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AI generated artwork from Colorado art fair, winner of the digital art category

It’s Going to Suck to be a Visual Artist in the Next Five Years

Artificial Intelligence and Art It’s just like we predicted. Robots are taking over. First, it was self-check-out at Wal-Mart and now they’re sending Banksy to an early retirement. You might think that’s hyperbole, but then you probably didn’t just lose a competition to an algorithm. Colorado State Fair’s Annual Art Competition Jason M. Allen won …

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Our Industry is Awesome, but Challenges lie Ahead

Some notes and observations from last week’s Quirk’s NYC Conference Last week’s Quirk’s Conference serves as a reminder that we’re in a vibrant and ever-evolving industry that combines new techniques and technology with time-tested techniques, some of which have been around as long as our profession has been in existence. I was also reminded how …

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Influencer Marketing: The Connection Between Brand and Customer

Social media marketing is a beast, but can it be tamed? 82% of the United States population is on social media today. That includes most businesses, small and big. There are an unlimited number of ways to market on social media, combining different strategies with different platforms. Influencer Marketing has been taking off the past …

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The Trouble With Twitter: Does It Really Work?

Since its inception, Twitter has become synonymous with self-expression, initially in 140 characters or less.  In 2017 Twitter opted to let people express themselves with as many as 280 characters.  Hashtags run supreme, making it easy to identify a particular topic by using a hashtag that is fitting for the topic. Although Twitter can get …

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Science Fiction or Science Fact: Who’s Ready for a Brain Chip?

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” So said the late great Walt Disney. But would he have been willing to have a microchip implanted in his brain? Would you? As it turns out, several companies are currently developing technology …

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