Am I Catching "Hipster"?
Ahoy mateys!
I have a confession to make.
It's difficult for me to admit this to anyone, but...
I've fallen in love with *instagram*.
It's a app that allows you to take pictures with your iPhone and then enhance the photos by changing the color gradation or adding borders.
It's totally hipster.
I hate hipsters. But even though I try, I can't hate *instagram*. It's the same way I feel about tumblr. It's silly. It doesn't require any talent. I don't even own an iPhone!
But it's so addictive!
I've been traveling for the last two weeks straight and writing cool new entries for you by hand as I ride trains and sit in hotel rooms and listen to acquaintances wax on and on about aspects of their lives I care nothing about.
During one of these trips one of my friends handed me an iPhone to try out their new *instagram* app.
It was like the skies parted. Glitter exploded. Puppies were born. Rainbows appeared. The world shifted.
So you're probably thinking, "So what Abernathy--what does this have to do with The Point?"
Let me tell you.
Today's point is this: I need to find someone who will pay me to travel the world (or at the least the US) and take *instagram* pics. Obviously, this currently unknown someone will also buy me an iPhone.
I know I sound just a teensy bit crazy, but my idea is not that far out of this world. NPR, Starbucks, Levis Brasil and Pepsi Max all use *instagram* to reach their consumers these days. Who's next?
Friends, I've found my calling. Now how the fuck do I make it a reality?
I have a confession to make.
It's difficult for me to admit this to anyone, but...
I've fallen in love with *instagram*.
It's a app that allows you to take pictures with your iPhone and then enhance the photos by changing the color gradation or adding borders.
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I hate hipsters. But even though I try, I can't hate *instagram*. It's the same way I feel about tumblr. It's silly. It doesn't require any talent. I don't even own an iPhone!
But it's so addictive!
I've been traveling for the last two weeks straight and writing cool new entries for you by hand as I ride trains and sit in hotel rooms and listen to acquaintances wax on and on about aspects of their lives I care nothing about.
During one of these trips one of my friends handed me an iPhone to try out their new *instagram* app.
It was like the skies parted. Glitter exploded. Puppies were born. Rainbows appeared. The world shifted.
So you're probably thinking, "So what Abernathy--what does this have to do with The Point?"
Let me tell you.
Today's point is this: I need to find someone who will pay me to travel the world (or at the least the US) and take *instagram* pics. Obviously, this currently unknown someone will also buy me an iPhone.
I know I sound just a teensy bit crazy, but my idea is not that far out of this world. NPR, Starbucks, Levis Brasil and Pepsi Max all use *instagram* to reach their consumers these days. Who's next?
Friends, I've found my calling. Now how the fuck do I make it a reality?
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