Shane Plays
@sstacks.bsky.social
Since 2013: A journey into the things we love: D&D/RPGs, games, comics, movies, TV, things geeky!
How Meta’s Reels Became a $50 Billion Business
"Five years ago, Meta’s Reels was a TikTok copycat with no revenue. Now, it is set to bring in as much as Coca-Cola and Nike"
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"Five years ago, Meta’s Reels was a TikTok copycat with no revenue. Now, it is set to bring in as much as Coca-Cola and Nike"
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-re...
How Meta’s Reels Became a $50 Billion Business
Once a TikTok wannabe, Instagram’s video feature is now a hit with users and advertisers. Can it make the leap to television?
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
How Meta’s Reels Became a $50 Billion Business
"Five years ago, Meta’s Reels was a TikTok copycat with no revenue. Now, it is set to bring in as much as Coca-Cola and Nike"
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-re...
"Five years ago, Meta’s Reels was a TikTok copycat with no revenue. Now, it is set to bring in as much as Coca-Cola and Nike"
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-re...
Hasbro’s Secret Weapon for Training Its Next Leaders: A Board Game
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Hasbro’s Secret Weapon for Training Its Next Leaders: A Board Game
Up-and-coming managers role play as CEOs in an in-house strategy game that tests their mettle for decision-making
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Hasbro’s Secret Weapon for Training Its Next Leaders: A Board Game
www.wsj.com/business/has...
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Reposted by Shane Plays
Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
Doctor Who In Memoriam 2025
YouTube video by Toby Hadoke
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
Me at midnight last night
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Me at midnight last night
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear
I don't remember exactly when it started, but several years back, I started buying an owl calendar each year. Here's 2026's. I 100% love owls ❤️🦉🦉
#owls #calendars #happynewyear
#owls #calendars #happynewyear
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I don't remember exactly when it started, but several years back, I started buying an owl calendar each year. Here's 2026's. I 100% love owls ❤️🦉🦉
#owls #calendars #happynewyear
#owls #calendars #happynewyear
It's very possible I've already taken more showers this year than a decent percentage of the American public
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It's very possible I've already taken more showers this year than a decent percentage of the American public
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:18-19
#HappyNewYear
Isaiah 43:18-19
#HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:18-19
#HappyNewYear
Isaiah 43:18-19
#HappyNewYear
I thought Cartoon Rewind had disappeared from Amazon Live TV, and I was getting nervous lol (thankfully not)
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I thought Cartoon Rewind had disappeared from Amazon Live TV, and I was getting nervous lol (thankfully not)
-The afternoon of Saturday, December 27-
The Boy: we didn't watch A Christmas Story this year!
Me: Son, we're still in the window of Christmas. Let me larn ya somethin.
*Puts on A Christmas Story*
(After that I hit play on Ernest Saves Christmas)
#Christmas #ChristmasMovies
The Boy: we didn't watch A Christmas Story this year!
Me: Son, we're still in the window of Christmas. Let me larn ya somethin.
*Puts on A Christmas Story*
(After that I hit play on Ernest Saves Christmas)
#Christmas #ChristmasMovies
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
-The afternoon of Saturday, December 27-
The Boy: we didn't watch A Christmas Story this year!
Me: Son, we're still in the window of Christmas. Let me larn ya somethin.
*Puts on A Christmas Story*
(After that I hit play on Ernest Saves Christmas)
#Christmas #ChristmasMovies
The Boy: we didn't watch A Christmas Story this year!
Me: Son, we're still in the window of Christmas. Let me larn ya somethin.
*Puts on A Christmas Story*
(After that I hit play on Ernest Saves Christmas)
#Christmas #ChristmasMovies
This is a tough one! But ultimately, I have to go with Miyagi for his heart and philosophy on top of his martial arts chops
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is a tough one! But ultimately, I have to go with Miyagi for his heart and philosophy on top of his martial arts chops
#Centurions is a 1986, 65-episode cartoon with a tie-in #toys line & comics series. Using Exo-Frames w/ configurable loadouts (teleported onto them as needed), the three heroes protect the world from Doc Terror & his constant evil. Power Xtreme... on #SciFiSaturday!!
