Studio Cocojuju

12/10/2023

I'll be presenting at this neat professional development day. Check it out, it's very reasonably priced and some great presenters.

02/08/2023

CHOOKAS to all the crew opening at Edinburgh Festival Fringe today/tonight/this week! Shout out to Phluxus2 Dance Collective Cluster Arts Arc Circus Company and all the artists putting their hearts on the line - hope you have fantastic seasons all!

Pics from the last time I made it there - 2019! Definitely time for a do-over I think!

25/08/2021

This is it people! This is the good stuff! Yes, let’s talk about social media and dopamine.

I teach social media marketing, and I always include a segment on mental health. For all that social media connects and elevates us, it is also a massive experiment on the human race, conducted in realtime with no control group.

When dealing with social media and its myriad challenges, I encourage you to think about how to hijack your own physical hormonal responses.

For example, if you are doomscrolling to get little hits of ‘success’ – try a farming game that gives you the same ‘hit’ without the risk of getting into a fight on Instagram. (This is not a long-term solution, but can give you some help when trying to break a habit - the recommendations in the linked article are much more vigorous!)

Create your content offline and use a scheduling app. This is another way of avoiding ‘accidentally’ ending up on a Facespace binge.

I also encourage you to curate your feed in such a way that you maximise positive interactions and limit challenging ones. Find ways to stay up-to-date that are off your feed. Limit your exposure to profiles that feed your anxiety. The algorithm is working to get your eyeballs for the maximum time – you can train that algorithm to give you curated content that serves your needs, and your mental health.

What kind of tips and tricks do you recommend?

According to addiction expert Dr Anna Lembke, our smartphones are making us dopamine junkies, with each swipe, like and tweet feeding our habit. So how do we beat our digital dependency, asks Jamie Waters

06/08/2021

I've been thinking about what kind of content I want to share on this page, being that mostly it is just a gathering point for my clients and students. What I've settled on will be a mix of information about digital content development, social media marketing insights, digital security and so forth.

Starting with this article on Apple's plans to modify their digital encryption.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the kind of education to fully understand the technical aspects of encryption. What I am interested in, as we all should be, is vigorous examination from many viewpoints of privacy and access. Especially in the light that contemporary life is a hybrid cyborg-esque existence, with our 'virtual' lives overlapping and interconnecting with our 'IRL' lives.

This article makes a persuasive case for privacy protection. I welcome your thoughts.

eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/apples-plan-think-different-about-encryption-opens-backdoor-your-private-life

Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and iMessage. If you’ve spent any time following the Crypto Wars, you know what this means: Apple is planning to build a backdoor into its data storage system and its m...

25/07/2021

First day in the office. Studio Cocojuju welcomes its first staff member, Melita.
Get in touch for all your socials management needs. We got you.

07/07/2021

Here it is friends. By popular demand.
No really, people keep asking me to this stuff so I've just kinda formalised the process.
You want me to craft your artist bio, write your media release, mentor you in social media, run your campaigns. Hit me up.

Coming soon: four-week workshop - Arts Marketing 101 for Independents Artists

An arts marketing agency for artists, producers, festivals, and venues.