The Daily Carnage Show

Reddit has evolved from an internet forum into an increasingly important part of the search ecosystem. Today, Reddit threads appear in Google results, product researchers are actively adding “Reddit” to their searches...

What happens to video game marketing when physical media disappears? In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon sits down with Dwayne Waite Jr, Associate Director of Marketing at Schell Games, to talk about how...

Dark patterns are a UX problem—but increasingly, they’re becoming a legal one. In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon breaks down the growing legal scrutiny around Meta’s Facebook and Instagram products and...

A brand apology is a lot more than just a statement designed to respond to audience reaction, soothe the situation, and calm the backlash. The best brand apologies acknowledge what went wrong, provide specifics on how...

Instagram debuts a new logo that divides the design community. Let's talk about who gets permission to be experimental, the importance of legibility vs. personality, logo design in the age of AI slop, and the public's...

Google is making the biggest change to Image Search since it was created 25 years ago: The homepage is being redesigned into a personalized, Pinterest-like feed. AI can now generate images directly inside Search. The...

Sony has announced it will stop production of physical discs in January 2028, shifting to digital only. The public backlash was swift, sparking a conversation about physical media and the meaning of ownership. In this...

Today, AI is integrated into nearly all of our marketing workflows, whether we like it or not. It's tempting to think of it as a free productivity tool, but the truth is that it comes with significant energy, water...

This year's Cannes Lions Titanium shortlist is stacked, but we're breaking down our five favorites that change the game and raise the bar.

🌈 It's been another quiet June. For more than a decade, it's been all rainbow logos and limited-edition Pride Month merch drops. But after DEI rollbacks across the U.S. (and the 2023 Target incident), many brands have...

At the annual I/O conference, Google announced it would overhaul search as we know it. Our current experience will be ultimately replaced with an intelligent, dynamically expanding search box, 24/7 AI-powered...

GLP-1s are disrupting demand at a biological level, leading to booms in some sectors and busts in others. Shannon breaks down how grocery, restaurants, CPG, retail, beauty, pharma, and even airlines are affected. Plus...

Let's talk about "Spirit 2.0," the crowdfunded effort to purchase Spirit Airlines—in the wake of an abrupt closure—and operate it for the people.Shannon breaks down a little Spirit Airlines history, what led to the...

We're recapping social platform updates that turn ads into conversations, search into chat, and quietly reshape where content actually lives. Instagram launches Instants, an app to rival Snachat. TikTok now lets...

Shannon breaks down the "Walkers Tolerated" Nike controversy, and how competitors Altra, Asics, and Ecco responded with their own inclusive campaigns. Plus, ChatGPT ads move from outrageous CPMs to reasonable CPCs...