The One With The Facebook Overlord

On this week's episode — our Facebook Overlord returns to the "Dishonorable" mention category. Also, streaming ain't easy [but it sure makes $$$ if you do it right]. 

[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. Study says US Twitch streamers raked in roughly $87 million in 2017 [Techcrunch story by Jordan Crook]

2. Gmail for Android revamped with Google Material Theme  9 to 5 Google by Abner Li]

3. With fitness trackers in the workplace, bosses can monitor your every step — and possibly more [Washington Post story by Christopher Rowland]

4. YouTube revamps its strike system to include a one-time warning, consistent penalties [TechCrunch story by Sarah Perez]

5. Hot Topic: The 5 biggest announcements from the Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked event [Verge by Natt Garun]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

Zuckerberg, forgetting about Facebook’s Portal: ‘We definitely don’t want a society where there’s a camera in everyone’s living room’ [CNBC story by Lauren Feiner]

Honorable Mention: 

Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling EV in the world last year
[Verge story by Sean O’Kane]

Social of the Week [Facebook]

@CNET

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

Katy Spencer Johnson Joel Renner Brad Parler Martin Lieberman

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

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