Posts tagged media
The Rumble
Music, Media, Business and All The Silly Things In Between
Top 10 Awkward Celebrity Interviews
In order to truly honor Quentin Tarantino’s tantrum during a Django Unchained interview Thought Catalogue have collected the 10 most awkward celebrity interviews out there. And they’re spot on.
Facebook: The Things That Connect Us
In honor of reaching one billion monthly active users, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg also unveiled the company’s first ad, “The Things That Connect Us.” by the (usually amazing) agency Wieden and Kennedy.
The Leading Media Companies of 2012
Lynx has run a one-off tactical press ad in the Sun on Sunday that apologises to Prince Harry for the Las Vegas debacle, which the brand jokes may have been caused by the “Lynx Effect’”
Nicki Minaj released her new fragrance name & bottle design via Twitter this morning and it’s pretty creepy.
Morbid Startup of The Year: If I Die
Additionally, its campaign boosts about offering users a chance at world fame (by sharing the user’s message across the If I Die community and media outlets), well, if you’re the app’s first user to die that is.
TEDxObserver - Plan B: Youth, Music and London
An interesting TED talk (as always) about youth, the concept of ‘Chavs’, the media’s role in all this and how we can all help.
An interesting look at the fashion industry as an introduction to the discussion of IP and the usage of patents.
Geena Davis on the Gender in Media issue.
A very interesting talk demonstrating how even in 2011 Hollywood insists on having highly stereotyped or hyper-sexualized female characters in family-friendly movies.
Some argue that artists shouldn’t be marketers, but this is a false dichotomy that actually only serves middle-men, distancing the artist from their most valuable asset (aside from their story-telling abilities), their fan base. Engaging one’s audience doesn’t mean just marketing. In fact, marketing doesn’t work, whereas real conversation, or meaningful exchanges does.
