</a></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZCcAoMJEULFZfZu61QRVd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id760760485?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbnJtYXJrZXRpbmcubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a>