Facebook F8. Google IO – Future Forward
This week Facebook’s F8 developers Conference – announces Dating service, Oculus Go and Watch Party. Then Google I/O show’s off Google AI and Talking Robots. Its Big tech – making big moves.
Then, some of our favorite startups hit the end of the road. That’s Future Forward for this week. I’m Steven Rosenbaum and I’m Gene DeRose… let’s launch!
THE BIG CONFERENCES –
loving / hating –
FACEBOOK F8
Here Are Some Key Takeaways From Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference
http://www.adweek.com/digital/here-are-some-key-takeaways-from-facebooks-f8-developer-conference/
The Virtual Insanity of F8
The F8 Developer Conference is over: Here’s everything Facebook announced
https://marketingland.com/the-f8-developer-conference-is-over-heres-everything-facebook-announced-239460
GOOGLE I/O
8 big announcements from Google I/O 2018
The 5 best things from Google I/O this year
https://www.cnet.com/news/5-best-things-from-google-io-2018/
THE DEADPOOL:
Dead pool
Birchbox
Birchbox has sold majority ownership to one of its hedge fund investors after sale talks with QVC fell through
https://www.recode.net/2018/5/1/17305940/birchbox-recap-viking-global-qvc-merger-sale
Basically, no one wanted to buy Birchbox
https://www.fastcompany.com/40567089/basically-no-one-wanted-to-buy-birchbox
Birchbox invaded by Vikings, leaving investors empty-handed
Klout – is out.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/klout-is-out-social-media-mojo-ranking-service-to-shutter/
Medium abruptly cancels the membership programs of its 21 remaining subscription publisher partners
Medium abruptly cancels the membership programs of its 21 remaining subscription publisher partners
Steven Rosenbaum
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