Silence, Brand! 09.18.24
🦀 MOO DENG STANS ONLY 🚫 + "All good here!" 👍 + Henry Danger + (nice try, diddy)
what’s a blogger
to a rocker?
what’s a rocker
to a crab?
- The Dare (or something 🦀)
pls in our Moo Deng frenzy, lets not forget the bb hippos that paved the way for her future viral career
Moo Wan aka Baby Hippo Biting Leg
June 2022
The "Baby Hippo Biting Leg," also referred to as "Baby Hippo Bite," is a popular image macro featuring a pygmy hippo playfully nibbling on the leg of a human zookeeper wearing cowboy boots at a zoo in Thailand. Despite the biting action, the image is seen as cute and wholesome rather than violent, as the hippo poses no real threat. (Know Your Meme)
Fiona the Hippo
January 2017
Fiona the Hippo, born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, quickly gained a large online following due to her heartwarming story. The zoo shared a video on Instagram of her bottle-feeding, noting that she wasn’t expected until March and required critical care. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden continued to publish video of Fiona's progress and she recently celebrated her 7th birthday. (Know Your Meme)
"All good here!" 👍
enjoy some links : )
Moo Deng: Baby pygmy hippo is Thailand’s latest online sensation. But her keeper is worried about her fame (CNN)
Moo Deng, a two-month-old pygmy hippo at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, has become an online sensation, drawing millions of fans and increasing visitor numbers at the zoo by at least 30%. Her adorable antics, including rolling on the floor and enjoying a shower, have captured the hearts of people worldwide, with one video of her yawning and receiving a pat on the chin garnering 5.8 million views on Facebook.
Steve-O Explains Why He Didn't Get Breast Implants (Consequence of Sound)
Steve-O had planned to get breast implants as part of a stunt for his upcoming live tour, The Super Dummy Tour, but the surgery fell through at the last minute. After a chance encounter with a transgender person, he reconsidered the stunt and ultimately decided not to go through with it, realizing the potential harm it could cause. Despite the setback, Steve-O is at peace with the decision and is looking forward to sharing the experience with audiences during his tour.
Titan crew said 'all good here' before submersible imploded (BBC)
The last messages from the crew of the Titan sub before it imploded, killing all inside, included the phrase "all good here," as revealed in a recent hearing. This communication was among the final exchanges between the Titan and its mother ship before contact was lost for good.
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LCD Soundsystem Subreddit Bans The Dare Shitposts (Stereogum)
The Dare, fronted by Harrison Patrick Smith, has been compared to LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy due to their shared dance punk style. After The Dare gained traction thanks to Charli XCX, moderators of the LCD Soundsystem subreddit banned posts focused solely on them to curb the relentless comparisons and negative commentary.
Nickelodeon's Henry Danger is the internet's favorite new meme (Daily Dot)
The Henry Danger meme, also known as the Henry Danger Side Eye, has gone viral on TikTok, featuring clips of the character giving suspicious side-eyes paired with relatable relationship scenarios.
1,000 bottles of baby oil and ‘freak offs’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the rise of his ‘criminal enterprise’ (The Independent)
Nice try, Diddy.
Pizza Hut will print job seekers’ resumes on pizza boxes and deliver to employers in ‘the toughest job market’
”The pizza chain on Tuesday launched its new “ResZAmes” campaign, which will see it print customer resumes onto pizza boxes and deliver them to employers “in the toughest job market, New York City ”
HoCo Brainrot
It's homecoming proposal season again for high school students. These invitations, reminiscent of the popular "promposal" tradition, typically involve clever signs, puns, and personalized themes. This year, brainrot themes are seeping into the trend, with phrases like "Mama, a girl behind you" included in the big moment.
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Anti-botox / Crinkle makeup
Similar to the recent Beetlejuice lips makeup trend, TikTokkers are emphasizing the natural lines on their faces resulting from not having filler.
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#TRENDMEXA
TikTok user Doris Jocelyn has returned with another well-produced video for Mexican Independence Day that pays homage to her Mexican heritage through carefully curated makeup looks and transitions.
