The Elon/Twitter saga continues. Joe and Robert break down the real reason why Elon is trying to buy Twitter. Ad spending is mostly up at MSFT, Meta and Google. Is this the golden age of advertising? The subscriber model is getting a lot of hate lately, but there is still hope. Rants and raves include an interesting NFT launch and a try at Gen Z social media. This week's links: Google & Microsoft Ad Growth YouTube Falls on Lower Growth Twitter Mulls Ad-Free Platform Subscriptions Aren't Doomed Morning Brew Gets to 4 Million Subs Security Token Launched Non-Fungible Testicles --------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at ThisOldMarketing.site.