• The full trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" is here, and it looks darker than any of the other Avengers movies.
• There will probably be some major deaths in the movie, and the trailer suggests that.
• But the trailer also shows all of the Avengers teaming up with the people of Wakanda for an epic battle. 
• It hits theaters April 27. 

The full length trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" is finally here, and things don't look good for our heroes.

In this movie there could be more deaths than an episode of "Game of Thrones." As more heroes come into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, some are going to go for good. 

In the trailer, it's clear that big bad Thanos (Josh Brolin) is close to getting all the Infinity Stones. If he has all of them, he can easily wipe out half the universe. It's up to the Avengers have to stop him before it's too late.

"I hope they remember you," Thanos says.

In the trailer, we see Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Doctor Strange in some very life-threatening situations. In one scene, it looks like Thanos is gripping Thor by the head. In another, Iron Man gets trampled, and the trailer ends with a tease of Captain America facing off with Thanos. We also see Doctor Strange in a painful predicament, but considering he's only had one movie and is one of the later additions to the MCU, we think he's safe. Our bets are on a huge sacrifice from Iron Man or Captain America, which would leave room for a new hero to take on a leadership role in the Avengers, like King T'Challa. 

But the movie looks fun, other than the possible demise of heroes like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. It shows some unexpected people getting together, like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Groot and Thor, and pretty much the whole gang prepping for a battle in Wakanda, with your favorite characters from "Black Panther."

You can watch the new full length trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" below. It hits theaters April 27:

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• Snapchat published an advertisement that asked users whether they'd rather "slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown."
• Rihanna called the ad "ignorant," asking why Snap would "bring shame to DV victims." 
• Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said that the negative attention could get Snap more users.
• Watch Snap shares in real time. 

Investors have been quick to dump shares of Snap when it gets called out by a celebrity — like they did on Thursday when Rihanna drew attention to an ad on Snapchat that makes a joke out of domestic violence. 

Snap apologized and pulled the ad, saying it violates the messaging platform's guidelines and was approved in error. 

The ad asked users, "Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?" a reference to when Brown assaulted his the singer in 2009. 

"Now SNAPCHAT I know you already know you ain't my fav app out there," Rihanna wrote in an Instagram story posted Thursday morning. "But I'm just trying to figure out what the point was with this whole mess! I'd love to call it ignorance but you know I ain't that dumb! You spend money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to DV [domestic violence] victims and make a joke of it!!! … Shame on you. Throw the whole app-oligy away."

This isn't the first time this year that Snap has experienced a wave of negative attention surrounding a celebrity. Less than a month ago, Kylie Jenner tweeted she doesn't use the platform anymore, sending the stock reeling 7%.

"Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore?" she asked her Twitter followers. "Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad." She followed up with another tweet: "Still love you tho snap ... my first love." 

Jenner has since gone back to using the platform. 

Jefferies analyst Brent Thill thinks the bad news could spur more people to use the app, though, even if it's because they want to see what all the fuss is about.

"This can drive more people to the platform," he told Business Insider. "It creates more curiosity."

And perhaps most importantly for Snap Thill says he doesn't think the negative headlines will have a "material impact" on ad revenue. 

Thill made particular note of Facebook's recent content-clean up agenda, saying that "Zuckerberg has made big changes on the platform that, in our view, is the right thing to do."

While these incidents could net additional users for platforms in the short -term, Thill thinks that in the long-term, "the more these platforms can do to get rid of the controversy, you'll have a better environment for advertisers and users." 

Furthermore, he thinks that Snap can follow Facebook's model for handling the issue. Snap, he says can become "a more proven platform," like Facebook.

"Snap can actually take some share in the short-term," he said. Advertisers are "like portfolio managers on Wall Street. They don't want to bet on one horse. They want to diversify ad platforms." 

Snap shares are up 17.7% this year. 

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• Advance tickets for "Avengers: Infinity War" went on sale Friday to coincide with a new trailer.
• Tickets can now be purchased at online ticket service Fandango, or directly from theater chains like AMC and Regal.
• "Black Panther" currently holds the record for advance ticket sales.

A new "Avengers: Infinity War" trailer has dropped, and with it came advance ticket sales.

Eager fans can now purchase tickets at Fandango (or direct from theater chains like AMC or Regal) for the third "Avengers" film, which come to theaters April 27.

Fandango tweeted the following when tickets went on sale:

It then tweeted:

Marvel Studios' latest film, "Black Panther," which is currently in theaters, broke the Fandango record in advance ticket sales for the highest-selling superhero movie. The record was previously held by "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."

It remains to be seen whether "Avengers: Infinity War" can outpace "Black Panther," but the anticipation is high.

Check out tickets at Fandango here.

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• Nearly six months after launch, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" is finally addressing its controversial "loot box" system.
• After an update scheduled for March 21, virtual prize boxes in "Battlefront 2" will only contain "credits or cosmetic items, such as emotes or victory poses, but nothing that impacts gameplay."
• When it launched in late 2017, "Battlefront 2" became the most egregious example of an ongoing trend where paid video games charged players extra money for so-called "loot boxes."

The latest major "Star Wars" game is gorgeous and fun to play. It's got the Millennium Falcon and Chewbacca and story content that fills in gaps between major "Star Wars" movies. On paper, it's the perfect game for "Star Wars" fans.

Despite this, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" has been largely forgotten after running into major controversy around its launch in late 2017. 

It was the latest example of an ongoing trend in gaming — "Battlefront 2" had a paid loot box system that many players found reprehensible. 

Here's how it worked: Players were able to buy in-game currency ("crystals") to pay for in-game loot boxes. These boxes contain a random smattering of items for use in the game, from character enhancements to other forms of in-game currency.

What people took issue with were the character enhancements. By putting items in the loot boxes that affected gameplay, the game's developers tipped the scales in favor of people willing to spend more money, known among gaming fans as "pay to win."

On March 21 — nearly six months after launching on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC — "Star Wars Battlefront 2" plans to fundamentally change how its loot boxes work.

