The One Where Get Down In Docs

On this week's episode - we break down how passing notes has evolved into using Google Docs. Also, all co-host's crying babies were edited out of the final copy of this episode. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Spotify responds to Apple, calling it a ‘monopolist’ [Verge story by Andrew Liptak]

2. The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs [The Atlantic story by Taylor Lorenz]

3. Electronic Arts took a huge gamble by paying the world's most popular gamer $1 million to play its new game for a day. Here's why it was worth every penny [Business Insider story by Kevin Webb]

4. Tesla’s Elon Musk unveils Model Y crossover, with $47,000 price tag [MarketWatch story by Claudia Assis & Mike Murphy]

5. Hot Topic: Facebook returns after its worst outage ever [Verge by Thomas Ricker]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

See Hot Topic

Honorable Mention: 

Snapchat may launch a gaming platform as early as next month
[Verge story by Chris Gartenberg]

Social of the Week 

@Qantas  @BradParler

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

Camille Bonds Brad Parler Allisa Trumbull [*who for some reason we called Allison, oops!] Martin Lieberman

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