DAN IN THE MEDIA 

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The accidental history of the internet we use today

Pageviews, cookies, banner ads and targeting are all staples of the internet we know (and mostly love) today. But as Dan Monheit discovers in the first episode of the new Connected podcast series, the net we have today was built in a very, very ad hoc way. Is it time to let it go?

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SXSW22 Day 2: A matter of life and death

And such was the case today. I started out in a 3,000 person auditorium, where I saw a lovely young lady named Tinx interview an excitable couple who’d just invented pastel coloured ankle weights and put them on people in ball gowns.

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SXSW 2022 Day 1: On Gathering.

“When gathering was taken from us, we started to see it” began Priya Parker, a facilitator, author and the opening keynote speaker for SXSW22.

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Uncommon Podcast: Dan Monheit & Nic Hodges

Dan Monheit of Hardhat and Nic Hodges of Blonde3 are collectively 6 time return guests and close friends of the show. Catch up with Dan and Nic to see how they’ve been getting on, their predictions for consumer and societal trends, and yes, NFTs too (despite what Nic wants).

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How Wordle used scarcity bias to become a worldwide smash

Wordle has become an almost overnight sensation. It recently sold for an anonymous “seven figure” amount to New York Times. How did this simple game become a global success? Dan Monheit, explains how Wordle became a viral phenomenon.

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