Mike's Industry View - Issue #161
AI / Creativity
25 cartoons to stream and get obsessed with: Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and more — www.vox.com A streaming guide to cartoons you’ll fall in love with, from the family-friendly classics to some adult-only picks.
CAA Signs Lil Miquela, Its First Virtual Talent — hypebae.com
Lil Miquela becomes first CGI influencer to sign with CAA: The avatar continues to blur the line between physical and virtual reality.
Business/Marketing/Adv
The CEO of Airbnb Taught Us an Extraordinary Lesson When He Fired 25% of His Company — medium.com
"Letters from CEOs rarely move me. They’re often full of corporate-speak and half-truths. The CEO and Co-Founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, changed that with his letter to employees"
With live sports on hold, Adidas turns to video games — digiday.com
Live sport’s indefinite hiatus is forcing Adidas to recreate those events that have been canceled in video games.
Interestingness
Amazon to the Rescue of the Fashion World! — www.nytimes.com With some help from Vogue and the CFDA, the e-commerce giant is opening a new store to showcase independent designers. Does this mark the moment the two worlds finally get hitched?
Men less likely to wear face masks because they’re ‘not cool’ and ‘a sign of weakness’ — nypost.com
As the coronavirus death toll ticks up and some states ease their restrictions, a new study suggests that men might be more likely to....
Wellness
Lockdown was supposed to be an introvert’s paradise. It’s not. — www.technologyreview.com
This was supposed to be the moment for introverts—the disaster preppers of our new, covid-ravaged social lives. Those who cherished their time alone at home were already experts at voluntary self-isolation.
Quarantine Fatigue Is Real. Shaming People Won't Help. — www.theatlantic.com
Instead of an all-or-nothing approach to risk prevention, we need a manual on how to have a life in a pandemic.
Platform News
TikTok plans to make a big pitch to advertisers for the first time — www.cnbc.com For the first time, TikTok will join companies like YouTube and Hulu as they present to advertisers at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's NewFronts.
Messenger Rooms, Facebook's answer to Zoom, is now available — www.engadget.com You can host up to 50 people on a group video call.