The kids have gone back to school and the football transfer window has closed, so let’s get our focus back on all that’s good and noteworthy in the media industry. This week we’re looking at Google’s changes to YouTube, some failed start-ups and a new Where’s Wally? to keep you challenged for hours.
Welcome to the latest edition of OMD FWD!
HEADLINES
- Uber picks former Expedia head to be new CEO
- Google updates the YouTube logo and redesigns the mobile and desktop experience
- ARCore is unveiled by Google, which will make 100m android phones into augmented reality-capable machines
INSIGHTS
- Funding isn’t everything. Here’s the 10 most-backed start-ups who failed in 2017
- 64% of UK mobile owners think the loss of the data held on their phones would be emotionally damaging, yet so few take out phone insurance
- Google has teamed up with an interactive visual data journalist to bring to life all of the ‘how to’ searches we make (and it’s a lot!)
COOL
- Lenovo’s augmented reality Star Wars glasses have just gone to the top of my Christmas list
- Now that the football transfer window has closed, have you ever wondered how long it would take you to earn a footballer’s salary? This very depressing tool will tell you
- Think you’re an ace at Where’s Wally? This 360-degree version just raised things up a few levels
DEEP READS
- There’s a Black Market of people paying for ‘blue tick’ verification of their Instagram accounts
- Data +/vs Creativity: Is Spotify changing the way that music is made?
- If data is the new oil, does it need stricter regulations?
