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Dude With Sign
Dude With Sign is an Instagram account that features Seth Phillips holding protest signs about everyday issues. It is produced by Jerry Media. History The New York–based company Jerry Media (formerly Fuck Jerry) is known for producing viral marketing material. Jerry Media founder Elliot Tebele came up with the idea of writing whimsical messages on protest signs, posting a few on Instagram, and employee Seth Phillips later picked up the idea. Dude With Sign posts generally show an expressionless Phillips in sunglasses holding a cardboard sign on a busy SoHo street corner. The signs communicate trivial grievances and observations about modern life. Phillips's first post, featuring a sign reading "Stop 'replying all' to company wide emails", went viral in October 2019. His next, saying "''Seinfeld'' is way better than ''Friends''", also went viral. Dude With Sign had 1.4 million followers by December 2019 and four million by the end of January 2020. Sponsored content appeared o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Media
Jerry Media is a content and advertising company that operates various Instagram accounts, most prominently @fuckjerry. The account, founded by Elliot Tebele in 2011, is known for its aggregation of online content and internet memes. The account's popularity led Tebele to found Jerry Media which later became known for its promotion of the Fyre Festival. Later, Jerry Media co-produced ''Fyre'', a documentary about the failed music festival. Jerry Media is involved with Jerry News, JaJa Tequila, and the card game What Do You Meme. History Elliot Tebele started the @fuckjerry account on Tumblr in 2011, and he originally posted photos of vintage cars. The name is inspired by ''Seinfeld''. "I was just watching ''Seinfeld'', trying think of a name for a Tumblr and somehow I came up with it," Tebele said. Tebele is from Brooklyn and dropped out of college. He later expanded to Instagram and eventually formed Jerry Media along with co-founders Elie Ballas, Ben Kaplan, Mick Purzycki, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |