After a long time a transfer window that has really left Arsenal fans excited. If you told me at the start that we will sign a center back, a left back , a replacement for Ramsey and a winger, I would have taken it with glee. We actually did better than that at the end.
The names, the quality of talent and age is what really signals the change of intent to me. Knowing the problems that need to be fixed and going all out to get them plugged - really amazing. Make as much jokes as you want about the instalments and BS, we don’t really care.
In addition to all of this, another huge positive was the outgoings. Making the most of the deadwood and the youngsters - forget £35-40M for Iwobi, we actually got £3M for a left back who never played for us! (Who in turn played domino to getting Tierney).
Hoping for some more ruthlessness with Mustafi, Elneny and the likes to clear the deadwood and we could be set for even better times. After making the most of a crazy window with Raul Sanllehi at the helm, it’s now onto Unai Emery to deliver on the top 4 promise #AFC#COYG
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Ok, by the magic of Co-Win, found a slot for vaccination tomorrow in Bangalore. Now to see actual results on availability tomorrow.
Pro-Tip, please search by district: BBMP if you are looking for a slot and not by Pincode. Many slots seem to be open.
The disappointment of calling so many numbers that don't pick and having to say No leads to people endlessly this last week has been somewhat offset by the fact that I now know at least 5 people who booked slots after I sent out this message to them, Small joys :).
1. Check on Co-Win Website and not app. 2. Search by District (BBMP worked for Bangalore) and not Pincode. 3. Ctrl+F for 18. 4. Pray - cancellations happening as well from what I am hearing.
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One last ad-tech thread to wrap up 2020. The Google anti-trust trial notes, at 130 pages make for an interesting read. Slightly surprised at how some of the wildest speculations may have turned out to be very conservative against what was actually happening.🧵
US regulators compare an ad exchange to the stock markets & why Google has an unfair advantage. In the world of advertising, Google plays the role of the facilitator (SSP) to the seller (publishers), marketplace (exchange) and an intermediary(DSP) to the buyer (advertisers) (1/n)
As visible in the above chart, Google provides multiple tools to publishers and advertisers: Double Click for publishers, Admob, DV360, Google Ad Manager, Google Display Network and most of it linked through AdX, their exchange through which publishers & advertisers transact(2/n)
Can't believe I am doing a thread on Google and changes in the playstore "rules" almost a month after I did one on Apple! A lot has already been written and spoken about the "Google tax" by folks across media and tech, nonetheless my notes and thoughts on the topic 🧵
Google announced changes in their billing policy to enforce apps selling digital goods to only use Google Play billing services to be more specific. In that change, they also included new definitions of digital goods - Video, Music, Fitness classes, Dating in that list.(1/n)
Look closely at the list to see who they are taking on here - Netflix, Spotify, Match Group (Tinder) But, they don't seem to be as up in arms as much as the Indian ecosystem and protesting it as vocally as we are (or maybe I am missing that news). I wonder why? (2/n)
Important thread & read from @TheKenWeb today on why brands need to understand the implications of where their ad money goes and what it funds. While I agree with the need, a few reasons why I think this isn't happening widely (and difficult to implement) 🧵
Here is how ad planning at brands actually works (I think at least). Brand Manager decides the objective of the campaign (awareness, reach etc) and budget available. Communicates this to their media team (if one exists) or agency to formulate a media plan to deploy funds (1/n)
The plan is supposed to achieve best outcome for the brand across all options - TV, Print, OOH, Radio, Digital. If you are purely outcome-driven, every choice is based on metrics and currencies that are well understood by all stakeholders across organizations (2/n)
Truly well done by Dream11. Once they got the title sponsorship, seemingly went out of the way to ensure that they hurt competition or maybe bring them to the same playing field.
Not a fan of what has happened because obviously, there are challenges to Google's monoploy on the app store, biased policies, and their power in the app ecosystem. @nixxin's thread is a great summary.
Few interesting questions though: 1. How can a federation of a vertical/industry be founded & driven by the leader in the industry claim to be neutral and representative of the industry itself? 2. Should Google have asked this question when the complaint came up?