Hello and welcome to another ‘Stay at Home’ edition of FWD.
We’re seeing innovative and creative uses of digital, taking advantage of new online behaviours. not least from Drake, whose Tootsie Slide has seen him rise to the top of the music charts.
- Spotting an opportunity, Facebook are launching a new app for gaming
- Facebook unveil a symptom tracker in an attempt to use data to aid in the fight against the pandemic and have also launched new care emojis
- TikTok has banned messaging for under 16s
- UK Government has announced a Future Fund for UK startups
- Pinterest is supporting small businesses and sustainability with a new initiative
- Snapchat launches a new resource to get the most out of it’s AR products
- Twitter have updated statistics on what consumers want from brands and how to communicate during COVID-19
- How lockdown is changing our internet use
- A look at how digital fashion is adapting to the conditions
- Thoughts on how the live event space could change post pandemic
- Levi’s bring commerce to TikTok to boost sales during COVID-19
- The ePremier League has launched, pitting some of the games top talents against one another on FIFA 20 (*spoiler* Villa are already out)
- It’s all ‘footshakes’ and ‘building forts’, some of the biggest TikTok creators have moved in together
- Amazon adds new voice styles to Alexa
- Co-operative crosswords from The New Yorker
- Could Animal Crossing offer an opportunity for brands during lock-down?
- A call to arms from VC legend Marc Andreessen: ‘Now is the time to build’
- A theory about Zoom-fatigue (or any video conferencing tool!)
- Listen – How Airbnb is going back to it’s roots during the pandemic