There are approximately 7.4 billion humans on earth. 3.2 billion of those humans have access to the internet. If you check your social media you most likely have close to 1,000 combined friends, family members and followers but out of the amount of followers you’ve accumulated, how many of those relationships truly exist outside of […]
On August 12th 2014 Beyonce dropped a remix to her female empowerment anthem “Flawless” and it contained some bars that gave fans an early indication on what they could expect from the trio of albums that would come from Bey and Jay Z. “Of course some shit goes down when there’s a billion dollars on […]
Our lives are controlled by what influences us. Some of us want love, healthy relationships and support systems to make life worth living. Others desire wealth, status and material possessions to physically show the world our worth. Social media has given us a non-stop look into the society that we all have had a hand […]
Sex sells. Whether selling a luxury car, bottle of expensive perfume or even a double bacon cheeseburger, sex appeal somehow finds its way to many advertisements to entice consumers to purchase a product or follow a brand. While companies have been utilizing the concept of selling sex appeal for decades, conservative groups have also tried […]
Reading the headline of another rapper shot dead has become as common as checking the weather or hearing uproar about Kanye West’s latest free thinking tweet. All of these stories could be considered “newsworthy” but only one will be prayed about in the moment and forgotten by next week. For the people who don’t live […]
Every year some of the world’s leading innovators, game changers and leaders in the cryptocurrency space come together for an insightful conference (Crypto Invest Summit) about the blockchain and crypto ecosystem. Tech This Out got the opportunity to speak with billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper about the future of this digital currency and how evolving […]
Tech This Out: Wack 100 Talks The Effects Of Social Media Gang Culture & New Era of Hip Hop Wack 100 is known for his unapologetic views and powerful presence on social media. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, the West Coast OG freely shares his opinions on the industry daily and he didn’t hold […]
Tech This Out: Wack 100 Talks Current State of Hip Hop Wack 100 is known for his unapologetic views and powerful presence on social media. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, the West Coast OG freely shares his opinions on the industry daily and he didn’t hold his tongue during an interview with Tech This […]
The FBI is no stranger to using digital technology to prevent crimes, think pre-crimes units — it’s real and it’s here. Now they’re targeting social media to restore order. Everyday a new celebrity sends a tone deaf post on social media that shatters their public image and brand. Social media is a boiling pot of […]
“Forbes named you one of the best business minds of the last century,” stated John Donavan, CEO of AT&T Communications. “You have the ability to notice things before others do, but more importantly, you figure out how to capitalize on them.” Picture a young black man growing up in Harlem, New York, in the ’70s surrounded […]
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a video’s worth a thousand pictures. For as long as videos have existed, we’ve trusted them as a reliable form of evidence. Nothing is as impactful as seeing something happen on video (e.g. the Kennedy assassination) or seeing someone say something on video, especially if it’s recorded […]
SOCIAL MEDIA IS PERPETUATING THE MYTHS OF VIOLENCE, BUT THE FACTORS FUELING THE INCREASE ARE FAR WIDER Just hours after Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton, 17, was shot dead in south London, his friends posted a tribute on social media. The slickly made music video on YouTube lamented the young rapper’s death, but was accompanied by numerous posts apportioning […]