Here's the full text straight from EA ("crates" are loot boxes):

"Crates no longer include Star Cards and cannot be purchased. Crates are earned by logging in daily, completing Milestones, and through timed challenges. Inside of these crates, you'll find Credits or cosmetic items, such as emotes or victory poses, but nothing that impacts gameplay."

This isn't the first change EA's made to loot boxes in "Battlefront 2," but it's the most meaningful change — EA is outright scrapping the concept of paying for loot boxes in "Battlefront 2." 

Moreover, loot boxes no longer contain items that potentially impact gameplay. At the heart of player complaints about loot boxes isn't just the concept of paying for loot boxes, but the concept of paying for loot boxes that could offer an unfair advantage in-game. 

But for fans of the game and the Star Wars franchise, is this move too little, too late? That remains to be seen, but given the time between launch and this fix, things don't look great.

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• Hawkeye isn't in any of the trailers for "Avengers: Infinity War."
• He isn't even on the poster.
• Several days ago, Jeremy Renner, the actor who plays him, posted a fake magazine cover with Hawkeye on it to his Instagram.

Remember Hawkeye? The actor who plays the Marvel character is trying to remind you.

Hawkeye is the bland Avenger with the bow and arrows. He doesn't have any superpowers or personality beyond that, but he does have a secret family, which was revealed in "Age of Ultron." His house is where Captain America and Iron Man chop wood in an angsty manner.

And Hawkeye isn't in either of the two trailers for "Avengers: Infinity War," out April 27.

To make matters worse, he isn't even on the poster, even though there appears to be plenty of room for him:

This is something the actor Jeremy Renner would have a right to be bitter about. His character Hawkeye has never been the most interesting Avenger despite attempts to make him so (secret family!), but he has been with the team from the beginning. He was brainwashed by Loki for nearly the entire first movie, however, which made his character development difficult to pull off in a compelling way.

On Tuesday, three days before the new "Infinity War" trailer came out, Renner posted a telling image on Instagram:

The post features Renner as Hawkeye on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Sadly, this a fan-made magazine cover. So whether he's trying to get his Marvel character the attention he deserves or poking fun at how much he's being ignored, Renner seems to be taking promotion into his own hands.

Despite what the movie's promotion suggests, Hawkeye is actually in "Infinity War," according to the directors Anthony and Joe Russo, who have said Hawkeye will be on a solo journey but appear in the film. Or, he could also just be dead and they don't want to spoil that.

But Renner shouldn't feel alone, as Paul Rudd's Ant-Man isn't in the trailers or on the poster either.

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The biggest game in the world right now is "Fortnite," a goofy, cartoonish game with a deadly serious premise: 100 players are dropped on an island full of weapons, and the last person alive wins. 

Over 45 million people have "Fortnite," and that number is about to grow far larger — the game is slowly trickling out to Apple device owners around the world this very minute. 

Since the game is played online, "Fortnite" on iOS is scaling up slowly so it doesn't crash due to a sudden influx of players. As such, you must be invited to download the game on your favorite Apple device. 

So you want to download and try "Fortnite" — but where do you begin? We've got answers for you right here:

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First of all, how do I get "Fortnite" on my iPhone?

The short answer is simple: Go to this website and cough up your email address.

As soon as the game is capable of handling more players, and your number comes up, you'll get an invite to download the game on your iOS device of choice.

Beware: "Fortnite" on iOS only runs on a handful of Apple devices, and you need a strong, consistent internet connection to play.

The following Apple devices are supported:  iPhone 6S/SE, iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad 2017, iPad Pro devices or later.

That means any phone from the iPhone 6S/SE through to the iPhone X, the most recent iPad Mini, the most recent iPad Air, and the most recent iPad / iPad Pro models.

Any Apple device running "Fortnite" needs to have iOS 11 installed.

Now that you have the game, what is "Fortnite"?

"Fortnite" takes something familiar — shooters — and twists it in a subtle way to make it fresh.

If you own a game console, chances are you're familiar with shooters — be they first-person (like "Call of Duty") or third-person (like "Gears of War"). "Fortnite" falls into the latter category, with your character's avatar taking up prominent screen space.

The goal, in the broadest sense, is simple: You have one life, and winning means survival.

But living through the cartoon violence of "Fortnite" is difficult — there are a few dozen other players also trying to be the last person alive, and they've got weapons.

And like the games that inspired "Fortnite" — "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," "H1Z1," and more — "Fortnite" is based on a single, large island with an ever-shrinking habitable area. If you're outside of that area, your health begins to drain until you're dead. In this way, players are forced together rather than able to hide.

It's important to aggressively go after the enemy. But also, watch your back!

What makes "Fortnite" unique?

"Fortnite" is often compared to another popular shooter, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds." There's good reason for that: They're very similar.

The first thing you do in "Fortnite" is jump out of a purple flying bus and parachute down to an island. The island is full of distinct regions, and it's littered with resources: Guns, explosives, med packs, shields, and various materials (wood, brick, metal).

With nothing other than a pick-axe, you desperately need resources to survive. This is a nearly direct mirror of the experience in "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."

But there are major differences right off the bat. Rather than simply picking up weapons and healing kits, "Fortnite" also has a construction element to it. Thus why you're picking up materials — stuff like wood, brick, and metal. Alternatively, you can use your pick-axe to mine the materials yourself, like you would in "Minecraft" (as seen above).

The world is destructible, so with every swing of your pick-axe you'll wear down whatever object you're striking — whether it's a tree or a brick wall.

There are loads of parallels between the two games, but "Fortnite" is immediately distinguished by this crucial difference.

• Hawkeye, one of the first Avengers, isn't in any of the "Infinity War" trailers, and he isn't on the poster, either.
• Fans are speculating what his absence means, and it's hilarious. 

Hawkeye is the forgotten Avenger, even when he's on screen. 

Despite the fact that Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner, has been with the Avengers team since 2012's "The Avengers," his character is not featured in the trailers or the poster for "Avengers: Infinity War." In fact, Teen Groot has more screen time and poster space than him. That's quite a blow. 

