Feb 16th 2022
This Week in Google 651
The Voltron of Terrible
Android Privacy Sandbox, EARN IT mistakes, Spotify's big buys, Metamates
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
Guests:
Cathy Gellis
- Google to limit Android tracking; Social media, ad-tech names slump.
- Spotify Buys Podcast Analytics Firms Podsights and Chartable.
- Top 25 US papers have total circ of 3.1m.
- Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app.
- Don't Miss Out on Crypto: Larry David FTX Commercial.
- Crypto apps soar in popularity after Super Bowl splurge.
- All Superbowl ads: Relevant: Amazon mind-reader, Polestar, Coinbase.
- Doctorow: A comprehensive synthesis of the technological, ecological and political critique of blockchainism.
- Move fast, rename things: Facebook tries to boost morale with new slogans.
- Facebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years.
- Meta’s Clegg Promoted as Zuckerberg Steps Back From Policy.
- The Top Ten Mistakes Senators Made During Today's EARN IT Markup.
- Senator Klobuchar's Next Unconstitutional Speech Control Bill: The NUDGE Act.
- U.S. Copyright Office Consultation Triggers Massive “Upload Filter” Opposition.
- Robots Have No Place Filtering Creative Content, EFF Tells U.S. Copyright Office.
- YouTube's Content ID System Flags, Demonetizes Video Of Cat Purring.
- Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin case against N.Y. Times regardless of jury verdict.
- So nice they killed it twice: Google+’s business pivot is dead.
- Trump teases first post on new Twitter-like TRUTH Social site.
- Peter Thiel backs conservative dating app The Right Stuff.
- How a Secret Assault Allegation Against an Anchor Upended CNN and Jeff Zucker.
- Nearly a quarter of Americans get news from podcasts.
- Big Gmail redesign starts rolling out to personal accounts as Google explains how the new UI works.
- It's the end of Google's free storage plan.
- Google Drive’s new filters that make search easier are rolling out to everyone.
- Google Docs getting AI-generated summaries, collaborative email templates, and more.
- Android 13 deep dive: Every change, thoroughly documented.
- Google Home 2.48 brings Android TV remote to iOS, tweaks for Wifi graphs.
- Google Play Store now shows new app install progress directly on the homescreen.
- Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs.
- The race to reconnect Tonga.
- The Worst Timeline: A Printer Company Is Putting DRM in Paper Now.
- Trading.TV raises $8M to be Robinhood-Twitch combo.
Picks:
- Leo - The Genesis Machine by Amy Webb
- Jeff - Disney is developing planned communities for fans who never want to leave its clutches
- Ant - Particle Illusion by Boris FX
- Ant - Calibrate Your Monitors with a Spyder
- Ant - Thanks for Ordering Ant's Old School "NFTs"
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Links
- Google to limit Android tracking; Social media, ad-tech names slump (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha
- Spotify Buys Podcast Analytics Firms Podsights and Chartable
- Top 25 US papers have total circ of 3.1m
- Crypto apps soar in popularity after Super Bowl splurge
- All Superbowl ads: Relevant: Amazon mind-reader, Polestar, Coinbase
- A comprehensive synthesis of the technological, ecological and political critique of blockchainism
- Related: Move fast, rename things: Facebook tries to boost morale with new slogans
- Facebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years
- Meta’s Clegg Promoted as Zuckerberg Steps Back From Policy
- Cathy's Pick: The Top Ten Mistakes Senators Made During Today's EARN IT Markup
- Cathy's Pick: Senator Klobuchar's Next Unconstitutional Speech Control Bill: The NUDGE Act
- Cathy's pick: U.S. Copyright Office Consultation Triggers Massive “Upload Filter” Opposition
- YouTube's Content ID System Flags, Demonetizes Video Of Cat Purring | Techdirt
- Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin case against N.Y. Times regardless of jury verdict | Reuters
- Google+ dies a second time
- Nearly a quarter of Americans get news from podcasts
- Big Gmail redesign starts rolling out to personal accounts as Google explains how the new UI works
- It's the end of Google's free storage plan • The Register
- Google Drive’s new filters that make search easier are rolling out to everyone
- Google Docs getting AI-generated summaries, collaborative email templates, and more
- Android 13 deep dive: Every change, thoroughly documented
- Google Home 2.48 brings Android TV remote to iOS, tweaks for Wifi graphs
- Google Play Store now shows new app install progress directly on the homescreen
- Jeff wants this in the changelog to gloat: Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs
- Race to reconnect Tonga
- Dymo puts DRM on paper
- Robinhood & Twitch had sex and the result is Trading TV
- Storyliving by Disney
- Particle Illusion by Boris FX
- Calibrate Your Monitors with a Spyder
- Thanks for Ordering Ant's Old School "NFTs"