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Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
This week’s ChatGPT feature drop - Aug 21:
Another Friday, another roundup of what we shipped this week:
1/ Recent photos: Long press on + menu to quickly attach recents on iOS - this is a fun, power user feature. just beautiful design! also a handy shortcut.
2/ Time: We made it so ChatGPT better understands your current time. It was surprisingly bad at this before, for some interesting, complex reasons. Now it's better!
3/ Long convo loading: Long conversations load and run faster on chatgpt.com. Less waiting = better.
4/ 'No internet' errors: We show clearer updates in the UI when you’re waiting for an internet connection. It's so frustrating when ChatGPT times out. Now at least you'll know why, when it's the internet.
thanks to the crew that keeps shipping every week and hope you all enjoy 🚀
I wrote a personal review of 2025.
Lots of travel. Unexpectedly went very local.
A reminder that people > algorithms.
If you’re into annual reviews, it’s here 👇
drop.jonbstrong.com/p/the-jb…
Just roasted myself on ChatGPT.
I asked:
“If I had to give myself humorous titles, what would they be?”
Reply with the one you think is most accurate...
or tell me what ChatGPT gives you :)
Love how TJ asks the most thought provoking questions in the local newsletter space around here!
what are everyone's thoughts on the idea of a state-wide "local" newsletter?
this is something i'd generally written off as being way too wide of a net and difficult to create content that people all over a state would care about
but starting to think there may be a play here
obvious upsides:
-much higher TAM
-lower cost of acquisition since have a much larger target audience
-easier path to get in front of big advertisers who want a broader reach than just a hyper local one
@NateSpangle is doing this in Indiana very successfully
feels especially possible in say the smaller half of the US states
still concerned about how to create the right content, but probably very doable
is anyone else doing this, especially successfully?
Getting tons of “pick your brain?” Zoom requests lately.
Some are great,
many aren’t,
and I still feel guilty saying no 😔
How do other people deal with this?
Looking for local newsletter website design inspiration?
Look no further 👇
Number 1 on @aniketapanjwani’s list is right outta my neighborhood (Jackson Heights).
We’re built different out here!
Cc @mitrakalita
Number 1 on @aniketapanjwani’s list is right outta my neighborhood (Jackson Heights).
We’re built different out here!
Cc @mitrakalita
Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
Who has the best designed local newsletter homepage?
Drop em here ⬇️
Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
Let’s talk about AI slop.
Slop has been slapped onto “poor” AI output, but it’s actually not unique to LLMs. Human beings have been putting out slop forever, we’ve just called it different things: “cliche,” “cheesy,” “dumb,” etc.
Slop, at its core, is a low-hanging fruit idea. Something that lacks novelty and intellectual precision. Something that many have said before and because of that instead of tickling an intellectual itch, it’s more of a scratch to the brain of the recipient.
And what makes an idea low hanging? It’s a human or AI output that is the highest probability pick of an idea. And because it’s the highest probability, it’s the most expected. And because it’s the most expected it’s the least original. Hence the scratch vs the tickle.
Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
Austin might be the second greatest city in America.
Behind New York City, of course.
This article does a great job of describing the weird and wonderful subniche I find myself in these days..
Big thanks to @aniketapanjwani, @MikeyPesto and others mentioned for helping educate the masses :)
niemanlab.org/2025/10/are-th…
nvmd already paired up :)
Starting a @focusmate session in a few minutes if anyone wants to join!
app.focusmate.com/user/jonbs…
Starting a @focusmate session in a few minutes if anyone wants to join!
app.focusmate.com/user/jonbs…
Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
weird word we live in
trillions of dollars have been weaponized to steal our attention and funnel them into watching slop we forget about 5 seconds later
while we miss what's really happening around us
Jonathan Baillie Strong retweeted
Newsletter monetization is about getting creative and building what subscribers actually want.
The Newsletter Club is 180+ local newsletter creators testing ideas, swapping playbooks, and building smarter. Think bigger. Get weirder. Join the club.
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