The Painful Death of X: The Everything App (396)

<p>The boys are back in real-time talking all things X, Google's podcast moves, and how to drive subscriptions.</p> <p>X CEO Linda Yaccarino does the company no favors with her interview at Vox's CODE conference. Ads are down. Usage is down. The only thing that can save X might be Linda's couch pants.</p> <p>Google podcasts is no more. Alphabet decides to cancel the podcast player and move resources over to YouTube. Good move?</p> <p>And new research is out about who exactly is paying for subscriptions these days. What works and what doesn't?</p> <p>Rants and raves include US student debt and the end of the writers' strike.</p> <p><strong>This week's sponsor:</strong></p> <p>Why do all that marketing if you can't close the business?<br /> <br /> Sales Hub supercharges your sales process so you can find, track, and close deals all in one powerful, easy-to-use platform. Suddenly, making deals is no big deal and you’re freed up to focus on what really matters: your customers. <br /> <br /> Get smarter about how you handle and close your sales by trying <a href="https://www.hubspot.com/sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hubspot Sales Hub</a> today. </p> <p><strong>This week's links:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://slate.com/technology/2023/09/linda-yaccarino-code-conference-x-twitter-musk-chief-embarassment-officer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linda Yaccarino at CODE conference</a></p> <p><a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/google-podcasts-to-shut-down-in-2024-with-listeners-migrated-to-youtube-music/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Podcasts All Dead</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-launches-new-subscriber-analytics-to-assist-in-content-planning/695265/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube Launches Subscriber Tools</a></p> <p><a href= "https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/paying-news-price-conscious-consumers-look-value-amid-cost-living-crisis#header--1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paying for News Research</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.essen