Collection of Insights and Essays about the Metaverse

Owning Real Estate and Living In The Metaverse

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VR/AR and the Metaverse • 6 min read

Owning Real Estate and Living In The Metaverse

Since Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021, prices of virtual real estate have jumped by as much as 500%. Consumers are paying millions of dollars to acquire plots of pixelated property in this virtual world, even though it doesn't completely exist yet.…

Rick Huckstep • 28 Apr 2022

Apple's Privacy Changes to Cost Facebook $10 billion in 2022

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Apple • 13 min read

Apple's Privacy Changes to Cost Facebook $10 billion in 2022

Wiser! #68 (Premium): When your business is dependent on the actions of someone else, it's your Achille's Heel. It's a $500 billion weakness that Mark Zuckerberg saw coming when Apple announced a simple change for iPhone users. And sparked one of the biggest pivots in corporate history.…

Rick Huckstep • 03 Mar 2022

👩‍🔬 Wiser! #67: Facebook in the Metaverse | Spotify's CarThing | Apple's $1 Trillion Ambition

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VR/AR and the Metaverse • 11 min read

👩‍🔬 Wiser! #67: Facebook in the Metaverse | Spotify's CarThing | Apple's $1 Trillion Ambition

Wiser! #67: It's been 6 months and cost $500 million, but The Zuck is determined to turn Facebook into Meta(verse). Meanwhile, Spotify released the Car Thing and different nations have different attitudes when it comes to crypto and Bitcoin.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Feb 2022

LATEST: What Meta/Facebook Are Doing in The Metaverse?

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Essays • 9 min read

LATEST: What Meta/Facebook Are Doing in The Metaverse?

Wiser! Essay: When Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would refocus on the Metaverse, it created more questions than answers. So, 6 months on and half a trillion dollars worse off, what is The Zuck up to?…

Rick Huckstep • 25 Feb 2022

👨‍🎤 Wiser! #63: NFTs | Metaverse Social Distancing | Uber Redefined | TikTok Restricted

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👨‍🎤 Wiser! #63: NFTs | Metaverse Social Distancing | Uber Redefined | TikTok Restricted

Wiser! #63: Trump tried to stop TikTok, Biden wants to do the same | MetaFacebook added social distancing into their Metaverse | Uber earns more from delivering pizzas than people | Premium Insights is a 2-part series on NFTs…

Rick Huckstep • 11 Feb 2022

Are NFTs a Passing Fad? Or the Future of Asset Ownership?

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Insights • 9 min read

Are NFTs a Passing Fad? Or the Future of Asset Ownership?

Wiser! #62 (Premium): A year ago, nobody outside of the blockchain community had heard of NFTs. A year later, NFTs are a $40 billion industry and the Word of the Year. But is this a passing fad, or an enduring technology that has re-written the rules on digital asset ownership?…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Feb 2022

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Essays • 10 min read

The Top 10 NFT Sales of 2021

Wiser! Essay: In January 2021, hardly anyone could spell N-F-T. By December, NFT was Word of the Year and the market was worth $40 billion. If you're asking yourself what that was all about...read on!…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Feb 2022

Facebook v Apple; The Battle of Privacy Versus Surveillance

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Insights • 11 min read

Facebook v Apple; The Battle of Privacy Versus Surveillance

Wiser! #60 (Premium): A disaster for Mark Zuckerberg as $241 billion is wiped off the value of Facebook. The largest one-day wipe-out in corporate history. But who's to blame? Apple and their privacy changes, or TikTok's addictive attention machine.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 Feb 2022

🎉 Happy Birthday Wiser!: BigTech's Political Lobbying | El Savador | Replika | Microsoft

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🎉 Happy Birthday Wiser!: BigTech's Political Lobbying | El Savador | Replika | Microsoft

Wiser! #58 - The Birthday Issue!: BigTech spent record amounts in 2021 on political lobbying and acquisitions. Meanwhile, El Salvador continues to buy the dip. Replika is an AI cure for loneliness and Microsoft's acquisition of Activision is all about the Metaverse.…

Rick Huckstep • 28 Jan 2022

🕵️‍♀️ Wiser! #57: Google/Facebook Collusion | Dark Side of Roblox | Encryption | Microsoft's Mega Deal

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🕵️‍♀️ Wiser! #57: Google/Facebook Collusion | Dark Side of Roblox | Encryption | Microsoft's Mega Deal

Wiser! #57: Unsealed papers in the US anti-trust against Google has revealed the extent of the collusion with Facebook. Plus: how much does Roblox exploit kids? UK Gov spending half a million on public opinion over E2EE and Microsoft's acquisition of Activision.…

Rick Huckstep • 22 Jan 2022

Apple Dominate Wearables. Is AR/VR Their Next Market Opportunity?

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Apple Dominate Wearables. Is AR/VR Their Next Market Opportunity?

Wiser! #56 (Premium): Apple dominates the Wearables market with the Number 1 Watch and Airpods. But if Apple are to ring the $4 trillion bell, they are going to need new products. Next to come is a Mixed Reality Headset and then a pair of AR glasses.…

Rick Huckstep • 18 Jan 2022

📲 Wiser! #55: iPhone's Birthday | CryptoScams | Google | The Metaverse

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📲 Wiser! #55: iPhone's Birthday | CryptoScams | Google | The Metaverse

Wiser! #55: the iPhone is 15; Crypto scammers had a record year in 2021; Kazakhstan is number 2 in Bitcoin mining; Reese Witherspoon is in the Metaverse, so are Ralph Lauren; plus Google.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 Jan 2022

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