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John Still

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This must be the place | Head of Content at Exchangewire.com | MadTech Podcast host | #Media, #marketing, #adtech etc

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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Apropos of nothing…
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Matt Berry: Grifting 101
ALT: Matt Berry: Grifting 101
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Microcosm of Boro since Xmas. Possession, attacking intent, no end product. Was always going to end like that. Glad it’s over after the last two weeks. Hellberg is wonderful and we need to spend the summer getting exactly what he needs, and we’ll give it another go next season #utb
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
And I thought that Rob Edwards binning us off for a relegation battle was the weirdest thing that would happen this season… #UTB
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Sky Sports have a guy reenacting the spying incident, standing behind the very tree that the Saints spy stood behind. This is incredible. #UTB
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
What a remarkable season. New boss, new boss fucks off, got a better boss, a real shot at promotion, forget how to score at a really bad time, miss automatic promotion, get spied on, lose to spies. Never dull #utb
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Surely they should have pivoted and made a Jeeves LLM instead….
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Getting knocked out of the playoffs by a Finn Azaz stunner it is then… #utb
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
More than *70* orgs are warning Meta that integrating facial recognition into smart glasses is a terrible, dangerous idea. Five years from now, when the consequences are abundantly clear and prevalent, people will point at this warning (as has happened with Meta and Big Tech, time and time again):
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Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I don’t like the Finn Azaz narrative looming for the playoffs… #utb #boro
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Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thank you to everyone who supports our independent music journalism Here’s a taste of some our recent highlights if you fancy dipping in Please repost to spread the word www.drownedinsound.org/recommended-...
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Recommended Reads: From Deftones to Bad Bunny
Grab yourself a cuppa and treat yourself to these recent essays...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trying to put Boro’s recent run of form into perspective - since the last promotion/relegation, we’ve seen a couple of really bad Boro teams, but mainly just dull-to-the-point-of-apathy Boro teams. There’s so much joy in this Boro team, so much potential when it clicks…
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 20/03/2026
Media business stories about the health of a company and don't speak to media buyers or advertisers—the companies that pay the bills—are missed opportunities to inform readers. Which always makes me wonder why these stories are produced. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/b...
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Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Nope nope nope nope nope
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“It’s higher than we would like it to be,”... Great wrap of this LEAD panel from @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.social - well worth a read.
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Meta admits revenue from fraud and scam ads 'might' have accounted for 3-4% of total revenue
At LEAD, Meta's Rima Amin disputed a November Reuters report of an internal document that said Meta earned 10% of its 2024 revenue from scam ads. The lower figure would still account for $5bn to $7bn in revenue.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Ah joy, all the mistakes of digital display advertising about to be made all over again.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Any brands still putting ad spend on X should be ashamed.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/01/2026
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom. This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Time person of the year cover for 2025
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This feels like a massive capitulation, an admission that IP holders are fighting a battle with AI scrapers that simply can't be won. On the other hand, that Star Wars sequel I wrote when I was 7 might finally see the light of day... Swings and roundabouts.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/12/2025
The EU has slapped a fine on Musk's X because it is untransparent and supports deceptive practices. Nothing to do with "censorship."
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Again, who actually wants this?
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Honestly this is the only type of news I want to engage with in December. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor | CNN
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: Bott...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Superb read in today's @pressgazette.co.uk - ChatGPT accessing paywalled content, then creating an elaborate excuse as to why it couldn't have done it... pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...
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ChatGPT took Press Gazette content then said that could not have happened
World's leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
To him, the zenith of LLM technology is to help people be offensive at parties. What a world.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
What happens if Edwards talks with Wolves go badly…? Does he just, erm, come back to work on Monday? #utb #boro
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Who the fuck wants this?
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is a great listen for anyone who likes Maximo Park, anyone who grew up in the North East, anyone who loves music… Just a great listen for anyone really.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Great fun as always chatting to my @exchangewire.bsky.social colleagues Lindsay and Grainne on a team podcast this week. Tune in as we chat AdCP, and as it’s Halloween - is linear TV back about to be reanimated by programmatic?! youtu.be/Z_kH7PRFq2k?...
