Part 1: For the day job
Things to think about:
- How National Geographic uses Instagram to stay relevant
- Netflix’s Content Budget Is Bigger Than It Seems (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt. 1)
- The crazy hacks one woman used to make money on mechanical turk
- The Guardian finds less polished video works better on Instagram Stories
- The Hidden Cost of Touchscreens
- Creators are making longer videos to cater to the YouTube algorithm
- Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets
Reference points:
Longer reads:
- How innovation is maturing, creating new kinds of firms that disrupt the professional services market
- The Legend of Nintendo
- Digital Dust
Part 2: For the lunch-break
Things to play with/watch/listen to:
- How Nathan Fielder Undresses People
- In Search of Forgotten Colours – Sachio Yoshioka and the Art of Natural Dyeing
- Smooth Criminal But Every Other Beat is Missing
- Frank Abagnale: “Catch Me If You Can” | Talks at Google
- here’s that botched Canadian convenience store robbery set to Metal Gear Solid music
- Flying Port-A-Potty Sprays Unholy Liquid Everywhere As Strong Winds Blow It Into Space
- Poker Player Celebrates $1 Million Win Before Last Card Is Dealt, Which Turns Out To Be A Very Bad Idea
- Dylan Alcott sneaks Wu-Tang lyrics on live TV
Things to look at/read:
- I Am Sick! And Tired! Of That Pink Doctor from ‘Love Island’!
- My Suicide Week
- Meet the guys who tape Trump’s papers back together
- Toned down for what? How ‘chill’ turned toxic
Animal corner:
Tweets of the week:
- When you try to log in to your uni website but it calls you an invalid nonce
- Brands now after pride month has ended
- Am I wasted or is that scoobie doo in my pint?
- JURASSIC PARK, but everyone including the dinosaurs is wearing high heels
- Will always think of this GIF when I see Ronaldo.
- I’ve had enough
- …and Beckham is now a baby. Fucking hell.
- Wondered why the car blowers didn’t seem very effective then realised half of them were set to ’email’ instead of ‘bacon’
Part 3: For the weekend
Longer reads:
- ‘It’s nothing like a broken leg’: why I’m done with the mental health conversation
- The unbelievable story of one of America’s bloodiest hitmen
- The Lifespan of a Lie
- How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective
- The radical lessons of a year reporting on knife crime
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