The Future of Commerce - Issue #199
I'll be speaking at NFT LDN this weekend! It's the first conference in the UK dedicated to all things NFT. I'll be speaking about, you guessed it, NFTs... but also DAOs and the tokenisation of communities. Message me if you want to find out more :)
Metaverse
Investing in Friends With Benefits (a DAO) — a16z.com
Why Andreessen Horowitz invested in a DAO.
What Are DAOs And Why You Should Pay Attention — www.forbes.com DAOs envision a collective organization owned and managed by its members with all of them having a voice. While DAOs are not ubiquitous yet, they do seem to be picking up steam within the creator community and brands and businesses need to start to understand them.
NFT
EA calls NFT and blockchain games 'the future of our industry' — www.pcgamer.com
EA CEO Andrew Wilson called NFT and "play-to-earn" games the "the future of our industry," but added that "it's still early to figure out how that's going to work,"
Nike files for 'virtual goods' trademarks to brand NFTs, video games — www.cnbc.com Nike files for a 'virtual goods' patent. With CNBC's Melissa Lee, and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Dan Nathan, Karen Finerman and Brian Kelly.
Business/Marketing/Adv
Netflix launches first games for subscribers — www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
Netflix is launching its first games worldwide as it seeks to break into the game subscription market.
Oatly Moves Into Sustainable Fashion With Vintage Clothes Drop: With More To Come — plantbasednews.org Oat milk giant Oatly is making moves into sustainable fashion with the launch of a range of vintage reworked denim jackets
Interestingness
Are There Enough Strawberries in a Kellogg’s Strawberry Pop-Tart? A Court Might Decide — www.wsj.com
Lawsuit asks for $5 million in relief, claiming the toaster pastries actually contain more pears and apples; ‘non-strawberry fruit ingredients’
Netflix's 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' Led to a Boom in Popularity — www.si.com From crashes to comebacks, the storylines in 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' have given the sport a major boost in the U.S.
Wellness
Friends & simcha: a simple start to restore workplace culture — www.getrevue.co
We are making everything ultra efficient. How many steps you take, how quick we get things done, for instance video conferencing vs face to face meetings. However good a video call is you really cannot see if their irises are opening and they don’t allow us to establish real rapport.
Kellogg's to give staff fertility, menopause and miscarriage leave — www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Cereals manufacturer Kellogg's has announced it will provide more support to staff experiencing the menopause, pregnancy loss or fertility treatment.
The Real Culprit Behind Zoom Fatigue — www.kornferry.com The underlying problem behind feeling “Zoomed out” is actually camera fatigue, a new study indicates.