Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (1/23/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Job Listings Seemingly Confirm Google Is Working On Its Own VR Hardware – 9 to 5 Google
So Far, Amazon and Netflix Are Sundance’s Top Buyers [see below on one deal] – NY Times
Spotify Ready to Introduce Video Product [beyond just music videos, like: BBC, ESPN, Comedy Central beyond] - WSJ
Samsung Is Opening A VR Studio In New York City [no word on how big, but highlights the platforms’ need for quality content before they can succeed] – engadget
Twitter Loses 4 Top Execs And Vine GM In Management Shakeup [head of product, global media chief, HR head, SVP Product and the Vine person – full note from Jack Dorsey] – The Next Web
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
Teenage Girls Will Soon Have a Non-'Clickbait' Newsletter to Read Called Clover [another newsletter launch and this time targeted at teens – the point: email is often thought to be old (both in existence and target demographic), but there’s strong growth and emphasis from companies (see: The Skimm, Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter and more) because it allows you to get the info you want, on your time (bias duly noted)] - Jezebel
Bezos’s Blue Origin Recycles a Rocket, Lands It Again [Amazon founder’s space ship company launched and landed a rocket last year, they re-used that same rocket and did it again (context: it didn’t go into orbit, which is apparently a more difficult problem) – side note: in their video of the event that said “our vision: millions of people living and working in space.” cool] - recode
Look, Listen (and um, learn?)
Watch: Beck and the Chemical Brothers Team in "Wide Open" Video [it’s really good] - Pitchfork
“It’s getting away from me.”
Culture (more)
N.Y.C. to L.A. to N.Y.C. to L.A., Ad Infinitum – The New Yorker
Kanye West Shares Swish Tracklisting [for his next album which releases Feb 11th - he added: "So happy to be finished with the best album of all time"] - Pitchfork
The Health Benefits of Knitting [this is one of the most shared articles we’ve ever seen. For real] – NY Times
“Perhaps most exciting is research that suggests that crafts like knitting and crocheting may help to stave off a decline in brain function with age.”
Your Sense of Self Predicts How Quickly You’ll Get Over an Ex – NY Mag (Science of Us)
“Howe and Dweck discovered that for the first set of people — the ones who believe your self is a stagnant concept — rejection is not only difficult but affects their recovery. If you have a fixed mind-set about yourself, it can feel like you’ve spent all this time letting someone get to know your quirks, and if that person then rejects you, well, it feels like you’re being rejected for who you’ve defined yourself to be. That can be tough to get over, especially for the fixed-mind-set types.”
Industry"ish" (we're so Hollywood)
YouTube Red Unveils First Original Slate at Sundance Fest [reminder: YouTube Red is their for pay product that doesn’t have ads and exclusive content like the aforementioned] - Variety
Sundance: Amazon Inks Huge Deal for 'Manchester by the Sea' [$10 million for all rights (including theatrical) – they’ll bring on a distributor though - why interesting: Amazon and Netflix have bought the most high profile projects so far] – THR
Google Trends
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Google Drive – announced some new features
Blac Chyna – it’s some drama with the Kardashians, just, yeah…
Michael Oher – the guy who was the inspiration for The Blind Side is on the Carolina Panthers (who are headed to the Super Bowl)
IRS – tax time?
FOX Sports – football and NASCAR
Top YouTube Videos
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Watch: Our Pick — The Rematch: GPD "Basketball Cop" returned as promised, and brought SHAQ as his backup!
Double Pick! Tian Tian in the Snow Jan. 23, 2016
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*just kiddin', you're not a jerk