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Australia is in the news again

Farzam Mehrabi was found guilty of drugging and raping women. (ABC News: David Weber)

In short:

Perth dentist Farzam Mehrabi has been found guilty of drugging and raping several women he met on dating apps.

He was found guilty of stupefying and raping three women, raping two further women and stupefying another.

Mehrabi will be sentenced on December 17.

A jury has found a Perth dentist guilty of drugging and raping women he met through dating apps.

The WA District Court had heard that Farzam Mehrabi put drugs into his victims' drinks without their knowledge before sexually assaulting them.

Mehrabi's trial started in early August, with the dentist facing 22 charges, including sexual penetration without consent, stupefying in order to commit an indictable offence, and impeding someone's normal breathing.

The offences occurred in February and March in 2022.

He was found guilty of stupefying and raping three women, raping two further women and stupefying another. 

Mehrabi was captured on CCTV in bars, putting drugs into the drinks of women he was dating.

One of those women, who had found him on Tinder, said she experienced blurred vision after drinking a martini, and remembered she "didn't really like the taste".

She was later raped at Mehrabi's home, where he choked her without her consent.

Perth man Farzam Mehrabi will be sentenced on December 17. (ABC News: David Weber)

Another victim told the court Mehrabi told her "he had the best MDMA" and she had some with him.

But she said that on another occasion she had been drinking with Mehrabi in his garden before she started seeing in "fours" and vomited.

She said she then blacked out and could not remember anything until she woke in his bedroom the next day, and later discovered injuries on her body.

She went to police and they recorded a phone call with Mehrabi, who claimed they had got drunk before having consensual sex outside.

Media report caused victim to come forward

Another victim came forward after seeing some media coverage saying "Perth dentist accused of spiking drinks".

The urine sample of a woman who was not assaulted, but who had her drink spiked, showed MDMA, methylone and methylamphetamine.

The court had been told that in some cases, the women had engaged in consensual drug use and sex with Mehrabi, who often talked about drug use, particularly MDMA.

Farzam Mehrabi was found guilty of 21 of 22 charges in the District Court of WA on Wednesday. (ABC News: David Weber)

His defence was that none of the sex was without consent, and he liked to be dominant with his partners.

The victims were aged in their late teens and early 20s, and the 34-year-old denied he was trying to deceive anyone by lowering his age on dating apps and targeting younger women.

Mehrabi was found guilty of 21 of the 22 charges the jury was considering, and found not guilty of one of the stupefying charges. 

He had already pleaded guilty to two charges of supplying a prohibited drug and one charge of offering to sell or supply a prohibited drug.

Two of the women had not been assaulted, but told the court they had been drugged by Mehrabi.

A CCTV image of Farzam Mehrabi spiking a woman's drink. (Supplied)

Mehrabi was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on December 17.

Judge Troy Sweeney approved the release of footage showing Mehrabi spiking drinks to the media because she said there was an educational aspect for the public.

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“QUEER”

First of all, let’s clear up a common misconception. Queer does not just mean gay. It’s an umbrella term for an identity which deviates from society’s perceived norm: heterosexual, or straight. Queer can refer to sexualities — gay, bisexual, pansexual, — or it can refer to being gender-queer; i.e, any label that deviates from the perceived gender norm: the binaries, male and female.

“Queer” is a reclaimed slur.

If you do not fall under the umbrella of queerness, it is safe to assume that you cannot use it. At all.

I am bisexual.

This means I experience attraction to plural genders. Pansexual also works fine. For the difference between bisexual and pansexual — see here:

Being bisexual isn’t easy. I went through similar hardships to gay women: I experienced attraction to women and was scared of what this meant for me, in such an oppressively homophobic society.

I am not saying being bisexual is harder than being gay, nor the inverse. But my experiences are distinctly bisexual, not gay.

Without further ado, here are the 3 things I’ve found to be the hardest about being queer, but not gay (enough).

#1: Finding My Place

Or, not being queer enough

I always knew I wasn’t straight, but I didn’t know what I was. Up until recently, I was still questioning. This didn’t feel enough to join groups or conversations with LGBT+ folk, let alone go to pride. Was I even LGBT if I was never L, G, B, or T?

I am still yet to attend a pride, even though I identify (fairly confidently) as bisexual. I am in a relationship with a man. This is (problematically) known as a “straight-passing relationship” and makes me feel even more undeserving of a place at pride.

This has been upsetting to me at times. But for others, it can be outright devastating. Growing up and needing support, but feeling like you’re ‘not gay enough’ to ask for it? So many young people are being left alone and afraid. Finding others like you is vital to figuring out who you are. Likewise, finding spaces which are safe and inclusive is vital for anyone, regardless of their sexuality or gender identity. A friend of mine happens to be a transgender man, and he summed up the issue perfectly:

“One thing that I keep noticing is how all hangout spots are “gay bars”, or (far less common) “lesbian bars”. I’m a straight man, so I don’t feel like I’m supposed to be there, but hanging out at regular bars is still too much of a gamble, so I don’t really have anywhere to go.”

