TWiG 557: Shoelace: It's Not a Social Network




This Week in Google (Video HD) show

Summary: <p>Elon Musk vs Coronavirus, Facebook and Oprah's Virtual Graduation</p><ul> <li> Elon Musk: "FREE AMERICA NOW!"</li> <li>Colleges worry they will go out of business if they stay closed in the fall. Is Zoom the answer?</li> <li> What we don't know about Coronavirus is as important as what we do know - how media needs to improve</li> <li> Mark Zuckerberg tightens his control of Facebook</li> <li> Jeff Bezos back to day-to-day operations at Amazon</li> <li> Apple/Google virus contact tracing API launches today</li> <li> Facebook and Oprah hold a virtual graduation ceremony for the class of 2020</li> <li> Berkeley Students recreate campus in Minecraft</li> <li> Google requires all advertisers to verify their identities</li> <li> Yale Law Journal: advertising is obsolete in the information age</li> <li> Google Meet is now free for all</li> <li> Waze tests lane advice</li> <li> Google kills Shoelace, the social network nobody knew about</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week</p><ul> <li> Leo's Tool: Sourdough Discard Recipes</li> <li> Mathew's Thing: Boston Dynamics' Spot helps COVID-19 patients</li> <li>Jeff's Numbers: Cotter dog derby</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/mathewi" target="_blank">Mathew Ingram</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://eero.com/twit">eero.com/twit code TWIT</a></li> </ul>