How NOT to make money in a hype-driven industry (part 1)

If you’ve ever scrolled through the comment section of a cultural event release announcement, the meme above is old hat.Although taken slightly out of its original context, it often describes a commenter’s desire to own a certain product even if they have no idea whether they will like it or not.On the surface, such a …

Comicsgate 2.0

I came back to Twitter and YouTube on Friday after a week, where I hadn’t had the time to keep up on the goings on within the hashtag movement called #comicsgate. And, boy oh boy, had something changed all of a sudden. Now, a week before, Youtuber and Twitter comedian Nerkish, had been officially denounced …

A Farewell to Facebook – Signing out of social media … sorta

Lately, social media has been bothering me. The concept more than the actual transmitters. The core of my antipathy for Facebook and other social media is the way that it resembles a shouting match. Or rather a a hundred different protests and marches blended together with people waving banners and playing media clips which try …