Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 25/11/2025"Social media" is rarely social these days. How about this for a more proper term: Scroll-infinite, lean-back, addictive, ALGORITHMIC media 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Analogy: People are sheets of paper flying in the wind. They might fly together (connect) or just miss each other. A paper airplane might take shape and fly across the globe. As a community builder you’re not air traffic control. You simply create the wind. dshiao.medium.com/when-the-win...dshiao.medium.comWhen The Wind Blows, The Community GrowsIn 2015 I went to Meetup.com and launched the San Mateo B2B Bloggers Meetup. Talk about niche: I might have been the only B2B blogger in… 030
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 05/11/2025"When you consistently spot patterns before your audience does, something shifts in how they perceive you. You’re not telling them what they should think. You’re helping them see what they couldn’t see alone." encore360.com/the-pattern-...encore360.comThe Pattern Recognition Game: Your Job Isn't to Know More, It's to See the Pattern EarlierStart looking for patterns. Your audience is waiting for someone to connect the dots. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 26/10/2025With rigged poker schemes in the news, I decided to go a different direction in my "Content Corner" newsletter. I compared poker to marketing 🤓 Read the issue: us16.campaign-archive.com?u=016564b34d... 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Excellent video from @wttw.bsky.social on the history of Chicago foods. From the Chicago hot dog to deep dish pizza, from Italian beef to the Jibarito, watching this might make you hungry. www.wttw.com/chicago-stor...wttw.comVideo | Iconic Foods | Chicago Stories | WTTW ChicagoVisitors to the Windy City quickly discover what the locals already know: Chicago ranks among the world's great food cities, with varied and distinctive flavors across the neighborhoods. In this episo... 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 18/10/2025The lack of “legacy network overhang” makes Netflix the King of Streaming. My post at Medium: dshiao.medium.com/why-netflix-...dshiao.medium.comWhy Netflix Won The Streaming Wars (From A Gen Xer)TL;DR The lack of “legacy network overhang” makes Netflix the King of Streaming. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 18/10/2025The "Content Corner" newsletter: every Sunday I share one thought, one marketing-related article and one general-interest article. Subscribe today, get your first issue tomorrow: us16.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=0165... 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 24/08/2025My "Content Corner" newsletter is back! Comes out every Sunday (tomorrow). Read past issues and subscribe here: us16.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=0165... 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 08/05/2025TL;DR SEO changes. LLM changes. But trust is a constant. So focus your marketing on building trust. (Note: with two references to articles by @robertrose.me 👋)dshiao.medium.comHow My Search For an HDTV Predicted How We’ll Engage With Brands Going ForwardMy last TV was a trusty Sharp that lasted 16 years without any issues. I watched a lot of sports on that TV 😎 030
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 09/04/2025They were up by so much, Coach couldn't see the score 010
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 03/04/2025AI agents can now navigate websites on their own. When prompted with: "Verify you are human" Are they forced to lie? Or do they convince themselves that they are human? 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Brendan was a high school classmate of mine. He organized a "Students For Peace" group and I attended the meetings. Brendan's life -- and his final act -- are poignantly captured in this wonderful piece by @danbarry58.bsky.social for @nytimes.com 👇nytimes.comHis Death Was Interrupted, Just as He Had Planned (Gift Article)Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish. 110
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 15/03/2025I like the example of using AI to write subheads for your draft - use this to see if your article has a good, logical flow.contentmarketinginstitute.comStuck in a Creative Rut? 5 AI Prompts To Help Your ContentStuck, tired, or uninspired writing content day after day? Get an AI partner to help you out of the creative mire. Start with these five prompts. 010
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Their email marketing is in English, but their unsubscribe reasons are in French. 020
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Neat idea - curated lists of events from "It Listers"axios.comEventbrite launches "It Lists" to highlight top Chicago eventsThe new features roll out Tuesday. 110
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 03/03/2025What happens when I listen to podcasts while washing the dishes 🤣 @iantruscott.me 020
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 22/02/2025In the latest issue of my LinkedIn Newsletter... Use email to gain the trust of subscribers, so you’re the first choice they think of when they’re ready to buy. Stop "blasting" your list and make your email newsletter a thing.linkedin.comMy Plea to B2B Marketers: Don't Nurture. Newsletter.Here’s a dirty little secret about B2B marketing: We think of our email list in a transactional manner: A sea of names to guide down the sales funnel. A vehicle to turn leads into opportunities. 110
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 13/02/2025The present isn’t too inclusive, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. 010
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 11/02/2025What a wonderful story. (Spoiler alert: it has a happy ending.)espn.comA mother's vow to find a Dallas Mavericks Barbie leads to a worldwide chaseFor one basketball-loving collector, the missing doll means more than a completed collection. It means fulfilling a long-ago promise to her daughter. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Chicago is led by B. Johnson. That statement applies to both the City of Chicago and Da Bears. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Starting with the 2019 AFC Championship game, only two QB’s have prevented Mahomes from winning it all: Brady (twice) Burrows The name of Philly’s QB doesn’t begin with a “B”? That Hurts. 100
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The Chiefs’ recent run of three Super Bowl championships happened when Biden was in office. Biden is no longer in office. And that’s my Super Bowl prediction. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I'm not rooting for either team. I'm here for the commercials and halftime show 😆blockclubchicago.orgWhere To Find Chiefs And Eagles Bars In Chicago For Super Bowl SundaySuper Bowl Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest days of the year for Chicago bars that cater to Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs fans. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Neat - @caseynewton.bsky.social had OpenAI’s deep research create a 4,955-word report on how the Fediverse can help people find new news sources. He gave the same prompt to Google's deep research - it uses a standard LLM rather than a reasoning model. It was "shallower in every way," wrote Newton.platformer.newsChatGPT's deep research might be the first good agentOpenAI's new research tool still makes mistakes — but in its speed and average quality of analysis, it represents a remarkable step forward 130
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 01/02/2025When writing headlines, “In The Age Of” is a banned phrase for me 🤓 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Opened the LinkedIn app and at first glance thought it said “Grow up” 😜 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Went outside today because the temps were above zero (that’s about to change) 100
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 18/01/2025"Create Content that Resonates with Underrepresented Communities," hosted by the one and only @greencognito.bsky.socialyoutube.comCreate Content that Resonates with Underrepresented Communities (Mariah Tang & Jennifer Perez)YouTube video by Dennis Shiao 010
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Should one be concerned about publicly available recordings, like webinars and podcasts? Because now AI can be trained on your voice and made to say things you didn’t actually say. 000
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 18/01/2025With a TikTok ban set to take effect, expect the winner to be hardcover books. KIDDING!media.tenor.coma man wearing a hat is reading a book with the word coca-cola on itALT: a man wearing a hat is reading a book with the word coca-cola on it 100
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Hottest locations on the 'net right now: RED-Note RED-DIT I lean Blue, so go Bluesky. 110
Dennis Shiao @dshiao.bsky.social · 09/01/2025An influencer was here, but forgot to leave their handle 😎 010