Amazon is one of the biggest e-commerce sites in the world. However, most of their profit is not coming from their retail sales. Because of their other profitable ventures, products on Amazon are often cheaper than other vendors, creating a stronghold on the retail industry. Consumers are attracted to the easability of ordering from Amazon, and companies have no choice but to sell on its platform. The low entry level required to be a seller has led to a plethora of counterfeit items. Small businesses who cannot afford to take legal action against these copycats are the ones taking the biggest hit. We have entered the wild wild west of the Internet age, and big companies are having difficulties regulating the content on their platforms. Join me on today’s podcast as I discuss the problems with Amazon, as well as the traumatic realities of being a Facebook moderator.
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Watkins Glen International Racetrack, the proposed venue for the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, officially pulled out of the festival this Monday. This back out among many other misfortunes has left people wondering if Woodstock 50 will happen this August and if it will be the next Fyre Festival, a notoriously failed luxury music festival that took place in 2017. While there are doubts that Woodstock 50 will succeed, I don’t think it can compare to the Fyre Festival disaster. Join me on today’s podcast as I talk about the nitty gritty details of Woodstock and how it is different from Fyre Festival.
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Hello Disney and goodbye Netflix! Disney plans on releasing its own streaming service this November called Disney+. In an ambitious move to gain subscribers, they plan on taking all of their TV shows and films off of Netflix, including all the content from their subsidiaries such as Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, etc.. Netflix is rapidly churning out its own original content, creating content that will keep their subscribers hooked. However, it is going to be a major uphill battle for them to gain the credibility that Disney has as a studio and production company. Even more frightening is the fact that Disney also owns Hulu and ESPN+ and plans on packaging the three streaming services. As people are reaching their subscription threshold, can Netflix stay relevant enough to keep its subscribers when Disney joins the content streaming market? Join me on today’s episode as I discuss all the nitty-gritty details of Disney+ and the fate of Netflix.
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Gabbie Hanna, one of my favorite YouTubers, faked going to Coachella with the help of Kellan Hendry, a 21-year-old photographer who takes ordinary portraits of people and Photoshops them into fantastical wonderlands. They had me and the entire Internet fooled, which made me think about how there is a new artist being born in the digital age: Photo Artists. Along with painters and sculptures, Photoshop and Lightroom editors are using these technologies to create masterpieces. The rise of the “Photo Artist” makes me think about a media studies theory I learned at Cal, which is Walter Benjamin’s notion that the aura for a work of art is lost with the rise of mechanical reproduction. Can a highly Photoshopped image be considered art, or does its ability to be reposted make it lose its credibility? What happens when photo and video manipulation goes too far and is used for political gain? All this and more will be discussed on today’s episode!
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