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Marketing in The News

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The streaming platform Twitch has started to become a strong outlet for artists around the world. With Covid 19 still affecting the world when it comes to gathering, artists have looked towards Twitch to market themselves    For this weeks post I chose to speak on something very interesting to myself because it involves two things I enjoy quite a bit which are music and Twitch. Music has always been a big part of interest to me because I enjoy going to concerts and listening to music in general. I also tend to watch streams a lot because most of my time is spent at home on my computer when I am not at work. With most concerts and festivals being shut down or cancelled because of the virus, artists have now and recently started to use Twitch as a way to market themselves and their music to their fans.  With the article I read from VICE, it is directly speaking about streaming somewhat "replacing" clubs or concerts for artists overall. While I do believe this is a great new...

What's the word on Doge?

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 Dogecoin Soars to Record Prices Cole Ferrara  This weeks trending Crypto Dogecoin hit a record high of 44.77 cents      For this week, I chose to pick something that isn't new but its growth has been rather new overall the last few weeks, Dogecoin. Over the weekend this cryptocurrency reached its record high which stunned many people as they watched it grow. This currency is widely known as a "meme" on the internet because of the logo itself being a meme on the internet. While I don't own any of this, I am ever more fascinated as these new forms of currency are making news on the internet. This one in particular has also been so low in price that it fuels its own "joke" with people just wanting to own some because it is so cheap, to actually say "oh I own some dogecoin". As this has grown I have become more interested in following the price as it changes daily now, going both up and down, while hearing from friends about how much they own.     ...