Season 9 · Episode 209
Getting punched in the face in the metaverse
Tech Talk Y'all · Edgewise Media
November 2, 202134m 21s
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Show Notes
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Taking a break next week
In this episode:
- Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
- Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world
- FTC Study Confirms ISPs Collect a Scary Amount of Your Personal Data
- Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx
- Faze Clan to go public through $1 billion SPAC deal
- PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition
AD BREAK
- Tesco opens first “just walk out” store to take on Amazon
- Paleontologist Jack Horner of Jurassic Park Fame Launches Dinosaur NFTs To Fund Scientific Research
- Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show
- Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to the web
- Chipotle cancels in-restaurant Boorito deal for $1 million free burrito giveaway, $5 Halloween meals
Weird and Wacky:
- China's Lipstick King sold an astonishing $1.7 billion in goods in 12 hours — and that was just in a promotion for the country's biggest shopping day
- Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor.
- BJ Novac’s photo got put in the public domain, and great endorsements insued
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - This Sneaker Does Not Exist
Adam - Castro Podcast Player
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