The Sauce Pod

I'm BACK after a brief hiatus! Sorry it's audio only – cameras will be back in action soon 🎥

For now, listen to the full digest of EVERYTHING that's gone down over the last few weeks when it comes to social platforms, content tools, and trends for 2024. In this episode, I talk about:

• The Rise of Custom GPTs: Exploring the hype and implications of custom Generative Pre-trained Transformers.
• The Latest in AI and Tech: Updates on AI-powered wearables, Figma's AI tools, YouTube's new feed, and TikTok ads.
• Platform Updates and Trends: Analyzing changes on platforms like 𝕏 and gaming streamers' strategies.
• The Drama at OpenAI: Discussing the ousting of Sam Altman and its effects.
• AI Updates and Social Platform Developments: Overview of new AI tools and developments on social platforms.
• The Evolution of 𝕏: Examining the major changes on 𝕏 since Elon Musk's takeover.
• Social Media Marketing in 2024: Predictions for social media trends and strategies for the upcoming year.

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The Sauce is a creative collective sharing tips, tutorials, and resources with our community of digital entrepreneurs and content creators. We serve up the secret sauce on unconventional content, social media marketing, visual design and branding, trends, and the future of content creation.

Learn how Rob Lennon skyrocketed from $0 to over $500K in just one year selling online courses leveraging Twitter's marketing power.

In this video, Rob shares his step-by-step process for creating a lucrative online course business from scratch. He reveals how he identified his niche, built his personal brand on Twitter, developed a premium course, promoted through affiliates and drove over $500K in sales.

🚀 Key Moments:
Intro to Rob Lennon's Success Story
The Power of Investing in Yourself
How Rob Made a Half-Million in Under a Year
The Role of AI in Rob's Content Strategy
From Full-Time Employee to Financial Freedom
Rob's Tips for Creators and Digital Entrepreneurs
Building a Scalable Online Business Model
Q&A - Rob Answers Your Burning Creator Questions

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Ever wondered how Matt Wolfe transitioned from an AI niche to YouTube stardom? In this special episode of The Sauce Pod, host Taylor Peterson delves into a captivating conversation with entrepreneur-turned-YouTuber, Matt Wolfe (@mreflow), the visionary behind FutureTools.io. Explore Matt’s expedition of garnering nearly half a million subscribers in less than a year, fueled by a unique fusion of AI, content creation, and entrepreneurial zeal.

Uncover the strategies that propelled Matt's YouTube channel to the forefront, as he navigated the intricate world of AI. From the genesis of Future Tools to his insights on AI ethics, content creation dynamics, and mastering the YouTube algorithm, this episode is a goldmine of knowledge for aspiring AI aficionados and digital creators.

Matt's narrative epitomizes the essence of innovation, grit, and adeptness essential for flourishing amidst the vibrant digital milieu.

Embark on this enlightening discourse filled with genuine interactions, raw narratives, and actionable insights for excelling as a creator in the competitive realm of YouTube.

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson, we discuss the trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what we're covering this week:

🎨 DALL-E 3 quietly rolls out in Bing (+ how to access it)

🌐 The return of ChatGPT web surfing

🔍 Google's AI search, SGE, gets expanded to more users

👁‍🗨 Pika Labs has a new feature for adding hidden messages to AI videos

🔗 LinkedIn's profile CTA buttons becoming more visible

🤷‍♂️ Confusion around X's communication strategy (?) and other key updates on X

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson, we discuss the trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what we're covering this week:

🤖 ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak (multimodal goes mainstream)

🎥 YouTube launches new AI tools for creators

🧵 Threads knows it has work to do – so here’s what it’s planning

✅ The 𝕏 rundown (link throttling, Circles, and Elon Musk’s biography)

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what we're covering this week:

💰 What you need to know before launching a paid members site (h/t Roberto Blake)
🤖 Train a prompt builder like G-Prompter for more consistent AI images
💎 How to upscale your AI images with tools OTHER than MidJourney
🎨 Procreate Dreams is making animation INSANELY easy
🏆 Grammy for AI music?
🤝 IG gets a ‘Close Friends’ feed
🥊 TikTok vs YouTube Shorts
📈 The Twitter X rundown – Pay to hide likes, Musk vs. The ADL

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what we're covering this week: 

- The latest on X (Twitter) for content creators
- Meta, Instagram, & Threads updates
- How Bobbi Althoff went viral from a few key interviews 
- Plus, tooling updates for creators (MidJourney inpainting is here!)

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This week on The Sauce Pod, Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter are serving up everything creators need to know (and some stuff you probably don't – but it'll make you sound great in meetings). 

Here’s what we’re diving into this week:

- Stability just dropped SDXL 1.0 and it might be able to compete with MidJourney
- AI heavyweights team up to form the Frontier Model Forum
- Elon's X sign stunt is a hot mess
- X platform gets a makeover: Darkmode going full time?
- Threads is running out of steam
- TikTok introduces TEXT posts

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BIG NEWS THIS WEEK! Twitter is now X, which means The twitter era is over. In this week's episode, we dive into what that means, along with a few other key stories you should know about. 

