We Love the Internet 2018/14: The Death of the newsfeed edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• The death of the newsfeed
• The End of Windows
• Subscribers are the new, new thing in business

Reference points:

• How we wrote and sent the “best cold email ever”
• Our tone of voice
• Right click

Longer reads:

• Toxic management caused an award winning studio to lose its best developers
• Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it’s taking on the world
• Shenzhen’s Homegrown Cyborg
• The mind-expanding ideas of Andy Clark
• Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica’s Rise and Fall

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Guy Power Washing Racist Graffiti Is The Most Satisfying Thing You’ll See All Day
• Aubrey Plaza Explores ASMR with Whispers, Peacock Feathers, and Cornflakes
• Here’s Why You Don’t Park Right At The Bottom Of A Snowy Mountain
• How ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Does Running Gags
• How Punching Sounds Are Made For Movies
• Motorcyclist Brake Checks Car, Immediately Regrets That Decision
• Plane Miraculously Flies To Safety After Sudden Engine Failure
• Laura´s Bluetooth Receiver for the Car

Things to look at/read:

• A picture is worth a thousand words
• Omnisexual, gynosexual, demisexual: What’s behind the surge in sexual identities?
• Presenting The 2018 Name Of The Year Bracket
• The Stop: Racial profiling of drivers leaves legacy of anger and fear
• How Two Photographers Unknowingly Shot the Same Millisecond in Time
• How Activists Turned Empty London Property into a Thriving Homeless Shelter
• Japan’s Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women
• 50+ Absolutely Unexplainable Stock Photos That Will Make You Say WTF

Animal corner:

• Frustrated Moose Smashes Car Window
• When they fake throw the ball again and now you’re just tired of the lies.
• hey listen friend, i don’t want any trouble.
• Baby bounces. Corgi bounces back. They are caught in an infinite loop of cuteness.
• New Bond film looks rubbish

Tweets of the week:

• arctic monkeys new album confirmed for may 11th
• IMA GO TO HELL FOR LAUGHING
• Me: I’m so annoyed of the little boy singing at Walmart Me hearing the remix:
• When you win the argument, but now she not talking to you.
• Ah yes the two genders, ladies and original
• 45 port Ethernet switch with a side stacked 6 port RJ11 to fiber converter box. Old school.
• When you suddenly remember that one embarrassing thing you said 5 years ago
• I’m worried about Sigourney Weaver

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The Last Conversation You’ll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right
• Cutting ‘old heads’ at IBM
• I Went to a Masturbation Class In Search of My Biggest Orgasm Yet
• The Disturbing Secret Behind An Iconic Cartoon
• Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy

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