Marvel fans are having fun with his absence, making jokes about his whereabouts on Twitter.

Some assume he dies in "Infinity War" and this is an attempt to keep that quiet, while others assume he's just taking care of his wife and kids.

Here are some of the best Hawkeye tweets:

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The new "Avengers: Infinity War" trailer dropped Friday, and it teases plenty of action and peril for the characters we have come to love (or hate) for the past 10 years.

Beloved characters like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America face dire situations as the villain Thanos terrorizes the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy. But it's not all doom and gloom. The trailer teases much-anticipated reunions, like Bruce Banner and Black Widow; and meetings, like Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, and Iron Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

For most viewers, the trailer will be a riveting tease at the blockbuster, but more eagle-eyed fans may notice a few key details.

For those confused as to what the glowing stones are that are so prominent in the trailer and what they mean for the fate of our heroes, we have you covered. And what's up with Spider-Man's new suit?

We broke down the trailer to highlight those details and more, both the hidden and the not-so-hidden — and what it all means.

Below are key details you may have missed in the "Avengers: Infinity War" trailer:

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Thanos is after the Infinity Stones.

To understand what's going on in the new trailer, you have to understand what Infinity Stones are. The big bad guy of the movie, Thanos, wants to "wipe out half the universe," as his adopted daughter Gamora says in the beginning of the trailer. To do that, he has to acquire six Infinity Stones, which are immensely powerful, reality-bending stones that give the user unimaginable power when collected into one glove, called in the comic books the Infinity Gauntlet. 

So, where exactly are these stones? Well, it looks like Thanos has the blue space stone...

The space stone was last seen aboard that giant space ship we see Thor and his pals escaping the planet Sakaar in at the end of "Thor: Ragnarok." It's inside the Tesseract, that glowing-blue cube we see in "The Avengers" — until "Infinity War," when Thanos seems to get his hands on it, as evidenced by the above and previous photos. Recall that an even larger ship finds Thor and his friends at the end of "Rangarok." That's probably Thanos.

...and Loki probably helps him get it because he's the worst.

This is Loki with some of Thanos' minions, known as the Black Order. They are standing among rubble that could be the aforementioned ship Thor and friends are on at the end of "Ragnarok." If Thanos attacks, it would make sense for this to be where the devious Loki betrays his brother Thor (again), and hands the space stone over to Thanos.

March Madness is here. 

The tournament is 67 basketball games played over a 21-day period, culminating with the national championship on April 2. The games will be happening at all times of the day, meaning you might need to watch the games on your tablet, phone, or computer at work. 

Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to watch the games — both online and on TV. 

Here's your guide for streaming the NCAA Tournament online:

You can stream all games on the NCAA's website.

The NCAA website will stream all 67 basketball games. You can find the NCAA's live stream here. 

Like last year, there will be a boss button on the website that you can click to hide the live stream in case your boss happens to walk by you and your device. 

Games will also be streamed on the NCAA March Madness Live app.

The NCAA March Madness Live app is free for Apple and Android.

21 of games will be aired on CBS.

These include both quarterfinal games on March 25. 

• Mermaids, beer historians, and cat café owners all make a living from unusual and cool jobs.

• Some gigs involve inherently interesting activities, like finding Spanish coins and traveling the country visiting breweries.

• Business Insider spoke with a number of people who have particularly interesting jobs.

Cool jobs may seem hard to come by sometimes, but they're definitely out there.

Some jobs, like mermaid and treasure hunter, are so interesting that they almost sound far-fetched.

But Business Insider found that's it's more than possible to make a living doing things that you love.

Here's a look at how six people came by some of the most incredible jobs out there and what their lives entail:

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Paisley Easton was introduced to the world of mermaids by a high school friend

Paisley Easton has always loved the water.

"I'm not a swimmer per se, but growing up we were always going to the pool and water parks," she said.

Now, she spends part of her work days underwater, working as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida. A high school classmate who she attended college with first clued her in to the world of Weeki Wachee's mermaids.

"As we were sitting in a college class, she told me, 'Oh I just wish I could be a mermaid forever,'" she told Business Insider. "Obviously, she's there getting her education to move onto something else, but you could tell that she really loved the job by that comment."

Prospective mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida have to undergo a number of tests before they earn their tails

Easton had visited the tourist attraction as a kid, but that conversation was what sparked her interest. Typically, prospective mermaids audition in groups of 60, but Easton's friend snagged her a private audition.

To make the cut, Easton had to swim 400 yards in 16 minutes, try out some underwater moves, and do breath exercises.

"I had to take a breath, hold, and smile and wave at the windows so they could watch how comfortable I was," she said. "You've got to make sure that your face just looks calm and relaxed and not scrunched up. And you've got to keep your eyes open."

Easton said the mermaid performances have brought out her more outgoing side

Easton ended up getting the gig. Along with the other new mermaids, she trained to swim relying on her arms, keeping her legs straight and her ankles together.

Wearing the costume fish tail actually makes swimming easier, Easton said, because it keeps your legs together for you. The mermaids perform three shows a day, but Easton said swimming before an audience isn't too stressful, and the job has brought out her more outgoing side.

For many people, the thought of playing video games as a full-time job on YouTube or Twitch might seem like a far-off dream, akin to becoming a rockstar or professional athlete.

For others, the very concept of a career reliant on video views and channel subscriptions, like so many "social media influencer," might seem like a quick jaunt down easy street for lazy millennials who don't want to get real jobs. 

All this to say: There are a lot of myths and skepticism around what it means to play video games on the internet for a living in this day and age.

But, like any career path, the stories and experiences among the people who make money from YouTube and Twitch are extremely varied. From the types of games they play on-camera to the amount of money they make is unique to each person; no one content creator is indicative of the success of the next. That said, there are definitely some common themes in their stories.

I spoke with a few famous gaming YouTubers about what their jobs actually entail, how they measure success, and what makes them love what they do:

First, the thing we're all wondering about: Money.

Yes, it is true that a handful of people have made it really rich by creating a career on YouTube.

