The Weekly ??HUBdate??

February does good to my wallet. I blink on pay day and its already 28th of the month. ??

I look back into my wallet and it’s like I never spent! This is what having a piggy bank felt like when we were little. ??

I’m convinced that all of us had the same childhood experiences and that there exists no difference between the subjectivity of our existence. ??

Okay, I didn’t mean to be so dramatic but come on! Tell me you didn’t fully live and breathe Super Mario!

Read on to see how Nintendo brought it to life! ??

Also, how old is my boss bro? He wasn’t able to find the code last week for the banger playlist we integrated. ??

Anyway, Rihanna playlist coming up for you. Click here!

Don’t ask questions “why Rihanna?” and all, just read! ??

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??Who is YouTube's new CEO? ??

??Walk into Nostalgia!- Super Nintendo World ??

??Work, work, work, for what?- Rihanna’s Super Bowl ??

Who is YouTube's new CEO? ??

From setting up shop with Google’s founders- Sergey Brin and Larry Page in her garage to becoming Google’s first Marketing Manager, meet number 16 of 25 employees. ??

?Make way, for YouTube’s GOAT, Susan Wojcicki is leaving the premises. ?

?She has been YouTube’s leading voice for a little less than a decade- 9 years. ??

?After having toiled and committed a large part of her life to the company, she made the decision to step down so as to focus on family, health and personal projects that fuel her passion. ??

?Wojcicki worked on projects that included content moderation, controlling the spread of misinformation and currently prevailing concerns over child privacy.

?YouTube’s Chief Product Officer- Neal Mohan, is set to take over YouTube’s already existing impeccable leadership team. ??

Our view:

Wojcicki played an instrumental role in making YouTube the home that it is for a score of creators. ??

Starting from the smallest of creators who worked tirelessly in unfavorable conditions to those in home studios, Wojcicki has been a part of each of their stories. ??

?From “A Day at The Zoo”- the first ever video posted on YouTube to building Shorts and Courses, Wojcicki has advocated for the best for the creator community. ??

?Because she brought so much to the table, the consequences of her resignation as a woman in power leaves big tech solely in the palms of men. ?

?While that isn’t a bad thing, it sets off the risk of losing the next generation of women leaders. ??

Walk into Nostalgia!- Super Nintendo World ??

If you are a fan of Mario, you will be walking into this green warp pipe in no time! ??

From Augmented Reality rides, a variety of merchandise to meet and greets with Mario and Luigi, Super Nintendo World has the most brilliantly packaged nostalgic adventure! ??

After a long anticipated decade of work, this venture came as an extension to California’s Universal Studios’ partnership with video game company- Nintendo. ??

Even beyond Universal’s Jurassic World and Transformers area, Super Nintendo World’s bright colors and larger than life sized installations facilitated the most immersive experience by taking visitors back to their childhood. ??

Parkgoers made claims of feeling like they were experiencing the game in real life for its abilities to enliven all senses with its all-rounded sound system that is supplemented an enclosed, intimate space. ??

The first Super Nintendo World opened in Japan which garnered a lot of attention and footfall, encouraging plans of constructing more around the world, including the one that opened this Friday- at Universal Studios. ??

Jon Corfino, VP at Universal Creative also pointed out how AR is some sort of a ”transparent” technology that allows experiencers to be completely engrossed in the whole ordeal. ??

In addition to the already crazy experience, Super Nintendo World also features Princess Peach’s Castle and a Toadstool Cafe whose entry is shaped like a giant red mushroom right out of the game! ??

The servers are also dressed as mushrooms and serve food that is inspired by the game! ??

It is one thing to play a game with your mind and a whole other thing to have a game play with your mind. ??

That’s Super Nintendo World in a nutshell for you! ??

Work, work, work, for what?- Rihanna’s Super Bowl ??

"We found love in a hopeless place”- every NFL Super Bowl half-time show performer ever. ??

?Not just Rihanna, but every other performer whether it was The Weeknd, Dr. Dre or even Eminem, none of these incredible artists get paid for their shows. ??

?SAG-AFTRA is a union that represents most of these performers who may require a minimum amount of $1000 for a high budget show which might be disrespectful to an artist like Rihanna who is worth about $1.4 billion! ??

?NFL covers costs end to end for the artist in terms of production and thus do not pay them an appearance fee.

Our view:

While the Super Bowl half-time show is portrayed as a win for both parties, it might just be a way for the NFL to cut costs.

?Additionally, due to the NFL capping production costs at a certain amount, artists are compelled to pool in money from their own pockets in order to have their show be nothing less than their idea of perfect. ??

While record sales for the performing artists hit an all time high after these shows with artists like Lady Gaga witnessing a 1000% increase after her show in 2017, it simply isn’t enough. ?

NFL claims to be paying performers in some sort of “exposure dollars” which essentially means that the high-profile artists receive an incredible amount of exposure because of an expansive feat like the Super Bowl and thus assume that there remains no need for payment. ??

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