Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Google Feud
March 17, 2015
Every Tuesday at 7:30am Wits host John Moe stops into the Morning Show to share the latest news in Technology.
This week, John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about a new website game that will keep you occupied all day and night, and a film promotion that is posing as a profile on Tinder.
1. Google Feud
There's a new website that's quite addictive, googlefeud.com. A writer called Justin Hook put it together, and it uses Google's auto-complete to help players guess the most popular answers to a certain query into Google. Some answers are logical, and others are completely unexpected.
2. Film promo poses as a woman on Tinder
A movie called Ex Machina has been promoted through a faux female profile on Tinder, based on a character in the film. The profile is programmed to have a conversation with a potential date; the algorithm ultimately sends potential suitors to an Instagram account where there are only two posts: an advertisement for the film's premiere and a short clip. "I just can't imagine a whole lot of dudes who would go through that and think, 'Now I feel great about that movie!'," John says.
John Moe hosts Wits at the Fitzgerald Theater. Check out video, photos and archived audio from previous shows and buy tickets for the current season at the Wits page. He also hosts the Home Dunk podcast from Infinite Guest.