The Otherweb
The Otherweb is an information platform that aggregates information from all around the web and filters junk out (using AI).
Our podcast is an unsafe space where we discuss the internet, the media, and the information ecosystem in all its flawed glory.
They worked together on the podcast until the pandemic caused Dr. Riz to spend more time treating patients who were developing limb blockages due to COVID.
Maya rebranded the podcast as she ventured off as a solo podcaster in 2021. Today, she focuses on women’s health while still addressing lifestyle medicine. Her podcast releases two episodes per week; one expert interview and a solo health episode.
I spent 15 years of my life building perception systems. Cameras, computer vision, that sort of thing.
At some point it has dawned on me – the world doesn’t need more cameras. More information doesn’t lead to better decisions.
So instead, I decided to tackle the inverse problem. Junk. It is everywhere, and we are drowning in it.
I figured that the most important thing I can do with my life is to try and fix it.
They’re primarily people who use our products (we have ~126k active users right now).
In most cases this means the person is an information-junkie, a techie, or both.
We’re focusing on the “meta” of information online – why do people create what they create and consume what they consume?
What incentives drive this ecosystem? And how can we fix it?
Isaac Saul is a politics reporter and the founder of Tangle, an independent, nonpartisan news outlet that covers the big issues of the day by highlighting different perspectives across the political spectrum.
Before Tangle, Isaac helped build A Plus, a solutions journalism media outlet, alongside actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher. In 2016, Yahoo News named him one of the 16 people whose writing shaped the 2016 election, and in 2020, Forbes Magazine called him one of the 1,000 “upstart entrepreneurs redefining the American dream.”
Isaac started Tangle in 2019 as an independent, ad-free, non-partisan politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from the left and right on the news of the day, as well as his own distinctive take on the issue. Tangle now has over 120,000 readers and 100,000 followers across its social platforms, podcast, and YouTube channel. check them out at https://www.readtangle.com/
Isaac also has some interesting ideas on language, and how news reporting can become better by intentionally choosing neutral terms. I think this is a discussion worth having – not just between Isaac and me, but throughout the journalist profession.
Join us in this enlightening discussion, and after you do – please check out the Otherweb via:
Our website: https://otherweb.com/
Our iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/app/otherweb/id6443798894
Our Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otherweb
Our daily newsletter: https://www.otherweb.news/
And our community fundraising campaign: https://invest.otherweb.com/
Join us!
Sincerely,
Alex Fink
Founder @ Otherweb, Inc
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