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Talk about perspective. Art collective Boa Mistura in Brazil took on a project to brighten some neighborhoods. They painted narrow passageways with bright colors and uplifting words that mean beauty, love, pride, and more - the catch is the words can only be seen from a certain perspective when the person is at the top of the passageway.

"With Promoted Tweets, we've seen engagement rates from 1 to 3 percent on average. On mobile, the engagement rates are even higher," said Twitter spokeswoman Carolyn Penner. Mobile Newsfeed ads on Facebook garnered a 1.14 percent CTR on average, according to TBG Digital. Twitter declined to provide the engagement rates it's generating on mobile, but it has a much narrower gap between CTRs on desktop and mobile than Facebook. Facebook's mobile ads outperform desktop ads in CTRs and CPMs by about 14 times, according to TBG Digital.

The division between the activities you do outside with balls and those indoors with mice is narrowing by the day. Not content with invading the realm of traditional broadcasting, eSports is now getting its very own daily recap show that'll mirror the format of ESPN's SportsCenter. Machinima is launching Inside eSports, which will air seven days a week and show off news and analysis from the world of electronic gaming. Unlike ESPN's offering, Inside eSports will be an online-only affair, which will broadcast on Go90, Verizon's nascent video network. It'll begin broadcasting in May, although you won't see many commercials and advertising for it until June -- presumably to give producers time to iron out any kinks.