Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (12/10/15)

Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)

GoPro To Launch Its Own Drone Next Year [Karma suckas!!!!! No, that’s what it’s called...] – USA Today
 
Walmart Will Launch Its Own Mobile Payments Service [why interesting: honestly, it’s kinda not and that’s part of the point, but good luck to ‘em] - TechCrunch
 
Facebook Is Adding An Offline News Feed To Its Mobile Apps [why interesting: markets with less established net access are driving features like this] – The Verge
 
Samsung And Baidu Are Getting Into Self-Driving Cars [at this point we wouldn’t be surprised to hear Jack in the Box is creating their own driverless car, oh wait…] – The Verge
 
Apple’s iPhone Live Photos Now Work On Tumblr [why interesting: first third party to support them – reminder: they’re essentially gifs you press the screen to activate] - TechCrunch
 
“Serial” Season Two Is Here [listen here – it takes on the story of Sgt Bowe Bergdahl who “wandered” off while in active duty in Afghanistan and was captured, then exchanged for five Guantanamo detainees] – The New Yorker

Please Explain (someone’s gotta do it)

Twitter Will Finally Start Making Money off People Without Twitter Accounts [why interesting: Twitter, more than other platforms, sees a lot of this “non-logged in user” traffic (they estimate 500 million a month, but that’s self-reported sooo) and it allows them to potentially generate a lot more revenue] - recode
 

Look, Listen (and um, learn?)

Listen: Loud(y) – Lewis Del Mar
 
Listen: Ain’t Too Cool – Lunchmoney Lewis [ain’t too cool to enjoy some cheese]
 

Culture (more)

Forget E-Books, This May Be The Real Future Of Reading [“this” meaning audiobooks – they’re starting to sell more than print in some instances – this coincides with rise in podcasts as well, likely due to “everyone” having smartphones and Bluetooth in their cars] – Marketwatch
 

Industry (we're so Hollywood)

China's Mtime Launches App for Box-Office Tracking, Movie Merchandising [why interesting: tracking data for the Chinese film market reliably has been an issue] - THR
 
Netflix Beats HBO, Traditional Broadcasters With The Most Golden Globe Noms [eight for its TV shows (also one for their movie Beasts of No Nation) – HBO and Starz were next with seven] - TechCrunch

Google Trends
View the full list

Golden State Warriors – NBA team is now 23-0
Dolly Parton – movie about her childhood airing tonight on NBC
Scott Weiland – toxicology report being discussed
Starlin Castro – traded from Cubs to Yankees
Champions League – people searching for scores in the European soccer championship

Top YouTube Videos
Watch the Full List

Watch: Our Pick — GoPro: Danny MacAskill - Cascadia
 
Watch: the Full Playlist