The Future of Commerce - Issue #209
Metaverse
Ready Player Me raises $56M for metaverse avatars — venturebeat.com Ready Player Me, a cross-game metaverse avatar platform that allows users to explore virtual worlds with one consistent identity, has closed a $56 million funding round
NFT
Why Fox Is Investing Millions in NFTs and Blockchain Technology — variety.com Fox Corp. is the only company among its peers that has launched a dedicated Web3 and NFT division.
Introducing Digital Collectibles to Showcase NFTs on Instagram — about.fb.com
We're testing digital collectibles on Instagram so you can show the world your NFTs.
Mars' M&Ms partners with Universal Music's Bored Ape NFT band KINGSHIP — www.ledgerinsights.com M&Ms have launched limited edition candies with faces of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs from the KINGSHIP music group
Interestingness
Intro to the collector economy — andjelicaaa.substack.com How to turn brands into collections and products into collectibles
Wellness
Spotify allowed its 6,500 employees to work from anywhere in the world. Its turnover rate dropped Spotify decreased its turnover rate and increased its diversity numbers after launching a new remote-work policy in 2021.
Platform News
Zuckerberg says Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October and will focus on ‘social presence’ — techcrunch.com Zuckerberg said the headset is designed to capture users' facial expressions and have them replicated on avatars in real time to enhance non-verbal communication.
Twitter is becoming a podcast app — www.theverge.com
The app is launching a test this week that includes podcasts in the Twitter Spaces tab. It is the company’s first foray into podcasting.