AwesomeCast 575: 2021 Look Back

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We’ve got Ron Krause and Dave Podnar on board as we look back at 2021 and predict for 2022!

• Awesome Things of the Year!

  • Dudders: Every item we all purchased in 2020 & 2021 thanks to TikTok

  • Chilla: Amazon for it’s ability to drain my wallet including the Cololight Controlled Light

  • Highmounts for stylish wall mounting

  • Krause for his Apple Watch Series 3 helping him lose over 95 pounds. maybe he can snag some Apple Fitness Activity Badge enamel pins to celebrate.

  • Podnar and his iPhone Pro Max photography

  • Sorg on the evolution of hybrid live streaming events

• We look back on how we did on the 2021 predictions

• Our predictions for 2022

  • Ron Krause believes Xbox and Microsoft will have a big year

    Gamepass and cloud gaming will grow even more

  • Chilla thinks streaming peripherals will dominate the tech industry (webcams, mics, etc)

  • Podnar thinks non-tesla Electric cars will become more common

  • Dudders thinks TikTok will continue to dominate: Compensating creators, more ads now, not just for young folks, algorithm is so good. Someone will get social audio correct (Not Clubhouse, Spaces). Continue to see a decrease in organic reach especially with FB. Everyone wants to make money.

  • Sorg sees more strides in virtual events

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