# Social Media is Dead. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405/social-media-is-dead Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405/social-media-is-dead.md Podcast: [The GaryVee Audio Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405) Published: 2026-06-12T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garyvee/episodes/Social-Media-is-Dead-e3kkji7 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7208585190.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405/episodes/social-media-is-dead Duration seconds: 1855 ## Resource In this episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience, I talk about the massive shift from social media to interest media and why your brand needs to be obsessed with the end consumer. I encourage you to look past the "dirty data" and fake reports that are stalling our industry and start using common sense to see where attention is actually going. I also discuss the "Barbell Syndrome" - the simultaneous rise of extreme AI digitalization and the return to analog, real-life activations. You’ll learn about: The shift from SEO to AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) Why I’m betting big on Live Shopping and apps like Whatnot The transition from Social Media to Interest Media How to use organic social content as a free testing ground for your products Why "Convenience is King" will always drive consumer behavior ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405/episodes/social-media-is-dead/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-garyvee-audio-experience-745405/social-media-is-dead.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.