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The Trust Economy: Nirav Tolia on Communitas, Al, and Rebuilding the Internet Around Human Connection

The internet was built around attention. The next generation may be built around trust. In this episode, Nextdoor CEO and Co-Founder Nirav Tolia joins Signal & Noise to discuss how AI is reshaping local discovery, why trusted communities matter more than ever, the future of local journalism and advertising, and how technology can help people make better real-world decisions—not just spend more time online.

Aug 31

Customers value personalization when it feels within the boundaries they have set.

The Consent Gap: How Broken Data Permissions Create Creepy Customer Experiences

As brands use more customer data to power personalization and AI, broken permissions create experiences that feel repetitive, intrusive, and downright creepy. This article explores the “consent gap”—the distance between what customers believe they have allowed and what a company actually activates—and what marketing leaders must do to close it.

Aug 25

News, Trust, and Polarization: Vanessa Otero on the Fragmented Media Era

In this episode of Signal & Noise, Vanessa Otero, Founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media and creator of the Media Bias Chart, joins Rio Longacre and Brett House to explore trust, misinformation, media fragmentation, and the future of journalism. The conversation examines social media algorithms, AI-generated content, local news decline, brand safety, CTV advertising, and whether objective journalism can survive in today’s polarized information ecosystem.

Jun 8