Friday Links: Product Edition
Friday Links: Product Edition
Here are the most interesting links this week from our product department. Thanks to Tyler Strand. Collated by Chloe Olewitz.
- “Dollar shave club and the disruption of everything”
The most surprising part of Unilever’s recent purchase of Dollar Shave Club is its price tag: $1 billion is actually quite low in the world of consumer packaged goods. (via Tyler Strand) - “Tesla: Master Plan, Part Deux”
Elon Musk has been teasing the next phase of his master plan on Twitter all week. Part Deux is finally available to the public via the Tesla blog, but some think it raises more questions than answers. (via Cody Cowan) - “Tinycards — The future of flashcards by Duolingo”
Duolingo is banking on the old school appeal of traditional flash cards. Tinycards extends beyond Duolingo’s language offering, too, with decks covering topics like History, Science, and Geography. (via Maxim Siebert) - “Snapchat is looking at a way to recognize objects in your snaps and serve you related ads”
Creepy or Not Creepy? Snapchat’s new patent application could serve up cool filters based on your snaps, or just dole out some frighteningly targeted advertising. Maybe a little bit of both. (via Matt Quintanilla) - “Spotify is going to start playing ads based on all those Nickelback songs you secretly love”
Spotify’s new partnership with a whole collection of ad tech companies means you could soon start seeing ads based on your specific listening habits. Closet Katy Perry fans, beware. (via Cody Cowan) (see also)