Logan Paul made that very apparent toward the end of 2017 when he famously purchased a $6.55 million estate in Los Angeles, and then posted a series of videos showing it off.

Every year, Forbes publishes a list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars, calculated through "data from Nielsen, IMDB and other sources, as well as on interviews with agents, managers, lawyers, industry insiders and the stars themselves." And every year, a good portion of the names on the list are leading gaming-focused YouTube channels. 

Tied with Logan Paul for fourth pace on 2017's list is Mark Fischbach (a.k.a. "Markiplier"), who reportedly made $12.5 million last year. Markiplier currently has 19 million subscribers, and is most famous for his commentary during various horror video games, including the "Five Nights at Freddy's" series.

Fischbach's channel says he's also raised over $3 million for various charities, including the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, through various livestreaming events and drives during his six years on YouTube. 

Despite the sometimes-lucrative nature of the job, very few famous YouTube gamers expected to make it big when they started out.

When asked how his life has changed since he achieved internet fame, Fischbach admitted, "Fundamentally, [my life is] not that different than the life I was living before, as I'm still spending the vast majority of my time at home in front of a computer," Fischbach told us.

He did say, though, that playing games on YouTube has changed his general perspective.

Markiplier's monetary success is, tragically, the exception rather than the rule for most online content creators — professional gamers included.

In the same way that the occasional musical artist is discovered from relative anonymity while many more wait in the wings for their shot at the big time, there is an endless list of gamers who won't make it big, and it's not always for lack of trying. 

It's almost spring, which means it's that time of year when TV show cancellations start rolling in. 

The networks, as always, have some  shows that are struggling from low ratings and bad reviews from critics.

But this year has been a bit unusual. A lot of shows that premiered in fall 2017 that didn't perform well haven't been officially canceled yet, including ABC's "Inhumans" and The CW's "Valor."

The only big network shows that have been canceled so far are the ABC shows "The Mayor" and "Once Upon a Time." Most of the other cancellations in 2018 have been streaming service shows on Amazon and Netflix. 

A few shows further into their runs are also at risk of cancellation, including CBS' once beloved "Elementary," which is nearing its end, as interest has dropped significantly over the past few seasons. 

Is your favorite show at risk?

Check out the status on our list of 17 TV shows that will probably get canceled:

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"9JKL" — CBS

Despite airing on a good night with "Man with a Plan" and "Kevin Can Wait," the show's ratings aren't good. It could survive another season, but it's not likely at this point. 

"The Blacklist" —NBC

The James Spader drama used to be really popular, but in its fifth season it's the second lowest rated show on the network. It could get a sympathy final season, but it could just get the axe. 

"The Brave" — NBC

NBC has tried to get more viewers to watch this show, airing it after "The Voice." But it hasn't done much to improve ratings, and it's on the same night as ratings hit "The Good Doctor," on ABC. 

"Burnout" is back!

10 years after "Burnout Paradise" demonstrated what a car game could be, the crash-filled racing series is back to show up everyone once again.

In "Burnout Paradise Remastered," you get the same incredible open-world racing game that impressed critics and fans alike way back in 2008. Better yet: You also get all the additional content that came out after release, and a massive update to the visuals that befit a new game in 2018. 

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If you're looking for a simulation racing game, look elsewhere. "Burnout Paradise Remastered" is about driving fast, getting into wrecks, and not worrying too much about it.

Video games weren't always capable of simulating real-world stuff. Take sports for example. The earliest video games based on sports are extremely pared down versions of the actual sports.

Eventually, as developers were able to more closely simulate the real thing, games like "FIFA" and "Madden" took over — they're basically simulations at this point, completely divorced from the origins of sports gaming.

That same evolutionary path can be tracked with racing games — early racing games were video game approximations of the real thing. 

But in the case of racing games, when simulations became possible, the sillier, less realistic racing games split into their own subset of the overall racing genre. Even though games like "Gran Turismo" and "Forza Motorsport" offer gorgeous, ultra-realistic simulations of racing, franchises like "Burnout," "Mario Kart," and "Forza Horizon" use racing as the foundation for great video games. They don't intend to simulate real-world driving — they just use it as the jumping off point for a good game.

"Burnout Paradise Remastered" is very much part of this delightful subset of racing games that strives for more than an exciting racing experience.

At the heart of "Burnout Paradise Remastered" is high-speed, arcade-style racing. Think: "Need for Speed." 

You don't have to know how a manual gearbox works, and you don't need to know the finer details of drifting. The right trigger is the go button, and the left trigger is the stop button. If you push A, you can use a turbo boost. That's it!

The goal in "Burnout Paradise Remastered" is to get you going fast as soon as possible. If you happen to get into a dramatic crash along the way, so be it.

The cars aren't Lambos and Ferraris — they're entirely made up, part of the "Burnout" universe. They approximate cars you know and love, but they're all fake. And that's a good thing, because Honda and Ford probably wouldn't appreciate the constant barrage of massive crashes.

The "Burnout" series nails the feeling of high-speed driving better than any other game, and "Burnout Paradise" is the best possible example.

10 years later, and it's still incredibly impressive how well "Burnout Paradise" nails the feeling of going very fast. Right from the first car you get — a junky old racer — there's a palpable sense of danger to every second of gameplay.

I played the original game for dozens of hours back in 2008, and I've put another 10 or so into "Burnout Paradise Remastered" — even after all that time, I still freak out when I accidentally crash at full speed.

That's a testament to how well "Burnout Paradise" does speed. You really feel that crash in your gut, the same way you feel it when a roller coaster inches past the tipping point and starts thundering downward at full speed. The bottom drops out, and you feel it — physically.

It's that sense of speed, and those horrific, hilarious crashes, that make "Burnout Paradise" feel so special.

• The burning tree scene in "The Last Jedi" was a practical effect — they really lit a fake tree on fire.
• It took months to build the tree, and close to 25 separate gas lines were rigged to it to have the tree burn to director Rian Johnson's liking.
• Special effects supervisor Chris Corbould explained to Business Insider how the scene was pulled off.

