Summary: <p>Amazon's purchase of Ring reveals their deeper ambitious intentions for your home. And it goes way beyond package delivery. </p> <p>Plus Google's Slack competitor launches, Spotify's secrets revealed, and why 96.5% of YouTubers will fail.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://do.co/action">Digital Ocean</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://do.co/action">Smash our promo code heresthething after you create an account, and get a credit on us! </a> Promo Code: heresthething</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a title="Amazon to acquire Ring video doorbell maker, cracking open the door in home security market" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-acquire-ring-video-doorbell-maker-cracking-open-door-home-security-market/">Amazon to acquire Ring video doorbell maker, cracking open the door in home security market</a> — The surprise acquisition marks the latest move by the Seattle-based tech giant into the smart home technology market. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Reuters puts the deal at more than $1 billion.</li> <li> <a title="Watch: “Shark Tank” judges reject Jamie Siminoff’s idea for Ring that Amazon just spent $1 billion" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1217898/watch-shark-tank-judges-reject-jamie-siminoffs-idea-for-ring-that-amazon-just-spent-1-billion-on/">Watch: “Shark Tank” judges reject Jamie Siminoff’s idea for Ring that Amazon just spent $1 billion</a> — In his Shark Tank pitch, Siminoff said he was seeking a $700,000 investment for a 10% stake in his then-struggling startup—called DoorBot at the time—which he thought was worth $7 million.</li> <li> <a title="Hangouts Chat, Google’s Slack competitor, comes out of beta" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/28/hangout-chat-googles-slack-competitor-comes-out-of-beta/">Hangouts Chat, Google’s Slack competitor, comes out of beta</a> — For all intents and purposes, Hangouts Chat is Google’s take on Slack, Microsoft Teams and similar projects</li> <li> <a title="Spotify Files for Public Offering, to Be Listed As ‘SPOT’" rel="nofollow" href="http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/spotify-ipo-1202713303/">Spotify Files for Public Offering, to Be Listed As ‘SPOT’</a> — Spotify officially filed for a public offering with the Security and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The music service intends to trade under the “SPOT” symbol at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)</li> <li> <a title="‘Success’ on YouTube Still Means a Life of Poverty" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-27/-success-on-youtube-still-means-a-life-of-poverty">‘Success’ on YouTube Still Means a Life of Poverty</a> — In fact, 96.5 percent of all of those trying to become YouTubers won’t make enough money off of advertising to crack the U.S. poverty line</li> <li> <a title="Drones for Space Operations by Gateway Foundation — Kickstarter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/522593384/drones-for-space-operations/description">Drones for Space Operations by Gateway Foundation — Kickstarter</a> — Our primary mission is to develop drones to be used at the International Space Station to retrieve objects that drift away during spacewalks and repair activities by astronauts.</li> </ul>
