Wed. 05/20 – Joe Rogan is Podcasting’s Howard Stern Moment

Facebook takes another major run at cracking ecommerce. And why this might be a highly opportune moment to do so. In short: the corona moment might be the moment ecommerce finally wins. Also, will Apple ship iPhones without any EarPods? And why the big Joe Rogan to Spotify news is podcasting’s Howard Stern moment.

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Links:

• Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook Shops, making it easier for businesses to list products for sale (CNBC)
• Ecommerce penetration graph (Dennis Hong)
• Is the e-commerce shift going to last? (TechCrunch)
• A City Locks Down to Fight Coronavirus, but Robots Come and Go (NYTimes)
• 'iPhone 12' predicted to ship without EarPods, will boost AirPods sales (Apple Insider)
• Spotify signs 'The Joe Rogan Experience" to an exclusive multi-year deal (TechCrunch)
• Bill Simmons Just Wants to Win (Vulture)
• With its Joe Rogan exclusive, Spotify’s new podcast strategy is to kill podcasts (Digital Trends)
• New Spec Gives SD Cards a Massive Boost in Speed (Gizmodo)

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