{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Curious Kyle","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/curiouskyle","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"91372","username":"curiouskyle","bio":"A marketing human turning diverse inputs alchemy-like into words, at least adjacently, about marketing.","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":34,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/30/91372.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99165073","content_html":"<p>Is Krampus Coming To Town? <a href=\"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/10/13/is-krampus-coming-to-town.html\">curiousmarketers.club</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/10/13/is-krampus-coming-to-town.html","date_published":"2026-10-13T18:00:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:00","date_timestamp":1791914432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/117434906208268680","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mxrmgmpxav2i","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DecZ7QrG15u"]}},{"id":"99104214","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-log-off-look-up-why-everyone-craving-real-life-again-behind-numbers\">People are looking for alternatives to screen-based experiences</a>.</p>\n<p>Log off. 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Foregoing optionality and choosing a path.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Strategic thinking doesn’t ignore the systems all around us, or the trade-offs that scarcity and competition require. Instead, it embraces them.</p>\n<p>-<a href=\"https://seths.blog/2026/09/say-what-you-want-2/\">Seth Godin</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The trade-off is the strategy.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/10/10/strategy-is-decision-making-foregoing.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T19:38:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 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Some clients disagree.</p>\n<p>Discussing ideas is a good use of time. 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It’s like cost of living indices, where 100 is pegged to a baseline location. In this case, 1985 is the 100 baseline. 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cyanide?!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/58933563","date_published":"2025-03-04T01:02:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-04 01:02","date_timestamp":1741050150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58891308","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I didn’t read that series first, though I’ll be diving in soon. I didn’t feel like I missed anything by making this my entrance t the world.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/58891308","date_published":"2025-03-03T14:26:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-03 14:26","date_timestamp":1741012003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58579882","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> reading these has me so ready for more new Locke adventures.</p>\n<p>Started reading <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781250324764\">The Fragile Threads of Power</a> on a friend’s recommendation and it feels similar, in some ways, to the Gentleman Bastards world.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/58579882","date_published":"2025-02-27T13:24:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-27 13:24","date_timestamp":1740662679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57406855","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> I don’t disagree. I think Robin’s distinction is based on how all the platforms suddenly shifted from saying “influencer” to “creator.” And “the creator economy” usually seems to apply to people building some form of revenue stream on said platforms.</p>\n<p>The standard big tech rename to make something seem new and exciting.</p>\n<p>The language shift also feels significant related to how it positions power in the relationship.</p>\n<p>An influencer has the power because the value is created via their influence, which is platform agnostic.</p>\n<p>“Creator” <em>feels</em> like it gives more credit to the tools of creation, shifting power back to the platforms.</p>\n<p>At the end of the day, to your point, the real distinction is between people that create income on the internet via tools they control vs building on someone else’s tools and being at the mercy of an external algorithm or distribution mechanism.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/57406855","date_published":"2025-02-12T16:22:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-12 16:22","date_timestamp":1739377370,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57405849","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> shares a <a href=\"https://www.manton.org/2025/02/11/robin-sloan-on-ai.html\">good reminder</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Making sure we’re building the right thing will always be more important than the code itself.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Tools and tactics are points of leverage.<br>\nThey’re not the point.</p>\n<p>Keep the bigger picture in mind.<br>\nThe paintbrush doesn’t make the painting.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/57405849","date_published":"2025-02-12T16:07:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-12 16:07","date_timestamp":1739376436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56576365","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> not how I expected to start my day🤯</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/56576365","date_published":"2025-02-02T14:53:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-02 14:53","date_timestamp":1738508002,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55184205","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://curiouskyle.bsky.social\">@curiouskyle.bsky.social</a> Just tried again since they updated the Gemini in Workspace stuff and suddenly it will write marketing content for me.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3lfutiafyus2o","date_published":"2025-01-16T17:45:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-16 17:45","date_timestamp":1737049533,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}