In an era when you assume anything amazing that happens in a movie is courtesy of computer-generated imagery, it’s always exciting to learn when a memorable scene was pulled off by practical effects.

Since the “Star Wars” prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big-budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel. And the now Disney-owned “Star Wars” saga is leading the way.

A perfect example is in “The Last Jedi” (available on digital release Tuesday, on Blu-ray/DVD March 27) when Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) attempts to burn down the giant tree that holds the sacred Jedi texts. It’s a scene that also features a Force ghost of Yoda.

When Skywalker tells the legendary Jedi master what he’s about to do, Yoda doesn't talk him out of it. But when Skywalker gets to the giant tree, with flame in hand, he can’t go through with it. This leads to Yoda summoning a giant lightening bolt that strikes the tree and engulfs it in flames. He then delivers his famous giddy laugh as Skywalker looks on in complete shock.

Almost all of that scene is done with practical effects. From the puppet of Yoda, voiced by Frank Oz, that Hamill traded lines with, to the enormous tree and giant flames shooting from it.

It was the handiwork of the movie’s special effects supervisor Chris Corbould, and one of the reasons why he recently received a visual effects Oscar nomination for “The Last Jedi.”

Responsible for some of the greatest visual effects pulled off on screen in the last 40 years, he’s done everything from James Bond movies like “Moonraker” and “GoldenEye,” to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and “Inception” (which he won an Oscar for). He’s now hit the effects industry mountain top with getting the “Star Wars” gig (he was also the effects supervisor on “The Force Awakens”) and the Yoda/Skywalker scene for him is one of his favorites.

There’s the nostalgia of seeing Luke and Yoda on screen again, but also the pride of pulling off a practical effect of this size.

“It was a tricky one,” Corbould admitted to Business Insider.

First, there was building the tree and rigging it to burn. Corbould said it took a couple of months for the construction crew on the movie to build the fireproof tree that was almost 60 feet high and close to 50 feet wide. It was so big that the tree could not be built on the set.

“They had to assemble it in various parts,” Corbould said.

So the tree was basically a very large Lego set. A piece of a trunk would be built on set, then another piece of the trunk would be brought in and attached to that. Then the multiple branches were attached one at a time.

After all that, close to 25 separate gas lines were put into the tree, each one with its own valve so Corbould and his team could adjust the flame to his and director Rian Johnson’s liking.

“It’s very easy to have it just burst into flames,” Corbould said. “Rian really wanted it to catch the light a little bit slower. So we had to spent quite a lot of testing time to bring the gas lines to a point where it looked like the flames were slowly creeping up and then totally enveloping the whole tree.”

The tree burning scene was shot over two nights with a crew of 20 people just responsible for the tree catching on fire. Most of the shots pre-fire were completed on the first night. The second night was for the shots after the tree was on fire, which included Hamill, the Yoda puppet, and Oz voicing the character in front of the giant burning tree. And it got hot — to the joy of everyone on set.

“When we shot the scene the nights were incredibly cold,” Corbould said. “I think the whole crew was happy when we lit that up.”

The tree was lit on fire close to 30 times by the time they wrapped on the scene, according to Corbould.

The special effects veteran laughed when he was told that many people probably think the tree fire scene is just another dazzling VFX feat by the wizards at Industrial Light and Magic.

“I think when you do something for real you get a much more convincing performance from the actors,” he said. “I think that’s why a lot of the directors — Chris [Nolan], Rian [Johnson], J.J. [Abrams] — they value those moments where you’ve got a real look of terror, anxiety, excitement on the faces of the actors.”

Corbould added that some of the excitement for him is seeing if a practical effect could even be pulled off.

He said he wasn’t completely confident he could pull off the 18-wheeler truck flip he did in “The Dark Knight.”

“There was a bit of banter between me and Chris Nolan,” he said. “Eventually we pulled it off.”

But in today’s moviemaking landscape, it’s what’s done on the VFX side that has really upped everyone’s game in the special effects profession.

“When CGI was first invented we all thought we're not going to have a job in five years,” Corbould said. “But what it actually did is it allowed films to do even bigger visual effects and we had to enhance what they did — whether it's an asteroid hitting the ground or blowing 10 cars up in the air. It's a great marriage these days. It's a combination of practical and visual effects to make that great film — that's what we're striving to do.”

Corbould's next task: Making our hearts melt for Winnie the Pooh in the upcoming Disney release, "Christopher Robin."

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• Veteran TV actor Walton Goggins gets some time on the big screen this weekend as he plays the villain in "Tomb Raider."
• He talked to Business Insider about coming up with the right tone for the character.
• He also teased his next big TV role, playing Jack Vincennes in the series adaptation of James Ellroy's "L.A. Confidential."
• And we chatted about his Oscar win in 2002.

Walton Goggins is one of those actors you can’t help but root for.

From his breakout performance in the 2000s FX hit “The Shield,” to his Emmy-nominated work on “Justified,” to his recent string of impressive performances in Quentin Tarantino movies (“Django Unchained” and “The Hateful Eight”), he’s done it all over his 28-year career. But only recently has he gotten cast in the high-profile projects he deserves (upcoming ones include “Ant-Man and The Wasp” and a TV series on the popular James Ellroy book “L.A. Confidential”).

Goggins also plays the villain in “Tomb Raider” (in theaters Friday) opposite Alicia Vikander in the title role. In a movie that tries very hard to show its hero Lara Croft is not a superhero but instead an ordinary person doing extraordinary things, Goggins used that real-world template to craft Mathias Vogel. Vogel is the leader of the expedition to locate a hidden tomb on a mysterious island who, after seven years of searching, has gone a little mad and is obsessed with finding the tomb so he can return to his family.

Business Insider talked to Goggins about crafting this grounded character, preparing to take on the role of Jack Vincennes in the “L.A. Confidential” TV version, and the night he won an Oscar.

Jason Guerrasio: First off, Mathias Vogel — he's a relatable villain. 

