“Things I’ve Learned from Lately” is a regular compilation of articles that have made me a smarter marketer. Hopefully, they’ll help you, too.

Facebook’s Future - Facebook’s dominance is unquestioned, but it’s just getting started. This piece from The Economist looks at Facebook’s past and what lies ahead.

Reacting to Reactions - Venturebeat looked at how users are putting Facebook’s Reactions to use. They appear to have taken off, growing in usage since launch, and marketers are putting them to use when it comes to measuring how people are responding to them and their content.

Minecraft is the Future - I’m a gamer, but I never would have guessed that Minecraft would become the phenomenon that it is. But it’s not just a phenomenon. It’s making kids engineers, visionaries and collaborators.

Taking a Magic Leap - VR is here, and this piece from Wired looks at where we are and how we got here through the lens of one of the most exciting and secretive start-ups out there, Magic Leap.

A.I., Are We There Yet? - The road to artificial intelligence is a long and fascinating one. It also raises questions that will keep anyone up at night.