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​​🤳Video Chat Apps Rise to Prominence Amid Pandemic As a significant part of the world population is currently on lockdown in an attempt to contain the #coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to technology to work, communicate and stay in touch with their loved ones. Unsurprisingly, workplace communication tools such as #Slack and #MicrosoftTeams have seen a jump in usage as working from home has become the new norm in recent weeks. People are also making use of similar tools in their personal lives, however, leading to a spike in downloads of #VideoChat apps. According to Priori Data, global downloads of #Skype, #Houseparty and #Zoom each surged by more than 100% in March, with the latter proving particularly popular among people meeting up virtually while being confined to their homes. The videoconferencing app was downloaded nearly 27 million times this month, up from just 2.1 million times in January. While Zoom is definitely the rising star among video chat apps, Skype remains far ahead in terms of active users. According to Priori Data, the #Microsoft-owned service had 59 million daily active users on its iOS and Android apps in March, compared to just 4.3 million for Zoom. It needs to be noted though, that many people also use Skype for other ways of communication, while Zoom has specialized on video conferences, so it may not be a fair comparison to make. 🦅@PerspectiveIX via Statista.

🦠Instagram May Offer Clues About the Spread of the Coronavirus #Instagram is known mainly for stylish selfies and #FOMO-inducing travel pictures. Could the photo-sharing service also be used to track the spread of a pandemic? As governments and health-care providers around the world seek out suspected carriers of the new #coronavirus, the popular social network—which people use to share pictures and videos of places they visit, and more generally to socialise—could prove valuable for tracing the path of the virus. FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out 𝕭𝖊𝖓 🦅@PerspectiveIX via the Economist.

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​​⌚️Smart Devices Are Eating the Accessible Watches Market (under £500) - While luxury’s moat remains, watchmakers have struggled to build hype for accessibly priced timepieces as consumers increasingly abandon them for smart devices. - Popular upstart brands like Mvmt and Daniel Wellington signal that success in this price category is possible with the right marketing. - Brands need to focus on their history and heritage: reissues of iconic watches like the original G-Shock have performed well with consumers. A drop in demand for cheaper watches is causing trouble for Switzerland’s manufacturing base and Swiss watch companies specialising in watches under £500. Since 2015, the number of Swiss watches being exported has declined by a third, per the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, and most of that shrinkage has been in watches that cost under 200 CHF (£164). Exports are approaching the lows seen in the mid-1980s when Japanese quartz technology brought a raft of cheaper competitors for established brands. #smartwatch 𝕭𝖊𝖓 🦅@PerspectiveIX via VogueBusiness.

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📊How Tech Companies Impact Society The Verge Tech Survey 2020 Americans believe that #Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Microsoft, #Netflix, and #YouTube have an overall positive effect on society. They’re more likely to think that #Twitter, #Slack, #Instagram, and #Facebook have an overall negative effect. 𝕭𝖊𝖓 🦅@PerspectiveIX via the Verge.