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Denouncing Promotion

Joining the pop culture conversation, users satire themselves on social media

Implications - While the majority of users take caution in making sure they present themselves as well as possible on social networks, the rise of self satirization on social media has helped to increase individual humility and work as a form of self promotion in the entertainment world. Transforming the means by which talent is discovered, social self satire is gaining momentum as a means to relate to pop culture while joining the conversation.
Trend Themes
1. Self Satirization on Social Media - Self satire is becoming a new form of self-promotion and entertainment for individuals who want to relate to pop culture and join the conversation.
2. Seamlessly Embedding Objects Into Photos - Seamlessly embedding objects, as demonstrated by Flóra Borsi in her Time Travel series, is a prime example of how advances in editing technology can enable new formats for artistic expression.
3. Faking Real Life Relationships - Keisuke Jinushi shows how anyone can create bogus proof of real romantic relationships through clever photography and editing techniques.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - Advances in photography and editing technology are enabling new formats of creative expression for artists in this field.
2. Entertainment/publishing Industry - Self satirization as a new form of self-promotion could catch on and inspire new formats of entertainment, while doctored images could inspire a new generation of publishing industry professionals.
3. Social Media Marketing - Trends like clever Facebook covers are just one example of how social media can be leveraged as a creative marketing tool to drive engagement and influence over millions of individuals.
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