MarcCanter
@marccanter.bsky.social
Abridged telling of MySpace & Friendster by me
I was there
a) Friendster CEO Jonathan Abrams told me "we put a © @ the bottom of each page! We OWN all that data!" He was absolutely GUSHING about it! This became cornerstone for Facebook & social media in general
cybercultural.com/p/myspace-20...
I was there
a) Friendster CEO Jonathan Abrams told me "we put a © @ the bottom of each page! We OWN all that data!" He was absolutely GUSHING about it! This became cornerstone for Facebook & social media in general
cybercultural.com/p/myspace-20...
tribe.net
Welcome (back) to tribe! Currently not accepting new accounts. If you were active on the old Tribe and want an account here, reach out to me.
Tribe.net
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Abridged telling of MySpace & Friendster by me
I was there
a) Friendster CEO Jonathan Abrams told me "we put a © @ the bottom of each page! We OWN all that data!" He was absolutely GUSHING about it! This became cornerstone for Facebook & social media in general
cybercultural.com/p/myspace-20...
I was there
a) Friendster CEO Jonathan Abrams told me "we put a © @ the bottom of each page! We OWN all that data!" He was absolutely GUSHING about it! This became cornerstone for Facebook & social media in general
cybercultural.com/p/myspace-20...
Cleanse your palette
The original Casa Azul in Coyoacán was Frida's House, exactly how Frida left it. Literally.
Nowadays she's a deity. A Goddess. The Queen of Mexican art.
.....and her house got turned into a tourist trap
www.museofridakahlo.org.mx?lang=en
The original Casa Azul in Coyoacán was Frida's House, exactly how Frida left it. Literally.
Nowadays she's a deity. A Goddess. The Queen of Mexican art.
.....and her house got turned into a tourist trap
www.museofridakahlo.org.mx?lang=en
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Cleanse your palette
The original Casa Azul in Coyoacán was Frida's House, exactly how Frida left it. Literally.
Nowadays she's a deity. A Goddess. The Queen of Mexican art.
.....and her house got turned into a tourist trap
www.museofridakahlo.org.mx?lang=en
The original Casa Azul in Coyoacán was Frida's House, exactly how Frida left it. Literally.
Nowadays she's a deity. A Goddess. The Queen of Mexican art.
.....and her house got turned into a tourist trap
www.museofridakahlo.org.mx?lang=en
Here's a great essay on EA and the convergence of interactive and linear entertainment."
www.matthewball.co/all/ea2025
www.matthewball.co/all/ea2025
On EA’s Next Act and Its Vision for Sports & Sports Fandom — MatthewBall.co
EA Sports… It’s in the game. And well beyond it.
www.matthewball.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here's a great essay on EA and the convergence of interactive and linear entertainment."
www.matthewball.co/all/ea2025
www.matthewball.co/all/ea2025
There are a few big mucky muck high-level "experts" who bring "pronouncements" down from Mt Zion - every few years.
"Software is eating the World" - was one of those.
In a variation on a theme - here is "AI eats the world"
www.ben-evans.com/presentations
"Software is eating the World" - was one of those.
In a variation on a theme - here is "AI eats the world"
www.ben-evans.com/presentations
Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.
www.ben-evans.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There are a few big mucky muck high-level "experts" who bring "pronouncements" down from Mt Zion - every few years.
"Software is eating the World" - was one of those.
In a variation on a theme - here is "AI eats the world"
www.ben-evans.com/presentations
"Software is eating the World" - was one of those.
In a variation on a theme - here is "AI eats the world"
www.ben-evans.com/presentations
When traveling to Napa County, make sure to visit the Chateau Montelena. Guaranteed OG.
montelena.com
These are the folks who won the FIRST Chardonnay US victory in France in 1972. Their Big Bold Cabs - are to die for!
Highly recommended.
montelena.com
These are the folks who won the FIRST Chardonnay US victory in France in 1972. Their Big Bold Cabs - are to die for!
Highly recommended.
Chateau Montelena Winery
At Montelena, we question everything - convention, past methodologies, or how we can do something just a little bit better.
montelena.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When traveling to Napa County, make sure to visit the Chateau Montelena. Guaranteed OG.
montelena.com
These are the folks who won the FIRST Chardonnay US victory in France in 1972. Their Big Bold Cabs - are to die for!
Highly recommended.
montelena.com
These are the folks who won the FIRST Chardonnay US victory in France in 1972. Their Big Bold Cabs - are to die for!
Highly recommended.
