Carly Rector

Founder of @CO2ign, new owner of @NeonMob. Ex-Amazon P13N engineer. Talks about the tech industry, gaming, and appreciating human artists. PFP by @skatuyart!

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

Very sad news today: I'll be shutting down NeonMob at the end of the month, and with it, my company.

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

We’re sorry to announce that NeonMob will close at noon PST on Feb 29. The site will return as a read-only archive early April, so a snapshot of everyone’s collections will live on. Read more on the why + our plans for the final 2 weeks here: https://t.co/wkOml5JUxX

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

In 2017, I paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. Recently, Elon Musk's SpaceX cleared the land and used it to store construction equipment. You can't make this up. #ElonOwesMe100Bucks https://t.co/qUAENKsj1P

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

@TechCrunch Great, that can get half of a coffee delivered

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

I don't know what the future holds for me yet; I'll be figuring out my next steps in a month or two once everything is wound down. I'll keep everyone updated.

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

Very sad news today: I'll be shutting down NeonMob at the end of the month, and with it, my company.

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

We’re sorry to announce that NeonMob will close at noon PST on Feb 29. The site will return as a read-only archive early April, so a snapshot of everyone’s collections will live on. Read more on the why + our plans for the final 2 weeks here: https://t.co/wkOml5JUxX

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

While I'm obviously very disappointed to reach this outcome, it's been a great 2.5-year run, and I've learned a huge amount. I'm especially proud to have acquired NeonMob and helped it to live on another year, and of all the awesome art and community to came out of that.

[Molly White @molly0xFFF]

Review: In "Read Write Own", the Andreessen Horowitz general partner and web3 superfan Chris Dixon lays out an unconvincing argument that blockchains are what it will take to fix the web.

https://t.co/Q9GMKq00yV

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

NeonMob just launched on Wefunder!

Our vision for NeonMob: for art lovers, it can be a personalized online art collection. For artists, a place creative work is recognized and rewarded fairly.

Help us hit our goal of raising $50k on day 1! https://t.co/Cd4MLSHWFm

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

Our logo collab series just launched with 40 cards from 30 different artists! It’s an amazing set of work that came together in a remarkably short time - we’re honored by everyone’s creativity and enthusiasm for NeonMob!

Get a free pack here: https://t.co/cavpl7b8Uh

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

This is the culmination of a LOT of work and I’m very excited to have it launched! Anyone (not just accredited investors) can now invest in the future of NeonMob. Check it out, and please help signal boost if you like what we’re working on!

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

NeonMob just launched on Wefunder!

Our vision for NeonMob: for art lovers, it can be a personalized online art collection. For artists, a place creative work is recognized and rewarded fairly.

Help us hit our goal of raising $50k on day 1! https://t.co/Cd4MLSHWFm

[Reid Southen @Rahll]

And there it is. Study shows 204,000 entertainment jobs will be disrupted by AI over the next 3 years. Some of the most impacted people in film are artists like me and my friends. When someone hand waves your concerns, show them this study. Be loud.

https://t.co/wcSUZmgtop

[Karla Ortiz @kortizart]

If you’re a company/brand trying to avoid genAI, I’m sorry to say but you cannot rely on stock image sites anymore. No one stock site has the staff, resources or tech to verify if imagery is genAI or not,and they’re getting flooded with GenAI.

Recommend the following 👇

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

@paulg Maybe girls are more liberal because they all tried playing shooter games once and thought it was fun but couldn't take the rampant misogyny and verbal abuse from men. There's a theory that actually has some factual basis of things happening in the real world

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

@paulg If you're going to post boring, reductionist takes, maybe at least base them on true information?

[NeonMob @NeonMob]

Spread the word 📣 The multi-artist NeonMob collab series releases 2/2, but there's still time to join in! Create your take on the new logo and submit by 5pm PT on Jan 31 to be included. More info + signups here: https://t.co/W1wsCSNCKL

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

Super excited for this one! Fauna fruits are EXTREMELY cute

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

@arvalis Word, it's so painful. Artistic creativity is at the core of so much of the gaming industry (and others!!) and yet it's valued as a nonessential expense...

[RJ Palmer @arvalis]

Seeing dozens of insanely talented artists getting fired this week is incredibly demoralizing. How do we find a path forward in this industry that seems so eager to treat these skills as entirely disposable.

Nothing about this feels sustainable.

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

@mitchlasky @blakeir @gamecraftpod Oh I'm very excited for this! The first season was really foundational for me.

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

Some of my writing/press/appearances:
Artsyshark on Gen AI: https://t.co/duovM7lKxa + https://t.co/U01hZxHvsx
Art for Everyone Podcast on digital art and AI: https://t.co/sitVAjn8SY
On art NFTs as a crypto skeptic: https://t.co/a83eZohgeG
My blog: https://t.co/NNrQlLFEXj

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

I’m doing a bit of a “press tour” to promote NeonMob over the next month and it would be great to get more things on the schedule. DM me if this sounds interesting!

[Carly Rector @GrapheneBee]

If you don’t have a podcast but think I’d be a great guest on one, I’d love a retweet to extend reach :)