Todd A. Carpenter
@9thprime.bsky.social
Executive Director of NISO - Facilitating information exchange through standards. And wine. And photographs. And maybe some other stuff too. Otherwise, it’s turtles all the way down. @TAC_NISO elsewhere on the web. Thoughts and opinions are my own, because
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Today, the reality is that there are very few agents allowed to undertake transactions, but over next 6 months will likely explode.
Big question: How do we ensure user intent in agentic activity?
Securely connecting user agent and wallet?
Identification is critical.
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Today, the reality is that there are very few agents allowed to undertake transactions, but over next 6 months will likely explode.
Big question: How do we ensure user intent in agentic activity?
Securely connecting user agent and wallet?
Identification is critical.
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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@datadome.co
Today, the reality is that there are very few agents allowed to undertake transactions, but over next 6 months will likely explode.
Big question: How do we ensure user intent in agentic activity?
Securely connecting user agent and wallet?
Identification is critical.
@datadome.co
Today, the reality is that there are very few agents allowed to undertake transactions, but over next 6 months will likely explode.
Big question: How do we ensure user intent in agentic activity?
Securely connecting user agent and wallet?
Identification is critical.
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
Expecting to see payment protocols and and monetization strategies built upon MCP coming out in 2Q26
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Expecting to see payment protocols and and monetization strategies built upon MCP coming out in 2Q26
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Expecting to see payment protocols and and monetization strategies built upon MCP coming out in 2Q26
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Expecting to see payment protocols and and monetization strategies built upon MCP coming out in 2Q26
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Monitization strategies
Downgraded response - slowed bot response
Toll crawling - Your agent needs to pay to access
Agentic commerce - subscribe to a plan
Partnerships - NYT with Amazon or WSJ with OpenAI
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Downgraded response - slowed bot response
Toll crawling - Your agent needs to pay to access
Agentic commerce - subscribe to a plan
Partnerships - NYT with Amazon or WSJ with OpenAI
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Monitization strategies
Downgraded response - slowed bot response
Toll crawling - Your agent needs to pay to access
Agentic commerce - subscribe to a plan
Partnerships - NYT with Amazon or WSJ with OpenAI
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
Downgraded response - slowed bot response
Toll crawling - Your agent needs to pay to access
Agentic commerce - subscribe to a plan
Partnerships - NYT with Amazon or WSJ with OpenAI
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
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@datadome.co
Cyber security was about blocking, but now it’s now about applying those tools to understand what user behavior is doing and control what they can do.
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Cyber security was about blocking, but now it’s now about applying those tools to understand what user behavior is doing and control what they can do.
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Cyber security was about blocking, but now it’s now about applying those tools to understand what user behavior is doing and control what they can do.
@datadome.co
Cyber security was about blocking, but now it’s now about applying those tools to understand what user behavior is doing and control what they can do.
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Google traffic remains the majority of traffic for most publishers, whereas bots/agents are rapidly increasing and are likely to exceed human traffic soon
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Google traffic remains the majority of traffic for most publishers, whereas bots/agents are rapidly increasing and are likely to exceed human traffic soon
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Google traffic remains the majority of traffic for most publishers, whereas bots/agents are rapidly increasing and are likely to exceed human traffic soon
@datadome.co
Google traffic remains the majority of traffic for most publishers, whereas bots/agents are rapidly increasing and are likely to exceed human traffic soon
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Grok is using advanced fraud techniques to get around any cyber security or fraud tools publishers are using. Very bad behavior (of course!)
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Grok is using advanced fraud techniques to get around any cyber security or fraud tools publishers are using. Very bad behavior (of course!)
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Grok is using advanced fraud techniques to get around any cyber security or fraud tools publishers are using. Very bad behavior (of course!)
@datadome.co
Grok is using advanced fraud techniques to get around any cyber security or fraud tools publishers are using. Very bad behavior (of course!)
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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There is a crucial shift that is no longer about human vs bot traffic
What is the bot, what is it doing, is it authorized?
Web bot auth as one possible solution
Gemini is the biggest issue because it blocks auth information
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There is a crucial shift that is no longer about human vs bot traffic
What is the bot, what is it doing, is it authorized?
Web bot auth as one possible solution
Gemini is the biggest issue because it blocks auth information
#AWSPublishing
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
@datadome.co
There is a crucial shift that is no longer about human vs bot traffic
What is the bot, what is it doing, is it authorized?
Web bot auth as one possible solution
Gemini is the biggest issue because it blocks auth information
#AWSPublishing
There is a crucial shift that is no longer about human vs bot traffic
What is the bot, what is it doing, is it authorized?
Web bot auth as one possible solution
Gemini is the biggest issue because it blocks auth information
#AWSPublishing
Negative impacts for AI traffic on media platforms:
Negative SEO
Loss of user/session data
Disruption of monitization
Loss of branding and trust
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Negative SEO
Loss of user/session data
Disruption of monitization
Loss of branding and trust
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Negative impacts for AI traffic on media platforms:
Negative SEO
Loss of user/session data
Disruption of monitization
Loss of branding and trust
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@datadome.co
Negative SEO
Loss of user/session data
Disruption of monitization
Loss of branding and trust
#AWSPublishing
@datadome.co
Publishers are a prime target for AI agents.
Although not every a crawler is created equal. There are 3 types of agents:
Training Crawlers -only one time/bursts
Prompt-time scrapers - real time summaries
Agentic scrapers - autonomous agent simulating human behavior
Although not every a crawler is created equal. There are 3 types of agents:
Training Crawlers -only one time/bursts
Prompt-time scrapers - real time summaries
Agentic scrapers - autonomous agent simulating human behavior
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Publishers are a prime target for AI agents.
