EPISODE · Nov 15, 2023 · 1H 17M
Dark Brandon Returns, Tumblr Admits Defeat, Our Favorite Early-Internet Websites
from Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk · host Laura Tee, Pamela Gocobachi
Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real talk! Check out the newly launched #Millennial and MuggleCast store on Etsy! Grab extras of our awesome Patreon gifts while supplies last! American news roundup: are y'all tired of this shit? So are we. Let's keep it fun and short! Another social media legacy encounters some woes: Tumblr is reportedly downscaling after failing to 'turn around' the site. With Tumblr's attempts at growth in recent years falling flat, their CEO admits it's time to pivot. Is Tumblr already dead to us? We reminisce about the apps and sites of yesteryear: MySpace, AIM, Vine, Foursquare, and more! Our walk down memory lane makes us realize that Google is at its best when it acquires companies for its ecosystem - not so much when they try their hand at launching their own platforms. Listeners sound off on some of their favorite OG internet fixtures: forums, Stumbleupon, Nimbuzz, Livejournal, Xanga, and Neopets. Don't forget to send your funniest, cringiest, most annoying Thanksgiving stories to our Confessional! This week's recommendations are helpful and fun: Get your flu shot and covid booster if eligible (Laura), PointsYeah (Andrew), and 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' on Netflix (Pam). And in this week's installment of After Dark: Do you ever worry about being overheard gossiping in public? Well buckle up: the latest trend on TikTok involves regular people eavesdropping and then relaying the gossip they overhear in great detail to the masses. Let's think about this, would someone want to find out they are being cheated on over TikTok? Did Andrew ever drive your Uber? If so, he has a catalogue of all the best gossip he's heard from passengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real talk! Check out the newly launched #Millennial and MuggleCast store on Etsy! Grab extras of our awesome Patreon gifts while supplies last! American news roundup: are y'all tired of this shit? So are we. Let's keep it fun and short! Another social media legacy encounters some woes: Tumblr is reportedly downscaling after failing to 'turn around' the site. With Tumblr's attempts at growth in recent years falling flat, their CEO admits it's time to pivot. Is Tumblr already dead to us? We reminisce about the apps and sites of yesteryear: MySpace, AIM, Vine, Foursquare, and more! Our walk down memory lane makes us realize that Google is at its best when it acquires companies for its ecosystem - not so much when they try their hand at launching their own platforms. Listeners sound off on some of their favorite OG internet fixtures: forums, Stumbleupon, Nimbuzz, Livejournal, Xanga, and Neopets. Don't forget to send your funniest, cringiest, most annoying Thanksgiving stories to our Confessional! This week's recommendations are helpful and fun: Get your flu shot and covid booster if eligible (Laura), PointsYeah (Andrew), and 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' on Netflix (Pam). And in this week's installment of After Dark: Do you ever worry about being overheard gossiping in public? Well buckle up: the latest trend on TikTok involves regular people eavesdropping and then relaying the gossip they overhear in great detail to the masses. Let's think about this, would someone want to find out they are being cheated on over TikTok? Did Andrew ever drive your Uber? If so, he has a catalogue of all the best gossip he's heard from passengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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