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

The boys are back in real-time talking all things X, Google's podcast moves, and how to drive subscriptions. 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. Google podcasts is no more. Alphabet decides to cancel the podcast player and move resources over to YouTube. Good move? And new research is out about who exactly is paying for subscriptions these days. What works and what doesn't? Rants and raves include US student debt and the end of the writers' strike. This week's sponsor: Why do all that marketing if you can't close the business? 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.  Get smarter about how you handle and close your sales by trying Hubspot Sales Hub today.  This week's links: Linda Yaccarino at CODE conference Google Podcasts All Dead YouTube Launches Subscriber Tools Paying for News Research MrBeast Spends $120 million on Videos US Student Debt Problems Writers' Strike Details ----- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.com. Catch and subscribe to our NEW show on YouTube. Subscribe at TheTilt.com and get Joe Pulizzi's content creator newsletter 2x per week. Subscribe to Robert Rose's newsletter at Experience Advisors.