Episode 1500

"Minions" record-breaking viral strategy, TikTok algo, reframing semiconductors & energy | E1500

0:00 Molly & Jason intro the show & catch up from the long weekend

5:19 How the new Minions movie used TikTok, viral marketing & music to break a July 4th weekend box office record

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13:35 Two things that make TikTok more impactful than other social platforms, "harmonic surprise"

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24:14 Should TikTok be allowed in the US? Jason & Molly have a mini debate

29:52 TikTok cancels ecommerce plans in the US & Europe, why hasn't TikTok-style QVS-like shopping taken off in the US?

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35:50 "Chips Act" stalemate & how should the US reframe chips, energy, education & more critical issues

Referenced in the show:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.578644/full

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-04/chipmakers-and-us-congress-are-playing-a-stupid-game-of-chicken

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