Apple Glass Leaks

Apple Glass Leaks

Episode 309 – May 21, 2020

Topics:

  • Apple Glasses
  • Devo Face Shields
  • Finnish Happy Hour
  • Bookcase Authority
  • Twitter Parasite
  • Customer Cutouts
  • Playboy’s Safe Six
  • Feedly’s Leo
  • Instaguides
  • Facebook Shops
  • Exclusive Twitter Threads
  • Future Of Conferences
  • Debunked Viral Plandemic Conspiracy

During episode 309, BL and David discuss a leak of details for Apple’s reported upcoming augmented reality glasses; DEVO’s face shield PPE; a literal happy hour courtesy of the Finns; the bookcases of the cloistered and famous; a Twitter parasite; cutout customers popullating a restaurant; Playboy’s sexy safe six; Feedly’s Leo AI; Instagram guides; Facebook’s new eCommerce bid; exclusive Twitter threads; the future of conferences; how the debunked viral Plandemic conspiracy spread; and much, much more.

Best Practices

Here Comes Apple Glass

A new report from Apple leaker Jon Prosser says a product named Apple Glass will start at $499 plus prescription add-ons like lenses.

Apple Glass Patent

Devo Face Shields

Protect yourself from airborne particles and conserve your mental energy in the process.

Devo Face Shields

Happiness Sherpa

Finland is the happiest country in the world and now you can rent a Finn virtually for an hour.

Bookcases Are The New Authority Backdrop

New York Times critic Amanda Hess looks at why scrutinizing a celebrity’s bookcase has become a pandemic parlor game.

Twitter Parasite

A new species discovered in a Tweet isn’t even a bot, it’s a real-life parasitic fungus now called Troglomyces twitteri.

Cutout Customers

A Sydney restaurant filled its tables with cardboard cutouts to make their customers feel less lonely with capacity limits in place due to COVID-19.

A Sydney restaurant filled its tables with cardboard cutouts to make their customers feel less lonely with capacity limits in place #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/J47wz6gmsw— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) May 18, 2020

Playboy’s Sexy Social Distancing

Playboy’s funny PSA brings some humor to social distancing and safe sex.

Feedly’s Leo

Feedly has rolled out a new artificial intelligence curation feature called Leo.

Instaguides

Instagram Guides are a new way to discover content from respected organizations and creators.

Starting today, you can check out Guides – a new way to discover recommendations on Instagram.

We know people are struggling due to COVID-19, so the first Guides focus on wellness content from respected organizations and creators.

Find out more: https://t.co/nade33EfoM pic.twitter.com/AgivMXB1vk— Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) May 18, 2020

Facebook Launches Stores

Facebook launched Facebook Shops on Facebook Live and Instagram videos for small businesses that are shut because of the pandemic.

Worst Practices

The Future Of Conferences

When are you likely to feel safe enough to attend a conference again?

Chart: When Will Large Conferences Be Safe

Twitter’s New Conversation Settings

You can now determine who can comment on your posts. Good way to avoid bots and MAGA.

Shiny New Stuff

B.L.’s Finds

  • Wear Joe Biden Sunglasses – There’s an augmented reality Snapchat lens that lets you wear Joe Biden’s sunglasses.
  • Drum – A new referral network that lets businesses make offers that people can promote in social media, texts and emails for a commission on sales.

David’s Finds

Projects

Politics

Meet Brad Parscale

The Lincoln Project has created a brilliant ad with an audience of one.

This is just another example that @realDonaldTrump is the worst manager America has ever seen. Don, you got conned … by your IT guy. pic.twitter.com/ssO5CERqBu— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 20, 2020

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