Expect to see lots of Mike Bloomberg Instagram memes. The Presidential candidate's campaign is paying social media influencers to help go viral.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kendall Jenner is being sued over her part in the failed Fyre Festival for not acknowledging it wasn't legit.
Netflix's upcoming sci-fi event series The I-Land gets a teaser trailer that pokes fun at the infamous Fyre Festival marketing campaign.
A promise of a party on a private island with bikini-clad models and social media influencers. A social media campaign with orange tiles that made people feel they would get serious FOMO if they didn't pony up for the outrageously high-priced tickets. A lackluster cheese sandwich posted to Twitter that exposed just how wrong everything went... and two documentaries that shared the real story of how the Fyre Festival was one big nothing.
Recently, the two streaming giants Netflix and Hulu went head to head when they both released documentaries on the Fyre Fest disaster within days of each other. While this is by far the most deliberate head to head media the pair have put out, this is hardly the first time they've battled for the same audience. After all, they have a very similar viewer pool, drawing in binge-loving fans from around the globe.
The two documentaries covering the infamous Fyre Festival have taken the internet by storm ever since they were released earlier this month. Hulu's Fyre Fraud and Netflix's Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened tell the too-true-to-make-up tale of a man's dream to create the most sensational music festival of all time, and the failures and fraud that ensued when these bombastic dreams fell millions of dollars short of their mark.
Congratulations, you’ve made it through the insanity that is Netflix’s Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. It was quite a trip. If you were like us, live-tweeting the whole thing with your eyes glued to the screen, you probably were left wanting more. The tale of Fyre Festival is one of those rabbit holes you can easily fall down. So much so, you may have exhausted the coverage of this particular horror story and are looking for your next fix. If weird, mesmerizing, and larger than life is exactly what you’re after, Netflix is just the place to look. We’ve taken the liberty of collecting 10 documentaries that are more messed up than Fyre, and they’re all streaming on Netflix. You’re welcome.
The co-founder of Fyre Festival has taken to Twitter to share his unfiltered thoughts on the two documentaries released on Netflix and Hulu last week.
Two years ago, the internet was set aflame by Fyre Festival, which took place on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma. Present-day, we’re in a similar situation. Both Hulu and Netflix have released Fyre Festival documentaries in a span of a few days between one another, with Hulu unexpectedly dropping theirs first. Here’s a quick recap: businessman (and scam artist) Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule created a “luxury” music festival that was heavily promoted by social media and celebrity influencers. People paid thousands for tickets, were promised luxury villas and food only to arrive at a music fest with no bands, dinky white tents, and sad looking sandwiches.
Remember the Fyre Festival fiasco of 2017? Netflix's deep dive into that social media sham turns a punchline into no laughing matter.