Wiki So Far

There will be two topics that I will be posting about.

1. The ride of dessert food because of social media
The dessert trend started around 2015. Many people were using social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook to showcase outrageous desserts that they have been getting. This lead to an entire trend being ensured. Restaurants and startups alike are now making their food more outrageous to be featured on people's stories and websites to become popular. The power of social media alone is insane when it comes to enabling a business to do well. One example of this would be the milkshakes at Blacktap. The restaurant is known for their burgers, but once their milkshakes were featured on Business Insider, their lines grew insanely long. Now there is regularly a 2 hour minimum wait to be seated. Many people go just to post it on their social media. The rise of new dessert start up is also on the rise. Dessert places such as 10 below, Snowdays, Eggloo, Soft Swerve all became popular via social media. Students and Young Adults alike will flock to these locations just to put it on their social media and say that they have gone.

Sources:
http://abc7ny.com/food/purple-ice-cream-from-nyc-is-latest-dessert-trend/1765697/
https://www.popsugar.com/food/What-10-Below-Rolled-Ice-Cream-38170473
http://www.amny.com/eat-and-drink/eggloo-rolling-and-scooping-up-nyc-s-newest-ice-cream-waffle-craze-1.11446881


2. Independent artists and how the internet makes them possible
Chance The Rapper is the current face for independent music. He has always talked about not signing to a label and being on his own while making his own decisions. His most famous releases were two albums, Acid Rap & Coloring Book, that were available for free download. His most recent album, Coloring Book, won a Grammy for best new artist. It was the first time ever that the Grammy's even considered allowing a streaming only album. Without signing to a major label, Chance has performed for concerts, featured by other artists, and even headlined for The Meadows festival in 2017 with Kanye West. Chance even worked on 5 songs with Kanye West for his acclaimed The Life of Pablo album in which he is also featured in Ultraligh Beam. Even within his own song Blessings (within his Coloring Book album) he says "Kanye's best prodigy. He aint signed me but he proud of me" to further his notion that he will not be signed. In an in depth interview with Complex, Chance talks more about how other artists can be independent using technology and the social media around them.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/19/chance-the-rapper-album-coloring-book-mixtape-billboard-charts-stream-music
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/chance-the-rapper-grammys-record-deal-a7578031.html
http://www.complex.com/music/2017/03/chance-the-rapper-interview-2017-cover-story