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The One With The A-Word
Five Favorites
English - April 09, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTech News News Business Marketing marketing socialmedia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this week's episode - our hosts actively avoid using the word "Alexa". Also, beware, this episode may contain smartassery.
[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. Amazon Is Making a Rival to Apple’s AirPods as Its First Alexa Wearable [Bloomberg story by Mark Gurman]
2. No joke, Google is killing off the Pixel 2, Inbox, goo.gl URL shortener, and Google+ this week [PCWorld story by Michael Simon]
3. ‘Old Town Road’ proves TikTok can launch a hit song [Verge story by Julia Alexander]
4. Why More and More Brands Are Getting Into the Streaming Game on Twitch [AdWeek story by Mitch Reames]
5. Rise of The Snapchat Empire [Techcrunch by Josh Constine]
DISHonorable Mention(s)
Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won’t let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore [Verge story by Sean Hollister]
Honorable Mention:
People won’t stop staring at their phones, so a Dutch town put traffic lights on the ground [Quartz story by Neha Thirani Bagri]
Social of the Week
@RMAC18#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:
Alissa TrumbullSupport our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]
Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.