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The Hipster Effect at TEDx Gramercy

April 30, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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Sophy Bot at TEDxGramercy

In March 2012, I was invited to speak about the hipster effect at the inaugural TEDxGramercy event. Without further ado, here is a video of my TEDx talk: on identity, personal transformation and the hipster effect.     I highly recommend checking out some of the other talks from TEDxGramercy. Quite enlightening all around.  

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A new definition of hipster

April 2, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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Hipster hate - save the whales

When was the last time you heard the word hipster being used? For most of us, not more than a few days pass in between encounters of the commonly used insult – and, for the most part, it is an insult. Yet despite its exceedingly common and widespread usage, publications continue to release articles declaring the hipster phenomenon over. Last week, Flavorwire published…

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Your Facebook identity: comic edition

March 23, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, Internet culture
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Facebook identity comic 2 - The Joy of Tech

So apparently Facebook no longer has a privacy policy. Yep, that’s right – what was once its “Privacy Policy” has now become its “Data Use Policy,” which, to be fair, is a more accurate assessment of the policy’s actual content. After all, what Facebook is talking about here is all the different ways it’s going to use the mounds of personal data we…

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Hot off the presses + TEDx

March 8, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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The Hipster Effect by Sophy Bot

Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present The Hipster Effect: How the Rising Tide of Individuality is Changing Everything We Know about Life, Work and the Pursuit of Happiness, now available for purchase on Amazon. This book is the culmination of a year and a half of solid effort and over 200 sources worth of research. Check it out and let me know your…

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Book excerpt: Translate my outfit

February 29, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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Translate my outfit

“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.” – Steel Magnolias Well, that and walk-in closets. After all, is there any better indication of the modern obsession with personal appearance than our need to have an entire room dedicated to housing our threads, kicks and baubles? There’s clothes for work, clothes for working out, clothes for going…

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Book excerpt: Mr. Bro

December 5, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, The offline world
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big_lebowski

“What’s ‘dude?’ Is that like ‘dude ranch?’” “Dude means nice guy. Dude means a regular sort of person.” – Easy Rider, 1969 “Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not ‘Mr. Lebowski.’ You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you’re not into…

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Instant Hipster: Just add PBR

November 8, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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Tom Selleck would be proud

Do mustaches a hipster make? Skinny jeans? Leggings? I set out on a hunt through Flickr to see just how much fashion effort it takes to be labeled a hipster. The answer: not very much at all.   The hipster scarecrow comes to us from the Portland Nursery, carrying a few of the best-known identity markers of the hipster: thick-rimmed glasses, a mustache…

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Are there memories without pictures?

November 1, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, Internet culture
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smartphones at show

Less than twelve hours after the last guest left, the first question was already being asked: did anybody take any pictures? The question itself was rhetorical. Of course people took pictures. Most of them, in fact. The real question was this: did anybody take any pictures with me in them? The event in question was a Halloween masquerade thrown by respected New York…

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Happy transforming

October 28, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity
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Halloween costume

So what are you gonna be for Thanksgiving this year? Wait, that doesn’t sound right. Who are you going as for July 4th? Nope, that’s not it either. Have you figured out your Christmas costume yet? The one and only holiday* where we ask who you’re going to be rather than what you’re going to do is, of course, Halloween. It is the…

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Friend me, judge me, love me

October 19, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, Internet culture
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Guilty face

I have a confession to make: I watched Jersey Shore and I liked it. Big budget Hollywood thrillers? Love ‘em. Supernatural horror flicks? Yep, I love those too. But if asked to list my viewing preferences on a social networking profile, I’m far more likely to write about my favorite art house directors, foreign films and independent dramas. The reason is simple: you’re…

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Sophy Bot is the author of the new book "The Hipster Effect: How the Rising Tide of Individuality is Changing Everything We Know about Life, Work and the Pursuit of Happiness" and has spoken about the hipster effect at TEDxGramercy. Hit me up for more details, or to start a conversation:

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