Hipsters From 2062 Slam Social Media [VIDEO]

Think about how you’ll describe social media to friends and family in 50 years. Now, watch this “Future Hipsters” video in which badass elderly folks show us how silly all things social media really could sound.

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“You could get away with anything in those days,” one dude says. “I built an app that did absolutely nothing.”

That’s just one thought-provoking quip from the slick video that also pokes fun at QR codes, community mangers and online relationship status updates.

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Entrinsic, a social media-strategy agency, rolled out “Future Hipsters” as a promotion for next week’s Social Media Week. Film production companies Sons and Daughters as well as Posterboy Edit pitched in, too.

“Created for Social Media Week 2012, this video captures interviews with octogenarian hipsters as they take a look back on what social media and digital culture were back in the day,” reads the video’s description.

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If you could feed the hipsters some lines, what would you have them say? Sound off in the comments.


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… like flowers in early spring, new social media job openings are sprouting across industries as companies of all sizes look to create or expand their social squads. Check out the 10 resumes below or the 7 ingenious ones here to help you land a gig in the industry that the future hipsters above have no hesitation skewering.

1. Put Your Best (QR) Face Forward

At first glance, Victor Petit’s resume looks similar to any other text-based CV. But flip the document over and you’ll find a full-page image of his face as well as a QR code where his mouth would be.

Once a recruiter scans the QR code and places his or her phone on top of it, a video pops up revealing Petit’s mouth, ultimately completing the full-page image and allowing the recruiter to hear Petit’s voice.

QR codes are easy to make and can help you get noticed, especially if you ditch the standard black-and-white QR code and opt to add some pizazz to your design.

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This story originally published on Mashable here.

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