FIR #279: Business Buys Into the Metaverse

According to a new PwC survey of 1,000 senior U.S. business leaders from across industry sectors, businesses have bought into the inevitability and utility of the metaverse. The study also surveyed 5,000 U.S. consumers who are less aware and enthusiastic than executives are. Also in this monthly long-form episode of "For Immediate Release":

Gartner has released ins 2022 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies.
Consumer trend experts anticipate the impact web3 will have on consumer trends.
Ukraine has perfect the art of advertising in support of its resistance to Russia's invasion.
Each quarter, Microsoft adjusts the language it uses to advise the investment world of its ambitions.
One CEO who had to lay off staff took to LinkedIn to explain how hard it was on him, including a selfie of him weeping over it. Was it effective?

In his Tech Report, Dan York recounts his experience with Reddit's new social audio tool, looks at "snipping," a new Twitter Spaces feature, and explains a Google update designed to elevate "helpful content."
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According to a new PwC survey of 1,000 senior U.S. business leaders from across industry sectors, businesses have bought into the inevitability and utility of the metaverse. The study also surveyed 5,000 U.S. consumers who are less aware and enthusiastic than executives are. Also in this monthly long-form episode of “For Immediate Release”:

Gartner has released ins 2022 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies.
Consumer trend experts anticipate the impact web3 will have on consumer trends.
Ukraine has perfect the art of advertising in support of its resistance to Russia’s invasion.
Each quarter, Microsoft adjusts the language it uses to advise the investment world of its ambitions.
One CEO who had to lay off staff took to LinkedIn to explain how hard it was on him, including a selfie of him weeping over it. Was it effective?

In his Tech Report, Dan York recounts his experience with Reddit’s new social audio tool, looks at “snipping,” a new Twitter Spaces feature, and explains a Google update designed to elevate “helpful content.”

The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, August 22. FIR “shorts” — episodes under 15 minutes — will appear once or twice weekly.

We host a Communicators Zoom Chat each Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. For credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly, request the credentials in our Facebook group, or email [email protected].

Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Shel has started a metaverse-focused Flipboard magazine. Neville’s “asides” blog, Outbox, is also available.

Links from this episode:

Gartner Identifies Key Emerging Technologies Expanding Immersive Experiences, Accelerating AI Automation and Optimizing Technologist Delivery
What’s New in the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
The Gartner Hype Cycle, According to Wikipedia
How Web3 Technology Will Impact the Future of Consumer Trends [Expert Insights]
Who Accepts Bitcoin? 9 Major Companies
With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon of war
PwC 2022 US Metaverse Survey: Build a metaverse strategy to deliver sustainable business outcomes
‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words
Microsoft’s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022
CEO’s teary layoff post goes south

Links from Dan York’s Report:

More content by people, for people in Search: Google
Google search updates will prioritize real reviews over clickbait
Twitter Spaces launches clipping on iOS and Android
Anyone can now share Twitter Spaces clips on iOS and Android
What is Reddit Talk?

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