CWI#81

No inspiration to write an intro but just tackled the intro, didn't I? 
CWI#81
By Dries Bultynck • Issue #81 • View online
No inspiration to write an intro but just tackled the intro, didn’t I? 

Change the habit loop
If you haven’t heard of the habit loop, read this first. After that discover the pattern for any social app or behaviour in today’s society, by reading the post below. In the end, everybody wants to feel “valued”. 
Musical.ly Is Struggling To Deal With Self-Harm Content
The app, popular with teens, banned search on tags like #proana and #mutilation after BuzzFeed asked why you could search for them on its platform.
www.buzzfeed.com
Pitches are bitches
Great short article on the impact of pitches. It’s true although I don’t agree on the part where we need to change the behavior of clients. That won’t happen. People expose themselves more these days thanks to technology, we don’t need to change them, companies need to adapt. So Tom, I don’t agree.
Distribution - the gateway to 💰💰💰
Inside the Black Market for Spotify Playlists
A new type of Payola is taking place on Spotify, with artists using third-party services to get added to influential playlists, and the company is inadvertently paying for it.
www.dailydot.com
Music often acts as a Canary In A Coal Mine. As goes the music industry, oftentimes so, too, does every other industry. Could the way consumers have abandoned the concept of ownership around music presage the end of ownership generally?
www.forbes.com
Tuesdays are the ex-blue mondays
Nicer Tuesdays: Jon Burgerman - YouTube
Nicer Tuesdays: Jon Burgerman - YouTube
City in perspective ... in progress :)
I used to draw 3D cities - so tried that again to clear my head
www.instagram.com
Pandora Crunched Data From 10,000 Songs to Create Personalized Audio Clips – Adweek
If you had to make your own personal sound, what would it sound like? You could be influenced by pop, country, rap, rock—or you could sound like a blend of all genres.
www.adweek.com
Extra
You can watch Netflix in almost every country in the world, on any device you want. But the odds are very good that no matter where you watch Netflix, you’re going to watch it on a TV screen.
www.recode.net
Social problem solving startups
I always felt the urge to be part of something bigger, and I still have. Still haven’t found it. These are great examples of what I mean by that:
ICON
3D printed houses for $10.000 to shelter people
www.iconbuild.com
DroneSeed
The first FAA approved drone-swarms for agricultural payloads. We’re
working with commercial foresters to make reforestation scalable.
www.droneseed.co
Virtual Banking Beyond Borders | Leaf Virtual Financial Services
Integrated virtual financial services for security and efficiency. Refugees can utilize the security and convenience of a virtual currency through a mobile phone to secure assets while in-flight. Safe storage and transport of assets reduces risk while creating an economy identity.
www.leafglobalfintech.com
Closer
Almost happy?
This is exactly how much money you need to be happy | World Economic Forum
A new study finds that people who earn $200,000 are probably no happier than those earning $120,000.
www.weforum.org
That’s it for this week.
d - out.
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Dries Bultynck
By Dries Bultynck

Remarkable reads, spotted momentum & behavioral patterns in media, digital, retail, economics, health, climate, etc.
Often hollistic, sometimes very specific.

I'm Dries & the internet is the best thing that ever happened to me. more about me here: http://driesbultynck.com/about

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