AOL's Digital Prophet Shingy Can't Stop Iterating Amazing Hairstyles

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Nitasha Tiku

08/12/14 02:40PM

Filed to: shingy

David "Shingy" Shing, the Digital Prophet of an empire built on people who never cancelled their AOL subscriptions, is a sought after speaker. He has preached the gospel of gibberish on live TV and even atop a wrecking ball. Today, he thunkfluenced "The Table" at Young & Rubicam.

"The Table" isn't so much a venue as it is a table. In the advertising agency's cafeteria? To match the casual vibes, Shingy dressed for a breakdance battle on MTV and smushed his signature coiffure into a chill topknot. Turn down for brands.

The charismatic & insightful @shingy takes a seat at The Table at Y&R to share his wisdom .... #inspire #yrcovers pic.twitter.com/IAKZeSLJxb
— Young & Rubicam (@YoungRubicam) August 12, 2014

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commander cur Nitasha Tiku 08/12/14 03:04PM

An "A" health grade! Nice, nice OK thanks - I'll have the beet juice? And a muffin, whichever muffin you recommend. Oh, and whatever Johan's getting - Johan, this one's on me, take your hand out of your pocket, I won't hear of it. I'm buying lunch, goddammit.
Hey, is that Shingy?

Nitasha Tiku commander cur 08/12/14 03:23PM

As Kevin pointed out, no one is eating the pastries! Going to have to send it to @youdidnoteatthat

commander cur Nitasha Tiku 08/12/14 04:14PM

At Y&R I believe they are styled as The Pastries. They're not so much for eating, it's a conceptual thing.

Aleksey Nitasha Tiku 08/12/14 03:11PM

I think the guy is a hack in his own way.

But this is turning into bullying now. Focus on stuff he says. not on how he looks.

Nitasha Tiku Aleksey 08/12/14 03:18PM

It's not his looks, it's how easily the tech world seems to be fooled by appearance. They place a lot of emphasis on phenotype. "Mad scientist hair" must be a mad scientist!

Aleksey Nitasha Tiku 08/12/14 03:25PM

I don't think anybody who is actually doing things in this sector thinks he is amazing. I think his job is to relay some of the stuff to the 'non-techies' within the tech world.

Just my take on it. I never met the dude but hair thing is getting old. He can have a complex of some sort, who knows.