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Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

They’re not trying to be creepy

Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

Midroll Media

Society & Culture

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Advertising has shaped our culture. Not the ads, but the money. And Facebook’s woes are a symptom of that.



Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 19 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.


You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the workshops at akimbo.com.


To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button. 



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0:00.0

Our culture and our lives are run by media. We spend more time looking at media, engaging in media, talking about media, than ever before. But it's essential to understand that someone's got to pay for

0:16.8

all that media. And there are basically three choices. One, we can pay for it. The user can buy a book or a movie ticket.

0:26.0

Two, we can pay for it when we buy something inside the medium, like eBay.

0:32.0

Or three, most of all, something inside the medium, like eBay.

0:33.3

Or three, most of all, most of the time,

0:36.8

an advertiser can pay for the media.

0:39.8

And we do ourselves a disservice

0:41.8

if we pretend that what advertisers want doesn't matter.

0:46.6

Hey, it's Seth, and this is a Kimbo. And now a word from Zipp Recooter, our presenting sponsor.

1:00.5

What does Passion Fruit have to do with testing for passion?

1:03.5

Hey there, I'm Ian Siegel and I'm the CEO and co-founder of Zip Recruiter,

1:08.0

the smartest way to hire.

1:09.5

Being an entrepreneur and owning a business has been a dream of mine since I was a kid and I've learned a lot of interesting things while turning that dream into a reality.

1:17.0

Like how Passion Fruit can help you find passionate employees. More on that later in the show.

1:22.0

I founded Zip Recooter because I knew there was a smarter way for businesses to find talent.

1:26.0

Today, companies of all sizes and industries use Zip Recooter to fill their hiring needs.

1:31.0

And if you're hiring now, you can tryipp recruiter for free at zip recruiter.

1:34.8

Com slash Seth. 80% of employers who post on zip recruiter get a quality candidate

1:39.0

through the site in just one day. So try it for free at zip recruiter.

1:42.3

Come slash Seth. See you later in the show. one day. So try it for free at zip recruiter.com

1:42.6

slash Seth. See you later in the show.

1:44.8

I've been playing with media my entire career and selling ads

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