Welcome to our social-media-free-online-biz-and-marketing links digest AKA the CLICK THRU!

This month’s round-up includes an August playlist, a great essay on profit, Trixie Mattel’s sabbatical, babes closing businesses … and more!

As always, this is a choose-your-own-adventure sort of endeavor, so you’re invited to dip your toe in one link at a time, dive into the deep end and open them all at once, or just hang out in the splash zone of the comments and see what surfaces there.

Please remember that I don’t necessarily know the folks who create the things I link to, and I definitely don’t endorse every single thing that every single person I mention writes, says, or shares. Also, if I link to anything sponsored or an affiliate-ed, that will be clearly marked with the words “sponsored” or “affiliate link.”

OK that feels like enough disclaimers, so onward to our second CLICK THRU + I’ll see you in the comments!

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AUGUST PLAYLIST

I was a radio DJ in a past life (circa 2014-2018), and I still love making playlists. So I’m popping one at the start of each link roundup. This ode to August is made for a sultry night out in the city (or at home in the comfort of your very own bed). Enjoy! 💦

WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

🚨 Artists left Instagram for Cara, and it’s caused some … financial problems for the app.

🥶 Last month, tech was making us insecure. This month our phones are making everything less sexy, and we are no-launching our relationships on IG.

📢 Everyone’s leaving social media… and going to Reddit?

📂 This video makes me feel even more justified about everything I said in my LinkedIn episode…

💯 I am fascinated by this chart of active monthly users (in the millions) on different social media platforms. Isn’t Facebook dead? How does WhatsApp only have 100 million US-based users?? And why isn’t LinkedIn and its billion users included in these social media round-ups?!

ONLINE BIZ MAGIC

🌞 Please let me invite you to explore the Imagination Sundial.

🛍️ For all my creator-babes out there, this 2024 State of the Product Industry report is FULL of interesting facts & figures.

🚫 We finally have an antitrust ruling against Google!

🌟 I’m loving this Business Big 3 Dashboard from Clubhouse member Podge Thomas of Small Business Co-Pilot. She’s also sharing it on our public pod feed this month! (sponsored)