Reuters Thursday February 17, 2022
A major NFT marketplace has halted most transactions due to widespread fraud. The marketplace, Cent, executed one of the first known million-dollar NFT sales when it sold the former Twitter CEO's tweet as an NFT last March. But as of Feb. 6, it has stopped allowing buying and selling, reports Reuters. People were selling NFTs they did not own, said Cent CEO and co-founder Cameron Hejazi. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday February 17, 2022
The world of NFTs can be sketchy. OpenSea, one of the largest marketplaces for non-fungible tokens, recently limited how many NFTs its users could create. OpenSea later revealed that the cap (later
rescinded) was added due to massive amounts of misuse: The company said more than 80 percent of the NFTs recently created through its free minting tool involved either plagiarized work or spam. … Read the full Story >>
Nick Kolenda Wednesday February 16, 2022
At some point, pro photographers need to know established sales techniques. In a new video, Nick Kolenda uses a real-life sales demo from a software company to illustrate sales techniques based on psychological insights. “The good news for us is that often, a few small tweaks to what we are already doing can dramatically change the tone and outcome of events,” adds Fstoppers. Read the full Story >>
DAZED Wednesday February 16, 2022
When Thierry Mugler died on Jan. 22, he not only left behind a legacy as a fashion designer, but also a huge oeuvre of photography documenting his kaleidoscopic world, notes Dazed. Mugler took his first fashion photo at the age of 14, during a show he staged while he was a professional ballet dancer at the The Opéra national du Rhin in Alsace, France. He debuted his brand six years later in 1974. Photographer Helmut Newton shot the two earliest Mugler campaigns, before encouraging Mugler to photograph his brand himself. Read the full Story >>
