Artists in the Los Angeles area have been using the imagery of cigarettes and their packaging to make social commentaries. Kai, a local street artist, has been putting up his anti-cigarette wheat-pastes where he replaces the MARLBORO brand-name with MORONS. He’s even made a version with a young Marlon [read more...]
As everyone knows, Google+ is the latest and greatest social network. It already has over 10 million users and is adding thousands more daily. Everyone wants an invite into this new social network!
Even though Google+ is a new social network, it is a different kind of social network. It’s sort [read more...]
Artsiscle is a website that allows you to rent original art for your home or office for a base price of $50 a month. If you like the way the art looks on your wall you can even buy it for a reasonable price. Sculptures are rentable too, including ones made [read more...]
The artist Chet Zar has started up an awesome phenomenon for twitter. By using the hashtag #fridaynightartdorks artists from all over the world post a picture of their current work-in-progress. The idea is that the group provides a place where artists can get real-time feedback from pro’s, enthusiasts, and art fans [read more...]
If you’re on Twitter, or even on Facebook, Tumblr, WordPress, etc., you see hashtags attached to tweets, within status updates, in posts and in links.
What is a hashtag? How did the hashtag come about? Who started it and where will it go?
In the post “The Hashtag Economy” from Brian Solis, Solis explains [read more...]