It goes without saying that gay folk aren’t always safe in these spaces, as seen by the homophobic attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, in 2016. Bigotry hurts the entire LGBT+ community. Bigotry doesn’t stop to ask whether you identify as gay or otherwise queer before it pulls the trigger.

But the LGBT+ community itself is much more welcoming to those who “pick a side” and just come out as gay, already. The infighting is inexplicable when one looks to attacks such as that in Orlando: bigots don’t care which letter you are in the acronym. So why does gatekeeping exist when we need to be strong in the face of intolerance when fragmentation only makes us weaker? Who are we helping by continuing to exclude identities from the discussion?

#2: Myths and Misconceptions

Well, it stands to reason that if bisexuals are what they seem in TV and movies, why would anyone want to make them feel included? They’re “greedy” and inauthentic. They’re attention-seeking, not to mention their propensity for threesomes. Now, I haven’t been in a wild orgy yet, but it seems like it will only be a matter of time before I follow my natural path.

Straight men, in particular, need to own up to their assumption that bisexual women are down for a threesome. The thing is, we are. But not with you, you big ASSUMER.

Infidelity

All jokes aside, the stereotyping of bisexuals is not only hurtful, but leads to difficulties finding and maintaining relationships.

As I came to terms with my bisexuality, I also had to accept that I might never be fully trusted by my partner, regardless of their gender or sexuality. I was shocked when my partner reacted to my coming out with the equivalent of a shrug — so much so, that I burst into tears of gratitude that my soul-bearing moment hadn’t been met with slut-shaming or assumptions of disloyalty. Nothing has changed. If anything, our bond is even stronger for me having been more authentic after coming out.

But cruelty came from elsewhere: when I came out, I was told that my partner was to be pitied, either because I’m gay and in denial, or bound to cheat on him. The main consequence of such attitudes has been the crippling fear of coming out to my partner. It saddens me that I felt so relieved when he accepted me for being who I am, and loving him just the same as I always have.

This outcome is not the case for many couples, with straight folk worried that their bisexual partner will realise they’re gay and just leave them. This fear of abandonment comes from a place of ignorance. When the media presents bisexuality as a steppingstone on the way to “picking a team”, it’s no wonder that people struggle to trust their queer partners.

Other Queer Myths

The myth that all trans folk medically transition invalidates those who choose not to do so, and let’s not forget the ignorant jeers that it's all just a mental illness. Asexual folk battle the stereotype that they can never have a relationship and shall forever remain a virgin (because what an awful thing that would be, right?) And pansexuals… well, at the lighter end, they’re asked if they have sex with cooking utensils. But often, they’re erased as irrelevant because “we already have the label bisexual”.

This brings us onto the third and final difficulty that comes with queer folk who aren’t easily categorizable as gay: erasure.

#3: Erasure

Erasure refers to the denial of an identity’s existence or its validity as a label.

Non-binary folk face ongoing and loud claims that they simply do not exist. This is despite the historical and scientific evidence to the contrary. Plus, the most important evidence — them, existing. Asexual folk are told they simply have not found the right person yet, or that they are just afraid of sex. Demi-sexual folk are told “everyone feels like that, unless they’re just sleeping around!”. And bisexuals are dismissed as simply being in denial that they’re gay.

Monosexuality & The Gender Binary

Our culture is so built on monosexuality (being solely attracted to one gender — for instance, gay or straight). Monosexuality is reinforced through everything from marriage to dating apps, the media to what we teach in schools. People cannot fathom that someone might want to experience more than one gender in their lifetime.

The binary models of sex and gender are also deeply ingrained. These rigid belief systems combined are to blame for our inability to accept that bisexuals do not need to “pick a side”. I was paralysed by fear for 17 years because I found girls attractive and that might mean I’m gay, because bisexuals are just gays who haven’t realised they’re gay yet.

Bierasure

Bierasure is dangerous, firstly because it leads a child to have to internalise both biphobia and homophobia. For instance, I had to work through being taught to hate gayness, whilst being taught that any attraction to non-male genders made me gay.

Women were cute, and so I was gay, and this meant I was disgusting.

My own mother told me this. She also told me that something has “gone wrong in the womb” for a child to be gay. (Well, Mum, I’ve got some bad news about your womb!)And she, like any bigot, extended this theory to anyone who experiences same-sex attractions — anyone queer. This is another reason why bi-erasure is perilous. Whether you’re a gay, cis-male or a demi-bisexual, trans woman… if your parents will kick you out for being gay, they will likely kick you out for being any sort of queer.

