Apr 20th 2022
This Week in Google 660
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Netflix slows down, Libs of TikTok, Insteon fizzles, future of Twitter
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- Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming.
- Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.
- @KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection.
- Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.
- Back to the Future of Twitter.
- Musk or Not, Twitter CEO Needs To Go.
- Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Unleashes Ahead of Board Exit.
- Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine.
- Google Docs Starts Nudging Some Users To Write Less Dumbly.
- Google’s AI-Powered ‘Inclusive Warnings’ Feature Is Very Broken.
- Marquis Who's Who.
- Insteon is down and may not be coming back.
- Google playing with puffs of air, little taps as signals.
- Rolling Stone pivots to creators.
- Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed.
- Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times.
- Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.
- Google Search on desktop tests redesign that puts Images, Video, and more to the left.
- Google’s AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is reportedly getting a big upgrade.
- Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year.
- Google rolls out new badges for Chrome extensions.
- Google One 2TB+ subscribers can get a free Titan Security Key — Here’s how to redeem.
- Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4.
- The Wisconsin Mom Who Made the Viral ‘Welcome to POUNDTOWN’ Sign Shares Her Inspiration.
- This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet.
- Center Cam is a tiny middle-screen webcam that delivers a better human connection through our eye-to-eye HD camera technology.
Picks:
- Stacey - With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?
- Jeff - Digital Advertising Soared 35% to $189 Billion in 2021 According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report
- Jeff - Taking Stock With Teens: Piper Sandler completes 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey of 7,100 U.S. teens
- Jeff - New suicide hotline number is unknown to most Americans
- Ant - Davinci Resolve 18 Beta Is Available
- Ant - Adobe Max Announced for IN PERSON
- Ant - Dawn Staley
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Links
- Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming
- Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords - Variety
- Good Bode thread
- Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid - Bloomberg
- Stratechery's strategy for Musk
- Om says Agarwal must go
- Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Unleashes Ahead of Board Exit
- Taylor Lorenz on the woman behind Libs of TikTok
- Google Docs Starts Nudging Some Users To Write Less Dumbly - Slashdot
- Google’s AI-Powered ‘Inclusive Warnings’ Feature Is Very Broken
- Stacey's article: Insteon is down and may not be coming back - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
- IoT: Google playing with puffs of air, little taps as signals
- Rolling Stone pivots to creators
- CNN+ looks doomed
- Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times - The New York Times
- Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - The Atlantic
- Google Search on desktop tests redesign that puts Images, Video, and more to the left
- Google’s AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is reportedly getting a big upgrade
- Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year
- Google rolls out new badges for Chrome extensions
- Google One 2TB+ subscribers can get a free Titan Security Key — Here’s how to redeem
- Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4
- The Wisconsin Mom Who Made the Viral ‘Welcome to POUNDTOWN’ Sign Shares Her Inspiration
- This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet | TechCrunch
- Centercam
- Insteon recovery options
- Digital advertising growth
- Teen survey
- 988 hotline
- Davinci Resolve 18 Beta Is Available
- Adobe Max Announced for IN PERSON
- Dawn Staley