š” Analysing 6 billion emojis on Twitter. And Phonelessness.
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š° News
Banksyās Girl with Balloon painting sold at auction for over $1 million ā then automatically shredded itself. [WashingtonPost] Now the question is: was it ruined or actually went up in value!? You decide.
Spotify turns 10 today. Whether you think itās ruined music or itās a post-CD paradise, Iām sure we can all agree that it has changed the music industry for good. [TheGuardian] Just for the record, Iām a big fan of Spotify. Hereās what I listen to when Iām studying/relaxing; and hereās whatās streaming when I need that fire.
Just a couple of days until Googleās Pixel 3 event. With pretty much everything leaked already, letās hope for a surprise from tech giant. Hereās a summary of everything you can expect from Googleās event via [TechCrunch | TheVerge].
š§ Insights
Cellphone addiction & Phonelessness - Credit: Elijah O'Donnell on Unsplash
Phonelessness
54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teenās screen time.
Teens encounter a range of emotions when they do not have their cellphones, but anxiety tops the list. According to Pew Research, girls are more likely than boys to express feelings of anxiety (by a 49% to 35% margin) and loneliness.
Share of teen girls who say they feel ______ when they do not have their cellphone:
š Anxious 49%
š Lonely 32%
ā¹ļø Upset 28%
š Relieved 18%
š Happy 18%
āļø None of these 23%
Read more on Pew Research.
š Statistics
Engagement Rate on Instagram based on Image Format - Credit: SocialBakers
Instagram Image Formats
According to SocialBakers, the format of your #Instagram image does not influence engagement. So, keep Instagramming and donāt worry if your photo is horizontal or vertical!
ā Whatās your preferred format?
Emotions in Europe - Credit: Brandwatch
Emotions in Europe
After analysing over 6 billion #Emojis over two years on Twitter, Brandwatch published the Emoji report. Using Unicodeās official classifications, the emojis were segmented as positive and negative. Hereās how Europe feels - in Emoji!
Europe šŖšŗ
The most positive countries are Montenegro š²šŖ, Monaco š²šØ, and Gibraltar š¬š®
The most negative countries are Netherlands š³š±, United Kingdom š¬š§, and Greece š¬š·
85% of tweets from Vatican City š»š¦ are positive š
United Kingdom š¬š§
The most negative city in the UK is Edinburgh
The most positive city is Belfast
For more, check out Brandwatch Emoji Report.
The Global Advertising Market - Credit: Marketing Charts
Social & Search to Dominate the Global Advertising Market
According to a forecast from Zenith, the global advertising market is expected to expand by 4.5% this year and then by 4.2% in both 2019 and 2020.
Driving growth will be social media advertising, predicted to rise by 16% annually from 2017 through 2020, and search, with a forecast annual growth rate of 8% through that period.
Read more on Marketing Charts.
š± Tools & Apps
Yolt: Unthink money. All your financial accounts in one place. Analysed.
AirBar: Connect your AirPods to your Mac with one click.
Sans Forgetica: Scientifically designed font to help remember study notes.
Spark Mail: A fantastic email client for power-users. Made us love email again. [macOS | iOS]
š® Fun Stuff
š Oh, Meow God!
An extremely realistic 3D painting of a cat. Donāt mistake it for a cat.
Someone recreated Appleās new campus with 85,000 LEGO bricks and itās excellent
What a year it has been for LEGO! From a life-size LEGO Bugatti to Appleās Cupertino āspaceshipā campus - aka Apple Park.
Now, letās go back!
EMS VCS3 Putney - Credit: matrixsynth.com
Meet Control Panel: a blog in praise of dials, toggles, buttons, and bulbs!
And now this:
Me looking at the mf that honked at my mom https://t.co/H6MfYmtbh2
This is not goodbye...
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