Harvard Business Review
Azeem’s 2022 Trends: Web 3.0, Sci-Fi Tech, and the Metaverse
~14 min read · · Azeem Azhar shares the tech and social trends that he thinks will change our world in 2022. · Shared by 20, including Katja Evertz, Thomas Power
The New Yorker
Money in the Metaverse
8 min read · · In a virtual world full of virtual goods, finance could get weird. · Shared by 85, including Bob Gourley, Matt Navarra, Casey Newton, Mathew Ingram, Harpreet Singh, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Katja Evertz, Charles Duhigg, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth, Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah@mastodon.art, Tactical Tech, Gerd Leonhard
theweek.co.uk
Welcome to the metaverse
4 min read · · The metaverse, a virtual reality-powered version of the internet, is Silicon Valley’s new obsession. Could it change the world? · Shared by 5, including Katja Evertz
The New York Times
Getting Married in the Metaverse
5 min read · · One couple’s recent nuptials in the virtual world known as the metaverse showcase the possibilities of having a wedding unfettered by the bounds of reality. · Shared by 62, including Kevin Roose, BenYT, Mathew Ingram, Katja Evertz, Richard MacManus, Adam Tinworth ☕️, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Gui Schmitt @guischmitt@mastodon.social
TIME
6 Lessons on the Future of the Metaverse From the Creator of Second Life
7 min read · · There’s plenty that the current builders of the metaverse can learn from Second Life, both for better and worse. · Shared by 165, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Bill Johnston, Amber Mac, James Gingerich @Expeflow #NRF2023 #CES2023 #RPA, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Katja Evertz, Gerd Leonhard, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg
Vox
Facebook is quietly buying up the metaverse
5 min read · · Can Mark Zuckerberg M&A a new monopoly? · Shared by 86, including Bill Johnston, Koka Sexton 👨💻, Katja Evertz, Matt Navarra, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
garciamedia.com
Blog: The newsletter as stand alone product
4 min read · · We are beginning to see a shift in the way newsletters are conceived and/or redesigned: rather than a summary of content available, the new newsletters are becoming products of their own, emphasizing… · Shared by 87, including Katja Evertz, Tarik ESSAADI, Niklaus Gerber
Freethink
The metaverse is coming. Cathy Hackl explains why we should care.
8 min read · · We're about to enter the metaverse. This will completely change how we interact with our environment, says Futurist Cathy Hackl. · Shared by 183, including Jamie Burke ⛺️, CyberCodeTwins, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, tektology, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, LARRY ELKAN, Ian M Calvert, Katja Evertz, Thomas Pleil, Nige Willson, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #WEF23
Stratechery
Microsoft and the Metaverse
~12 min read · · Defining the Metaverse, and explaining why Microsoft is well-placed for the virtual reality opportunity · Shared by 212, including Damir Kusar, Peter Herger, Katja Evertz, Bill Johnston, Scott Monty, Jonathan Kogan, Ben Thompson, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Scott Brinker
ReadWrite
The Top 30 Most Influential People in The Metaverse
~12 min read · · The Metaverse is being defined, and developed; leading voices evangelize, educate, advise, develop, create the successor of mobile internet. · Shared by 163, including Katja Evertz, R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 R.NFT #1A #Metaverse RuleTheWorld, Jamie Burke ⛺️, LucJodet.eth 🇫🇷 in Paris 🦇🔊
The Verge
The metaverse, the multiverse, and the end of your free time
4 min read · · Fortnite is just the beginning. · Shared by 19, including Katja Evertz, Matthias Lampe, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Gerd Leonhard
Big Think
Metaverse: Augmented reality inventor warns it could be far worse than social media
6 min read · · If used improperly, the metaverse could be more divisive than social media and an insidious threat to society and even reality itself. · Shared by 74, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe, John Nosta, Howard Getson, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Gerd Leonhard, Brian Roemmele, Katja Evertz, Ekaterina Walter
medium.com
Why the Metaverse will be Huge
1 min read · · A new publication to track the emergence of the Metaverse · Shared by 207, including Stefan Diepolder, Jonathan Kogan, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power
WIRED
‘AR Is Where the Real Metaverse Is Going to Happen’
3 min read · · Facebook might aim to build an all-immersive digital matrix, but Niantic CEO John Hanke tells us that what he plans to do is take reality—and make it better. · Shared by 169, including Andrew Hutchinson, Ines Bieler, Resh Sidhu, Lauren Goode, Backchannel, Robert Scoble, Nabeel Hyatt, Gerd Leonhard, Alex Rainert 🤦🏻♂️, John Hagel, Katja Evertz, Megan Quinn
The Atlantic
The Metaverse Is Bad
5 min read · · It is not a world in a headset but a fantasy of power. · Shared by 600, including Christopher Mims 🤌, Richard MacManus, Thomas Fuchs, Mathew Ingram, Nick Diakopoulos, Katja Evertz, Dorothea Baur (Dr.), Maurits Martijn, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Adrian (Sin Acento), Scott Galloway, Fred Scharmen, Kat M. Moss, Mercedes Bent, Gabriele, Chris {he, they} , Mark Little
The Verge
Mark in the metaverse
20+ min read · · An interview with the CEO about his most sci-fi speculation. · Shared by 391, including Mathew Ingram, Thomas Power, Richard MacManus, Casey Newton, Sarah Frier, Ian M Calvert, Scott Brinker, Florian Graillot, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Zoe Scaman, Jamie Burke ⛺️, Kent Bye @kentbye@mastodon.social, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Andrew Hutchinson, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽 #MWC23, Chris Messina, Gabriele, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, Gerd Leonhard, John C. Havens (he/him)