We Love the Internet 2018/34: The Instagram generation edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• The Instagram Generation
• Why YouTubers are feeling the burn
• Porn Stars Are Getting Personal To Combat Piracy

Reference points:

• Freemium Conversion Rate: Why Spotify Destroys Dropbox by 667%
• Newsletters Are Immortal

Longer reads:

• How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million
• Zuckerberg: The Recode interview

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Cyclist Ignores Warning Gates On Raised Drawbridge, Rides Directly Into Gap
• ‘Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughts
• 2018World Final 1A 01 Evan Nagao

Things to look at/read:

• “Cocaine, Speed, and Gallons of Jack Daniel’s”: The Last Rock ’n’ Roll Superstars Were … Korn?
• ‘She was like a second mother’: growing up with my mum and her identical twin
• How Dave Benson Phillips became a wrestling superstar

Animal corner:

• Ant stealing diamond
• Sheep Loves to Bounce on Trampoline
• Lasquite’s Saint Bernards
• Hummingbird Pool Party Number Five!
• Rude awakening
• Opossums Enjoying Their Banana
• Trying to find my dog a girlfriend didn’t go as well as I thought
• You should given me those treats when I barked, Kevin. You made me do this.

Tweets of the week:

• I can’t even imagine how high these guys were when they created this masterpiece
• How good is Twitter
• You’re tearing me apart Lisa !
• Hold my beer while I throw this cigarette down this hole.
• superheroes being 178% done with everyone and everything with wii music playing in the background
• Coming across this clip has been the highlight of my week.
• My money is on the live wolves.
• Judas taking a sip of wine before betraying jesus:

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• How a Transplanted Face Transformed a Young Woman’s Life
• While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey

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