Walton Goggins: You know what, I'll take that. Okay.
 
Guerrasio: Because if I was on an island for seven years just blowing up rocks I would probably lose it too.

Goggins: I think so. If you really take a walk in his shoes — that he's a father and the day he left his family he kissed them all on the cheek and said he would be back in a year — you understand him. Desperate people do desperate things and that was my only way into him.

Guerrasio: I feel you could have done this role two ways: Play him really crazy and do a scenery-chewing performance or do what you did — make him more grounded. 

Goggins: You know I had a lengthy discussion with Roar Uthaug, our director, on a Skype call and I said, "If you want me to be a part of this story I think this is how I can help you tell it." It was in a grounded way. And I thought Alicia was going to do the same thing and Roar wanted to tell a similar story so we were all on the same page. To take it out of the realm of superpowers because Lara Croft doesn't have them. With everything I've been fortunate enough to do that's always been a part of my experience, be truthful to who these characters are. Even how grandiose Lee Russell was in “Vice Principals,” he's still a person in the world with deep pain. That's what interested me.

Guerrasio: Was the “Tomb Raider” role also attractive because it's basically a one-off in the franchise? You don't have to be stuck with a character for years. You can get in and out. 

Goggins: Huh, no one has asked me that. If I was offered a character in a franchise in a meaningful way I would have done that, for sure. But I don't think about those things. For this, this is a complete journey for this character and that's really satisfying. 

Guerrasio: Is your character also a one-off in "Ant-Man and The Wasp?"

Goggins: I don't know man, you got to see the movie. [Laughs] We'll see what happens. 

Guerrasio: Have you ever auditioned for a major Marvel or DC character that would have locked you into a franchise? Have you gone down that road yet?

Goggins: No. Not beyond what I've participated so far. I look at it like this, honestly, I've been in television for 15 years and however long it takes to tell the story that's how long it takes. For "The Shield,” I don't think [creator] Shawn Ryan had any idea that it would go seven years. But the story goes until the time when it doesn't need to anymore. And that's how we all felt about "Justified" too. So whether it's sequels or franchise, if you're doing it from an authentic place and it rings true then I'm up for it.

Guerrasio: Has it been crazy to watch the evolution of television from back on "The Shield" to how it is now? A lot of talent believe it’s more rewarding to do TV these days more than movies. That wasn’t the case when you started out. Has that been weird to see how things have shifted?

Goggins: With TV it's just rewarding because in a serialized story things can play out over a very long time so the opportunities to really explore nuances are there. It's very rewarding right now, but I feel that way about movies. The way they wanted to tell Lara Croft in this “Tomb Raider” movie is very refreshing and different. And this is possible because of what's coming out of TV now, each impact the other.

Guerrasio: You've bounced back and forth from movies and TV for a long time.
 
Goggins: A long time. 

Guerrasio: Did things change in the offers you were getting when you starred in back-to-back Tarantino movies?

Goggins: Yeah. Most people who have worked with Quentin you measure your life in “before Quentin Tarantino” and “after Quentin Tarantino.” But for me it's never been more complicated than to be good at telling stories. The cherry on top, though, is working with filmmakers like Quentin.
 
Guerrasio: Will we see you in the next Tarantino movie?

Goggins: Buddy, I don't know who you are talking about right now. [Laughs] Tarantino who? No. He's very private in his process and I respect that. We'll see. Maybe.

Guerrasio: But you’ve done two movies with him, are you at the point where you can text him and just say hi or do you just wait and see if you're called on again?

Goggins: It's not something that you ever expect to happen again. When you get that call, that golden ticket, you just jump on the ride. 

Guerrasio: Can you talk a little about playing Jack Vincennes in the upcoming TV version of "L.A. Confidential?"

Goggins: I can tell you that it isn't a remake of the movie (in which Kevin Spacey played Vincennes). It is a telling of James Ellroy's novel and I'm really excited about it. 

Guerrasio: I’m actually reading the book again right now. There's so much to the Jack character that was not explored in the movie.

Goggins: That's how I feel. I'm just reading Ellroy for the first time now. 

Guerrasio: It's a quick read, right? You just fly through his books.

Goggins: Yeah. And the story behind how he found his voice for “L.A. Confidential,” from what I was told, is he was told to cut a third of the book and he couldn't do that so we went back to page one and just began cutting words and sentences and did it through the whole book and it became this rapid, quick-fire read. I'm just blown away by it. 

Guerrasio: It dawned on me the other day, you are an Oscar winner. You won in 2002 for a short film you starred and produced, "The Accountant," right?

Goggins: It was myself and my two partners, Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount, who has since passed away. And in the short film category you can only put two names down for the award, so it was Ray and Lisa, but we all did it together so we all decided we'd walk up on stage. And we timed our speech so we all could talk in 30 seconds and not piss anyone off. It came from the heart and it brought the house down. And that's hard to do after Sidney Poitier just got his lifetime achievement award. It was pretty incredible. 

Guerrasio: Do you have one of the Oscars?

Goggins: I have one and Ray has the other and we have Lisa in our hearts.  

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What is eSports? History & Rise of Video Game Tournaments

Years ago, eSports was a community of video gamers who would gather at conventions to play Counter Strike, Call of Duty, or League of Legends.

These multiplayer video game competitions would determine League of Legends champions, the greatest shooters in Call of Duty, the cream of the crop of Street Fighter players, the elite Dota 2 competitors, and more.

But today, as the history of eSports continue to unfold, media giants such as ESPN and Turner are broadcasting eSports tournaments and competitions. And in 2014, Amazon acquired Twitch, the live streaming video platform that has been and continues to be the leader in online gaming broadcasts. And YouTube also wanted to jump on the live streaming gaming community with the creation of YouTube Gaming.

eSports Market Growth Booming

To put in perspective how big eSports is becoming, a Google search for "lol" does not produce "laughing out loud" as the top result. Instead, it points to League of Legends, one of the most popular competitive games in existence. The game has spawned a worldwide community called the League of Legends Championship Series, more commonly known as LCS or LOL eSports.

