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The Politics Of Building A New Social Network And More On CHOM 97.7 FM

Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am on air at CHOM 97.7 FM radio out of Montreal (home base). It’s not a long segment – about 10 minutes every week – to decode the future. We discuss everything that is happening in the world of technology, digital media and culture. The good folks at CHOM 97.7 FM are posting these segments weekly on i Heart Radio, if you’re interested in hearing more about what’s happening in the transformation of our digital world. I’m really excited about these weekly hits, because this is the radio station that I grew up listening to, and it really is a fun treat to be invited to the Mornings Rock with Terry DiMonte morning show. The segment is called, CTRL ALT Delete with Mitch Joel.

This week we discussed:

Politics alert. The former President of the United States is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months. Many have tried this before (Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters comes to mind). Is it possible for this politician to pull this off?
While most of our kids have become inundated by screen time (thanks, Covid 19!), it seems like we’ve all forgotten how concerned we were (pre-pandemic) with just how much time our kids were spending on screens and, more importantly, what content they were being exposed to (and the people that they were connecting with). Instagram is planning to build a version of their popular app that can be used by children under the age of 13. Instagram is owned by Facebook.
Remote work. Work from home. Hybrid work models. WeWork. There are many thoughts on what happens as the world gets vaccinated, and we get back to whatever “normal” work is. Google just announced a $7 billion bet on the post-pandemic office. In short: Google is taking more office space. They believe that “coming together” is core to its culture. I’d argue that it’s core to culture, innovation, and professional development.
App of the Week: Zoom Escaper – you can self-sabotage your own audio, making it unbearable to others (and an easy out for yourself if Zoom is burning you out).

You can also listen in via I Heart Radio.

Mitch Joel · CTRL ALT Delete – CHOM 97.7 FM – March 22nd, 2021

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Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.