I remember going 2 a party in a Dog Patch SF where the startup raised $$$ 2 build this same product
It was quickly revealed the CEO had bought a Lambo, which was parked outside the party
Needless 2 say the company folded in 6 months
Product is 10 years past due
robbreport.com/motors/motor...
It was quickly revealed the CEO had bought a Lambo, which was parked outside the party
Needless 2 say the company folded in 6 months
Product is 10 years past due
robbreport.com/motors/motor...
The First Motorcycle Helmet With Integrated Augmented Reality Is Here
Shoei and Eyelights have teamed up for a new helmet called the GT-Air 3 Smart. It features an integrated head-up display and premium audio system.
robbreport.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I remember going 2 a party in a Dog Patch SF where the startup raised $$$ 2 build this same product
It was quickly revealed the CEO had bought a Lambo, which was parked outside the party
Needless 2 say the company folded in 6 months
Product is 10 years past due
robbreport.com/motors/motor...
It was quickly revealed the CEO had bought a Lambo, which was parked outside the party
Needless 2 say the company folded in 6 months
Product is 10 years past due
robbreport.com/motors/motor...
The intersection of AdTech and AU is gonna get ugly
Not ONE of these AdTech people give a shit about customers
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
Not ONE of these AdTech people give a shit about customers
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
Ad-tech companies are looking to standardize agentic AI media buying
Big players are looking to create an open industry standard, but wrinkles still need to be ironed out.
www.marketingbrew.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The intersection of AdTech and AU is gonna get ugly
Not ONE of these AdTech people give a shit about customers
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
Not ONE of these AdTech people give a shit about customers
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Lots of Crypto guilt money gets offered to startups who will perpetuate whichever "decentralized block chain" system of choice they're pushing.
Lots of Crypto guilt money gets offered to startups who will perpetuate whichever "decentralized block chain" system of choice they're pushing.
www.businesswire.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Lots of Crypto guilt money gets offered to startups who will perpetuate whichever "decentralized block chain" system of choice they're pushing.
Lots of Crypto guilt money gets offered to startups who will perpetuate whichever "decentralized block chain" system of choice they're pushing.
Did you know that Green Wednesday is the second biggest day of the year. After 4/20?
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Did you know that Green Wednesday is the second biggest day of the year. After 4/20?
Don't give up
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Don't give up
when I lived in SF I used to go to this Faire every year
highly recommended
highly recommended
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, a Bay Area tradition for 55 years, returned this weekend for five weeks of time travel to Victorian London.
Great Dickens Christmas Fair returns to Bay Area with good tidings, great costumes
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, a Bay Area tradition for 55 years, runs weekends through Dec. 21 at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
when I lived in SF I used to go to this Faire every year
highly recommended
highly recommended
Jobs
That's what is important
Creating a jobs
youtu.be/fUSoj4TaLVI?...
Digital City Mechanics worked between 2009-2013 to create an economic development system that would both train and create new kinds of Jobs
That's what is important
Creating a jobs
youtu.be/fUSoj4TaLVI?...
Digital City Mechanics worked between 2009-2013 to create an economic development system that would both train and create new kinds of Jobs
DCM messaging
YouTube video by Marc Canter
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Jobs
That's what is important
Creating a jobs
youtu.be/fUSoj4TaLVI?...
Digital City Mechanics worked between 2009-2013 to create an economic development system that would both train and create new kinds of Jobs
That's what is important
Creating a jobs
youtu.be/fUSoj4TaLVI?...
Digital City Mechanics worked between 2009-2013 to create an economic development system that would both train and create new kinds of Jobs
If you wanna see the future of GenAI and how films and TV shows will be produced in the future, check out StoneAI. Highly recommended.
vimeo.com/1128241341
vimeo.com/1128241341
StoneAI - The Story Factory
This is "StoneAI - The Story Factory" by StoneAI on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you wanna see the future of GenAI and how films and TV shows will be produced in the future, check out StoneAI. Highly recommended.
vimeo.com/1128241341
vimeo.com/1128241341
As the Crypto Bros sweat out another HODL Price correction.....
And we all await the AI bubble to burst ....
The Open Social Web keeps getting more cohesive, realistic and pragmatic.
Isn't that the laissez-faire, decentralized distributed way to roll?
And we all await the AI bubble to burst ....
The Open Social Web keeps getting more cohesive, realistic and pragmatic.
Isn't that the laissez-faire, decentralized distributed way to roll?
Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. werd.io/the-state-of...
The State of the Open Social Web
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
werd.io
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As the Crypto Bros sweat out another HODL Price correction.....
And we all await the AI bubble to burst ....
The Open Social Web keeps getting more cohesive, realistic and pragmatic.
