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Grimes Said She Orchestrated Cyberattack That Shut Down ‘Hipster Runoff’
In a Vanity Fair interview, Grimes tells the story of committing a federal crime and blackmailing the iconic one-man blogging machine.
An Ode to Spring and 2008-2012’s Hipster Runoff Generation
Surely someone out there shares my passion for those post-recession years in mp3 blog music? Hello????
The Digital Media Bloodbath Isn't Happening
We were told a digital media bloodbath was coming. Instead, two new powerhouses joined the content farm industry.
The Media Vultures Are Circling Yahoo!
#Yahoo!shaming seems like a stretch because it isn’t a particularly interesting company.
Stories About VR Are Boring, But Content Farms Keep Churning Them Out
The cost of calling VR a bogus trend and being wrong are too high.
The Big Box Content Farm Wants to Be Boutique Again
Mass-audience sites are getting angsty as their dragnet audience strategies start to fail.
I Can’t Wait to Get All My Content from a Chatbot
Even though I’m not a teenager, I decided to download Kik and interact with some brands.
The Lost Art of the Internet Prank
A conversation with Hipster Runoff's Carles.Buzz about satire, anonymity, and how trolling is replacing the prank.
6 Depressing Reasons Your Local Newspaper Now Reads Like Buzzfeed
Newspapers aren’t dying, they’re just becoming platforms for new media digital conglomerates.
Gawker Is on Trial for the Sins of the Early Blogosphere
Perhaps the lesson of Gawker is that outside investors sanitize content for the purpose of sustainability.