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ExchangeWire on Ads in Apple Maps, Comcast Linear TV Going Programmatic, and the AdCP
YouTube video by ExchangeWireTV
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ExchangeWire @exchangewire.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
In this episode, Nigel Clarkson, Global Ad Tech Executive, joins ExchangeWire to talk about the state of the ad tech industry and the DOOH, CTV, and retail media landscapes. www.exchangewire.com/video-interv...
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ExchangeWire @exchangewire.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
We're up and running on TikTok - drop us a follow if you're over there too 👋 www.tiktok.com/@exchangewir...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
‘Oh, you didn’t want us to steal from you?! Well, you really should have said…’ Totally backward approach.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Horrendous
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Bleak. Excellent reporting as usual by @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.social
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One-third of indie publishers could shut down by next year as AI search hits traffic
An estimated 100 of the 300 websites that belong to the Independent Publishers Alliance are unlikely to survive the next 15 months, a board member has warned, as referral traffic from Google dries up.
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GingerMay @teamgingermay.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The countdown is on ... It's just over three weeks until @exchangewire.bsky.social's ATS London 2025. As a supporting partner, we’re excited for a day of big conversations, fresh perspectives, and future-focused thinking in adtech and martech. #ATSLondon2025 #AdTech #IndustryEvents
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Advertisers with an ounce of respect for their brands would have to be out of their minds to consider this.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
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Clara Murray @claradoodle.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
What fresh hell is this? Would the wearer have to ask consent from anyone they interact with before recording? Total privacy minefield.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Loved filming the latest in @exchangewire.bsky.social’s A Coffee With series - Lizzy Morgan of Be A Bear joined me for a chat. youtu.be/7YC6a3OCRb8?...
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"Think Like Creators": A Coffee With Lizzy Morgan, Be A Bear
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ExchangeWire @exchangewire.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
This week on the MadTech Podcast, Chris Andrews of Miroma Founders Network chats to us about OpenAI launching a web browser, trust as a business driver, and UK ad agencies calling for a ban on fossil fuel ads. www.exchangewire.com/ew-podcast/c...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Loved chatting to the brilliant Ella Britton of MediaPlus UK on this week’s MadTech Podcast
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Will the drivers be allowed to turn left though?
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
That’s been the Zuck modus operandi since day one, right?
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Dr Evil levels of villainy/stupidity...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
This is a fantastic read. Zuck’s transformation to Maga Mark, and if it’s just who he’s always been…
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John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Happy 50th birthday to JAWS the greatest "family" movie of all time; rite of passage, gateway to untrammelled horror & relatable heart palpitator. thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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The Shark of the New: Jaws 50 Years On | The Quietus
The international news headlines were pretty grim in 1975. Lest we forget or never knew in the first place, events that year included the Angolan civil war, a flood in China that led to the deaths of ...
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
✈️ to Cannes… #adtech #canneslions
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
☕️ Always love talking to Fern Potter of multilocal, so was delighted to have her join for our most recent A Coffee With… chat. Curation was the topic, of course. Enjoy! www.exchangewire.com/video-interv...
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"Shifting the Balance of Power Back to Media Owners": A Coffee With Fern Potter, Multilocal - ExchangeWire.com
In our latest coffee-based conversation, Multilocal's Fern Potter delves into the evolving realm of curation. Joining John Still, ExchangeWire head of content, Fern Potter, SVP strategy and growth, M...
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Jack Benjamin @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
"We saw everyone was posting AI slop and misinformation and wanted to make it easier for everyone to do exactly that." about.fb.com/news/2025/06...
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You Can Now Edit Videos With Meta AI
We’re launching a generative AI video editing feature across the Meta AI app, the Meta.AI website and the Edits app to help you bring your creative ideas to life.
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John Still @jwjstill.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Strong, smart, eloquent discussion on Elon’s downward spiral
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Elon & Trump: The Breakup of the Summer
Pivot · Episode
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