Five Favorites

On this week's episode - we finally have the details behind Disney+. Also, LinkedIn takes a page out of Facebook. [It's worth noting this would have been aptly named "The One With The Streaming Mouse - but we used that one in episode 103.]  [New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. iPhone rumors now claim two OLED models with triple-camera arrays for 2019  [Verge story by Jon Porter]

2. Forget The Black Hole Picture — Check Out The Sweet Technology That Made It Possible [FiveThirtyEight story by Maggie Koerth-BAker]

3. Your finger is now your ticket at 11 MLB ballparks[Yahoo Finance story by Daniel Roberts]

4. Robots Are Coming to Walmart And Making Employees Scared for Their Jobs [Yahoo Finance story by Jennifer Calfas]

5. Hot Topic: Disney+ will be available on November 12th for $6.99 a month [Verge story by Julia Alexander]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa [Bloomberg story by Matt Day , Giles Turner , and Natalia Drozdiak]

Honorable Mention:

• LinkedIn adds celebrate, love, insightful and curious reactions to spur more engagement [Techcrunch story by Ingrid Lunden]

Social of the Week 

• @JPPullen

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Martin Lieberman
• Matthew Vinson

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode - our hosts actively avoid using the word "Alexa". Also, beware, this episode may contain smartassery. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Amazon Is Making a Rival to Apple's AirPods as Its First Alexa Wearable [Bloomberg story by Mark Gurman]

2. No joke, Google is killing off the Pixel 2, Inbox, goo.gl URL shortener, and Google+ this week [PCWorld story by Michael Simon]

3. 'Old Town Road' proves TikTok can launch a hit song [Verge story by Julia Alexander]

4. Why More and More Brands Are Getting Into the Streaming Game on Twitch [AdWeek story by Mitch Reames]

5. Rise of The Snapchat Empire [Techcrunch by Josh Constine]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won't let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore [Verge story by Sean Hollister]

Honorable Mention:

People won't stop staring at their phones, so a Dutch town put traffic lights on the ground [Quartz story by Neha Thirani Bagri]

Social of the Week 

• @RMAC18

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Alissa Trumbull

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode - Amir is feeling "meh" about Apple's latest event. Also, Chris announces the return of the "Why I Social" podcast. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Cringe and cash: A day in the life of two of TikTok's rising stars [NBC News story by Kalhan Rosenblatt]

2. The Creator of PUBG thinks its future is in e-sports [The Verge story by Andrew Webster]

3. 37 percent of global mobile web traffic comes from YouTube alone [Influencer update story by Danielle Partis]

4. Corporate America Can't Afford to Ignore Gen Z [Bloomberg story by Tiffany Kary]

5. 

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Apple cancels AirPower after more than a year of delays [Engadget story by Nathan Ingraham]

Honorable Mention: 

• Microsoft leads the way in banning April Fools' Day pranks [Verge story by Tom Warren]

Social of the Week 

• @merriamwebster

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Camille Bond
• Martin Lieberman
• Chris Bryant 
• Brad Parler

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode - Google is becoming a player in the gaming world. Also, a cow (moo)ves past the person it parodies on Twitter. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Apple's show time special event: what to expect from the TV and news service announcements [The Verge story by Chris Welch]

2. Why are So Many Restaurants Going Bankrupt? [Food Services Magazine story by Gary Stern]

3. After Devin Nunes Sues @DevinCow, the Twitter Parody Gains a Half-Million Followers [NYT story by Laura M. Holson]

4. Q&A: Instagram's New Head of Product, Vishal Shah[Cheddar story by Alex Heath]

5. Hot Topic: Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 [The Verge by Tom Warren]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Facebook employees had access to millions of user passwords [CNBC story by Kate Fazzini]

Honorable Mention: 

• Shazam! Warner Bros. and Snapchat Created the App's First-Ever Voice-Activated AR Lens [Adweek story by David Cohen]

Social of the Week 

• @Terr

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Camille Bond
• Martin Lieberman
• Chris Bryant
• Megan Miller
• Vincenzo Landino
• Brad Parler 

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode - we break down how passing notes has evolved into using Google Docs. Also, all co-host's crying babies were edited out of the final copy of this episode. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Spotify responds to Apple, calling it a 'monopolist' [Verge story by Andrew Liptak]

2. The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs [The Atlantic story by Taylor Lorenz]

3. Electronic Arts took a huge gamble by paying the world's most popular gamer $1 million to play its new game for a day. Here's why it was worth every penny [Business Insider story by Kevin Webb]

4. Tesla's Elon Musk unveils Model Y crossover, with $47,000 price tag [MarketWatch story by Claudia Assis & Mike Murphy]

5. Hot Topic: Facebook returns after its worst outage ever [Verge by Thomas Ricker]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• See Hot Topic

Honorable Mention: 

• Snapchat may launch a gaming platform as early as next month[Verge story by Chris Gartenberg]

Social of the Week 

• @Qantas 
• @BradParler

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Camille Bonds
• Brad Parler
• Allisa Trumbull [*who for some reason we called Allison, oops!]
• Martin Lieberman

