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Omar Sofradzija @omars81

Increasingly detached from The Social Platform Formerly Known as Twitter as it swirls down the drain. Please look for me on other sites.

Joined February 2009
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My first job market! ๐ŸŽ“ #classof91 nytimes.com/2026/05/20/businโ€ฆ

To 2026 Graduates Facing a Bleak Job Market, 1991 Grads Have Some Advice (Gift Article)

The New York Times profiled young job seekers in 1991. Today, their own children are entering a work force in flux.

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This is the inflection point. Search is no longer a guide; it's the destination. nytimes.com/2026/05/19/businโ€ฆ

Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years (Gift Article)

Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and simplifying online shopping.

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All-22 angles of Caleb Williams' dagger into the heart of the Packers
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Chicago Reader Announces Restructuring and Layoffs chicagoreader.com/reader/preโ€ฆ via @Chicago_Reader

Chicago Reader Announces Restructuring and Layoffs

The Reader Institute for Community Journalism, publisher of the Chicago Reader, on Tuesday announced the immediate layoffs of six non-union employee staff positions, spurred by an urgent need to...

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Are you still looking? We're still hiring! Details here. (BTW, this post is for informational purposes only. I have nothing to do with the hiring process.) ironpaper.com/jobs/

Marketing Agency, Design, Sales, and Content Jobs at Ironpaper

Marketing agency jobs in New York City. Design, web developer, writing, marketing, writing, and creative jobs in NYC. New York City agency jobs.

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Want to work with me without the working-WITH-me part? Apply for one of our all-remote roles at Ironpaper! Currently looking for a content specialist, a growth strategist, and a digital marketer. More here: ironpaper.com/jobs/

Marketing Agency, Design, Sales, and Content Jobs at Ironpaper

Marketing agency jobs in New York City. Design, web developer, writing, marketing, writing, and creative jobs in NYC. New York City agency jobs.

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A defining quality of this election cycle has been that few people seem to be able to agree on who constitutes โ€œthe media,โ€ what their role ought to be, or even how much influence they have in 2024, Charlie Warzel writes. theatlantic.com/technology/aโ€ฆ

The Mediaโ€™s Identity Crisis

Legacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.

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This Day in Chicago Sports@ChiSportsDay
2 Oct 2024
๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ hits a long home run to help his own cause and lead the Cubs to a win in ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฐ ๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—ฆ.

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John Mulaney getting on stage and mercilessly mocking everyone at Salesforceโ€™s Dreamforce conference is one of the funniest things Iโ€™ve ever read
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Coen Carr Triple4โ€™s Enthusiast@DeepWatersOfEL
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College football is almost backโ€ผ๏ธ
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5 marketing campaign failure examples techtarget.com/whatis/featurโ€ฆ via @EyeOnTech_TT

5 marketing campaign failure examples

Not all marketing campaigns are successful. Learn about these five marketing campaign failures and how to avoid the same fate.

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The iPad lost. Smartphones won. wapo.st/3QBNHds

The iPad lost. Smartphones won.

Steve Jobs predicted iPads could become as widespread as cars. Instead, theyโ€™re a niche.

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Juan Lozano@juanlozano70
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Congratulations to all the journalists who won #PulitzerPrizes today. They all did great work. But besides awards for breaking news reporting and photography, I think awards should be given for other categories as well. Things like: (1/5)
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Publishing Insider: Jaded Journalists: They Face Layoffs And Many Other Problems

Fewer than half make more than $70k per year, Muck Rack reports.

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Churn And Burn: Why Journalists Are Stressed On The Job
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The future of AI video is here, super weird flaws and all wapo.st/3wsBf8u

The future of AI video is here, super weird flaws and all

OpenAIโ€™s new Sora AI tool suggests a future where anyone can make photo-realistic videos instantly.

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How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technโ€ฆ

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future (Published 2024)

Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of โ€œnewsโ€ survive in a digital world?

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I know why Chicago's weather is gonna be all-over-the-place bipolar today: it's the next-to-last day for returing weather forecasting legend Tom @Skilling at @WGNNews and Mother Nature is putting together a montages in tribute. ๐ŸŒžโ›ˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒฌ๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒจโ„๏ธโ˜„๏ธ #sweethomechicago #despitetheweather
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If you were ever a journo, there's been at least one John Russell in your life: blockclubchicago.org/2024/02โ€ฆ via @BlockClubChi

Remembering John Russell, The City Editor Who Changed My Life

John Russell rose through the ranks at the Aurora Beacon-News over 38 years to become its heart and soul. Heโ€™s also the man who taught me.

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