If we deny the bigotry that bisexuals undergo, we will continue to suffer. It won’t just go away. It will fester, with bisexuals having no one they can go to who believes them. And thus:

Erasure Kills

Bullying and suicide rates of queer-but-not-gay people continue to sky-rocket. We must direct funding, support and compassion to every queer individual, as they are all vulnerable to discrimination and bullying. The problem is being left to fester. This is in part because bigots treat all queer labels as just ‘gay’, deeming them equally unworthy. This is how far erasure can go.

Conclusion

Earlier on, I stated that my experiences are distinctly bisexual. The same applies to any queer identity.

Emphasising our differing paths and struggles is important to avoid the aforementioned erasure of already less visible groups. But this does not mean that the LGBT+ community should be fragmented by these differences.

If we can unite in our hope to live authentically and love freely, we will be stronger against bigotry. We are fighting enough intolerance from without: there is no need to create more from within.

So out of everything, what’s the hardest part about being bisexual?

It’s the fact that nobody knows it’s this hard.

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ABOUT ME

Hachi ✨ 20 ✨ She/Her ✨ 🇵🇭 ✨ INFJ 6w5

Hello, I’m Hachi! I'm a full-time freelance illustrator on Fiverr, and I hopefully plan to branch out in other artistic areas in my life! Expect me to dump all of my artistic interests over here : #hachichiart

I also have a children’s picture e-book that I self-published on Amazon. I made it as a requirement for my high school thesis, so while the art there is definitely a representation of my past, I still stand by the message I was trying to send. I hope to eventually branch out this series in a form of a webcomic of sorts, for people who can’t afford to purchase my e-book for financial reasons. These characters are extremely dear to me, and I can’t wait to expound on them when I have the time lmao. Here’s a tag regarding the series: #behindtheartistichand

Some note-worthy things to mention, this blog is generally 15+, but I do make sure to tag any NSFW content and general triggers out there. I often post and retweet adult animation, so I’d say tread carefully if you’re a minor. I’m also critical with the media I consume, but most of the time, I like to talk about why I like something rather than why I hate it. I just find it more fun to expound on the positives of my favorite things. I also don’t take everything seriously.

Please let me know privately if I did or say anything wrong. Sometimes I say things without meaning to, and I’m not the brightest crayon in the box, so constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. If you take offense with anything I posted, just send a polite DM and explain why it offended you so I can be educated regarding the subject. I’m also available for any questions, DMs and a genuine chit-chat.

MAIN INTERESTS

1. Character-Driven Storytelling

2. Adult Cartoons

3. CGDCT / Slice-of-Life Shows

4. Pastel Goth / Creepy Cute Fashion

5. Coming-of-Age Stories

6. Magical Girls

7. Psychological Horror

8. Well-Written Children’s Media

9. RPG Maker Horror Games

10. Video Essays & Film Studies

11. Speed Metal / Vaporwave / Shibuya-Kei

12. K-POP / J-POP Girl Groups (Serotonin Babey!)

13. 4LT (MBTI), Typology, Cognitive Functions

14. All Types of Artistic Endeavors (OCs, FanArt, Comics, Film, Music, Fanfiction, etc.)

TOP 5 ANIME SERIES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

1. K-ON!!

2. Hunter x Hunter

3. Neon Genesis Evangelion

4. Ojamajo Doremi

5. Ouran Highschool Host Club.

TOP 5 CARTOON SERIES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

1. South Park

2. Bojack Horseman

3. Moral Orel

4. Ed, Edd n Eddy

5. Infinity Train

FAVORITE MOVIES

1. Interstellar (Favorite Sci-Fi Movie of All Time)

2. Nacho Libre (Favorite Guilty Pleasure Movie)

3. Johnny Got His Gun (Scariest movie of all time due to the sheer existential dread)

4. Studio Ghibli Films (Particularly Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro & Grave of the Fireflies)

5. Perfect Blue (Favorite Anime Movie)

6. One Cut of the Dead (It’s hard to recommend this movie without spoiling it, but it’s an absolute must that you finish it in its entirety before you proceed to make any further judgments)

7. Coraline (I know almost everyone loves Coraline at this point, but it’s genuinely good.)

8. Interview with the Vampire (Favorite Vampire movie of all time that doesn’t seem overdone or cliché. It’s also really gay)

9. Get Out (2017)

10. Us (2019)

11. Up (2009)

12. Toy Story (Movies 1 to 3)

13. Hereditary (2018)

14. The Shining (1980)

15. Audition (1999)

16. Misery (1990)

17. The Green Mile (1999)

18. Shawshank Redemption (1994)

19. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

20. Mommie Dearest (1981)

21. The Others (2001)

22. The Platform (2020)

23. The Lodge (2019)

OTHERS

1. Homestuck (It’s been a good while since I read Homestuck, so my memory of the general storyline is fuzzy. I’ll re-read it once I have the chance)

2. When They Cry (Currently up-to date with the Higurashi anime and watched the live-action movies. Finally started to tackle the sound novels. Have yet to encounter Umineko and Ciconia)