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode - tech glasses may be an accessory again if Apple has its way [in 2020]. Also, no cash? No problem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Just get your digital wallet ready. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Kuo: Apple's AR Glasses to Launch in 2020 as iPhone Accessory [MacRumors story by Tim Hardwick]

2. Zuckerberg Says Facebook to Focus on Private Communication [Bloomberg story by Sarah Frier]

3. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will convert to cashless operation[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story by Tim Tucker]

4. Airbnb Gobbles Up Last-Minute Booking Service HotelTonight [Gizmodo story by Katie Keck]

5. Hot Topic: Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google [VentureBeat Story by Reuters]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Instagram's Working On New Sorting Options, Karaoke Style Music Videos [Social Media Today story by Andrew Hutchinson]

Honorable Mention: 

• Why Wendy's Asked Pandora to Help Elevate It's Brand Experience with Playlists [Adweek story by Kristina Monllos]

Social of the Week 

• Tim Cook [Twitter]
• The Royal Family [Instagram]

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Matthew Vinson
• Martin Lieberman

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode, Chris has some news. Also, our live streaming television predictions continue to come true.

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Here's what Apple's (apparently) got in store for 2019  [Cult of Mac story by Luke Dormehl]

2. Facebook Says That Workplace has 2 million paying members  TechCrunch story by Ingrid Lunden]

3. Fake Amazon reviews draw fraud charges in groundbreaking FTC case [Verge story by Nick Statt]

4. Hulu, YouTube Snare 3 Million Customers for Live TV [Bloomberg story by Lucas Shaw]

5. Hot Topic: 

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Amazon stops selling Dash buttons, goofy forerunners of the connected home [CNET story by Ben Fox Rubin]

Honorable Mention: 

• Microsoft Excel will now let you snap a picture of a spreadsheet and import it [Verge story by Tom Warren]

Social of the Week [Twitter]

• @CuyahogaLib

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Katy Spencer Johnson
• Martin Lieberman

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode — our Facebook Overlord returns to the "Dishonorable" mention category. Also, streaming ain't easy [but it sure makes $$$ if you do it right]. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Study says US Twitch streamers raked in roughly $87 million in 2017 [Techcrunch story by Jordan Crook]

2. Gmail for Android revamped with Google Material Theme  9 to 5 Google by Abner Li]

3. With fitness trackers in the workplace, bosses can monitor your every step — and possibly more [Washington Post story by Christopher Rowland]

4. YouTube revamps its strike system to include a one-time warning, consistent penalties [TechCrunch story by Sarah Perez]

5. Hot Topic: The 5 biggest announcements from the Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked event [Verge by Natt Garun]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Zuckerberg, forgetting about Facebook's Portal: 'We definitely don't want a society where there's a camera in everyone's living room' [CNBC story by Lauren Feiner]

Honorable Mention: 

• Tesla's Model 3 was the best-selling EV in the world last year[Verge story by Sean O'Kane]

Social of the Week [Facebook]

• @CNET

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Katy Spencer Johnson
• Joel Renner
• Brad Parler
• Martin Lieberman

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

On this week's episode — the 90's are cool again [thanks Captain Marvel]. Also, Fortnite has some competition.

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

• Funds raised immediately benefit families and children at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Apple is reportedly planning a March 25th event to launch its subscription news service [Verge story by Chaim Gartenberg]

2. JP Morgan is rolling out the first US bank-based cryptocurrency to transform payments business [CNBC story by Hugh Son]

3. Apex Legends has hit 25 million players after one week [Verge story by Nick Statt]

4. The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company's privacy lapses [Washington Post story by Tom Romm]

5. Hot Topic: Amazon kills New York City headquarters plan, but keeps HQ2 in Virginia [CNET story by Ben Fox Rubin]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Twitter has been storying your deleted DMs [Verge story by Chaim Gartenberg] 

Honorable Mention: 

• Captain Marvel's Website is the Best Site Since Space Jam[Wired story by Brian Barrett] 

Social of the Week [Facebook]

• Conan O'Brian

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

• Alissa M. Trumbull
• Katy Spencer Johnson
• Chris Bryant

On this week's episode — we finally meet the creator of the infamous "egg". Also, we do not presently offer 5G service at this time but are considering rebranding Five Favorites E (for exceptional). 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites 

1. Snap's improved earnings can't hide 'a deeper, way bigger issue': Leadership turnover [CNBC story by Noah Higgins-Dunn]

2. Sprint Sues ATT To Stop It From Calling Its 4G Service 5Ge  ARS Technica story by Jon Brodkin]

3. Twitter Reveals Active Users For The First time [Los Angeles Times story by Hazma Shaban]

4. Meet the Creator of the Egg That Broke Instagram[NYT story by Jonah Engel Bromwich and Sapna Maheshwari]

5. Hot Topic: Why Spotify is betting big on podcasting [Techcrunch story by Brian Heater]

Handle: @bheater

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer is threatening to publish his nude photos [Verge story by Nick Statt]

Honorable Mention: 

• Official emoji debut for disabled folks, service dogs, waffles and more [Techcrunch story by Devin Coldewey]

Social of the Week [Facebook]

• El Paso Zoo