Welcome to our weekly roundup of all things eCommerce, tech, nerdy, and just plain awesome. It’s our high-five to you for making it through the week.
Amazon makes changes to community guidelines
No more incentivized reviews for free stuff.
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/03/amazon-bans-incentivized-reviews-tied-to-free-or-discounted-products/
Facebook Marketplace goes downhill real quick
Drugs, guns, babies, and hedgehogs listed for sale.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/technology/facebook-marketplace-posts-violate-policies.html?_r=0
Yahoo secretly read your email
Big Brother conspirators, rejoice.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-nsa-exclusive-idUSKCN1241YT
Rumored losses of potential buyers for Twitter
Google, Apple, and Disney are reported to have hit the bricks.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-deep-twitters-share-slide-could-get-with-reported-loss-of-google-other-big-bidders-2016-10-06
iPhone “touch disease” on the rise
Don’t worry, it’s not contagious.
http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-6-plus-touch-disease-what-is-it-and-what-can-i-do-2016-10
Iron Fist premieres on Netflix next year
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13160492/marvel-iron-fist-release-date-netflix
Google announces new products at Pixel
Phones, Google Assistant, Google Wifi, Google Home, and VR.
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/04/everything-you-need-to-know-from-googles-pixel-event/
Mac-scented candles are now a thing
Nothing like that new Mac smell?
http://fortune.com/2016/10/04/mac-scented-candle/
Everybody loves Playstation VR
Will you be asking Santa for one this year?
http://gizmodo.com/playstation-vr-review-this-is-the-vr-system-you-actual-1787339531
Trailer released for next Pirates of the Caribbean
In theaters May 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xo3af_6_Jk
Now, weekend: engage. Come back next Friday for the best of next week!