What started as friends gathering in each other's homes to host LAN parties and play into the night has become an official network of pro gaming tournaments and leagues with legitimate teams, some of which are even sponsored and have international reach. Organizations such as Denial, AHQ, and MLG have multiple eSports leagues.

And to really understand the scope of all this, consider that the prize pool for the latest Dota 2 tournament was more than $20 million.

Websites even exist for eSports live scores to let people track the competitions in real time if they are unable to watch. There are even fantasy eSports leagues similar to fantasy football, along with the large and growing scene of eSports betting and gambling.

So it's understandable why traditional media companies would want to capitalize on this growing trend just before it floods into the mainstream. Approximately 300 million people worldwide tune in to eSports today, and that number is growing rapidly. By 2020, that number will be closer to 500 million.

eSports Industry Analysis - The Future of the Competitive Gaming Market

Financial institutions are starting to take notice. Goldman Sachs valued eSports at $500 million in 2016 and expects the market will grow at 22% annually compounded over the next three years into a more than $1 billion opportunity.

And industry statistics are already backing this valuation and demonstrating the potential for massive earnings. To illustrate the market value, market growth, and potential earnings for eSports, consider Swedish media company Modern Times Group's $87 million acquisition of Turtle Entertainment, the holding company for ESL. YouTube has made its biggest eSports investment to date by signing a multiyear broadcasting deal with Faceit to stream the latter's Esports Championship Series. And the NBA will launch its own eSports league in 2018.

Of course, as with any growing phenomenon, the question becomes: How do advertisers capitalize? This is especially tricky for eSports because of its audience demographics, which is young, passionate, male-dominated, and digital-first. They live online and on social media, are avid ad-blockers, and don't watch traditional TV or respond to conventional advertising.

So what will the future of eSports look like? How high can it climb? Could it reach the mainstream popularity of baseball or football? How will advertisers be able to reach an audience that does its best to shield itself from advertising?

Robert Elder, research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has compiled an unparalleled report on the eSports ecosystem that dissects the growing market for competitive gaming. This comprehensive, industry-defining report contains more than 30 charts and figures that forecast audience growth, average revenue per user, and revenue growth.

Companies and organizations mentioned in the report include: NFL, NBA, English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, Ligue de Football, Twitch, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, ESPN, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, Valve, Riot Games, Activision Blizzard, ESL, Turtle Entertainment, Dreamhack, Modern Times Group, Turner Broadcasting, TBS Network, Vivendi, Canal Plus, Dailymotion, Disney, BAMTech, Intel, Coca Cola, Red Bull, HTC, Mikonet

Here are some eSports industry facts and statistics from the report:

• eSports is a still nascent industry filled with commercial opportunity.
• There are a variety of revenue streams that companies can tap into.
• The market is presently undervalued and has significant room to grow.
• The dynamism of this market distinguishes it from traditional sports.
• The audience is high-value and global, and its numbers are rising.
• Brands can prosper in eSports by following the appropriate game plan.
• Game publishers approach their Esport ecosystems in different ways.  
• Successful esport games are comprised of the same basic ingredients.
• Digital streaming platforms are spearheading the popularity of eSports.
• Legacy media are investing into eSports, and seeing encouraging results.
• Traditional sports franchises have a clear opportunity to seize in eSports.
• Virtual and augmented reality firms also stand to benefit from eSports.  

In full, the report illuminates the business of eSports from four angles:

• The gaming nucleus of eSports, including an overview of popular esport genres and games; the influence of game publishers, and the spectrum of strategies they adopt toward their respective esport scenes; the role of eSports event producers and the tournaments they operate.
• The eSports audience profile, its size, global reach, and demographic, psychographic, and behavioral attributes; the underlying factors driving its growth; why they are an attractive target for brands and broadcasters; and the significant audience and commercial crossover with traditional sports.
• eSports media broadcasters, including digital avant-garde like Twitch and YouTube, newer digital entrants like Facebook and traditional media outlets like Turner’s TBS Network, ESPN, and Canal Plus; their strategies and successes in this space; and the virtual reality opportunity.
• eSports market economics, with a market sizing, growth forecasts, and regional analyses; an evaluation of the eSports spectacle and its revenue generators, some of which are idiosyncratic to this industry; strategic planning for brand marketers, with case studies; and an exploration of the infinite dynamism and immense potential of the eSports economy.

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• Stephen Hawking died at age 76 on Wednesday.
• The world-renowned physicist worked on an Emmy Award-winning TV show called "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places" before he passed away.
• In the show, Hawking flies around in a spaceship called the "S.S. Hawking" and explores his favorite cosmic mysteries.
• CuriosityStream released the final episode several weeks early and is streaming the three-part series for free for a limited time.

Stephen Hawking, who died today at age 76, was known for his work on the science of time travel and black holes.

The British physicist penned several bestselling books and even worked on an Emmy Award-winning documentary trilogy, called "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places."

In the show, which is one of the last Hawking ever worked on, he flies around in a spaceship called the "S.S. Hawking" and explores deep scientific mysteries.

The show was created by CuriosityStream, and its description reads: "Mixing recollections from his childhood and family life that inspired his work as a scientist, he goes in search of the ultimate mystery: the theory of everything. Along the way, time travel and a precarious free fall to Venus, plus questions about aliens, God, and truth, offer unprecedented insight into this genius mind."

CuriosityStream planned to release the third and final episode, which in part dives into Hawking's fears about artificial intelligence, in mid-April.

But a representative for the company told Business Insider that, following the death of Hawking, its creators decided to release the last episode today.

Through March 23, Anyone can also watch the series for free for a limited time. It's normally packaged in a streaming subscription that costs between $2.99 and $11.99 per month.

You can find all of the "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places" episodes at curiositystream.com/hawking.

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• Stephen Hawking had a 'sense of humor as vast as the universe': unique tributes flood in for esteemed scientist

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Netflix has begun to cancel shows, but that doesn't mean it's getting rid of your favorites.