3. Age of Youth (Favorite K-drama of all time.)

4. Squid Game (Battle Royale-type thriller series that tackles capitalism and the illusion of choice and free will? Sign me the fuck up)

5. Majisuka Gakuen (Favorite J-drama of all time. Also, yes, I’m biased because of my love for AKB48.)

6. Flight of the Conchords (Favorite live-action series of all time.)

7. Adult Cartoons (The Boondocks, Camp Camp, Superjail, The Oblongs, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Home Movies, Beavis & Butthead, Daria, Smiling Friends, Aggretsuko)

8. FilmCow (I absolutely love everything they put out. Currently up to date with VuloLives’s broadcasts)

9. The Eric Andre Show (A good friend recommended me this show, and I haven’t stopped since.)

10. Nathan for You (My humor condensed into one show)

11. CGDCT / Slice-of-Life Shows (Sweetness & Lightning, The Amazing World of Gumball, Spongebob Squarepants, Gakkou Gurashi, Lucky Star, Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight, Koufuku Graffiti, Hidamari Sketch, Pita-Ten, A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Di Gi Charat, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Yama no Susume, Shirobako, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Saint Young Men, Gunslinger Girl, Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou, Osomatsu-san, Hey Arnold, The Peanuts, Arthur, Hibike! Euphonium, Nichijou, Asobi Asobase, Azumanga Daioh, Codename: Kids Next Door, Chowder)

12. Idol Anime (Love Live! School Idol Project, Aikatsu, Revue Starlight, Full Moon wo Sagashite, Pretty Rhythm, AKB600SEC // Will get into IDOLMASTER eventually)

13. Undertale (Will pick up Earthbound and Omori eventually)

14. RPGMaker Horror Games (Mad Father, Misao, The Witch’s House, Ao Oni, etc. Hoping to get into newer released games!)

15. Fictional Children / Adolescents Getting Trapped in Dangerous Scenarios (Digimon Tamers, Made in Abyss, The Promised Neverland, Alice Academy, Code Lyoko, The World Ends with You, Total Drama Island, Danganronpa)

16. Weird, Experimental or Slightly Disturbing Series (Serial Experiments Lain, Kuchuu Buranko, Invader Zim, Flapjack, Salad Fingers)

17. Shounen Anime (Yu Yu Hakusho, Mob Psycho 100, Dragon Ball Z)

18. Magical Girl Anime (Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Mew Mew, Mermaid Melody, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, RWBY, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, My Little Pony, Princess Tutu, Powerpuff Girls, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Bee and Puppycat, Star vs. The Forces of Evil, Steven Universe // Will pick up She-Ra & The Owl House Eventually)

19. The Haunting of Hill House / Bly Manor (Don’t let the jump-scares deceive you. It’s a genuinely good character-driven horror series)

20. Sci-Fi Cartoons (Rick & Morty, Solar Opposites, Futurama, Bravest Warriors)

ROLE MODELS / BIASES / OSHIMENS / BEST GIRLS

1. Trey Parker & Matt Stone

2. Gain & Narsha (BROWN EYED GIRLS)

3. Hyuna (SOLOIST)

4. Sooyoung (SNSD)

5. Gyuri (KARA)

6. Hani (EXID)

7. Seulgi & Yeri (RED VELVET)

8. Sana (TWICE)

9. Yves & Olivia Hye (LOONA)

10. Shuhua (G-IDLE)

11. Yena (IZ*ONE)

12. Winter (AESPA)

13. SUZUKA (ATARASHII GAKKOU)

14. Shiroma Miru (NMB48)

15. Yabuki Nako (HKT48)

16. Takahashi Minami (ex-AKB48)

17. Kojima Haruna (ex-AKB48)

18. Shinoda Mariko (ex-AKB48)

19. Sayaka Akimoto (ex-AKB48)

20. Watanabe Mayu (ex-AKB48)

21. Shimazaki Haruka (ex-AKB48)

22. Matsui Jurina (ex-SKE48)

23. Sakura Miko (HOLOLIVE)

24. Natsuiro Matsuri (HOLOLIVE)

25. Oozora Subaru (HOLOLIVE)

26. Inugami Korone (HOLOLIVE)

27. Houshou Marine (HOLOLIVE)

28. Kiryu Coco (ex-HOLOLIVE)

29. Momosuzu Nene (HOLOLIVE)

30. Kureiji Ollie (HOLOLIVE)

31. Takanashi Kiara (HOLOLIVE)

32. VuloLives (INDEPENDENT VTUBER)

CONTACTS

• Instagram: @Hachichimitsu

• Twitter: @Hachichimitsu

• I take art commissions on Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/hachichimitsu

• I have a children’s e-book on Amazon. Make sure to download the Amazon Kindle app to be able to read it on your smart device: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Artistic-Erika-Marie-Vargas-ebook/dp/B08789CW3V

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Benefits of Advertising On Social Media 2020

Take a peek at what we imagine are the primary social media marketing tendencies for 20 20 that marketers will need to become aware of to be able to make certain their marketing strategy is up-to-date and as powerful as you can.

