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yeap, my guess is that in not very long nobody is going to read or trust anything on the web anymore that they trust stuff they read in the free 'newspapers' stuck through the door that consist of 98% advertising
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I still trust you, Jim."I'm beginning to suspect that the only truly authentic writer out there is Tallis Steelyard ;-)
He's only in it for the wine.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "He's only in it for the wine."which in a poet is a sign of true authenticity :-)
Jim wrote: "yeap, my guess is that in not very long nobody is going to read or trust anything on the web anymore that they trust stuff they read in the free 'newspapers' stuck through the door that consist of ..."Sadly, these social media campaign organizations exist because people do read this stuff. In fact, they can't stop themselves. I've mentioned this book before, but I will again aver that Fritz Leiber's The Silver Eggheads predicts exactly where we're going. It's just he naively thought people would still be reading books in the future, not consuming wordwooze on their phones.
Perhaps I overestimate the level of cynicism of people?
Wordwooze.Brilliant. I'm gonna use that until it becomes common lingo.
somebody seems to have the same ideahttp://www.wordwooze.com/
seems to specialise in erotica ;-)
perhaps with excitable ladies and chocolate icecream!
Jim wrote: "somebody seems to have the same ideahttp://www.wordwooze.com/
seems to specialise in erotica ;-)
perhaps with excitable ladies and chocolate icecream!"
I hope they at least give Fritz Leiber some credit. He came up with it. Seriously, it's a brilliant book. I would say it's in the running as the most cynical science fiction novel ever written. Cynical, that is, in its assessment of humanity. L. Ron Hubbard wrote the most cynical books of any science fiction author, but that's a different use of the adjective.
And, no, I didn't click your link, Jim. ;-)
the actual link is innocuous, it's when you click through to the authors things start to get dodgy
"We’re excited to announce that HeadTalker has been acquired by Newswire, a top news & media distribution platform.
This move will expand Newswire’s content distribution offerings with HeadTalker’s vast community which has helped thousands of individuals and small businesses create virality for their social media messages.
Newswire is happy to welcome the HeadTalker community to our platform we hope to continue the mission statement of HeadTalker as we continue to improve our products and services with this acquisition.
Newswire and HeadTalker are committed to create new and better ways to take a social media message viral.
For now, existing Headtalker campaigns will continue as normal, however, we have closed the ability to start new campaigns.
If you’d like to learn more please visit Newswire.com or contact magnolia@newswire.com with any questions you may have about the acquisition.
Warm Regards,
HeadTalker & Newswire Teams"
So I went to the web page
https://www.newswire.com/influencer/a...
It looks as if you become an 'influencer' companies running social media campaigns will contact you.
then 'the influencer' does one of the following
ponsored Content: The influencer posts an article on a blog or a post on social media that reviews or discusses your product or service.
Shared Content: In this situation, the influencer shares the business’s content with his or her audience, such as by retweeting a post on Twitter or sharing the content on Facebook.
Co-Created Content: Some influencers also work with brands to create content together. They might produce videos, write blog posts, or share data.
Giveaways: Let your influencer give away one or more of your products to his or her audience. This can be set up as a contest or as a random drawing — from commenters on an Instagram post, for example.
Finally the influencer gets paid.
The first thing I wondered was what proportion of blogs, facebook posts etc fall into this category
Secondly I wondered how the hell they'd got me, because the page wants me to sign in with my Instagram account, and to the best of my knowledge I don't have one. (it's photo sharing, I don't have a camera!)
I actually just went onto Instagram to check, and I don't have one.
Oh and the brands they claim to work with
Universal
Harvard Business school
Travelocity
Glossier
Birchbox
United Airlines
United Healthcare
NBC
if you want to talk to them, (800) 713-7278 :-)