On this week's episode, Amir has strong feelings about Best Buy. Also, Pokemon Go channels it's inner Fyre Festival.
This week's Five Favorites:
1. YouTube is getting rid of its video editor because no one uses it [The Verge]
2. HDMI 2.1 - What You Need To Know [CNet]
3. Apple Shows Off New Emojis on World Emoji Day [TechCrunch]
4. Amazon Launches Spark, a shoppable feed of stories and photos [TechCrunch]
5. Hot Topic: Why The Grim Reaper of Retail Hasn't Come To Claim Best Buy [LATimes]
Honorable Mention(s)
You Can Get Emotional ABout Game of Thrones. Just know HBO is Listening [Mashable]DISHonorable Mention(s)
Pokemon Go's First real-world event was a disaster [Business Insider]Five Favorites' Tweet of The Week
@Adweek (with credit to Square)Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). Tune into Honorable Mentions on WhyISocial.com for all the links we didn't discuss.
Links not included in show notes - including additional mentions - will be included in the Honorable Mentions blog post.
