SXSW debuts Austin
South by Southwest (SXSW) is prepping an extended reality version of its festival that will allow attendees to experience all the trappings of the film/music/tech fest in a totally digital world.
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2019 in review
2019 was a transitional year. Old became new as we hit peak nostalgia. Friends became enemies as we began to see Big Tech in a darker light. The youngest person ever was Time’s Person of the Year, and the embodiment of the Old Master is a baby. To round out 2019, here are five main takeaways from the year, followed by five major predictions for 2020 and beyond.
Vice cancels itself
Scientists found a bee hive made out of something unexpected.
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Scientists found a bee hive made out of something unexpected.
This is what made Billie Eilish
A&Rs are scouring places like SoundCloud and Hillydilly for the next Eilish at all times. But they aren’t just looking for a great songs, they’re looking great packaging. Someone who Gen Z is going to click and follow in droves. It helps to be gorgeous.
Fighting The News – Media Credibility
It’s no secret that Elon Musk is well loved. He’s been in the press since Peter Thiel's Confinity bought
Subscriptions – The Future Of Online Publishing
In 2018, online media publishers are competing for a dwindling share of advertiser revenue. Alphabet and Facebook continue to leverage their magnitude to take the lion’s share of digital ad revenue forcing both smaller and bigger publishers to get creative for their piece of the pie. Currently, most publishers rely on advertisers but many have either built or are starting to build direct relationships to their consumers through paid subscriptions. Already this year, there has been a growing swath of publishers falling into this trend.