State of the Digital in 2022 (and the future) with Simon Kemp
This week: don’t believe the hype – the surprising truth about what is really going on online.
Instagram, are you TikTok?
This week: as Instagram tries to become more like TikTok, small businesses protest.
Unlearn music on The Future, This Week
This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, we discuss how the way we engage with music is fundamentally changing — from something we listen to, to something we create with.
Encanto, TikTok and the art of social storytelling: why music is not just for listening anymore
TikTok trends and challenges rely on music to help tell a social story, collectively told across many videos - which in turn is helping songs go viral.
Love it or hate it, TikTok is changing the music industry
Creator culture on TikTok is changing the way hits are made, how music is promoted, and how the world discovers music, even for those artists who choose not to engage with it.
Why music is no longer just for listening: unlearn music
We discuss how the way we engage with music is fundamentally changing - from something we just listen to, to something we create with.
Finfluencers and TikTok financial advice on The Future, This Week
This week: Finfluencers - more and more young people get their financial advice on TiktTok and other social media platforms.
Misinformation, fake news and elections on The Future, This Week
This week: Jevin West joins us to discuss disinformation in social media in the wake of the US election.
TikTok, WeChat and the fragmented internet on The Future, This Week
This week: banning TikTok and WeChat, and the fragmented internet.
What’s the secret of TikTok’s success?
The video-sharing platform may connect to our innate mental systems for physically copying one another.
The long and winding road to overnight success on the Billboard Chart
How a black rap artist TikTok'd his way to the top of the country music pops...
The Future, This Week 3 May 19: #OldTownRoad and #Microbiome disruption
This week: wonderful country-trap, weird bacteria innovation, and Elon’s leaf-blower.