Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (1/14/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
ESPN.com E-Sports Coverage Begins Today - Wired
Dating App Zoosk Destroyed By Tinder, Drops 1/3 Of Staff [why interesting: Zoosk started before mobile was big, Tinder/Hinge after] - TechCrunch
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Donated $31 Million in Facebook Stock to Charity [massive donations by techies are becoming almost common] - recode
Foursquare CEO Steps Down as Valuation Plummets [and they’re pivoting to focus on business to business deals where they’ve made money] - WSJ
Snapchat Is Looking to Buy an Ad Tech Startup [reminder: they want Ad Tech, as it were, to allow for more targeted ads as well as to let advertisers buy in a more automated fashion – and to allow Snapchat to make more $] – recode
Amazon Can Now Ship Packages From China to the U.S. by Sea [speculation is its to cut down on logistics and thus labor costs - reminder: they bought planes and trucks too – i.e. they may eventually control the entire shipping process] - recode
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
U.S. Proposes Spending $4 Billion on Self-Driving Cars [explain: will be used for research, pilot programs and infrastructure – will issue guidance to companies within six months as well as allow for things like self-parking cars to be legal] – NY Times
Look, Listen (and um, learn)
Watch/Listen: Tiny Desk- Natalie Merchant
Listen: Hallucinations - dvsn [light them candles…]
Culture (more)
Japanese Professionals Put on Full-Body Lycra Suits to Escape Pressure of Everyday Life [fascinating. humans rule] – oddity central
Industry"ish" (we're so Hollywood)
Netflix Orders The First Scripted Comedy By A YouTube Star [first as in first on any streaming platform, broadcast or cable channel] – The Verge
Netflix Will Block VPNs for Now. But Its Real Goal Is Global TV [explain: VPN’s are/were used to access content outside a country where it’s allowed (due to deal restrictions), but the note about “global TV” is an interesting one] - Wired
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Alan Rickman – died at 69
Oscar nominations 2016 – announced this morning – best pictures noms: The Revenant, Mad Max, Spotlight, The Martian, Brooklyn, Room, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies
Celine Dion – husband died today at 73
Republican debate – tonight
Chip Kelly – former Eagles coach hired by the SF 49ers
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