What’s happened this week:
- Yahoo is rumoured to be launching their YouTube alternative this summer
- Samsung is working with Oculus Rift to create their own media focused VR headset
- Google will spend $1bn on 180 internet-enabling satellites
What we have learned:
- 800m Tinder swipes per day – Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report has lots of great stats and future predictions
- Tablet’s account for 17% of video ad views, according to data from FreeWheel
- Google received 12,000 requests to be ‘forgotten’ online within the first 48 hours following the launch of their EU “Right to be forgotten” tool
Cool stuff:
- Move over Transformers – MIT researchers have developed bake-your-own robots
- WhatsCook – Hellman’s Whatsapp-esque real-time recipe service
- WWF have a cool use of Snapchat to highlight endangered species in their #LastSelfie campaign
Where to find more:
- Is Facebook listening to you? The Huffington Post explores the ramifications of the social networks’ new microphone dependent app features
- Interesting article here exploring how wearable technology could transform our digital language
- 7 behaviours of highly effective digital businesses, according to McKinsey