Nearly 40 Netflix original series will be returning with new seasons in the near future.

Only a handful of the series have official release dates, including the upcoming premieres of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "Marvel's Luke Cage." 

But other hit Netflix shows like "Stranger Things" and "Mindhunter" have been renewed by the streaming service and are either currently in production or awaiting release.

For this list, we have only included renewed Netflix series that are yet to air, and we've included official release dates if applicable. We've excluded children's shows and reality series.

Here are the 38 Netflix original series that are coming back for another season:

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• With an estimated $27.02 million, "Black Panther" won the box office for a fifth-straight weekend.
• It's the first movie to pull that off since 2009's "Avatar."
• "Black Panther" is projected to earn $461 million in profit after its theatrical run and all ancillaries are through.

Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther" has hit another box office milestone.

Winning the domestic box office this weekend with an estimated $27.02 million, according to boxofficepro, it marks the movie's fifth-straight week atop at No. 1. It's the first time a movie has pulled off that feat since the 2009 box office sensation, "Avatar."

It's also the first-ever comic book movie to do it.

The "Black Panther" totals are astounding: $605.4 million domestically, over $1.1 billion worldwide.

When the $200 million-budgeted movie is through with its theatrical and ancillary run, it's projected to have an estimated profit of a whopping $461 million, according to Deadline. That's more than previous Marvel hits "Avengers: Age of Ultron ($382.3 million) and "Captain America: Civil War" ($193.4 million).

"Black Panther" has done this by completely destroying Hollywood's previous box office theories.

Movies released in February have always been considered to be a dumping ground for studios' projected poor performers: "Black Panther" proved that a hit movie can thrive in the first quarter of the year.

Urban audiences are thought to not be moviegoers. Wrong. Close to 40% of the movie's domestic box office is from African-Americans.

And China, the second-largest movie market in the world, is still a guessing game for Hollywood in what will play well there and what won't. Turns out "Black Panther" works. The movie has already earned over $66 million there — out-grossing the "Star Wars" movies that have played there ("The Last Jedi" earned $42.5 million in the Middle Kingdom) and on pace to be one of the top Marvel Cinematic Universe titles released in China.

Now the question is: What movie will dethrone "Black Panther"?

Warner Bros.'s "Tomb Raider" tried and failed this weekend. Though the Lara Croft reboot starring Alicia Vikander beat out "Black Panther" on Friday by taking in $9 million over the $7.5 million by "Panther," the weekend proved to favor the box office champ.

"Tomb Raider" finished in second with $23 million.

Up next to take on "Black Panther" will be Universal's "Pacific Rim Uprising."

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• Michael B. Jordan added 15 pounds of muscle after "Creed" to play the villain in "Black Panther" — here's how he did it

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• Alexa Dell, the daughter of computer magnate Michael Dell, once posted an image to Instagram of her younger brother aboard the family's private jet.
• The "Rich Kids of Instagram" Tumblr blogged the image, and it went viral.
• Dell was forced to leave social media after exposing her family to security risks.
• Dell, now a 24-year-old startup advisor, has advice for teens on apps today.

Alexa Dell, 24, is the daughter of tech billionaire and entrepreneur Michael Dell. She grew up in Austin, Texas on a sprawling estate called "The Castle" with her parents and four siblings, and her father gave her an at-home masterclass on building world-changing technologies.

But as tech royalty, Dell quickly learned that she couldn't use social media apps the way most teenagers do. Business Insider caught up with Dell at SXSW to hear the whole story.

When she was 18, Dell posted a photo to Instagram. Her younger brother, Zacahary, sat in the window seat of what appeared to be a small plane. A spread of fresh fruit, vegetables, charcuterie, and, of course, a Dell laptop, was laid before him.

"Snachary en route to Fiji @zachdell by alexadell #dell #privatejet," Alexa Dell's caption read.

Then the internet descended.

Rich Kids of Instagram, a popular Tumblr site that documents the adventures of the world's wealthiest offspring, circulated the image. Within a week 0f the posting, Dell and her brother, Zachary, disappeared from social media.

Bloomberg BusinessWeek broke the story that Dell had been documenting her every move on Twitter, complete with GPS locations from her phone. According to BusinessWeek, Dell's father's security detail had her Twitter and Instagram accounts suspended. The article cited concerns over the family's safety, singling out fears of kidnapping for ransom. 

It's worth noting that Gawker's now-defunct Valleywag reported that Alexa Dell shut down her social media accounts without the Dell company's intervention after the photo went viral.

Dell was an 18-year-old Columbia University student and "W" magazine intern at the time.

She told Business Insider her first response to the Rich Kids of Instagram posting was panic.

"That obviously took me completely by surprise. I didn't even realize that account, or that blog-Tumblr-thing, was a thing," Dell said. "It's unfortunate because it obviously put my family at risk and our safety. It's a shame that there are people out there who just are having fun exploiting others."

In 2012, BusinessWeek reviewed proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commision that showed Michael Dell spent $2.7 million annually on his family's security. His company provides the security detail, and Dell reimburses the company for its protection.

But the computer magnate didn't know to check his daughter's social media accounts.

"[Social media] wasn't there when I grew up. It wasn't something that I was taught how to do. It was something that we sort of taught ourselves how to use, and it sort of grew with us and became what it is now over time," Dell said.

Dell returned to Instagram only two days after the BusinessWeek article posted, with a photo of the college student sitting poolside in a tropical location with a grove of palm trees behind her.

Her posts to Instagram are no longer tagged with her location.

Today, Dell runs a tech consulting business, and counts dating app Bumble as a client.

Dell said the experience of making it onto Tumblr's Rich Kids of Instagram — and the safety risk it created — taught her a lesson that teens on social media platforms can learn from.

"I would advise younger people new to social media to be weary ... everyone's not so nice," Dell said.

She encouraged teens to "think twice" and "be careful" before sharing personal information on the internet. She also warned that a person's tone of voice can be lost in translation on apps.

"If you think you meant something in a fun and lighthearted kind of context, someone may spin that and take it from you," Dell said.

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