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    #342: Goodbye, Fleets

    July 15th, 2021 · 66 minutes

    The New York Times has a killer new story on Facebook's relationship with CrowdTangle. And then, speaking of driving engagement, Twitter is killing Fleets? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO!!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Here's a Look Inside Facebook's Data Wars - The New York Times
    Microsoft threatens to resurrect Clippy as an Office emoji - The Verge
    Get nostalgic with new Microsoft Teams backgrounds | Microsoft 365 Blog
    Twitter is shutting down Fleets, its expiring tweets feature - The Verge
    Twitter considers letting you limit tweets to ‘trusted friends’ - The Verge
    Twitter considers letting you limit tweets to ‘trusted friends’ - The Verge
    Five ‘Dead Startups’ from Juicero to Coolest Cooler parodied as toys - The Verge
    They welcomed a robot into their family, now they’re mourning its death - The Verge
    The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child (Infrastructures), Ames, Morgan G. - Amazon.com