The Next Big Thing in Digital Life

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• #TikTok

  

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  TikTok's latest effect: customizable avatars that can star in your videos

  Engadget - Karissa Bell

  TikTok Avatars can mirror your own facial expressions, much like Apple's Memoji. TikTok will allow users to create and customize animated avatars to star in their videos. The feature, officially called TikTok Avatars, is a lot like Snapchat’s Bitmoji or Apple’s Memoji characters. Users can customize …

• #YouTube

  

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  YouTube's TV app now uses your phone as a second screen

  Engadget - Jon Fingas

  You can leave comments or shop without interrupting videos. If you watch YouTube on your TV, there's a good chance you're tracking down that video on your phone to leave a comment or drop a like. Now, though, you won't have to go to such great lengths. The company is rolling out a feature that lets …

• #Niantic's next #AR game looks like a modern version of #Tamagotchi

  

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  Niantic's next AR game looks like a modern version of Tamagotchi

  Engadget - Kris Holt

  It's building on the success of 'Pokémon Go' and 'Pikmin Bloom' with original title 'Peridot.' Niantic is best known for creating augmented reality games based on existing franchises, but its next title will be an original one. Peridot is all about breeding and caring for unique virtual pets. These …

• #Soccer #Streaming #FiFa

  

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  FIFA Plus Will Bring Thousands of Matches to Soccer Fans for Free

  CNET - Carrie Mihalcik

  The streaming service will carry live matches as well as past World Cup tournaments.

• #Snapchat #YouTube

  

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  Snapchat now lets you share YouTube videos as a sticker in your snap

  The Verge - Emma Roth

  Snapchat is making it easier to share YouTube videos within your snap or story, letting you bypass the process of copying, pasting, and attaching the video as a link (via Android Police). The feature is available on both Android and iOS. Now, all you need to do is navigate to the YouTube video you …

• #Spotify

  

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  Spotify tests a podcast discovery feed

  The Verge - Aria Bracci

  Good morning, dear readers! The temperature went from 55 to 25 overnight, and my sinuses are in so much pain that I’ve been hanging upside down in the dark for relief. Like a bat. Why podcasts pop up to cover Ukraine New this morning, I reported a piece for The Verge about why so much coverage of …