Technology, Marketing, and Business opinions with a massive dose of sarcasm. These are the audio versions of select longer articles I have written for my site, "Paul O'Flaherty - Marketing & Sarcasm," which focuses on the intersection of technology and culture, all lovingly narrated by me, Paul. Enjoy ð
Paul O'Flaherty - Problem Solver. Marketing and Business Nerd. Here to Help.
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E24: Pavlov Would Be Proud: How to Stop Drooling Every Time Your Pocket Buzzes
Your attention is your most valuable and irreplaceable asset, and everybody wants a piece of it. Letâs look at a 90s Solution for a 21st-Century Problem: Escaping the Attention Trap.
Read the full post and show notes at: â https://pauloflaherty.com/2025/11/13/pavlov-would-be-so-proud-how-to-stop-drooling-every-time-your-pocket-buzzes/?utm_campaign=e24&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss
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00:00 Introduction
01:27 Attention Economy
02:46 Asynchronous Communication
05:10 The Great Promise Undelivered
06:35 I want my attention back
07:40 The key
08:38 What are you missing
10:36 Recommended Reading
10:52 Outro
Music used: Disappointed (Marie Vocal). Performed by ABSO for Stellar Art Wars, and is Public Domain.
#technology #marketing #irish #paulof #pauloflaherty #podcast #attention #cellphones #selfhelp #smartphones
Paul O'Flaherty: Consultant, Podcaster, Father, Gamer, Problem Solver, Opinionated, Sarcastic, Marketing and Business Nerd. Here to Help. Maybe.
9 Oct 2025
E23: Two Things New Social Platforms Must Get Right From Launch
We are seeing a rise in the number of regional and alternative social networks to counter the old guard of Facebook, Instagram, and X. Here are the two lessons they need to learn to avoid ending up on the digital scrapheap like so many networks of the past.
Read the full post and show notes at: â https://pauloflaherty.com/2025/10/08/two-things-new-social-platforms-must-get-right-from-launch/?utm_campaign=e23&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 Why Local Social Networks?
01:27 Make It Easy
02:30 Make It Easy For Creators
03:20 Creators Create Everywhere
04:26 The Idealist Problem
05:22 Outro
#technology #irish #paulof #pauloflaherty #podcast #socialmedia #useradoption #userexperience #growth
Paul O'Flaherty: Consultant, Podcaster, Father, Gamer, Problem Solver, Opinionated, Sarcastic, Marketing and Business Nerd. Here to Help. Maybe.
17 Sept 2025
E22: I Fixed Social Media
Tired of endless, unreadable Terms of Service agreements? So am I. Well, I've devised a possibly genius (and incredibly corny) solution: a mandatory sign-up delay. New users would be forced to wait for the amount of time it would take to actually read all the fine print before they can create an account. This simple change would discourage trolls and, for the first time ever, give companies a reason to write their policies in a way that people can actually understand.
Read the full post and show notes at: â https://pauloflaherty.com/2025/08/15/i-fixed-social-media/
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----- CHAPTERS -----
00:00 Intro
00:16 The Problem With TOS
01:26 How I Fixed It
03:06 Outro
#technology #marketing #irish #paulof #pauloflaherty #podcast #social media, #facebook #termsofservice, #TOS
Paul O'Flaherty: Consultant, Podcaster, Father, Gamer, Problem Solver, Opinionated, Sarcastic, Marketing and Business Nerd. Here to Help. Maybe.
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