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In Ron's Gone Wrong, the Social Network Has Been Roboticized

Gizmodo

instead of phones, their social lives were conducted through adorable robots called B-Bots? Always on their phones ! It seems like they’ve stopped talking to each other except through Instagram and TikTok and the Whozit and Whatevers. But what if. Read more.

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From film sets to smartphones: How our viewing habits has changed?

Dataconomy

It makes us wonder: Are social media creators the new titans of storytelling? As viewers became emotionally invested in the cliffhangers of each new installment, the Who TF Did I Marry TikTok sensation grew organically, garnering around 145 million views and becoming a prime example of viral social media storytelling.

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A story about Connected: The Film and why you must see it

Trends in the Living Networks

I saw Connected: The Film by Tiffany Shlain last night at its Australian premiere, organized by Annalie Killian. The first thing I have to say is that the film is absolutely fantastic. I wrote an extensive introduction showing how the networks were literally coming to life. I was delighted to see what she was doing.

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Netflix and a famed film author already optioned movies about GameStop, Reddit and Wall Street

The Verge

The author of that book is Ben Mezrich, who wrote The Accidental Billionaires , which was the basis for David Fincher’s 2010 movie The Social Network. Mezrich was apparently inspired by Fincher’s title, as he’s calling his new book The Antisocial Network.

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Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $50M as revenue grows

GeekWire

She also sits on the board of Seattle marketing startup Amperity, leading corporate social responsibility efforts. In 2017 he teamed up with Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs to launch social networking startup TraceMe , which was eventually acquired by Nike. They also run the nonprofit Why Not You Foundation.

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Netflix has signed David Fincher in an exclusive four-year deal

The Verge

David Fincher, the director behind such films as Gone Girl , The Social Network , Fight Club, and Zodiac , says he’s signed an exclusive four-year deal with Netflix. having a body of work,” Fincher said, “And yes, I admit that it feels strange, after forty years in this profession, to only have ten films under my belt.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses Driving Infrastructure Transformation

Forrester IT

Access to mobility, social networks, wearable devices, connected cars and hotels managed by robots are rapidly changing the behaviors of how customers engage and purchase. Think how you watch a film, shop or order a taxi. Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Read more Categories: #Age of the Customer. Containers.

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