not so secure security ... thanks to ai

 From @HedgieMarkets on X, February 2026 [always good stuff]

Thoughtful email message ...

 

From X ... and funny because it's [probably] true

 

money for nothing ...

Just 'helped out' a friend of a friend who was concerned about how much he was spending on network advertising without any signs of success. 

I'll not bore you with all the details, but when [prompted by me] he asked the company he was paying to manage his advertising for some kind of report on the websites his ads were being delivered they told him 'that's not possible'. Hmmmmmmm 🤔

Effectively, 'we're taking your money but we're not going to tell you how we're spending it'. 

ai 'poisoning' search results

 From @HedgieMarkets on X, February 2026 [always good stuff]

Not funny but true ...

Sorry, I don't know the origin of this ... 

How many? Or is that how few?

This research is from 2024 - but I suspect things haven't changed much ...  Research reveals YouTube’s most secret stats

ancient history repeating itself ?

ai can only look back ...

Just saying 😏

well durr ...

This isn't e-commerce only, but I thought it worth including here for all those marketers who might be involved in direct sales promotion.