[nonostantement #116] - thanks celebrities / emoji rebrand / misinformed public on facebook
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a weekly newsletter with exciting, incredulous and odd stuff found all over the Internet.
Hi, I am Joele, an Italian Digital Strategist quarantining in Barcelona.
On a personal note, this week I started a new collaboration with the Spanish branch of the IED school - I will co-coordinate the Digital Marketing Design Course and also teach a module about design and problem solving approach to digital marketing projects. More news in the next few weeks.
As weird as it may sound, this has been the soundtrack of this newsletter.
- Eva-Besnyö
#PEOPLE
[Video] - South Bronx | 1980's South Bronx | New York | Urban Decay | only in America | 1980
”Poverty and urban decay in the South Bronx.”[Video] - McDonalds | Fast Food | New York City | 1974
”A lovely bit of Americana for the Brits of the 70's. Thames Televisions 'Wish you were here' presenter Jim Lloyd gives a little insight into the day to day workings of one of the worlds most famous fast food chains 'McDonalds' - first transmitted on 28/01/1974”Are female leaders more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis?
”Plenty of countries with male leaders have also done well. But few with female leaders have done badly”[Video] - Thanks Celebrities
”Thanks for everything you do for us.”Spending on clothes plummets 50%. Here’s what it means for fashion’s future
”COVID-19 has kick-started a major transformation in the fashion industry.”The Coronavirus Is Showing Us Which Entrepreneurs Matter
”The owners of hair salons, bike shops and delis are stepping up to help their communities, all while wondering if they’ll make it.”[In Italian] [Video] - Fame Chimica corto
”Cortometraggio docu-fiction del 1997 diretto da Antonio Bocola e Paolo Vari.”[In Italian] [Video] - Perché c’è il pubblico negli studi televisivi
”L’emergenza coronavirus ci ha mostrato per la prima volta studi vuoti, senza applausi: perché il pubblico è così importante durante una trasmissione?”‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug trade
”Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China that traffickers rely on for the chemicals to make such profitable drugs as methamphetamine and fentanyl.”Emoji Rebrand
”Currently, the only mask-wearing emoji is sad. We want to change that. Let's change it together. It's time for a fresh set of new emojis. Here's our start.”
#WEIRD
DICK-RNN
”A recurrent neural network trained to draw dicks.”[Video] - 10 Hours of Infinite Fractal and Falling Shepard's Tone
”We take no responsibility for visceral dreams, dizziness, fatigue, sweaty palms, seizures, lack of friends, or any other side effects from watching this video.”
#ART
The Museum of Modern Art Online Courses | Coursera
Free online courses from the MoMABronfer
”made in USSR and living in Tel Aviv. #leica addicted photographer, fascinated by the Dead Sea”How To Sell A Revolution
”A deep dive into the fascinating history of Cuban propaganda art.”
#SOCIALMEDIA
“I’m Not An Epidemiologist But…": The Rise Of The Coronavirus Influencers
”What happens when Twitter engagement decides who’s in charge of the coronavirus public health crisis?”Tuning In to Instagram D.J.s
”A d.j. is often just a mood conjurer, and there’s something ultimately solitary about the trip they’re taking; we’re just lucky to catch a ride.”Want to Find a Misinformed Public? Facebook’s Already Done It
”While vowing to police COVID-19 misinformation on its platform, Facebook let advertisers target users interested in ‘pseudoscience’”
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