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This week; things to know but don’t click through on: Whatsapp is rumoured to be adding an algorithm to stories, LinkedIn is going to launch live video, Facebook will be demoting audio clickbait in their feeds, IGTV is now in everyones instagram feed & snapchat like features coming to Twitter.
In the age old argument in marketing, co-op has suggested their is no such thing as a digital team
Following up from the $300m acquisition of Gimlet, here is a list of 13 predictions for podcasts
Neilsen reports: P&G, Sky, McDonalds, Unilever & Amazon are the biggest ad spenders in the UK
Victoria Beckham is launching a YouTube channel (that’s what you do when your business is struggling)Pepsi’s weird ⚽️ ads continue with Messi vs Salah
💵 Business 💵
Why Google not listening to its staff is going to be a real problem
Here is a good counter argument against Amazon Go (and why being cool isn’t always a good thing)
The Amazon effect - Fedex is hoping their new next day delivery service in America makes them compete
⏯ One New York ride share driver (Al drives for Uber, lyft and Juno) is shadowed for the day - shows how much he earns (working 6 days a week, 9 - 11 hours per day)
Quote I particularly love this week: Leadership Is The Art Of Giving People A Platform For Spreading Ideas That Work. – Seth Godin
🚀 Product 🚀
💯 Your 5 for Monday Morning 💯
Is lacrosse (yes the sport) going to be the next big sports business?
🐬My favourite article of the week; Dolphins use toxic pufferfish to get high 🐬
Ja Rule has hinted he is going to be putting on another festival… yes after Fyre festival…queue 50 cent’s instagram post
I’ll leave you with only 29% of people in 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸 know facebook feed is algorithmic
% of respondents who know that algorithms make decisions about what news stories to show on Facebook
Canada 23%
Finland 39%
France 19% (Que voulez-vous dire par "algorithme"?)
Germany 28%
Greece 31%
Hong Kong 21%
Spain 29%
Taiwan 36%
UK 29%
US 29%2018 data from @risj_oxford
— Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (@rasmus_kleis)
6:26 PM • Feb 15, 2019