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:
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.578644/full
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-04/chipmakers-and-us-congress-are-playing-a-stupid-game-of-chicken

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