• WormGPT is ChatGPT, but evil
• Twitter v. Threads
• That weird Grimace trend and what McDonald's think

Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Taylor discusses news, trends, and advice creators and marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what Taylor covers this week: 

• Elon Musk's new AI venture, xAI
• Claude 2 chatbot public beta
• Stability AI's doodle-to-art service
• SDXL 1.0 model live on Discord
• Twitter's creator payouts & other news
• TikTok's watermark-free downloads (we need this)
• What’s going on with Threads?

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Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Follow us on YouTube & Twitter to stay up to date on the latest. 

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The Sauce is a creative collective sharing tips, tutorials, and resources with our community of digital entrepreneurs and content creators. We serve up the secret sauce on unconventional content, social media marketing, visual design and branding, trends, and the future of content creation. Powered by Food Fight Studios.

Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

• Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thesauceffs.substack.com/
• Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesauce_ffs  & https://twitter.com/spacecasetay 

Welcome back to another week in The Sauce Pod. Hosted by Taylor Peterson alongside co-host and editor Anna Klawitter, the duo discuss the news, trends, and advice creators and content marketers need to know on the journey to growth. Served with an extra side of realness. 

Here's what we cover this week: 
• The overuse of "AI" in tech marketing
• Launch of MidJourney V5.2, an update for generative AI images
• Dropbox's new AI-powered tools for improved file management
• Vimeo's AI tools for easier video creation
• OpenAI plans for an AI app store
• Cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg??? (not kidding)
• Meta cuts off news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada
• Expansion of TikTok's Shops feature for in-app shopping
• Twitter's crackdown on "trendjacking" accounts
• LinkedIn testing generative AI posts feature

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Welcome to another episode of The Sauce Pod!

Join hosts Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter to dig into the latest news for creators and entrepreneurs.

For all the latest updates, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube and Twitter channels, and sign up for our weekly newsletter on Substack. We've got the sauce, and we're here to share it with you! 🔥🎧

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Welcome to another episode of The Sauce Pod!

Join hosts Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter to dig into the latest news for creators and entrepreneurs.

For all the latest updates, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube and Twitter channels, and sign up for our weekly newsletter on Substack. We've got the sauce, and we're here to share it with you! 🔥🎧

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Another flavor-packed episode of The Sauce Pod! Join hosts Taylor Peterson who's flying solo this week to dig into the latest news for creators and entrepreneurs. 

In this episode, we dive into:

• Significant shake-ups in the AI sector, with Google's investment in Runway, NVIDIA's game-changing Neuralangelo, and Adobe's innovative Photoshop Generative Fill.
• How Character.AI is making waves in the AI scene and its unique value proposition to users.
• Snapchat's deeper dive into generative AI and the big reveal of 🍏 Apple's Vision Pro headset.
• Public trust (or lack thereof) in AI companies and the growing demand for oversight in the sector.
• Unpacking the mystery of Instagram's algorithm and the truth about shadowbanning.
• The unexpected drop in viral TikToks and what it means for you as a creator.
• Twitter's tumultuous times: a new CEO, an exit of key executives, and a concerning dip in ad revenue.

For all the latest updates, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube and Twitter channels, and sign up for our weekly newsletter on Substack. We've got the sauce, and we're here to share it with you! 🔥🎧

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Tune in and level up your growth game with The Sauce Pod 🎙️

Join hosts Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter to delve into the hottest social, tech, and AI news. Every week, they serve the secret sauce for creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs bootstrapping growth online. 

These week, we've got: 

• The Supreme Court continues protecting social media giants
• Instagram introduces Stories scheduling feature
• Montana becomes first official state to ban TikTok
• TikTok launches Effect Creator Rewards program for AR creators
• TikTok tests location discovery and prompts for user reviews
• Twitter gets heat for pirated movie uploads
• Twitter's beef with Microsoft around data harvesting
• Investigation into Twitter "hotel" at HQ
• Official ChatGPT app now available on iOS
• Highlights from Senate hearing on AI regulation
• Apple's voice cloning feature raises privacy concerns

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Tune in and level up your growth game with The Sauce Pod 🎙️

Join hosts Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter to delve into the hottest social, tech, and AI news. Every week, they serve the secret sauce for creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs bootstrapping growth online. 

These week, we've got: 

• Meta goes heavy on Reels at NewFronts for advertisers

• TikTok makes a play to give music artists more exposure

• Twitter announces a new CEO

• An update on YouTube ad blockers 

• Meta goes multi-modal with new AI model

• AI girlfriends (yes, it's a thing)

• Google Bard is everywhere except the EU

• How to join Google Labs to get access to experimental features

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Tune in and level up your growth game with The Sauce Pod 🎙️

Join hosts Taylor Peterson and Anna Klawitter to delve into the hottest social, tech, and AI news. Every week, they serve the secret sauce for creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs bootstrapping growth online. 

These week, we've got: 

• Twitter's latest algorithm update
• The new Twitter Highlight Tab
• IG AI Stickers in action
• Branded Content Ads on Instagram
• Musings on the new BlueSky social app
• Discord usernames are changing
• BeReal's RealPeople and Bonus Posts
• TikTok expands Creativity Program
• Insights from Snap's NewFronts Presentation
• Microsoft Bing and Chegg AI Updates
• Shocking departure of the Godfather of AI from Google
• How Roblox is shaping the future of content

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