#Mobile BI Market

[ashimbisresearch]

Global Mobility-as-a-Service Market | BIS Research

According to BIS Research, the global mobility-as-a-service market was valued at $77,661.9 million in 2023, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 25.67% and reach $7,60,207.2 million by 2033 during the forecast period of 2023-2033.

[lollytea]

hunter baby fever haver so true. guy who is mentally furnishing a nursery before even having his own place. baby name book addict. hes comparing & crossreferencing BI & earth names as soon as children start to be a possibility

Fr I don't think he even particularly cared about kids at all until a certain point. Like his lukewarm reaction to little Philip in Hollow Mind, before he actually realized who he was? He was all like "Hm. Yes. That certainly is. A Child."

But then he starts his apprenticeship under Dell and suddenly he's exposed to kids every day. And he's put into situations where he needs to talk to them and understand them because it helps with the palisman carving process. And he was pretty awkward at first cuz he has barely had any interaction with children before this (King was the only child he knew, who happens to be very mature for his age) and kids are weird and bizarre and unpredictable and Hunter is a little out of his depth. But he gradually get accustomed to it and even warms up to being around them, even finding them endearing. So at that point he's like "Hmmm....maybe....maybe I'd like kids one day. Maybe....."

But then, but then, but THEN!!! But then he's at work one day and somebody lets him hold their baby and its all fucking over for him. It awakens the beast. He's not normal anymore. How can he possibly be normal??? How??? How can he continue to exist and live an indifferent life when babies are so fucking SMALL?????? WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!! And then it just gets worse and worse and worse over time. He gets more and more comfortable with kids. He holds more babies. Now he's just insane about it.

And the thing is. Hunter knows he and Willow are too young for a baby. He knows neither are emotionally mature enough. He knows they still have so much growing up to do. He KNOWS okay he knows. So he's not begging for a baby. He has no intention of trying to have a baby right now. But that doesn't stop him from being in AGONY over the fact that it's gonna be several years before he can have a baby. His primal instincts are like. WANNA HOLD BABY!!! WANNA SQUISH BABY!!!! WANNA SMOOCH BABY!!!!!

Man is sighing wistfully over little baby clothes at the market and Willow's kicking herself for leaving him unattended cuz now he's gonna be in one of those moods tonight where he's whispering potential baby names in her ear when they're cuddling and she's had ENOUGH of it. She already wakes up every morning to twelve video links from Hunter of toddlers eating lemons and making funny faces or some shit because its usually in the middle of the night when his fever is the most potent.

Willow wants kids one day too. But she's also in very deep in her Flyer Derby thing. So while Hunter's idea of having children is the aftermath, Willow's mind immediately goes to the pregnancy part. And like. She has no intention of taking a pause from her athlete life yet. She's thriving.

Tho in fairness she does think it's kinda funny just how much of a menace Hunter is over this. He's just. Listen. If Hunter was never supposed to be a father, fate wouldn't land him with so many hobbies that could be utilized for future fatherhood.

An avid bookworm with an insanitable curiosity? He's 19 years old and reading parenting books for fun.

A tailor? He can sew, knit and embroider. He can MAKE little baby hats and mittens and booties and blankets. He'd probably be so excited to do so actually.

Woodcarver? He can build little wooden baby toys. He can make a mobile with little dangling palismen. He can build the goddamn crib itself and carve patterns into it of all of his and Willow's favourite flowers.

Like. He's spent a decade preparing. He's gonna be so ready when the time comes. But also you know that when the time DOES finally come and Willow tells him the exciting news, Hunter's euphoric celebration lasts for a total of four and a half minutes before he's like "Oh Titan....oh Titan, Willow, what if I'm a horrible father?"

He's a mess of a man.

[have-a-hiddles]

Happy Birthday to me!

Here’s some (mostly positive) stuff about the year I was born:

Chinese Year of the Horse

United States Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.

The People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.

The first global positioning satellite, the Rockwell International-built Navstar 1, is launched by the United States.

The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.

San Francisco's City Council signs the United States's most comprehensive gay rights bill.

Dallas debuts on CBS, and gives birth to the modern day primetime soap opera.

At the 50th Academy Awards, Annie Hall won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen), and Best Actress (Diane Keaton). On the other hand, Star Wars won six Oscars, including Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction. Finally, Madame Rosa (France) won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta win the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 for Israel with their song A-Ba-Ni-Bi.

The Bee Gees' album, Saturday Night Fever, went #1 for 24 weeks.

Sarajevo is selected to host the 1984 Winter Olympics, and Los Angeles is selected to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Mavis Hutchinson, 53, becomes the first woman to run across the U.S.; her trek took 69 days.

The Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl, the Washington Bullets were the NBA champs, and the Montreal Canadiens clinched the Stanley Cup.

Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.

Charon, a satellite of Pluto, is discovered.

The rainbow flag of the LGBT movement flies for the first time (in its original form) at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK.

Pope John Paul I succeeds Pope Paul VI as the 263rd Pope.

NASA unveiled the first group of women astronauts: Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride.

Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days of papacy.

United States President Jimmy Carter signs a bill that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.

Pope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul I as the 264th pope, resulting in the first Year of Three Popes since 1605.

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman became the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp.

Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy is arrested.

Cabbage Patch Kids are first created.

The video game Space Invaders launched a craze for computer video games.

The first email system was created at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, N.J.

