Mike's Industry View - Issue #153
AI / Creativity
Delta will launch PARALLEL REALITY™ tech to serve up airport messages tailored to individual travelers – on a single screen, at the same time — news.delta.com This new, opt-in technology allows multiple customers to see personalized content tailored to their unique journey on a single digital screen – at the exact same time and in their preferred language.
Business/Marketing/Adv
The $100 Billion Man: How Bernard Arnault Stitched Together The World’s Third Biggest Fortune With Louis Vuitton, Dior And 77 Other Brands—And Why He’s Not Done Yet — www.forbes.com By weaving together tradition and trendiness, LVMH’s Bernard Arnault has created the world’s largest luxury empire and a $100 billion fortune. Now he is ready to scale up.
Watch the Full Versions of Every Super Bowl 2020 Commercial – Adweek — www.adweek.com
My faves: Amazon, Google, Pop Tarts and Snickers.
Interestingness
The Sims at 20: how a generation of young people grew up playing God — inews.co.uk
Two decades since the suburban sandbox game became a PC sensation, Lizzy Dening wonders if it promised an adulthood that proved out of reach.
Japan’s central bank ‘must be prepared’ to issue digital currency — www.theblockcrypto.com
“China is moving toward issuing digital yuan, so we’d like to propose measures to counter such attempts,”
Wellness
Where Companies Go Wrong with Learning and Development — hbr.org Retaining knowledge is just as important as learning it.
Reddit co-founder on paternity leave and male success: 'These things are not mutually exclusive'
He believes a culture change is under way – evidence of which he claims can be found in his social media feed and group chat which he says is full of “dads doing dad things”.
Platform News
Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit — www.nytimes.com
It was another black mark on the privacy record of the social network.
Instagram, Facebook, and the Perils of “Sharenting” — www.newyorker.com
The practice of parents sharing private details about their childrens’ lives publicly on social media, sometimes without their knowledge or consent.