Today – Will Bloomberg’s Digital Skills Win Him The White House? Then are Married Co-Founders A Formula For Success? And Instagram Gets Serious about TV. This is Future Forward, I’m Alexa Scordato, I’m Steven Rosenbaum, Let’s Launch!
Chapter 1
BLOOMBERG AND MEMES
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/style/michael-bloomberg-memes-jerry-media.html
Mike Bloomberg doesn’t want Silicon Valley’s money. He does want its employees.
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/10/21132414/mike-bloomberg-silicon-valley-conference-call
Bloomberg is going after Trump on his home turf: Facebook
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/bloomberg-spends-big-challenge-trump-his-home-court-facebook-n1135791
Bloomberg’s campaign prompts Facebook to reverse its ad policy
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0214/Bloomberg-s-campaign-prompts-Facebook-to-reverse-its-ad-policy
Mike Bloomberg’s new campaign ad features dogs claiming they love him
https://mashable.com/article/bloomberg-dog-video-endorsement/
Chapter 2
Married co-founders are a startup’s secret weapon
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/14/married-co-founders-are-a-startups-secret-weapon/
20 yrs and counting! Snapdeal co-founders shared a decade-old friendship, before becoming biz partners
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/20-yrs-and-counting-snapdeal-co-founders-shared-a-decade-old-friendship-before-becoming-biz-partners/articleshow/73888250.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Chapter 3
Instagram Makes it Easier for Creators to Upload Videos to IGTV
https://www.adweek.com/digital/instagram-makes-it-easier-for-creators-to-upload-videos-to-igtv/
IGTV
https://www.wsj.com/articles/instagram-targets-more-funding-ad-revenue-sharing-for-video-hub-11581626537?mod=e2twcmo
Instagram is experimenting with IGTV monetization, which isn’t already a thing for some reason
https://mashable.com/article/igtv-monetization-rumor-instagram/
What Does the Future of Instagram Look Like?
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-does-future-instagram-look-like-1674642
About The Author
Steve Rosenbaum