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💜 Core
The seemingly unrelated meme mashup of Ellie and Mason house, Donatella VERSACE, mama a girl behind you and “oh nononono” has been dubbed 💜Core.
Samir the Alien
TikTokkers are pairing this alien gibberish audio with neon green filters and faux Russian text.
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NFL Sunday Scaries
Sunday football appreciation posts.
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Cooling + Heating Station
TikTokker @smartycucumber shared carousel slideshows featuring one sound that is supposed to make you phone feel cold, and another this is supposed to make it feel hot.
The Newest Hello Kitty x Adidas Collaboration Is Almost Here (Yahoo!)
The Muppets Take Over Kate Spade with a New Collection (Disney Fashionista)
TikTok Customized FYP
TikTok has rolled out a feature that allows users to “customize their FYP” directly by sliding a scale for each genre of content in settings.
Previously, the only way you could adjust your FYP was by hard-pressing on a video and clicking “show less often.” Now, users have creative control over what kinds of content they see.
This is a huge change (while it may seem like a simple feature) that can change how users are delivered content, how content is flagged/tagged in the FYP, etc. Curious if Tiktok will ever release “best ways to flag/categorize your content”
Also, this feels like such a big update for users — wonder why it was never promoted in-app as an announcement/patch note. (Eric Aaberg via LinkedIn)
dang and then we got so much Industry News that it needs to be broken down in to sections? amazing.
TikTok
TikTok ban update: Court case against U.S. government set to begin (Mashable)
As TikTok ban heads to court, ByteDance's Lemon8 surges (Tech Crunch)
Good Read: The ‘feral 25-year-olds’ making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok (Washington Post)
Threads
Threads announces they can now accommodate up to 20 images per post (Spotted by Dejaih Smith)
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You might start seeing Instagram comments on Threads soon (The Verge)
New Protections to Give Teens More Age-Appropriate Experiences on Our Apps (Facebook)
Snap
Snap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling AR (The Verge)
@cnetdotcomA self-contained new set of #AR glasses can go outdoors, work with phones, connect with #ChatGPT, and work with groups of people. But these big glasses also show how much work still needs to be done. CNET Editor at Large, Scott Stein explains. #snap #arglasses #smartglasses #snapspectacles #wearables #xrglasses #tech @scottstein89Tiktok failed to load.
Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserSocialAI offers a Twitter-like diary where AI bots respond to your posts (Tech Crunch)
Snapchat is getting its biggest redesign in years (The Verge)
Good Read: The 4 Types of Attention That Influence Purchase Intent (AdWeek)
Donald Trump says "I hate Taylor Swift!" (CBS News)
Elon Musk Deletes Tweet That Asked Why No One Is Trying to Assassinate Biden and Harris (Gizmodo)
More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight (undefined)
Good Read: How to Register to Vote Online in Every State (Gizmodo)
RIP, Tito Jackson (Pitchfork)
Rubi Rose Seemingly Suggests Her Relationship With Druski Was A Publicity Stunt (undefined)
Miley Cyrus Sued Over “Flowers,” Accused Of Ripping Off Bruno Mars Song (Stereogum)
Good Read: So many music festivals have been canceled this year. What's going on? (NPR)
WNBA's Angel Reese Gets Limited Edition 'Reese's Puffs' Cereal amid Fashion Collab (undefined)
EA is launching a social app for its sports games (The Verge)
Apple and Google to pay billions in major EU court rulings (Mashable)
Here’s What ChatGPT Sounds Like When It Screams (Gizmodo)
Patreon launches features to automate away creators' administrative workload and help them make more money (Tech Crunch)
Google will begin flagging AI-generated images in Search later this year (Tech Crunch)
Margot Robbie Appointed the Face of the Iconic Chanel No.5 Fragrance (Yahoo!)
Batman Is Officially the First Superhero to Get a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (Gizmodo)
2024 Instagram Study (Metricool)
Silence, Brand! is an internet culture and marketing newsletter compiled by unhinged brand marketing professionals—an elite army of internet idiots.
Thank you to this installment’s contributors: Ryan Benson, Dayna Castillo, Lenny Leithauser, Dejaih Smith, Janine Davis, Eric Aaberg, and Benton Williams