Mark Zuckerberg confirms NFTs are coming to Instagram https://www.engadget.com/mark-zuckerberg-confirms-nf-ts-are-coming-to-instagram-204435805.html She always loved this day. Every year. No-one else knew it was special. Just her and her phone. That alert. Her senses were flooded. On this day… There was never anything great, no award winners, but each was special. That day. Her pictures. Her friends’ pictures. …
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Dispatch from an advertising future #210
‘I’m old, not an idiot’: the elderly are ill-served online https://www.ft.com/content/cdf03d65-5045-4c3a-8384-cae176cda2fb He’d been a hacker back in the day. When it meant something. He’d worn the label as a badge of honour. He’d read The Mentor’s Hacker Manifesto and tried to read McKenzie Wark’s too. He’d been Anonymous and answered the Ukrainian call to arms. …
Dispatch from an advertising future #209
IZEA Research Discovers 56% of Social Media Influencers Currently Participate in the Metaverse It’s a relief. I was tired. Always seen. Always acting. Always there. I loved it at the start. Who wouldn’t love the attention? Validation. And the money of course. Once they came calling… well that gives you energy but only for so …
Dispatch from an advertising future #208
From URL to IRL: how digitally native brands are harnessing the power of experience https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/url-irl-digitally-native-brands-harnessing-power-experience/1747644 She had to close her eyes. It was the only way to de-Augment, they said. Her dad still had his original headset and never stopped telling her about the first time he had experienced The Space. He sounded like Timothy …
Dispatch from an advertising future #207
Call of Duty now lets you destroy cheaters with your own automatic god mode https://www.theverge.com/22941414/call-of-duty-warzone-ricochet-anti-cheat-damage-shield-troll We’ve always been more than a Brand. Our avatars changed as your causes shifted. Our social feeds have gone silent as we stood with you on the virtual frontline. Our ads have never been afraid to stand for what you …
Dispatch from an advertising future #206
Every Super Bowl 56 Ad in Under 2 Minutes https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/every-super-bowl-56-ad-in-under-2-minutes/ Can I get indigestion? It feels like it. I’ve got huge appetite, that’s why I got this job. Keep loading me up and I’ll keep going. Working my way through whatever you give me. The more the merrier. It fuels my creativity or at least …