NFTs

Louis Vuitton launches Discord server with exclusive content for NFT holders

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/louis-vuitton-launches-discord-server-with-exclusive-content-for-nft-holders My family has worked for the company for generations. I think my great grandfather had some connection to the original founder but I have photos of my grandad and my mother working here. I still have the scissors my grandad used and my mum has only just stopped doing the intricate stitching. Even if … [Read more…]

The vast majority of NFTs are now worthless, new report shows

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/22/nfts-worthless-price The best ones are in seaside towns, occasionally there are good ones in run-down former market towns but no, seaside is where you should go. You can spend all day going from one to another. And of course when you do pick something up for a few quid, heh, you’re helping a charity. They’re … [Read more…]

Unpacking the Legacy of Antique Ad Signage

https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/unpacking-the-legacy-of-antique-ad-signage/ Sometimes I like to get an early start. Early sunrise. On my own. It adds to the discoveries. Whether I’m digging or just wandering and stumbling across finds, before active else is up is the best time to be Larking. I can show you my finds if you like? Carefully stored and catalogued. It’s … [Read more…]

Behold, Artificial Intelligence Chatbot NFTs

https://www.ft.com/content/7f3551e2-fa0c-42b8-b88e-ec134cb82063 I can’t go in with that. Yes I know, there are more important things but… look, things have changed. since your day. I have an image to protect. I’m gonna be a laughing stock if I walk in with… well, that! You have to see that. Wrong logo and you’re out. yesterday’s guy. Yes, … [Read more…]

Roblox creators can now make and sell limited-run avatar gear

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/14/23683459/roblox-limiteds-creators-make-sell-avatar-gear-user-generated-content-ugc I don’t care what they’re saying. We can’t do it. Remember the fuss when Warner Brothers sent cease and desist letters to all those Harry Potter fanfic kids. It didn’t look good and don’t get me started on the whole open source marketing lost opportunity thing. The thing is if we start, we can’t … [Read more…]

Spotify is testing exclusive playlists for NFT owners

https://www.engadget.com/spotify-nft-playlist-test-203825293.html I remember the day she gave it to me. We’d not been together long. You know that stage where you feel you really know someone and want to give them a gift that’s personal, that’s about the relationship. Music. It has to be music. The Old Ones used tapes. Mine isn’t analog, just a … [Read more…]

The stubborn persistence of paper in a digital world

https://www.ft.com/content/16ad85e4-ba2d-487c-bc91-6f90e934974f It seemed like it was every other panel. The new big thing. The great hope for the future. Bubble or bandwagon. Every pundit was talking about it. Every vendor wanted to be seen to be in front of it. Every speaker had their own take. It served as opening gambit in every networking conversation … [Read more…]

Dispatch from an advertising future #216

Musicians turn to NFTs in hunt for fresh profits https://www.ft.com/content/de3de04f-2675-4d17-bcc9-20bec74bf567 He asked for it back. I mean, seriously, he wants it back! What the…? I mean, a mix tape is a sacred thing. Personal. Intimate. I remember when he gave it to me and I played it for the first time. The tracks were… perfect, … [Read more…]