#1980s #80s #80stoys #cartoons
#1980s #80s #80stoys #cartoons
December 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#Centurions is a 1986, 65-episode cartoon with a tie-in #toys line & comics series. Using Exo-Frames w/ configurable loadouts (teleported onto them as needed), the three heroes protect the world from Doc Terror & his constant evil. Power Xtreme... on #SciFiSaturday!!
#1980s #80s #80stoys #cartoons
#1980s #80s #80stoys #cartoons
What am I watching?
(hint it has a very funky sort of electronic opening score)
(hint it has a very funky sort of electronic opening score)
December 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What am I watching?
(hint it has a very funky sort of electronic opening score)
(hint it has a very funky sort of electronic opening score)
I'm always struck (re surprised?) by how great the 1951 Scrooge is whenever I check it out
#scrooge #achristmascarol #movies #Christmas #Christmasmovies
#scrooge #achristmascarol #movies #Christmas #Christmasmovies
December 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm always struck (re surprised?) by how great the 1951 Scrooge is whenever I check it out
#scrooge #achristmascarol #movies #Christmas #Christmasmovies
#scrooge #achristmascarol #movies #Christmas #Christmasmovies
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Super Important Christmas video! YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT OR THE EARTH WILL EXPLODE!!
youtube.com/shorts/57nTs...
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #mrnarwhal
youtube.com/shorts/57nTs...
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #mrnarwhal
Super Important #Christmas video! YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT OR THE EARTH WILL EXPLODE!! #mrnarwhal
YouTube video by Shane Plays
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December 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Super Important Christmas video! YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT OR THE EARTH WILL EXPLODE!!
youtube.com/shorts/57nTs...
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #mrnarwhal
youtube.com/shorts/57nTs...
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #mrnarwhal
"There's more gravy than grave about you," is one of the best lines in English literature.
#MerryChristmas #Christmas
#MerryChristmas #Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"There's more gravy than grave about you," is one of the best lines in English literature.
#MerryChristmas #Christmas
#MerryChristmas #Christmas
NORAD Santa Tracker for those of you with kids (and kids at heart)
www.noradsanta.org/en/map
#Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #Christmas #Santa #SantaClaus
www.noradsanta.org/en/map
#Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #Christmas #Santa #SantaClaus
Official NORAD Tracks Santa
www.noradsanta.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
NORAD Santa Tracker for those of you with kids (and kids at heart)
www.noradsanta.org/en/map
#Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #Christmas #Santa #SantaClaus
www.noradsanta.org/en/map
#Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #Christmas #Santa #SantaClaus
Remember to leave some gold and conquest out for Warduke tonight! Merry Christmas Eve on Warduke Wednesday!!
#Warduke #WardukeWednesday #Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #dnd #rpg #ttrpg
#Warduke #WardukeWednesday #Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #dnd #rpg #ttrpg
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember to leave some gold and conquest out for Warduke tonight! Merry Christmas Eve on Warduke Wednesday!!
#Warduke #WardukeWednesday #Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #dnd #rpg #ttrpg
#Warduke #WardukeWednesday #Christmas #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas #dnd #rpg #ttrpg
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Man Still Doesn't Quite Trust Anything Without Official Nintendo Seal Of Quality
babylonbee.com/news/man-sti...
#nintendo #retrogames #retrogaming
babylonbee.com/news/man-sti...
#nintendo #retrogames #retrogaming
Man Still Doesn't Quite Trust Anything Without Official Nintendo Seal Of Quality
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA — According to sources, local man Mark Hunter still doesn't quite trust any product that lacks the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality.
babylonbee.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Man Still Doesn't Quite Trust Anything Without Official Nintendo Seal Of Quality
babylonbee.com/news/man-sti...
#nintendo #retrogames #retrogaming
babylonbee.com/news/man-sti...
#nintendo #retrogames #retrogaming