Social media has become synonymous with digital marketing, moving hand-in-hand with many -- or even all -- digital campaigns. But, social media is far from static and what functioned a month or two ago may well not receive exactly the same excellent results today.

It really is a lot more important than previously for marketers to understand and stay ahead of this curve the moment it regards social media.

Avoid the pitfalls that restrict engagement by means of your target audience by simply figuring out about social media mistakes that you really do not want to make.

Bearing this in mindthat we have taken a peek at a number of of the tendencies that people consider are definitely going to be most important when it regards social media marketing in 20 20. Below are the tendencies that we, and some other specialists, believe you Have to Be aware of ahead of this new year:

The digital De-Tox

This equates to 45 percent of their entire world's population currently being on social media. When this implies that brands have the chance to reach larger audiences than previously, a new tendency is affecting that audience base.

This really is greater than only the usual changes we view regarding folks opting to make use of one platform in favour of another -- including as Facebook viewing end users fall however Instagram attracting a lot more -- that tendency is still visiting persons take a temporary or permanent break out of all social media.

One in 3 adults within the united kingdom are now actually diminishing their social media usage. A few 6 percent of end users have taken off an app out of their phone, 6 percent have permanently deleted their accounts and 8 percent have deleted their accounts and taken out social media cellular apps.

Other people elect to De-Tox because they tend not to expect social media platforms, possibly thanks to problems such as Fake News or even because of privacy and data worries.

"I believe that year, we are going to be viewing of a change at the way social media end users act on line; '' I presume that digital De-Tox will grow a lot more prevalent this year, together with many folks seeking to restrict the amount of time that they spend social media.

"I also feel that there surely will be a huge drive towards making social media private and stable due to its own users - that has turned into a huge dilemma not too long ago and many men and women are only realizing how dangerous a lack of internet privacy can be. And those matters, clearly, may have a significant impact on marketing overly - brands and marketers will need to maintain the top of those tendencies and act accordingly"

This is simply not to say that social media is becoming emptiness regarding digital marketing, but marketers don't want to understand that the impacts it might have. When added into this problems that pay-to-play social media attracts, additional persons taking to a digital De-Tox (if temporary or permanent) will impact reach and engagement in one's articles.

Ultimately, it really is vital that you never start placing all of your marketing eggs at the social media bucket. You want to be certain that ample funding and useful resource remains nonetheless being awarded to additional channels, like email marketing and search engine marketing. But, it is also vital that you assure that any social media existence that you really do have is equally as meaningful as feasible. Your brand should offer significantly more than memes - you want to supply articles that has a constructive and memorable impact in your own audience and that delivers as much value as feasible.

A significant part of meaningful and valuable encounters on social media would be that the way that brands engage together with their audience. Even though sharing articles that you just imagine your target audience will probably like is still part of maintaining your social media presence, then you also ought to encourage and cultivate interactions that are higher than a straightforward such as share.

Additionally, there are a whole lot of brands out there who apparently have large social media followings and when you search much more carefully at individual articles, their engagement amounts are almost nonexistent. These brands that are viewing additional engagement in their followers are performing this by assembling communities around their articles.

That is not to say that communities are a new idea, however, they are increasingly being assembled with brands in distinct ways, and that's paying down and will more than likely continue to do therefore as we head in to 20 20.

"whilst social websites aren't a new idea, the way brands assemble them will be changing the way we interact using them. The main point can be the internet presence needs to expand your reachand to ultimately induce further conversions.

"For starters, it really is crucial to measure your time and efforts and stay intouch by means of your audience. Social media suites are a great way to observe every thing from one place, in article creation and supply on tracking and analytics. Discover what's effective and what's maybe not -- you shouldn't be afraid to muster and decide to try some thing new!

It supplies your brand the ideal possibility to engage with recent and potential clients.

"significantly more than at any time earlier, potential purchasers want to hear from existing clients -- thus offer them a place to do only that."

Bridget Poetker -- Mature Information Marketing Specialist at G-2

Assembling social media communities away out of the own profiles is only the start, after all, creating a set and having men and women combine isn't a guarantee that they could engage. Doing this can keep men and women engaged together with your brand but also bring about new leads and clients whilst also adding a human, personalized part into a brandnew.

"I think that the days of only posting articles and persons turning up to engage are slowly and gradually arriving at an end as pay-to-play social media becomes increasingly more and more prevalent with every single social networking as time passes. As a company, you are already at a disadvantage, and that's the reason why it'll grow far more important than to actually engage with your area.

