What is the State of Digital as we head into the back half of 2023? Well, one signal comes from Big Tech’s earnings calls. What can we learn from what Google and Microsoft and Amazon and Facebook and Apple tell Wall Street? A lot, actually. And, in particular, Google and Microsoft highlighted some compelling trends we all want to watch as we gear up for the rest of the year. What did Google and Microsoft tell us? What are the trends we all ought to watch? What is the "State of Digital" in Q3 2023? That’s what this episode of Thinks Out Loud is all about. Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you. Big Tech Earnings and The State of Digital Q3 2023 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 390) Headlines and Show Notes Show Notes and Links * Alphabet (GOOGL) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool * Alphabet (GOOGL) Form 10-Q PDF link * The Biggest Lesson About Artificial Intelligence in Marketing from Google Marketing Live 2023 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 386) * 2023 Q2 Earnings Call – Alphabet Investor Relations * Microsoft (MSFT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool * Deal With It: Digital Makes Marketing Easier for Everyone, Which Makes Marketing Harder For Everyone (Thinks Out Loud Episode 213) * Should Your Business Use ChatGPT? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 379) * The End of Google? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 372) * Amazon.com (AMZN) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool * Meta – Investor Events * META (FB) Earnings Call Transcript PDF link