Although not every a crawler is created equal. There are 3 types of agents:
Training Crawlers -only one time/bursts
Prompt-time scrapers - real time summaries
Agentic scrapers - autonomous agent simulating human behavior
Although not every a crawler is created equal. There are 3 types of agents:
Training Crawlers -only one time/bursts
Prompt-time scrapers - real time summaries
Agentic scrapers - autonomous agent simulating human behavior
The current issue with AI agents is now about intent.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The current issue with AI agents is now about intent.
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robots.txt is like putting a sign on your bank vault that says “if you’re a crook, don’t come in here”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
robots.txt is like putting a sign on your bank vault that says “if you’re a crook, don’t come in here”
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AIs are better than humans in solving CAPTCHAs. They are useless as a security protocol in 2026
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February 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
AIs are better than humans in solving CAPTCHAs. They are useless as a security protocol in 2026
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Participating in the @awscloud.bsky.social Publishing summit in NYC today. #AWSPublishing
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Participating in the @awscloud.bsky.social Publishing summit in NYC today. #AWSPublishing
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
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January 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Join us in thanking the latest to sponsor #NISOPlus26,
@dclaboratory.bsky.social & @ebsco.bsky.social!
We're grateful to them & all our generous sponsors for helping us host the conversations that lead to standards. It's not to late to join them! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
More info: niso.plus
@dclaboratory.bsky.social & @ebsco.bsky.social!
We're grateful to them & all our generous sponsors for helping us host the conversations that lead to standards. It's not to late to join them! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
More info: niso.plus
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Join us in thanking the latest to sponsor #NISOPlus26,
@dclaboratory.bsky.social & @ebsco.bsky.social!
We're grateful to them & all our generous sponsors for helping us host the conversations that lead to standards. It's not to late to join them! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
More info: niso.plus
@dclaboratory.bsky.social & @ebsco.bsky.social!
We're grateful to them & all our generous sponsors for helping us host the conversations that lead to standards. It's not to late to join them! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
More info: niso.plus
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⏳ **TOMORROW** Jan 14 is our early-bird deadline!
Standards start w/conversations—& conversations are happening at #NISOPlus26! Join us for two full days of collaborative sessions—plus three pre-conferences— dedicated to challenges in #ScholComm: nhttps://niso.plus/niso-plus-2026-baltimore/
Standards start w/conversations—& conversations are happening at #NISOPlus26! Join us for two full days of collaborative sessions—plus three pre-conferences— dedicated to challenges in #ScholComm: nhttps://niso.plus/niso-plus-2026-baltimore/
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
⏳ **TOMORROW** Jan 14 is our early-bird deadline!
Standards start w/conversations—& conversations are happening at #NISOPlus26! Join us for two full days of collaborative sessions—plus three pre-conferences— dedicated to challenges in #ScholComm: nhttps://niso.plus/niso-plus-2026-baltimore/
Standards start w/conversations—& conversations are happening at #NISOPlus26! Join us for two full days of collaborative sessions—plus three pre-conferences— dedicated to challenges in #ScholComm: nhttps://niso.plus/niso-plus-2026-baltimore/
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Q1 of the 21st Century in academic (journals) publishing is reviewed here by @9thprime.bsky.social who notes in particular the importance of digital submission, open access and the rise of discoverability in this period scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/08/h...
Hot Takes on the First Quarter of 21st Century Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen
Todd Carpenter looks back on the past quarter century of a digital revolution in scholarly publishing
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January 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Q1 of the 21st Century in academic (journals) publishing is reviewed here by @9thprime.bsky.social who notes in particular the importance of digital submission, open access and the rise of discoverability in this period scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/08/h...
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NISO's @9thprime.bsky.social shares thoughts on the last 25 years in #ScholarlyPubishing (and on what could lie ahead).
Hot Takes on the First Quarter of 21st Century Scholarly Publishing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/08/h...
Hot Takes on the First Quarter of 21st Century Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen
Todd Carpenter looks back on the past quarter century of a digital revolution in scholarly publishing
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
NISO's @9thprime.bsky.social shares thoughts on the last 25 years in #ScholarlyPubishing (and on what could lie ahead).
Reposted by Todd A. Carpenter
Leave it to Donald Trump to try to lose the Cold War decades later.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Leave it to Donald Trump to try to lose the Cold War decades later.
Filed under, “Feeling old”. I’ve outlived #MTV
MTV ended its run as a 23-hour music video channel. It ended as it came in, with the song “Video killed the radio star” deadline.com/2025/12/mtv-...
MTV ended its run as a 23-hour music video channel. It ended as it came in, with the song “Video killed the radio star” deadline.com/2025/12/mtv-...
MTV Channels Come Full Circle With Final Clip: “Video Killed The Radio Star”
MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live in the UK went out just as the original music video channel began: with the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star."
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January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Filed under, “Feeling old”. I’ve outlived #MTV
MTV ended its run as a 23-hour music video channel. It ended as it came in, with the song “Video killed the radio star” deadline.com/2025/12/mtv-...
MTV ended its run as a 23-hour music video channel. It ended as it came in, with the song “Video killed the radio star” deadline.com/2025/12/mtv-...
Happy 2026 everyone. I hope the year is filled with peace, prosperity and health for you and for everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Happy 2026 everyone. I hope the year is filled with peace, prosperity and health for you and for everyone!
Nothing screams “Nobel Peace Prize” more than bombing people on Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nothing screams “Nobel Peace Prize” more than bombing people on Christmas
Merry Christmas to all of you! 🎄🎅🌲
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Merry Christmas to all of you! 🎄🎅🌲