Isn't that the laissez-faire, decentralized distributed way to roll?
And we all await the AI bubble to burst ....
The Open Social Web keeps getting more cohesive, realistic and pragmatic.
Isn't that the laissez-faire, decentralized distributed way to roll?
blog.cloudflare.com/replicate-jo...
More big news from Cloudflare. The AI Cloud just got a lot better with Cloudflare buying Replicate.
Workers is now Workers AI.
Congrats to my nephew @dknecht
More big news from Cloudflare. The AI Cloud just got a lot better with Cloudflare buying Replicate.
Workers is now Workers AI.
Congrats to my nephew @dknecht
Replicate is joining Cloudflare
Bringing Replicate’s tools into Cloudflare will continue to make our Workers Platform the best place on the Internet to build and deploy any AI or agentic workflow.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
blog.cloudflare.com/replicate-jo...
More big news from Cloudflare. The AI Cloud just got a lot better with Cloudflare buying Replicate.
Workers is now Workers AI.
Congrats to my nephew @dknecht
More big news from Cloudflare. The AI Cloud just got a lot better with Cloudflare buying Replicate.
Workers is now Workers AI.
Congrats to my nephew @dknecht
2 weeks ago this GoFundMe was started 2 makeup 4 funds lost in a scam
That campaign has brought in over $10k but now has stalled. I'm here 2 appeal 2 folks as I need this 2nd 1/2
I'm doing our startup Instigate.ai again. Started in '16 we were too early. Now timing is perfect.
gofund.me/7276ce66f
That campaign has brought in over $10k but now has stalled. I'm here 2 appeal 2 folks as I need this 2nd 1/2
I'm doing our startup Instigate.ai again. Started in '16 we were too early. Now timing is perfect.
gofund.me/7276ce66f
Instigate.ai
Instigate is an advanced media storytelling tool with a unique social and monetization model. Creators can synchronize, overlay, create narration and edit interactive stories with an easy to use, "dra...
Instigate.ai
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
2 weeks ago this GoFundMe was started 2 makeup 4 funds lost in a scam
That campaign has brought in over $10k but now has stalled. I'm here 2 appeal 2 folks as I need this 2nd 1/2
I'm doing our startup Instigate.ai again. Started in '16 we were too early. Now timing is perfect.
gofund.me/7276ce66f
That campaign has brought in over $10k but now has stalled. I'm here 2 appeal 2 folks as I need this 2nd 1/2
I'm doing our startup Instigate.ai again. Started in '16 we were too early. Now timing is perfect.
gofund.me/7276ce66f
gofund.me/4d9321416
Dear BlueSky - first off, thank you so much to the folks who have kicked in so far. We're past the halfway point now.
Now it gets interesting. All the people who know me, what I stand for, what I've done have donated.
Dear BlueSky - first off, thank you so much to the folks who have kicked in so far. We're past the halfway point now.
Now it gets interesting. All the people who know me, what I stand for, what I've done have donated.
Donate to Marc Canter's Path to Stability, organized by Marc Canter
Hi. My name is Marc Canter. Im a 40+ year software guy who's down on his luck. I… Marc Canter needs your support for Donate to Marc Canter's Path to Stability
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
gofund.me/4d9321416
Dear BlueSky - first off, thank you so much to the folks who have kicked in so far. We're past the halfway point now.
Now it gets interesting. All the people who know me, what I stand for, what I've done have donated.
Dear BlueSky - first off, thank you so much to the folks who have kicked in so far. We're past the halfway point now.
Now it gets interesting. All the people who know me, what I stand for, what I've done have donated.
Hello you BlueSkyers
I need some help.
Can you donate to my GoFundMe?
I promise to continue to curate and highlight the best AI, media and technology news for you.
gofund.me/89abc578f
I need some help.
Can you donate to my GoFundMe?
I promise to continue to curate and highlight the best AI, media and technology news for you.
gofund.me/89abc578f
Donate to Marc Canter's Path to Stability, organized by Marc Canter
Hi. My name is Marc Canter. Im a 40+ year software guy who's down on his luck. I… Marc Canter needs your support for Donate to Marc Canter's Path to Stability
gofund.me
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hello you BlueSkyers
I need some help.
Can you donate to my GoFundMe?
I promise to continue to curate and highlight the best AI, media and technology news for you.
gofund.me/89abc578f
I need some help.
Can you donate to my GoFundMe?
I promise to continue to curate and highlight the best AI, media and technology news for you.
gofund.me/89abc578f
Death is life's greatest invention - Steve Jobs
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Death is life's greatest invention - Steve Jobs