Best Practices
Brayden Harrington’s Great Speech
13 year-old Brayden Harrington gave the best speech of the Democratic convention.
13-year-old Brayden Harrington shares how Joe Biden helped him overcome his stutter at #DemConvention:
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 21, 2020
"I'm just a regular kid, and in a short amount of time Joe Biden made me more confident about something that's bothered me my whole life." pic.twitter.com/WnSAJBCubW
Taco Bell To Go
Taco Bell’s latest restaurant design includes two drive-thru lanes, pickup shelves, curbside pickup and more technology in the kitchen.
Sara Cooper Scores
Sarah Cooper, famed for lip-syncing trump on Twitter & TikTok, has landed a Netflix special and a CBS comedy series.
Suggested Grams
Instagram is expanding its feed with the launch of “suggested posts.”
Advertising So White
Facebook CMO Anthony Lucio announced today that he’ll leave Facebook, citing a desire to dedicate 100% of his time to diversity and inclusion efforts in the marketing and advertising industries.
Epic Sets A Trap For Apple
In Epic vs. Apple, Congress may be on Fortnite publisher's side
Susan B Anthony Slaps Back
The Susan B. Anthony Museum's director rejected trump’s pardon of Anthony.
Spotify Books
Looks like Spotify is going after Audible's market share.
Spotify is looking for a Head of Audiobooks and I spy a new revenue stream 👀
— Katya Kotlyar (@katologic) August 12, 2020
Worst Practices
Blocked By Trump
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking his critics on Twitter.
Facebook's Holocaust Deniers
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue discovered a glut of Holocaust denial on the platform.
Toxic Redditors Relocate
Moderators for the now-banned subreddit “r/The_Donald” have helped other subreddits with toxic content find a new home, using a backup forum created to circumvent previous Reddit restrictions.
Smiles
B.L.'s Finds
David's Find
Redditor Eddy Torigoe. He has created a series that reimagines famous artworks with Bill Murray’s face in place.
Shiny New Stuff
David's Finds
Politics
Facebook Kill Switch?
Facebook execs are meeting daily to work out what steps to take should President Trump use its platform to dispute the vote.
Weekly Numbers
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