It’s earnings season again. And the earnings calls from the tech leaders, the AGFAM (Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft), help provide excellent insights into the state of digital each quarter. So, what is the state of digital in Q4, 2022?

Well, if you listened to most pundits or watched the stock market, you’d think the sky was falling. Is it, though? Or is there a more nuanced story going on here?

As you might guess, I think it’s the latter. The sky isn’t falling. Instead, the tech giants are using the current moment to refocus on areas where they can continue to dominate today… and in the future. In other words, the current state of digital is "more of the same."

What does this mean for your business? What lessons can you take from what Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft are telling their investors? And how can you apply those lessons to your business? The latest Thinks Out Loud dives in and breaks down everything you need to know.

Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you.

• Doing Digital in the Weirdest Economy Ever (Thinks Out Loud Episode 355)
  
• Timothy B. Lee on Twitter: "Thread! Tech companies have started laying off workers at a time when the broader economy is still adding jobs. I think this represents a significant and possibly permanent shift for the industry. https://t.co/j5Uife5jbH" / Twitter
  
• Deedy on Twitter: "Tech Layoff Meta – 11k (13%) Twitter – 3.7k (50%) Intel – 20% Snap – 20% Netflix – 450 Robinhood – 30% Stripe, Lyft – 13% Salesforce – 2k Amazon – 10k 120k+ layoffs. 2000-01 dot com layoffs were ~107k. Q4 layoffs have just begun. A brutally cold tech winter is coming." / Twitter
  
• Dare Obasanjo