This week A.J. and Mikah welcome the future of the music industry, thanks to streaming music numbers counting toward RIAA certificates; they monitor the stock market to see if Google maintains its lead over Apple; and they ponder the point of Instagram’s original serialized thriller.

Integrate Topics

A.J.: Exogear ExoMount Touch CD Slot Car Mount
Mikah: Airmail

Produced by Katie Hiler
This episode of Integrate is not sponsored by MyQuil.
Music provided by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com.
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Links and Show Notes

• Cartoon Cast #6: Very Official Fart Meetings
• Polymail

Streaming Goes Platinum:

• The RIAA Finally Bows to Streaming, Making 17 Artists’ Albums Go Gold and Platinum, via Vulture
• RIAA Debuts Album Award With Streams, via RIAA

Google (Briefly) Beats Apple:

• Google parent Alphabet passes Apple market cap at the open, via CNBC
• Alphabet (Aka Google) Isn’t Making Money On Moonshots Just Yet, via Newsy

Instagram Launches Thriller Flick:

• Shield 5
• Shield 5 on Instagram
• Instagram Wants You To Watch Its New Thriller — In 15-Second Spurts, via Newsy