As a former English major, professional writer, and fan of books, I was happy to read in The New York Times that "small booksellers not only survived the pandemic, but many are thriving." More than 300 new independent bookstores have sprouted across the United States in the past couple of years. Given how bookstore sales fell nearly 30 percent in 2020, things could have turned out differently. “It’s kind of …
Beauty Brand Dangles NFTs Like Newly Discovered Jewels
| SHINY OBJECTS ALERT | YSL Beauty is dipping its manicured toes into web3 technologies. Stephan Bezy, CEO of YSL Beauty, says, “To us, web3 holds the promise of intensified experiences, where artistic reinvention and genuine emotions collide." Intensified experiences and colliding emotions? Sounds like a failed commune from the 1960s. https://youtu.be/wu9RJ7d8AL4 To make web3 accessible to everyone, …
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Gen Z Gamers Explore the Metaverse, Find It to Their Liking
VICE Media and Razorfish recently surveyed Gen Z gamers and learned that they spend twice as much time hanging out with friends in the metaverse than they do in real life. Survey respondents spend 12.2 hours per week playing video games versus 6.6 hours hanging out with friends in person. These gamers don’t only view their time in the metaverse as pure escapism, but also as an extension of real life. Notably, …
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You Can Shoot A Film In Low Light on the New Samsung Galaxy S22
To help promote its new low-light camera capabilities, Samsung UK created "Nocturnal Narratives," three short films, directed by Will Robson-Scott. Equipped with the Galaxy S22 Ultra Nightography features, Robson-Scott and Samsung brought to light the work of Dalston-based florist My Lady Garden, pioneering boxer Safiyyah ‘The Hijabi Boxer’ Syeed, and underground music collective, Keep Hush. The Galaxy S22 and S22 …
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In the Metaverse, Speculators Pursue Their Virtual Dream States
It's 2022. You no longer need to be governed by physical constraints. Today, you can enter the metaverse, inhabit a virtual body, live in a virtual home, and interact with other avatars in a world of make-believe. If you're a developer, you can also create new "worlds" that attract visitors and investors ready to spend real money. According to KUVE-Austin, after spending $1.2 million of his own money on technology …
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Virtual Private Networks Play Critical Role During Wartime
Surfshark, a VPN company based in Lithuania, has experienced a 3500% surge in sales inside of Russia since February 24th–the day Russia invaded Ukraine. According to Surfshark's analysis, the Russian telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor has forced Google to delist more than 36,000 URLs that link to VPN services over the past month. The most significant spike of requests was recorded amid the second week of the war, …
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Please Select Gold or Oil
Stress. It comes in a host of different forms today. One of the leading causes of stress for information workers is working with too much information. For example, should one invest in NFTs and crypto, right now? If you do want to invest in alternate currencies, how much do you know about it, and how much more do you need to know before it feels like a good place to put your hard-earned money? Also, what are your …
Facebook Rebrands, The Company Is Now Known As ‘Meta’
Remember Second Life? Facebook didn't buy it, but now the social networking behemoth wants to become it. This is not a joke. Facebook has changed its company name to Meta. The word 'Facebook' now refers to just the social networking application and site. Meta was chosen as the new name because it points to Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to creating immersive virtual experiences or a so-called 'metaverse'. The …
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