This Week in Google 462

• As Instagram launches IGTV, the future of broadcasting is rapidly evolving. We explore Skam Austin, a new Facebook/Instagram show/experience/new media experiment.
• Fortnight is bringing eSports into the mainstream at last.
• Meanwhile, a new European copyright law will make memes illegal.
• Disney fights back against Comcast in the battle for Fox.
• Android Messenger might finally be the Google messaging platform we've been waiting for.
• The Oppo Find X solves the all screen, no notch problem with a pop-up camera.
• How to get your money back if you've been scammed by a Nigerian prince.
• Sell your CryptoKitties now! Leo and Stacey explain blockchain and ICOs.

Picks of the Week:

• Stacey's Thing 1: SYLVANIA LIGHTIFY ZigBee Outdoor Colored Gardenspot Starter Kit
• Stacey's Thing 2: Delta Voice Activated Faucet with Alexa
• Jeff's Number 1: Facebook RAICES campaign raises over $13 million, $3 million during this show alone.
• Jeff's Number 2: Facebook stock at all-time high
• Jeff's Number 3: Twitter and Square on the verge of doubling
• Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts App

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Links

• Instagram launches IGTV, hits 1 billion users
• “SKAM,” the Radical Teen Drama That Unfolds One Post at a Time
• Lonelygirl15: how one mysterious vlogger changed the internet
• SKAM Case Julie Andem / Mari Magnus - ENGLISH - Mediamorfosis 2017
• SKAM Austin - Home | Facebook
• Professional Videogamers Get Their Own Stadiums
• Facebook launches gameshows platform with interactive video
• TicToc by Bloomberg
• Tout
• Europe's New Copyright Rules Will Be Devastating to the Internet as We Know It - Get ready for a world of "link taxes" and copyr
• Europe takes another step towards copyright pre-filters for user generated content | TechCrunch
• The EU's bizarre war on memes is totally unwinnable | WIRED UK
• Spaceship Media: Journalism to Bridge Divides
• Twitter sets up site to help media succeed on Twitter
• Disney offers $71.3 billion for a swath of Fox, topping Comcast's bid
• Atul Gawande, the doctor and writer, named CEO of Amazon’s employee healthcare JV | TechCrunch
• Google Invests $550 Million in Chinese Online Shopping Site JD.com
• RELATED: In China, a picture of how warehouse jobs can vanish
• Five new features to try in Messages
• Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die
• You can no longer book Uber rides inside Google Maps
• WAYMO AND JAGUAR WILL BUILD UP TO 20,000 SELF-DRIVING ELECTRIC SUVS
• Oppo’s Find X ditches the notch for pop-up cameras - The Verge
• Amazon made a special version of Alexa for hotels with Echo speakers in their rooms - The Verge
• Nigerian Prince scam victim in Kansas getting back $110K | The Kansas City Star
• CryptoKitties sales plummet in popularity months after raising $12 million - Business Insider
• Google Pixelbook may receive Windows 10 certification from Microsoft
• BitTorrent is selling for $140M to Justin Sun and his blockchain startup Tron | TechCrunch
• Meet Microsoft News: A new way to stay informed across the Web, Windows 10, iOS and Android - Windows Experience BlogWindows Exp
• Inside the Crypto World's Biggest Scandal
• SYLVANIA LIGHTIFY ZigBee Outdoor Colored Gardenspot Starter Kit, Works with SmartThings, Wink, and Amazon Echo Plus, Hub Require
• Delta Voice Activated Faucet Technology
• Facebook RAICES campaign raises over $10m so far
• FB stock at all-time high
• Dorsey's Twitter, Square on verge of doubling
• Google Has A New Podcast App. It Also Hopes To Diversify Podcasting.
• Brianna Wu 2018