Alex Cone

I like to read history and travel. Opinions are my own.

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

One thing is certain about New York: the left lane is always the slowest

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

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[Alex Cone @alextcone]

Another really thoughtful episode

[Ari Paparo @aripap]

File this under "news you can use". Adam talks us through their RAG pipeline and how they use human knowledge to train it.

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After dancing to ABBA’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! what seems like 20 times last week (the song of Cannes Lions?), I had questions and @NewYorker had very-up to-date answers. https://t.co/Lk0MpRnpLc

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

I think my first vibe coded app will be for neighbors of full-time Airbnbs to share reviews of home maintenance and guest dates.

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@marketecturetv @aripap lol

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

Catching up on @marketecturetv episodes. Anyone else getting repeats of the British woman selling Illinois tourism ad?

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@marketecturetv All 4 of the Cannes episodes (Spotify)

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

The best thing about Cannes is being with people you ❤️

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@hamiltonkatie It does indeed. See you next week!

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

This was a near perfect work week for me. It began with publisher friends in London. Continued with web standards friends in Paris. Ended with ad industry friends in Paris. Many insights and laughs were had. LFG

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@joe_zappa Better than 15 I guess?

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@robleathern And always check the codeshare airline for better points value when the original partner airline is Delta.

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

Karaoke two nights in a row this week. Night 1 included a live band. Hard to beat! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@mrjordanbentley @joe_zappa Yes. And even then I think most ad tech nerds are talking past each other when using the term.

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“If we are nothing more than our first reactions, we are prey to the people who arouse those reactions.” - @TimothyDSnyder, On Freedom

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@SimonJHarris @sw12 Jealous! Two good souls right there!

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

@ANderagakura lol

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

Yesterday I got to spend time with two of my German friends, Achim and Robert. We didn’t coordinate outfits.

[Alex Cone @alextcone]

Another good one from the @marketecturetv team. If you aren’t following @oliviaakory after this one you weren’t listening well.

[Marketecture @marketecturetv]

This week's pod features @oliviaakory from Haus on why YouTube is under-attributed as a channel, and whether @AppLovin drives actual lift. Plus @aripap on the Xandr DSP shut-down.