Links From Our Group Chat: Janelle Monae's new video, Serena Williams' wedding advice + more!
Green Queens: Flower Shop Is Creating New Lewks For Cannabis Brands
Read Up: Create & Cultivate Book Club Launches with "Her Body and Other Parties"
Battle of the Sexes Star On Why She Doesn't Work with Sexists
The Power of Personalization (And Why It's Not A Fad)
The 5 Interior Design Instagrams You Need to Follow
Links We Love: Why You Should Ask for a Raise, Mansplaining & Weight Discrimination
Link Up: What we're reading, watching & lovin' for Sept 25
Let's Talk Livestreaming: Periscope, Fashion & the Social Content Shift
Spring of 2015 now goes down in tech history as the advent of “lifestreaming,” or livestreaming daily activity through mobile devices. Meerkat launched in February, and as the official app of SXSW Interactive, quickly became the new social magnet, attracting brands, digital strategists, and early adopters alike. A few weeks later, in March, new-to-market Periscope was dominating downloads. The one-year-old startup which was purchased in January by Twitter in an effort to fight its decline in user acquisition, became the biggest competitor to Meerkat overnight.
Read Up: Create & Cultivate Book Club
We could wax on forever about the virtues of books: they're portable, they feel good in your hands, they look good in your apartment, they give you a chance to get off the internet—and most importantly—you learn something. That's why we're kicking off Create & Cultivate Book Club! Each month, we'll pick a book (we're also open to suggestions!) and invite you to read along, and in a couple of weeks, we'll check back in to see what you think. At the end of the month, we'll wrap it up and discuss how/if the book was applicable to us and what we were able to apply.
#CreateCultivateCHI City Guide: Sequins & Stripes
By now, you know that we're super excited to head to the Windy City for #createcultivateCHI! We asked C+C Mentor—and one of our favorite Chi-town bloggers—Liz Adams of Sequins & Stripes, for some must-see spots while we're in town.
Read below for her top spots from dog-watching to pregnancy cravings and catch Liz in person at Create + Cultivate on August 15th. Ah! So soon!