The Weekly Widget ~ 9.10.20
Quick Bytes????
Ronas made me awkward. ??
Must do this ??
Cruel, but excellent. ??
Excellent content.??
Physics art. ??
A hidden feature you say? ??
Things You Should Know??
Pizzagate no more. Facebook axes QAnon from groups, pages and Instagram accounts.
A very wise, but protracted move. Their PR team must constantly be in crisis mode
The US tech antirust report is here, and it’s meatier than an afternoon at Squires Loft.
Following the bipartisan investigations into the Big Four, the questions of potential break-ups pop up again.
Cool Stuff??
Argh! What’s that song? It goes ‘from the top, make it drop it’s a…’ GOT IT!
Spotify now lets you search by lyric and stops us all humming into Shazam.
Apple (finally) adds Widgets and enables custom icons in IOS. Designers start making bank $$$
And who would’ve thought it, a YouTube influencer is to thank for it.
What We’ve Learned??
“Guys. WE ARE THE PRODUCT. That’s it I’m deleting my account.” So much shade.
Your non-media friends favourite documentary just got a response from Facebook.
Have you heard that new band Fleetwood Mac? They’re lit. No cap.
Dreams has hit a new demographic and delivered 8.47m streams thanks to a viral video.
The Nerd Corner??
No it’s not Bill Oddie. Birdwatch is Twitter’s new misinformation tool which will roll out soon
This is interesting. All for the users flagging for moderation, but oh boy that’s a tough job for moderators.
CTV is en fuego! So hot that Samsung need a DSP? Er. Weird flex.
Because we need another DSP?! Amirite?!
And Finally???♀?
Not my job. Who would’ve thought that P*rnhub are such excellent marketers? Mature content warning.
Just like United getting smashed 6-1 at home, we didn’t see this coming.