The Future of Truth Social (339)

<p>This week Donald Trump's Truth Social made the news concerning runway and SPAC issues. Does Truth and it's parent company have enough money to hold on? And even worse news...Google has a lot to say about it.</p> <p>In acquisition land, Benioff's <em>Time</em> brand bought Brandcast to launch Time Sites. Robert sees this as a big deal moving forward. Joe believes that these small acquisitions are going to rule the next 18 months.</p> <p>And what about AI and content? Robert just wrote a report on the future of Marketing AI. Is he right?</p> <p>In rants and raves, Robert shares a rare Comms research spotlight, while Joe rants about a new NFT marketplace.</p> <p>This week's links:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/08/29/truth-social-spac-down-9-as-trump-denies-reports-of-financial-trouble/?sh=437115556d02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truth's SPAC Down 9%</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.huffpost.com/entry/truth-social-donald-trump-trademark_n_6308560fe4b063d5e61a0d70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truth's Trademark Down</a></p> <p><a href= "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3621000-trumps-truth-social-barred-from-google-play-over-content-moderation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Won't Play with Trump</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2022/08/30/time-first-acquisition-benioffs-brandcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time Buys Brandcast</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/377100/ai-and-content-creation-the-coming-content-avalan.html?edition=127425" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI and Content</a></p> <p><a href= "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/zuckerberg-avoids-cambridge-analytica-deposition-as-facebook-agrees-to-settle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook and Cambridge Suit</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-communicators-1d7ce2c2-8585-4c49-8e7e-a6570509a3fd.html?chunk=0&utm_term=twsocialshare#story0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comms Research</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www