September 2022 / 312 posts found
The Top 5 Soft Skills SEOs Should Develop
When it comes to SEO, especially technical SEO, we often talk about the importance of hard skills. And while there’s no doubt that vlookup and regex can be your best friends, there are some essential soft skills to learn that will help you excel in your role and progress in your career. But first, let’s look at the definition of what we actually mean by soft skills. What are soft skills? Soft skills are abilities that allow a person to communicate and work with others effectively and harmoniously. Whether you’re a content or technical SEO, in-house or agency, your soft […]
9 SMART Social Media Marketing Goals For You to Set in 2022
Social media matters for brand success. But it’s not enough to simply have a social presence; instead, businesses need social media marketing goals that help them attain specific outcomes in the short-term and keep users engaged over time. Statistics tell the tale of social impact: 77 percent of social media marketers say that their efforts have been somewhat to very effective in 2022, 79 percent of companies are buying ad space on Facebook and the same number plan to keep investing in Twitter Spaces. Ready to take your social media marketing to the next level? Here are nine goals to […]
Upcoming Drops: September 5-11
Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL. Don’t get us wrong — the more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings. Well, you can put the days of endless Twitter and Discord scrolling behind you, as we put together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you definitely don’t want to miss. […]
Dystopian Futures: The Vision of Idil Dursun’s NFT Art
When you look at the NFT art of Idil Dursun, an architect and CGI artist whose work deals in future dystopia and cyberpunk aesthetics, it imparts an eerily familiar feeling. Several sci-fi traditions immediately jump out at you: a bit of Blade Runner here, a dash of The Matrix there. But what’s most unsettling about the sprawling and seemingly endless cityscapes of Dursun’s art is that they don’t feel like fantastical impossibilities; they feel like a version of something you’ve already seen. If you’ve ever walked through the center of a dense urban metropolis, you’ve seen bits and pieces of […]
ISIS Is Minting Propaganda: When NFTs Put Lives on the Line
The Alpha: An alleged “terrorist sympathizer” just minted an ISIS announcement — along with two pieces of ISIS propaganda — as NFTs, according to an initial report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Since their discovery on public NFT marketplaces Rarible and OpenSea, the “terror NFTs” have been delisted. As part of the WSJ report, intelligence experts believe terror groups could use blockchain technology to raise funding for terror campaigns. Why it matters: So why mint these “terror NFT” in the first place? It’s all about the blockchain. The alleged “terrorist sympathizer” may have turned to NFTs due to their […]
Hermès reveals plans for Metaverse fashion shows, crypto and NFTs
The trademark application comes months after filing a lawsuit against NFT project MetaBirkins for allegedly using its Birkin brand to sell digital collectibles.
Solved! Mystery owner of the huge Axie Infinity SLP wallet is revealed
After first raising concerns about the wallet, Michael Benko noted he was pleased to finally get an official answer about the mysterious whale wallet.
Hackers try to sell NFT of Belarusian leader’s supposed stolen passport
Belarusian hackers claim to have gained access to the passport info of every Belarusian citizen, including president Alexander Lukashenko, allowing them to mint an NFT with his passport details.
OpenSea says marketplace won’t support forked NFTs post-Merge
The NFT marketplace said that while they do not speculate on forks, the team will only support NFTs on the proof-of-stake chain.