"I am not talking about engagement therefore that the articles turns better from the algorithm, however actually thanking individuals on your area not when they engage along with your articles however actually proactively reaching them out enjoy a social media consumer could reach out into a close friend. If your company wants to live in organic social media in 2020, I really think that sort of humanization of one's brand is likely to undoubtedly be necessary."

One good thing about social media communities may be the fact that they assist with word marketing, and it can be another huge social media marketing fad for 20 20. Communities allow one to engage with nano or micro-influencers that are already advocates your brand as a way to make them share honest perspectives and adventures of one's products or services.

We all understand that influencers have now been around for a little while and so they have become an expected part of their social media practical experience. They can provide great gains such as brands, for example a relatively substantial earned media value, especially today that Instagram usage has been continuing to rise at an elevated rate.

But many kinds of influencers are not any more dependable by users . Enormous influencers are perhaps not just high priced because of brandsthey nolonger have the impact that they usedto because they are regarded as disingenuous. In fact, 61% of users can anticipate that the recommendations of good friends and family within star endorsements because they are somewhat more inclined to become honest.

In comparison, smaller influencers, such as people that are inclined to become part of those own communities, are inclined to have much better relationships with their followers, so this means that they reap the benefits of a high degree of trust. This can lead to a lot more engagement at a lowly expense, as well as increased confidence at a brand that is much more inclined to culminate at transformation.

"A fantastic reason to follow along with my advice on social media communities would be that will also make it a lot easier to the brand to engage with influencers from 20 20. This can be the different way to incite word-of-mouth marketing on social media when organic social media for organizations is still virtually dead.

"Today I am not talking about shelling out thousands of dollars and reaching outside to actors that are encouraging one brand today and another brand to morrow. I am talking about authentically engaging with people on your area that are already pursuing you and are already nano if maybe not micro-influencers and locating a way to collaborate together with them.

"that I am quite passionate about it subject matter that it goes to function as focal position of my second book, Age of affect, that arouses in March of all 20 20, however need less to say I really trust that marketers in 20 20 will soon realize that social media isn't only a place to market for folks, but really will be your ultimate discussion board for one to get and collaborate using a variety of social media end users of varying sway that can aid drive your marketing aims forward."

It's those conversations that are much more inclined to impact buying choices and support build confidence within your company.

This kind of marketing creates favorable brand opinion, has people talking about your brand and more insights to people' purchasing behaviour and pain details. All this enables one to create a real adventure for the audience.

The Growth of alternative platforms

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are inclined to function as the center platforms utilised by B2-C brands, together with linked-in also remaining vital for B2B companies. But many end users are becoming fatigued using such heart platforms whereas brands have to struggle harder than previously to achieve fantastic heights of organic reach and engagement.

Even though Twitter has viewed increase thus far this year, its own active consumer amounts have diminished from it has all-time 2017 substantial. Similarly, Facebook has observed a enormous fall in end users -- especially youthful users over the last couple of years, together with more youthful audiences choosing to devote less on additional platforms.

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As the app was launched in 2016, its popularity has increased fairly lately, together with 2019 visiting a large multitude of end users flock into the platform.

Even though TikTok is still not likely to function as the optimal/optimally alternative for B2B brands, B2-C companies using a more youthful target audience (41% of TikTok end users are aged between 16 and 2-4 ) might detect it for a great platform to encourage engagement with end users that are stepping away from a lot more traditional social media platforms.

As effectively as TikTok, a fantastic platform to take a position set to people attempting to encourage e commerce sales by way of social media can possibly be P interest. Although P-interest is far from new to the spectacle, it has undergone a recent resurgence, meaning that it really is currently useful for greater than simply saving getting or recipes decorating inspiration.

P interest has unearthed that it suits well in to the e commerce space and has an audience that is engaged together with the idea of purchasing products that they view to this platform. In fact, 75 percent of P interest consumer s say that they are"quite curious" in new products compared to only 55 percent of folks on different social media platforms.

That is why retail brands are acquiring success over the platform, together with them coverage 2x increased yields on ad expend in your platform than some other types of social media and a 1.3x greater yield than traditional search.

"As Instagram as an e commerce platform is now becoming harder to gain clients out of, marketers will likely go on to P-interest. P interest now looks Instagram once the latter arose. Significantly more than 250 million folks utilize P-interest monthly, and this variety may increase.

Marketers and company people whose target audience are teenagers and younger men and women needs to truly consider TikTok as a profitable marketing platform.

Applying these alternative platforms allows one to engage with an audience who may possibly not be about Instagram, Facebook or even Twitter, as well as offering you with with various ways to share your own content. This might help supply far better outcome and shape your prospective social media marketing strategy.

Our social media strategy guidebook can assist you to create an integrated social media marketing strategy that demonstrates the way you can increase engagement to promote leads and sales.

Consumer service is always planning to become a vital aspect of supplying a fantastic client encounter, however in the digital age, the buyer service that you offer will be a many more observable to everyone on line. As nicely as internet purchaser critiques, buyer complaints and dilemmas are easier to see than before as a result of fact that a great deal are shared on social media.

