Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - Why Might Amazon Ban You?

Tech Brew Ride Home

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🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Facebook helps you find a plumber, Apple lets you download your data, Comcast wants to buy 21st Century Fox, why would Amazon ban you, and Bill Gates’ summer reading recommendations. Stories from: @kottke, @LauraStevensWSJ Links:Next Generation iPhone Chips Go Into Production (Bloomberg)HTC Announces U12 Plus With Pressure-Sensitive Buttons and Sides (The Verge)Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns (WSJ) Bill Gates' Summer Reading List Recommendations:Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David ChristianLeonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler.Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling. Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme editors Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. Today, Facebook
0:10.2	wants to find you a plumber. Apple lets you download your data.
0:14.9	Comcast wants to buy Fox.
0:17.2	What would make Amazon ban you?
0:19.6	And Bill Gates's summer Reading Recommendations.
0:23.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. Facebook Marketplace is expanding into home services so that users can now find
0:39.2	house cleaners plumbers, and more.
0:43.2	Facebook is partnering with the startups handy, home advisor, and porch.
0:47.3	To do this, starting today, you'll be able to find thousands of home service professionals
0:52.0	listed, rated, and vetted by other users on Facebook Marketplace.
0:57.0	According to the Facebook blog post announcing these editions, quote,
1:01.0	More people ask for recommendations related to home services on Facebook in the U.S.
1:05.0	than any other topic.
1:07.0	Since the beginning of the year, millions of people have asked their friends for suggestions
1:11.0	related to home services such as house cleaners, plumbers, and contractors."
1:15.0	To find these new listings, just select Marketplace Services from the Marketplace menu on Facebook.
1:21.0	You pick the service you want, then Facebook asks a number of questions
1:24.7	to help narrow down your search. How many rooms do you have, for example? How often would you like
1:29.5	your place cleaned maybe? Then you enter your zip code and Facebook shows a list of parties who will
1:35.5	vie for your business. You can get a quote right in the Facebook app and the professionals
1:40.4	who respond can do so right in Facebook Messenger.
1:44.6	Facebook hasn't shared details around whether or not it is taking a cut of bookings or revenue,
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