Blog: Dancing Astronaut

The controversial photo seen above has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter recently, indicating that some of the most popular DJs / EDM artists on the planet are "buying" influence on social media websites. MixMag  was first to report on the issue, with an article entitled "Are top DJs buying Facebook fans?" The general consensus is that these artists (among others) are paying money to services that promise to increase the number of Facebook fans or Twitter followers, presumably to make DJs seem more important, influential, or otherwise notable. Here's the thing, though: They don't have [...]