In Praise of Aggregation

AI should eliminate the need for human content aggregation, yet it's still going strong, as seen by the influential subscriber base of News Items and popularity of aggregation-heavy newsletters like Feed Me. Plus: Argentina's heel turn, Taco Bell's messy brand crisis and a drop-by from CEO Whisperer and self-proclaimed King of Quickbooks CJ Gustafson of Mostly Metrics to discuss tokenomics and building Mostly Metrics into a $5m business.* Watch us on YouTube* Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter* Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter* Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer* Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on TwitterChapters:* 00:00 Open* 00:58 Welcome* 01:41 Field Notes Community* 05:38 Media Feuds and Characters* 13:18 World Cup* 21:01 Affiliate Cookie Stuffing* 29:43 Standing Out in Marketing* 38:06 Future of Aggregation* 51:18 Good Product* 57:47 Overtime with CJ Gustafson* 01:02:33 Tokenomics For CFOs* 01:09:04 Measuring AI ROI* 01:16:13 What CFOs Actually Do* 01:18:53 Mostly Metrics Business Model* 01:24:34 A Good Business Pays Well* 01:28:30 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com