We Love the Internet 2018/32: The We are all public figures now edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Newsrooms must stand up to targeted campaigns of harassment
• Go90 or bust: How AwesomenessTV’s fate was tied to Verizon
• Facebook Lenses
• Don’t feed the trolls, and other hideous lies
• Netflix Isn’t Being Reckless, It’s Just Playing a Game No One Else Dares

Reference points:

• The 100 best TV episodes of the century
• The Best TV Episode of the Century Is …
• The toxic power of music stans
• Stop letting the data decide

Longer reads:

• We are all public figures now
• Previously On: How Recaps Changed the Way We Watch Television
• The endless reign of Rupert Murdoch
• “Google was not a normal place”
• Sex, Beer, and Coding: Inside Facebook’s Wild Early Days

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• How Does Netflix Make Money?
• Trippy RollerCoaster Ride
• how is prangent formed
• How to Make an A24 Movie
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – HALO Jump Stunt Behind The Scenes
• Bohemian Rhapsody, but it spells out Bohemian Rhapsody.
• The Truth About Tanacon

Things to look at/read:

• Nine Things I Learned When I Became a Honeymoon Planner for Billionaires
• I Explored The World Of Japanese Dating Apps And It’s More Different Than I Imagined

Animal corner:

• Mad Malamute After Bath Won’t Look At Me!
• Cats In Japanese Cat Cafe Somehow Sense An Earthquake Before It Even Hits
• They finally caught me in the act!
• Bless this doggo who stole a GoPro
• This is how one dog moves 2000 sheep
• Not sure of source but oh my god?????
• When you are worried about robots taking your job
• This picture will never stop making me laugh

Tweets of the week:

• This is glorious. Absolute perfection
• Adidas Boss: “You completed that Leicester City project I gave you? Season starts in 8 days?” Adidas Intern: “What Project?”
• Is Jamie Oliver going to…. cook his children
• G(old)
• I adjusted the audio as it really should have been. You’re welcome.
• I can’t decide if this is Inverness being super friendly by having signs specifically dedicated to giving Little Mix directions, or being horrible by trying to start rumours about them.
• *notices a slight change in the way something tastes* me:
• Clippy! Is that you, old friend?

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
• Inhuman resources
• Hunting the Con Queen of Hollywood: Who’s the “Crazy Evil Genius” Behind a Global Racket?
• Jameela Jamil: ​’I won’t become a double agent for the patriarchy’
• It’s Harder Than It Looks to Write Clearly

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