Lately, I’ve come across a few entrepreneurs whose sole business model is based on ad revenue. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you probably need to rethink your business plan if all you’re doing is selling Ads. The reality is: 1) In advertising big numbers talk: Businesses solely based on ad revenue […]
Here’s the latest Pluggedin episode, Is the Instagram culture ruining the art of Photography? Take the Poll yourself at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pluggedin/242823005763525 Our Panel Gabriel http://www.batowlstudios.com/ Steven & Jared http://snapstagr.am/ TONE http://liveattheloftshow.com http://www.youtube.com/user/pluggedintvnyc
The Internet and Social Media have both completely revolutionized not only how culture is shared but also how it’s defined. There are subcultures and micro-movements online that never would have existed if it wasn’t for instantaneous file sharing and the ease of use of media production software. All of the creative realms have been affected […]
Mobile computing and smart phones have seen some of the largest innovations in the last few years in the different ways they’re utilizing augmented reality technology. There are so many interactive ways a smart phone or tablet can be used and the app market expands into different areas on almost a daily basis. We’re going […]
For the last few years Hipster Runoff has been the de facto leader in criticizing hipster and internet culture through an amazing lens of half joking / half serious / half none of the above. The anonymous creator and writer for the site Carles is as much of an Internet construct as the topics he […]
Lil B, the legendary Based God himself, hopped off of his Social Media throne last week into the real world to a give a lecture to 500 people in a crammed NYU auditorium to speak on absolutely every topic imaginable in an amazing extension of his cult-like Internet persona. The week before when the news […]
Last night during Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s peformance at Coachella a miraculous event took place: the legendary west coast rapper Tupac performed a two song set for an astounded crowd; but it wasn’t due to the myriad of theories that Pac is still alive, it was actually a Tupac hologram. He appeared on stage, […]
Since signing with record label 4AD, Canadian electronic musician Grimes aka Claire Boucher, has become the new indie darling with tons of glowing reviews everywhere from Pitchfork, Stereogum, The New York Times, and even landing the cover of avant garde fashion magazine Dazed & Confused. Her most popular tracks include the singles “Vanessa” and “Oblivion” […]
Every aspect of our lives have completely merged with Social Media, including the entertainment we take in and how we interact with it. Out of all the mediums television has definitely seen the most seamless integration with a huge a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and tons of different websites that solely focus on fan participation. […]
With the amount of publicity The Hunger Games has been getting in the US and its record breaking box office numbers, I was naturally curious to see if it was getting the same reaction across the world. Even though I haven’t seen the movie, Rolling Stone and other respected publications have been giving it extremely […]