Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (2/3/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Instagram Rolls Out 60-Second Video Ads [hello traditional TV ads] – AdWeek
Amazon Echo Can Now Order Your Pizza [downside: it’s Domino’s pizza – also, it sounds a bit clunky] - TechCrunch
Taylor Swift to Launch Her Own Mobile Game [same company that made Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry, Glu, will make this one] - Variety
GoPro Warns Investors of a Rough Year Ahead [reported lower earnings and announced they’ll cut their camera line down to just 3 in April] - recode
Amazon Is Adding Alexa To The Original Fire TV And Fire TV Stick [why interesting: voice tech is becoming more “necessary” than “cool”] – The Verge
Square’s Apple Pay Reader Is Going on Sale at Apple Stores [big deal due to Apple’s large network, and the very competitive payments market – side note: it’s not just an Apple Pay reader, also works with other NFC enabled devices] - Wired
Miitomo, Nintendo’s First Mobile Game, Will Launch In March [why interesting: Nintendo long resisted mobile games – this one focuses on Mii’s and social interactions with your friends – but their next game with feature a “very familiar” character] - Wired
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
Mall Executive Backtracks From Statement on Amazon Retail Stores [apparently 300 – 400 was not supposed to “represent Amazon’s plans” – but he didn’t deny it was happening] – NY Times
Look, Listen (and um, learn?)
Listen: Only Girl – ‘Young Blood’ - Wonderland
Look: Kitten Pops A Water Balloon In Slow Motion [dare you not to click]
Watch: Nike's 'Better for It' Women's Campaign Gets Brand's First-Ever Scripted YouTube Series [no bullshit, it’s actually pretty good] - AdWeek
Culture (more)
Luxembourg to Back Commercial Asteroid-Mining Ventures [this after the US recently completed legislation to make it legal] - WSJ
Germany Is Getting Closer To Nuclear Fusion—The Long-Held Dream Of Unlimited Clean Energy [yes, just a test, but still a very cool (hot?) one] - quartz
“are set to do just that by heating a tiny amount of hydrogen until it becomes as hot, hopefully, as the center of the Sun.”
Not Our World (but still happening in our world)
Sayonara, Scion: Toyota Ending Brand Geared Toward Younger Drivers [been around since 2003] - NPR
Industry (we're so Hollywood)
Ryan Murphy Launches Foundation to Tackle Hollywood's Diversity Problem - THR
“Half, a foundation within his 20th Century Fox TV-based production company, aims to have 50 percent of all director slots on his shows filled by women, people of color and members of the LGBT community and will begin outreach efforts at colleges to align candidates with mentors”
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Rashan Gary – highly desired football recruit picked Michigan
National Signing Day 2016 – players commit to colleges for football
Rivals – people going to Rivals.com to learn more about signing day
Scion – Toyota brand was killed today
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