Above a quarter (28 percent ) of users have utilised social media to communicate using a company within the last year, a tendency that is very likely to increase as a result of this fact that significantly more than 30 percent said this really is a handy contact system and around 2-3% believe it's a fantastic way to receive 24 hour service.

Because social media is regarded as getting convenient, it's likely that brands will discover that it's easy to utilize as a way of consumer service. As a consequence, the majority of men and women count on brands to answer a issue or complaint on social media around precisely the same day, together with 37 percent wanting a reply from less than thirty moments . Just 6 percent do not anticipate a reply at all, even though 31% want one in less than two hrs and a further 26 percent want to hear back over 3 weeks, revealing that the expectations permanently consumer service to social media are very high quality.

This can be the reason why social media as a kind of consumer service goes to become a huge fad for 20 20, especially considering there are so many brands appearing to create communities.

"At precisely the same way that social media became a real alternative to get an actual social lifestyle, it's rapidly evolving as a consumer service device. Companies have taken note with the and gives far more and much more consumer service by way of social media. Brands have grown significantly far more active social accounts, all for your sake of interacting with all an massive consumer base spread across social media channels"

As well as supplying an easy way to speak to clients and immediately deal with problems -- especially as everyone is therefore attached to social media -- this specific kind of buyer service supplies benefits such as brands. Answering a purchaser complaint can increase purchaser advocacy by as much as 25 percent , meaning that reacting to complaints can aid create loyal clients. Yet, you also ought to bear in mind that failing to react to a complaint can decrease purchaser advocacy from 50 percent, thus a social media buyer service strategy is called for so as to guarantee all members your consumer care team are after precisely the same measures, especially as far more clients are inclined to become contacting you throughout social media during the following year.

Notification Testimonies on social

Considering that the launch of Snapchat, additional social media platforms have hurried into add the testimonies format with your own offering. The effect has been tremendous increase in the usage with the format such as Instagram in particular, which as of January 2019, boasts 500-million daily active testimonies end users across the world.

Stories provide a distinctive encounter to feed-based sharing on account of the fact that they are visual and meant to be equally created and swallowed in-the-moment, rather than shared with a feed that may remain observable. There exists a whole lot of place for experimentation, tongueincheek articles and enjoyment, that makes testimonies remarkably engaging, and it's one among those reasons as to the reasons testimonies had a growth rate that was 15x the rate of Feeds at 2017.

Nevertheless, the increase of testimonies is not merely among users, organizations are also employing this social media instrument for marketing goals.

On average, brands are putting up Stories around around 7 days a thirty day period , averaging outside into one tale each days. Brands using a subsequent to 100,000 or longer share testimonies a lot more regularly (every 2 days), probable as a result of fact that they can gain from a greater range of testimonies features -- including as adding a URL with their own articles about Instagram.

Brands are also advertising greater via testimonies, together with 45 percent of Instagram ad invest be-ing Stories, implying that brands are watching better effects with all the direct format getting made available from testimonies.

"Should you regularly utilize social media, it doesn't arrive as a shock that Instagram testimonies' popularity will increase in 20 20. Battenhall executed research that discovered that 98 percent of Instagram accounts utilize testimonies, whereas 400-million end users watch Instagram testimonies to a daily basis.

Nevertheless, this inquiry would be just why are they popular?

    Instagram testimonies are somewhat more authentic than traditional Instagram articles that allow for heavy modifying and altering.

    This material is currently just available for 24hrs, so thus, it's latest and won't turn out to be outdated.

    Shoppers want are living updates and real-time articles. Instagram testimonies are normally probably the very up-to-date content material a enterprise can provide a user.

    During Instagram testimonies, you can share different folks's Instagram articles. This work allows individuals to associate easily with different accounts and companies. 

"I presume that brands are likely to begin with touse Instagram testimonies to induce users to IGTV, to create greater long-form articles to these organizations. Alternatively, perhaps towards social e commerce, exactly where brands will start attempting to sell their products via Instagram testimonies."

Tales aren't planning to function as a suitable alternative for each brand out there there, but together with them becoming engaging and visiting an increased usage that may probably lead shoppers to anticipate brands that they follow along to create testimonies, it might be well worth assessing if and how you can make use of them. As Instagram sees far more organizations use tales, the platform may also probable release far more features created for brands, that might make the format much more accessible to get a broader range of companies.

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I think mid-May will mark 9 months since my first stage of rff phalloplasty with dr. mang chen of brownstein and crane surgical services. i can’t say enough positives about dr. chen and his microsurgery team, but in particular dr brian parrett. I had my surgery with the “new” microsurgeons and am very pleased with the aesthetics of my new member, for those anxious about this “new” team.

