26Instagram Stories
Mark Zuckerberg attempted to buy Snapchat for $3 billion in November of 2013 but was rejected. Almost 3 years later, Instagram cloned Snapchat’s main features and launched ‘Instagram Stories.’
27. An Uber driver once sued Snapchat, alleging that the teen who crashed into him at 107 mph was using Snapchat’s speed filter while driving.
28. The popular game Candy Crush exploits mechanisms of addiction in the same way some recreational drugs and gambling do.
29. Real human skulls are traded on Instagram by a small but active underground collectors’ market. The skulls are decorated and sold by macabre enthusiasts. Some sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
30. In 2015, a smartwatch maker Pebble declined a $740 million offer from watchmaker Citizen. A year later they sold the company to Fitbit in the region of $23 million - $40 million.
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31Fitbit Murder Solving
A Fitbit played a role in solving a murder. Using the Wife's Fitbit and analyzing her movements, analysts were able to create a timeline that proved the husband had created a false story.
32. In 2012, before the introduction of Uber, a Toronto Taxi license was sold for $360,000. By 2018 they were rumored to be down to $65,000 and likely still dropping.
33. Your delivery order from DoorDash or Grubhub could come from a “dark kitchen.” Basically the food you ordered is coming from a big-name restaurant under another name. Examples being Pasqually’s Pizza being Chuck E. Cheese and It’s Just Wings being Chili’s.
34. When Pokemon Go first came out, it increased U.S. activity levels by 144 billion steps in just 30 days.
35. Brian Acton and Jan Koum both former employees of Yahoo once applied for jobs at Facebook but were rejected. They later went on to create WhatsApp messenger and sold it to Facebook for $19.3 billion.
36Google Maps
Google Maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.
37. UCLA students call about 11,000 Uber and Lyft rides every week for very short rides that never even leave the campuses.
38. Uber ran a coordinated campaign against Lyft called Operation SLOG that involved requesting, then canceling over 5000 rides as well as direct recruitment of Lyft drivers on rides.
39. Angry Birds and Clash of Clans have helped rejuvenate Finland's economy after Nokia's downfall.
40. King Digital Entertainment, the company that made Candy Crush was acquired for $5.9 billion while Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney for only $4 billion.
