Biggest kiss cam fails of the 90s... When you're five hours deep into a YouTube rabbit hole, you don't question the content. Google shares surged 14% for the week on expectation-topping earnings. Sales soared 23% last quarter, driven by YouTube and Search ads: YouTube revenue jumped 46%, proving that Google's core ad biz is stronger than ever after the pandemic slowdown (#adpocalypse).
Just keep pinning... After seeing its shares more than triple in 2020, Pinterest has mood-boarded its way to another success: the stock jumped 20% for the week on inspo-worthy earnings and user growth. As we sat in bed pinning our post-pandemic getaway, Pinterest's sales jumped 76% last quarter from a year earlier. It also notched a $208M profit, compared to a loss a year ago. Pinterest has been investing in ad tools to compete with social media — that seems to have paid off.