I will hopefully return to post on recovery and my arm scar, as many seem to be curious about all of that – and understandably so; however, this post is focused upon “hooking up” or “sexual encounters” in my experience being post-op downstairs.

Proceed with caution: I will use several terms that may make some uncomfortable though I do so as to not cause any confusion or greyness on what I am speaking of.

So firstly, what’s up, down there? I had a vaginectomy so there is no longer a vaginal opening.  My junk that grew on hormones is buried in the base of my dick. I can feel it near my scrotum as well as in the base. I could orgasm since week 5 with sensations felt in this area. I had glansplasty (the creation of a defined head) in late feb. of 2017. This is to say it was NOT done in the first stage. My surgeon says doing it after stage 1 gives it a better opportunity to not flatten out. It has not flattened out yet so woo-fucking-who J I cannot get erect naturally. I will not be able to get erect unless I get a surgically implanted erectile device. I am not sure if I will. I do have a scrotum but no testicular implants. The scrotum looks ideal (for me personally, folks) in that it resembles a cisgender male’s scrotum. I do plan to get testicular implants in September. So in summary: dick, ball sac, no erections naturally, no balls inside my ball sac. Nothing really “different” about what comprises my anatomy down there.

I had experienced a breakup shortly before going into phallo. My ex accompanied me to my surgery still and made a more final break in the final days of our stay in the Bay (san francisco area of California). We have not been intimate since my recovery. She cared for the recovery of my junk in the early weeks.

I have had numerous partners (1 female, multiple others male) since recovering. While exploring grindr, many are actually displeased that I am post-op and seem to have been more excited when they assumed I had the female junk I was born with. Undoubtedly interesting on a gay chat, date, hookup app.  I have had many other experiences where men want to meet up and want to exchange oral sex or penetrate me anally (again, I cant get erect naturally). Some want to hear about my surgery details and want to meet up or simply want to hear because they can’t g o o g l e. Many request pictures, sometimes I send and other times I block, while other times I simply say no.  There is no formula, it all just depends on my mood.

I’ve had encounters from social scenes where I’ve got reactions such as “let’s do this” to “let’s end it here.”

It’s still a process of sharing to a degree and worrying whether folks are put off by the idea of me being a transsexual altogether, regardless of anatomy. There’s still plenty of assumptions. It isn’t always about simply having a dick lol. The idea of being trans sometimes has influenced whether folks want to take it further (or if on an app, whether they want to meet up).

Presently I seem to be talking to far more men than women. It’s rare a woman captures my interest. I don’t know if it’s because I am attracted to men or because it’s affirming to attract men who exclusively like men, who tend to be far more visual….and to have folks only attracted to men be excited about my junk is affirming as hell. I’ve had others love my junk pre-op but I didn’t love it and that’s what didn’t work. I didn’t love it 24/7, not just during hookups or sex in a committed relationship... I haven’t gotten into anything serious for several reasons – one being I’m enjoying this fun. It’s certainly liberating and post-op, I am without as much apprehension of telling the sparknotes of what’s up down there; pre-op, OMG so much fear in disclosing..NOT SO MUCH because folks would reject me (read: many are very excited about pre-op or non-op junk) but because I wasn’t comfortable or even remotely ok with my pre-op junk. Since being cleared for sexual activities, I realized I was hit with an IMMENSE freedom. I did some dangerous things where I’d drink ridiculous amounts and end up not remembering who I came home with, who was with me when I woke up. It just felt good to be embraced and recognized as an ordinary gay man. It felt amazing to do all types of things now that I’m physically existing in a way that makes sense to myself, I wanted to catch up in a way, on all these adventures of knowing myself through these sexual undertakings.

Just like being pre-op, my mileage varied regarding who was down to date/mess around and that hasn’t changed. What has changed is my confidence, so more folks end up YES rather than NO. It is apparent I have this sense of knowing myself and not hesitating to meet this person or that person on a sexual level and allow stuff to happen. I felt so much more shy and ashamed pre-op. It was if I didn’t have the language to participate in conversation pre-op, whereas now I have mastery of the vocabulary, I’m armed with a dictionary and personality to maintain conversation. If you’re operating fine with your junk that is untouched by surgery, I say keep it. Bc these surgeries have recoveries that are really NO FUCKING JOKE. While I do compare my junk to that of other men’s (ie my comment about the sac CLOSELY resembling that of cisgender males), that kind of thinking is far from my mind when getting sexual with others, especially men. It is an awesome result compared to my pre-op junk; however, for those considering and those post-op can likely agree, it isn’t the dick of a cisgender male and never will be. It has its downsides if compared besides a cisgender male’s dick but because I was struggling so severely with my pre-op junk, I absolutely love my dick. It’s been a gift of life. Not because the hookups, bc you will always get rejection regardless of what you’re packing…but because my confidence, knowing and coming into myself now that my junk matches that which I’ve known and I’ve needed is finally a reality.