Five Favorites

The One With Apple Fool's Day


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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]

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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.
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Five FavoritesBy Amir Zonozi and Chris Barrows