The weekend read, pony edition

There's a pony in here, somewhere, communicators. Its name is Friday, for the end of a long week. Time to dig out and feed the pony and check out my finds of the week, shared via @dontgetcaught on Twitter and don't get caught on Facebook. They're curated here for you. C'mon Friday. We're outta here...

• "A horse of a small breed:" Dictionaries are hot again, as we all decipher presidential tweets.
• Are you sure that's a pony? Google shares what it's doing to improve fact-checking of search results. The post also shares good resources for checking facts.
• No, it's not a donkey: IFTTT offers 18 applets for tracking political information, from votes in Congress to media coverage.
• But it might be an elephant: Evernote's post about its corporate comeback has two cool data points: It has reached 200 million users and keeps 5 billion notes for them.
• Cleaning up after the pony: The president's press secretary, Sean Spicer, is daytime TV's biggest draw.
• "Alexa, buy me a pony" is the actual illustration for this post on ways to prevent children from emptying your wallet via Amazon Echo purchases.
• Clip-clop: NPR's audio production folks have an ear-training guide to production for podcasters.
• Two-stepping pony: WhatsApp, the world's biggest messaging app, now offers two-step verification. Get it.
• Pony up: With its extra revenue, the Washington Post is investing big in video...and humor.
• Look at the pony: Pew has a big new survey out on how Americans encounter, recall, and act upon news. A meaty must-read to share with your team.
• Week in review: On this blog, I shared a new entry in my storytelling series, on why storytelling about failure is so compelling. On the Moderating Panels blog, you also can find tips for when your moderation gig is a seated, on-stage celebrity interview.
• Pony ride: I'm giving a workshop in London on April 3 on Creating a TED-quality talk. Join me, please, and share with interested colleagues.

(Creative Commons licensed photo by Jonathan Taglione)

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