Kids Staying at Home Longer Recent Pew Research shows that almost half of all young adults ages 18 to 29 still live with their parents (see above chart). This trend has been rising every decade since the 1950s. Professor Scott Galloway from NYU breaks down this chart in two minutes here. His rationale? Prof G believes […]
NFTs, NIL and the Great Resignation – #77 Read More »
What a crazy year it has been. Crazy, yet extremely insightful. I’m working on things today that I never would have imagined doing just a few months ago. How about you? Last year at this time, I wrote down something my son said in my 2020 review, “2021 is going to be as awesome as
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If you haven’t been paying attention, there were a couple of very disturbing developments in social media lately. The first example is from Instagram. In 2012, Australian artist Thea-Mai Baumann created the account @metaverse on Instagram. She’s used the site for almost a decade to promote her design and fashion prowess. On November 2, 2021, her
Continued Danger in Social Platforms – #75 Read More »
On Friday, December 3, 2021 Robert Rose and I release our 300th episode of the This Old Marketing podcast. We launched on November 20, 2013, taking only a short hiatus during my 2018 sabbatical. You can get access here (make sure you subscribe). It was a super fun episode that included a surprise introduction. Inflation Run Amuck Are
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If you’ve been following along on The Random, I’ve been writing quite a bit about DAOs (check out this issue) and digital property rights (from last issue). Most of the DAO (decentralized autonomous organizations) examples I’ve been sharing are for media companies and crypto projects. Well, here’s one that really got me thinking. Earlier this week,
Buying the US Constitution – #73 Read More »
Last issue of The Random I discussed what I believe is a new business model for content creators…basically…the tokenization of everything. This issue, I’d like to take you further down the rabbit hole. Hey Meta Facebook’s decision to rename their company as Meta has everyone talking about the metaverse. If you’re not familiar, the term metaverse comes from Neil Stephenson’s
Yo Digital Props – #72 Read More »
Recently my wife and I stumbled upon an establishment called the Sugar Factory. Upon approaching, we gazed at the giant menu outside the store…more than 50 sugary drinks in huge fishbowls of every color imaginable. The majority cost a whopping $39. I wasn’t into it, but my wife sure was. We sat down at a table
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