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September 20 · Issue #106 · View online |
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š Sharing is Caring ā¤ļø - view Pulse online and share it with the people you like! Thank you!
Hello and welcome to Pulse āĀ the weekly techie/businessy newsletter fromĀ @perspectiveix. Iām your host, Ben, and today Iām brining you a 50% Discount code for ANY ORDER at iX Store.
and use the code āPULSE50ā to get 50% discount on your order.
Now, letās dig in.
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- Defamation case against Tesla is out [link], Trump says he approves of Oracleās bid for TikTok [link], and Homeland Security issues rare emergency alert over ācriticalā Windows bug [link]
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WeChat goes with TikTok, Tesla drivers goes to bed, and Apple goes to India [link]
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Trump, Zucks, Facebook, and TikTok [link]
- iPhoneless Apple Event, TikTok, and Twitterās election hub [link]
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TikTok goes with Oracle, YouTube launches its TikTok rival, and almost a class action suit [link]
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Instagram link in caption, Twitter edit button, and fedsā screw up [link]
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China saving face, App Store saving games, and Crypto [link]
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Secret - Credit: Kristina Flour on Unsplash
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The Secret Is Who Not How
Matt Mullenweg, the CEO, and founder ofĀ AutomatticĀ (the parent company ofĀ WordPress, which runs like, a quarter of the Western worldās websites) says he spends most of his time not running the company,Ā but talking to potential new hires. The latter is basically his day job! super interesting-but-not-surprising short read.
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Gen Z: Still Actively Talking About Brands, Offline and Online, as They Weather These Challenging Times
Todayās teen talk about brands 14x each day ā 39% more offline conversations vs. to adults 21+. They talk offline more now than they did 2 years ago (+5%).
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Top Mobile Publishers Worldwide for August 2020 by Downloads
See the top mobile publishers worldwide for August 2020 by downloads, according to Sensor Tower data.
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Mulan brings more revenue to Disney+ than any other release, still underwhelms
Mulan provided the Disney+ app with new heights in terms of revenue and downloads but we were still expecting more.
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Pandemic Gives Streaming Another Boost
This chart shows the estimated revenue change of TV & video products in 2020 compared to 2019 (in percent).
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š§µ āTwitter from Homeā trend report š
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More time = new hobbies! āļøThe yoga/meditation š§emoji grew 161% from 2019 āļøKnitting became cool again w/ the yarn š§¶emoji growing 67% āļøThe camping šemoji jumped 93% and there was a 24% increase in Tweets about National Parks as summer road trips replaced exotic vacations
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Brandy: Free brand asset management tool for teams
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Letterstack: Resources for building, growing and monetising a newsletter
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- Twitter is working on a feature called āAudio Spaceā, a room where you can talk to anyone or just the people you follow or mention [link]
- Twitter is starting to work to support Fleets (or their responses in DM) on the webapp [link]
- Twitter is working on the possibility of changing the background of the Fleets [link]
- Twitter is working on the possibility of logging in with the Security Key on the app for macOS [link]
- Instagram is working on a Frequently Asked Questions feature for Business accounts [link]
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Wish You Were Here
1975, but never gets old.
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MARCH COMMERCIAL: during these uncertain times, weāre thinking of you and your family
AUGUST COMMERCIAL: look you might as well catch it at burger king
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sometimes i remember that if a clown wants to trademark their makeup they have to paint it on an egg that is stored in a special clown egg warehouse and then i have to go lie down https://t.co/5ltP6aQzL5
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If I ever get murdered, I want two white women with a podcast to solve it in their free time
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puts my life in perspective [ix] š- Credit: Everisfunny/Reddit
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sometimes iām convinced iām no human
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tomorrowās monday. ciao.
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