Facebook wants to turn the page—will going Meta make a difference? Superman has some news. AirBNB wants to make you "Scream." Plus: Gartner's top tech trends for 2022, the Ricks debate whether SEM delivers results, you spent a lot of money on Halloween, and a whole lot more. From October 28, 2021.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

☔️ In never rains in California, but when it pours … (at :54-sec)

🕺🏻 Rick W. gets in touch with his rebel yell (and Rolaids) with Billy Idol (at 2:05)

💥 DC FanDome: "Black Adam" rises while Twilight dude vamps as Batman (at 4:15)

🦸🏻‍♂️ Truth, Justice & LGBTQ+: Much ado about Superman pays off big for DC (at 6:09)

🥽 Zuck Enters the (Meta)verse: Facebook rebrands, heavy on the "Snow Crash" (at 12:18)

🕵🏽‍♂️ Does SEM Really Deliver Results? The Ricks Beg to Differ With Each Other (at 14:40)

😱 Knives Out: AirBNB promotion puts the Scream house within your reach (at 18:18)

🤹🏻‍♀️ Gartner's Top Tech Trends for 2022: Are CX, EX, UX, and MX ready for TX? (at 20:00)

🍜 Gartner's alphabet soup of tech trends: You're gonna need a bigger bowl (at 21:30)

👠 Barbie's Dream Cast: Margo Robbie and what's his name (at 22:33)

👻 Trick or really, really big treat? Halloween consumer spend data from NRF (at 23:22)

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