👏 The "Return" of Myspace, Wear Digital Clothes, and Welcome to Upstract

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Hey friends! Hope you’re doing well this week.

Did you see all the projects Disney plans to release in the next two years for Marvel and Star Wars?

It’s absolutely nuts - especially for Baby Boomers, Millennials and Gen X’rs.

Other than movies and a few animated shows - there wasn’t much Star Wars to watch for years . . .

And now Disney is making 10 shows! That came out of nowhere . . .

I guess they’re finally leaning into what people want. More Starwars content than 1 movie every 2-3 years. It’s been pretty lame.

This tweet made me laugh. Yes I did buy Dunkaroos recently.

They were delicious!

Dunkaroos @Dunkaroos

Thank you Michael and good morning to you.

Michael Rippe @MichaelRippe

Good morning to everyone except those who don’t give Dunkaroos the love they deserve.

Well, let’s hop on into today’s topics, shall we?

✌The Return of Myspace

No - sadly the OG myspace has not returned - BUT - a worthy clone has emerged - and it feels a lot like the oldddd Myspace.

You can customize your profile with CSS, just like the old Myspace! I haven’t yet, but I’ve seen some cool profiles on here.

At the moment - there aren’t many features available - but I know the creator @Anthemaker is probably adding some cool stuff as soon as he can!

Here’s what my profile looks like.

I k++now it’s just a dream, but I think it’d be pretty awesome if social media moved back in this direction. Simpler, easier to use. More customization and personality. More FUN - less management of social status.

Here on Spacehey, profiles are an old school reflection of personality and interests. Modern social media now focuses on photos and video to the exclusion of practically all else.

I wish more of the internet was like Spacehey . . . .

Check it out at the link!

👚Wear Digital Clothes

Have you ever wanted to wear clothing in the digital world?

What if you could buy epic designer clothes at a fraction of the cost and wear them in your pictures?

Well, now you can thanks to Dress X.

Dress X is seeking to reduce the amount of clothing waste in the world by focusing on digital garments that do not contribute to physical waste. Here’s their Mission Statement

We strongly believe that the amount of clothing produced today is way greater than humanity needs. We share the beauty and excitement that physical fashion creates, but we believe that there are ways to produce less, to produce more sustainably, and not to produce at all. At a current stage of DressX development, we aim to show that some clothes can exist only in their digital versions. Don't shop less, shop digital fashion.

How does it work?

Basically, you buy a digital garment, upload a photo, and voila! - You are now digitally wearing the garment of your choice.

Here’s an example.

dressxcom

A post shared by DRESSX (@dressxcom)

It’s an interesting idea - but I’m honestly not very sure how realistic it is. How many people are willing to pay $10+ dollars to wear something that they can enjoy only digitally?

A lot of the draw of “fashionable” clothing is the effect/feel you get from physically wearing the garment.

I guess - if you’re an influencer - you could “model” digital clothes at a fraction of the cost it takes to buy real designer clothes.

I think a case could be made for very special staged photos - such as the one above - but I’m honestly not sure how mainstream this could go outside of these two use cases.

Here’s a paradox. What if virtual influencers bought digital clothes to model them? 🤯

Think about that question for a while . . .

If you’re interested, check it out at the link!

🗞Welcome to Upstract

Does the modern news feeds strike you as boring?

Do you feel like you aren’t seeing what you want to see?

Sick of scrolling between different apps?

What if you could . . . see . . . everything?

That’s the idea behind Upstract. Upscract is THE ULTIMATE NEWS AGGREGATOR.

On Upstract - you can get everything.

From Imgur to Google News, NY Times, and so many more - you can view all the best content of the internet is one giant stream.

Product Hunt, Techmeme, Vox, CNN, Twitter, Imgur, Youtube, Spotify. There’s content from just about everything. Even Flickr has a spot.

It’s quite glorious.

There’s even an option called News River that shows soooo many articles. If you tend to be obsessed with checking multiple news sources, this will become your best friend.

You’ve got to check it out. Click on the link below!

👾The Land of Random

Those Fascinating Random Links - Just for You.

You Can Only Post The Past

On this fascinating little social network, you can only post content that is at least 5 years old. That’s right!

Create Towns Zen Style

If you like the idea of gaming, but don’t want to commit to hours of your time, this zen style game is perfect for you! You build little towns with the simple click of your mouse. It’s simply beautiful.

Data Management Tales

Have you ever wondered how companies like Uber manage the insane amount of data that they do? This is a fascinating tale from Uber of the tool they designed to manage it all.

Two Million Recipes

Have you ever desired to search two million recipes instantly without sorting through all the absolute blogging madness of modern cooking websites? Say no more!

Tapedeck Nostalgia

Do you miss cassette tapes? I mean, they are kinda coming back - especially if you’re into vaporwave. Well, if you miss cassettes too, you can see lots of old ones at this neat little site.

Buddy Chat

Have you ever wanted to chat with Buddy the Elf? Now you can!

🎶TikToks You Can’t Miss

This is slightly dark, but so hilarious and relatable

I am the Globglob - Meets Napoleon Dynamite

This is pretty hilarious and this lady is brilliant. Zoinks!

So many Calories, but so delicious looking

This Grandpa has some serious swag

This man could probably get me to buy anything

I am a . . . a tad unnerved

Well, that’s all for this issue of The Land of Random. See you next time!