In Case You Missed It (June 2022)
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👋 Wiser! #80: Sandberg Stands Down | Mastercard Facial Recognition | Twitter Fined | Elon's Not Working From Home
When Sheryl Sandberg joined Facebook, the social media giant was a $150 million a year business. Now it's a $118 billion business. This week Sandberg called time. Plus: Mastercard's facial recognition payments, Twitter is fined and Elon wants everyone in the office.
🍺 Wiser! #81: Budweiser in the Metaverse | Clubhouse Over? | Elon's Bot Problem | Crypto Bull or Bear?
Budweiser is the latest big brand to venture into the Web3 metaverse. With Zed Run. Plus; eighteen months ago, a tech upstart called Clubhouse hit the headlines as the next big thing. That didn't last long! Elon's at it again. And Crypto confidence or carnage?
💰 Wiser! #82: Apple Pay Later | Crypto Clean Out | Lina Khan
Apple's move into Buy Now Pay Later is all about improving the customer experience with frictionless payments. Plus the Crypto price collapse continues. It's good thing, right? And Lina Khan takes on BigTech.
🕺🏻Wiser! #83: Gen Z, Brands and Metaverse | NFTs and eSports | Facebook To Work Like TikTok
Under 25s are playing, buying, living in the Metaverse...already. And brands that market to Gen Z and Gen Alpha are on to it! Plus, eSports is growing and a natural home for NFTs. Facebook reveal plans to be like TikTok. And Big Tech Little Tech podcast is out!
Big Tech Little Tech Podcast
🎙 Episode #3: TikTok Addiction | Sheryl Sandberg | and Robots
Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss the addictive nature of TikTok, China’s influence, and the behavioural science around attention. Plus, Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook legacy, home help robots, and how hard it is to read for pleasure after reading all day for work purposes
🎙Episode #4: Metaverse, VR headsets, Passkeys, and Apple Pay Later
Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston welcome Charles Radclyffe to the show to discuss everything metaverse, including use cases, ethics, VR headset adoption, and the case for reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, we talk heatwaves, passkeys, Apple Pay Later, and Heartstopper.
Insights And Information
Sandberg Leaves Facebook: All You Need To Know
After 14 years, Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook. Are the rumours true of a breakdown between Zuckerberg and Sandberg? Or is it the pivot to the Metaverse with no role for Sandberg? Or, simply, it's just that time? Here's a collection of the best stories that the Internet is telling. (10 min read.)
Budweiser Joins Zed Run In The Metaverse
Budweiser is building brand assets in the Metaverse & the Crypto Economy: launching an NFT collection, joining a DAO, partnering with Zed Run, a blockchain gaming platform on Ethereum. Will it be worthwhile? Only time will tell, meanwhile, they're learning a lot about tomorrow's digital world. (7 min read.)
Apple Pay Later: the Frictionless BNPL Customer Experience
Apple's strategy is to layer frictionless services on top of exceptional products. The latest offering is Apple Pay Later, a Buy Now Pay Later product that enables users to buy more than can afford right now. But what does it really mean and why are they doing it? (8 min read)
Web3 101: The Decentralised, Democratised Internet Explained
Your one-stop-shop for insight and information about Web3, the collective term for the next generation of the Internet. It's a future that is decentralised, where monopoly platforms are replaced by democratised networks. (12 min read.)
Facebook v TikTok: The Battle for Attention and Addiction
Facebook defined how content would be served up to users. Then along came TikTok and rewrote the rules. Making it the most addictive social network on the planet, stealing Facebook's lunch along the way. Now, The Verge has got its hands on a memo that shows exactly how worried they are. (12 min read.)
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