I think its safe to say that the Internet has effectively altered every aspect of culture that’s conceivable. I would almost go as far to say that a definitive dividing line exists between pre-internet and post-internet culture. Every aspect of all creative mediums has changed and is continuing to evolve due to our use of […]
Failure is definitely a word we’re all terrified of but within the entrepreneurial world its something we have to learn to embrace. No matter what type business you’re in, no one is successful without a few failures along the way. The preconceived notion that entrepreneurs become successful overnight is a fairy tale or pipe dream. […]
You must have been under some sort of Internet rock in the last year or so to have missed out on the meteoric ascension of the rapper Lil B. He’s probably the best example of how the Internet and Social Media can transform a burgeoning avant garde bedroom artist into Fader magazine covers and sold […]
On Saturday September 10th I had the pleasure to speak at a DIY Business Association Conference in Brooklyn, NY. Take a look at the DIY Business Association website and some pictures from the conference below. The room was filled with wide eyed entrepreneurs brimming with optimism and dreams. I was so excited to have been […]
Making the transition from the corporate world into the entrepreneurial realm is an arduous task, but my career in advertising left me with an indispensable knowledge on how to become my own business woman. Within the entrepreneurial world, I always felt it was frowned upon to have had a more conventional “job”, but more often […]
Tweens are becoming the new go-to source for how to market and sell to adults. It seems our very children are the ones advertisers are seeking out on how to sell us our fancy new “toys”, whether it’s a sleek aerodynamic Detroit built monolith, or a Smartphone. One industry that’s definitely become prevalent in teens […]
On Saturday September 10th I’ll be participating in the DIY Business Conference at Loosecubes HQ in Brooklyn, NY, and I wanted to share my own personal experience with small business loans. Deciding to start your own business is no easy task. My eyes always twinkle with excitement every time I hear peers and friends speaking […]
Tween Even though the person behind Teen Witch isn’t technically a tween, the Teen Witch aesthetic is heavily focused on a re-interpretation of tween culture though an avant garde lens that combines the pop aesthetic of teen fan magazines like Tiger Beat & J14 with the contemporary new-web paradigm of sample everything, filtered though […]
Over the last few years there has been a growing phenomenon of teen culture infiltrating the web. Influential teen bloggers are the future tastemakers of whatever culture they specialize in, and this information is beyond useful for companies that want to reach out to specific demographics and at the same time tailor their future content […]
As more and more of our lives are increasingly being led online, our collective definition of reality keeps changing and shifting based on the amount of technology we come in contact with. This idea really comes into focus when discussing the idea of social media and exactly where reality begins and the simulation ends. Social […]