But it’s because they’re working more hours and are still expected to handle household duties.
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tribune gets pe’d
More evidence that Michael Ferro was and is the absolute worst.
amazon wants to shop bigger
Amazon wants to put Walmart out of business just like it did smaller shops.
Source: Amazon reportedly plans bigger cashierless supermarkets for 2020 – The Verge
no one is safe
We’re all going to be impacted by AI, even those who feel they’re too special. Oh, and none of us are prepared for it.
Source: Artificial intelligence could threaten white-collar workers’ jobs – Axios
movie marketing insights
Lots of interesting comments on movie marketing here, but also some insights into how insular the industry tends to be when selling films.
less podcast control, please
Some of the executions seem interesting enough, but any company trying to control the podcast format is bad for the internet, so I kind of hope this and other efforts like it fail spectacularly.
Source: Spotify Aims to Become “The World’s No. 1 Audio Platform” | Hollywood Reporter
no rest for anyone
“Microproductivity” seems more than a little dystopian, making it clear that companies see employees as pistons that must always be kept firing instead of as people who sometimes need to take a damn break.
Source: Microtasks Might Be the Future of White-Collar Work | WIRED
anti- anti-trust
“Do whatever you want.” says the DOJ to the biggest of the big companies.
Source: Justice Department Moves to Terminate Paramount Consent Decrees | Hollywood Reporter
youtube trailers as success indicator
Very interesting analysis of how YouTube trailer views can often act as a rough measure of a movie’s box office success. Not perfect, but more or less directionally indicative.
Source: Can YouTube Trailer Views Predict Box Office Openings? | Hollywood Reporter
not ready for prime time
Plenty to pick apart here, but what sticks out is how easily modern executives completely crumble when confronted by a journalist who’s not going to bow to their wisdom in the name of maintaining access.
Source: Ross Levinsohn Talks Sports Illustrated, Misconduct Allegations – Variety
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