Napster eternal, TikTok as usual, and the only adult in the social room.

We are still talking about Napster! And TikTok is getting interesting again.

 

Names in the pod today:

Jon Vlassopoulous

Napster

Evan Spiegel

Blake Chandlee

TikTok

Ashley King

Elias Leight

Snapchat

Sapna Maheshwari

Andrew Hutchinson

Pinterest

 

 

Links:

Napster's Next Phase

https://www.billboard.com/pro/napster-acquired-infinite-reality/

Another Big TikTok Exit

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/technology/tiktok-ban-ads.html

TikTok as Usual

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/technology/tiktok-ban-ads.html

Evan Spiegel is the adult in the room

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snap-ceo-evan-spiegel-zuckerberg-ar-content-moderation/743373

Pinterest enters the Aughts (guess which look I made up?)

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-trends-coachella-2025/743400/

 

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

Lydia's V30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug