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Lip-syncing app Wombo shows the messy, meme-laden potential of deepfakes

The Verge

The realistic Tom Cruise deepfakes that went viral on TikTok, for example, required an experienced VFX artist, a top-flight impersonator, and weeks of preparation to pull off. In the short term, at least, deepfakes are going to be obviously fabricated and instant meme-bait. Releasing the product was “an enormous joy,” he says.

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Dogecoin is on a run, has escaped the yard, and is headed to the moon

The Verge

The currency is based on an au-courant- as-of-2013 meme of a Shiba Inu, and was intended to satirize bitcoin. NFT mania seized the world , after artist Beeple — aka Mike Winkelmann — sold an NFT of Everydays: The First 5,000 Days for $69 million. As I type this, the market cap is more than $51 billion. Well, kids, the joke’s over.

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NFT mania is here, and so are the scammers

The Verge

Artists are seeing their work showing up in NFTs they did not mint themselves The artist Derek Laufman woke up last weekend to a couple emails from his followers, who had a question for him. I thought the point of NFT was that the artwork and artists needed to be verified? Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists.

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Amazing AI Images for Impact: AI Generators for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. Note the clear language to identify the object, the action, the background or context, and then most importantly the artistic style that the output should create. Public link: [link]. Public image: [link].

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Jimmy Wales is selling his first Wikipedia edit as an NFT

The Verge

But Wales sees potential for NFTs to supplement the traditional ways artists make money, especially around internet culture. He points to examples of meme images selling as NFTs , something that doesn’t affect their availability but helps subjects benefit from online fame in a way intellectual property law hasn’t so far.

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K-pop’s fandom platforms are changing what it means to be an idol

The Verge

Parasocial relationships — a largely one-sided relationship between a fan and a public figure they feel close to due to social media — are everywhere online. In their place, several companies have created new social apps for their artists, entirely bypassing third-party platforms like Twitter or Facebook.