For those of you who might have missed the headlines from a short post-Memorial Day week, we break down some of the major and trending news stories from the last week. John Nash Passes Away by Jessi Kim Last Sunday, the one-of-a-kind mathematician John Nash and his wife, Alicia, passed away in a car crash in […]
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Funny Friday: THE DRESS
“Black not yellow, black not yellow, black not yellow, black not yellow.” Who knew that one post about the color of a dress on Tumblr would break the Internet? But alas, that’s exactly what happened. By now, you’ve probably noticed #TheDress making its way across the Internet… The dress you saw may have appeared […]
Two for Tuesday: Two Brands Killing it on Vine
Vine videos may last only six seconds, but companies are find the looping videos operate as effective marketing tools. In 2013, Dunkin’ Donuts launched the first Vine television ad, and since then many brands have gotten on board to use Vine as a fun, quick and pretty mesmerizing advertising medium; it is a good thing they are […]
Funny Friday: X-Men, Why So Serious?
The big blockbuster X-Men Days of Future Past—the 7th installment of the X-Men franchise since 2000—opened last night! Running solid for 14 years, X-Men has maintained its Marvel reign for longer than any other Marvel superhero movie, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor and more. While X-Men has been going longer, Marvel’s The Avenger’s (2012) has […]
Wisdom.Applied Wednesday: Branding Blockbusters
New movies hit theaters every weekend, so who’s to say which films are bombs and which are blockbusters? Obviously, promotion, casting, budget and content (if you don’t have a story or a big name, what’s putting butts in the seats?), play factors, but are promotions really that different from one film to the next? Occasionally, films will […]
Wisdom.Applied Wednesday: The Web Gets Visual
If a pictures worth 1,000 words, what’s a website with 1,000 pictures worth? 1,000,000? 16, 000,000,000? More image-based websites seem to be cropping up every day. Visual web content has been on the rise for years, and it’s exponentially changed the way everyone (from developers and designers to users and consumers) uses the Internet. Proof […]
Funny Friday: The long road to an Oscar
Welcome to the Internet, where memes reign supreme. My personal favorite running meme chronicles Leonardo Dicaprio’s journey to win an Oscar. We’ve watched Leo grow as an actor and come to hone his talent and craft as he’s played several challenging, iconic roles. Despite his acclaimed performances throughout his career, Leo has been consistently denied […]
Funny Friday: Social Media Personalities
Social media is not only a great tool, but also a form of entertainment. Some use social media to creep, others to let everyone know how cool they are and still more love to use it as an outlet to broadcast their dissatisfaction with everything from brands to bad luck. A recent survey conducted by the […]