The first spam email was sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager who was promoting a new model of computer. Thuerk sent the correspondence out to about 600 prospects via ARPANET, and “complaints started coming in almost immediately.”

Illinois Bell Company introduced the first-ever Cellular Mobile Phone System.

Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Carl Sagan for his book, The Dragons of Eden.

 At the 30th Primetime Emmy Awards, All in the Family (CBS) won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Rockford Files (NBC) won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family) won an Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series, and Jean Stapleton (All in the Family) won an Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series.

At the 35th Golden Globe Awards, The Turning Point won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama, and The Goodbye Girl won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Actor Ashton Kutcher was born on Feb. 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Actor James Franco was born in Palo Alto, Calif. on April 19, 1978.

Actor Jason Biggs was born on May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, N.J.

Actress Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978.

Singer Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978.

Actor Josh Harnett was born on July 21, 1978.

 NBA star Kobe Bryant was born on Aug. 23, 1978.

Singer Usher was born on Oct. 14, 1978.

Actress Katherine Marie Heigl was born in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 24, 1978.

Popular movies included: Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Star Wars (the first one), Superman: The Movie, and Halloween.

 The most popular baby names for boys were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, and James. 

The most popular baby names for girls were Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Amy, and Heather. 

[cindylouwho-2]

Etsy Fourth Quarter Earnings 2023 - Still Banking on Improving Marketplace Sales, But Not Revealing Many Plans

Slide 23 from Etsy's 4th quarter 2023 earning report, © Etsy. it shows what percentage of sales each major category has, with performance in the quarter.

Etsy’s fourth quarter results for 2023 were as uninspiring as expected, but despite revealing few plans, the corporation is convinced it can increase gross marketplace sales through its gifting and other initiatives. There was a lot of interesting information for shop owners, though, so let’s get right to it. 

First, here are the resources that you should read/watch yourself, if you want to know more:

the press release

transcript of the conference call

slides from the conference call

video of the call (click on “Webcast” under “Latest Quarterly Results”)

my summaries of the fourth quarter 2022, and the third quarter 2023 for comparison

Then, the basic numbers (covering October to December 2023, compared to the same period in 2022):

Sales on Etsy were $3.6 billion, down 1.4% year over year

Total sales for all 3 marketplaces (Etsy, Reverb, and Depop) were $4.0 billion, down 0.7%. [Elo7 was officially sold in mid August; its numbers were still included in the comparison totals of 2022]

Etsy’s revenue (including all 3 sites) was $842.3 million, up 4.3%

Seller service revenue was up 9.4% to $226.5 million, while marketplace revenue was up 2.6% to $615.8 million

Net income was $83.3 million, down 24% (mostly due to the layoff costs of $27 million in the quarter)

Active buyers on Etsy alone stand at 92 million, a third consecutive all-time high

Active sellers on Etsy alone are now 7 million, the fourth large jump in a row compared to the previous quarter; numbers had been stagnant through the end of 2021 and all of 2022 [Note that “active” means one charge or transaction in the past 12 months; many “active” shops currently have nothing for sale.]

Sales where the buyer and/or the seller was not in the United States were 45%, up from 44% last year, but down from 47% in the previous quarter

Sales on mobile are 68%, up from 67% last year [this includes both the buyer app and mobile browsers]

As always, I am reporting what Etsy’s representatives said in the main text, with my commentary in square brackets.

Etsy Search

At the moment, Etsy’s search algorithms aim to show shoppers things they are most likely to buy. They are currently working on changing that to showing what buyers are most likely to love after the purchase. They refer to items that consistently get high reviews, have good photography, and whose shop owner provides good customer service, has quality return policies and ships on time, as “quality” items, or, “the best stuff.” 

This is all a work in progress, so search may not change drastically any time soon. Past calls and interviews have related this to the increase in Etsy Picks assigned in the past few months; they plan on using those Picks to train the algorithm to find “quality”, especially quality photos. The items staff identify as “quality” convert twice as well as other listings, so there is obvious benefit to Etsy showing them higher up in search results. 

Etsy has added some of the features in its “neural ranking model” to non-US searches; previously it was only in the US searches. 

Advertising

Offsite Ad spending was down 4% in the quarter vs. 2022, in part due to competition bidding higher than Etsy thought was worthwhile. At the time of the call, that spending was back to normal. Per slide 21, money from Offsite Ads fees covered about 35% of what Etsy spent on the ads during the quarter. 

CEO Josh Silverman explained why the performance marketing (Offsite Ads) spend can be unpredictable.

“So performance is dynamic on a, really, hour-to-hour basis depending on the ROI we're seeing on every dollar we're spending. And we've got pretty sophisticated algorithms that work on, is this bid -- is this click worth this much right now and how much should we bid. And so to the extent that CPCs rise, we naturally pull back, or to the extent that CPCs lower, we naturally lean in. The other thing, by the way, it's not just CPCs, it's also conversion rates. So in times when people are really budget constrained, we see them actually -- we see conversion rate across the industry go down. We see people comparison shop a lot more. And so we are looking at all of that. And not humans, but machines using AI are looking at a very sophisticated way of what's happening with conversion rate right now, what's happening with CPCs right now.”

Etsy also does testing twice a year where they stop running ad such as Google Shopping ads in part of the country, and then compare with the areas still advertising to see if the buyer still would have bought. Silverman admitted that the data shows “often the answer may be yes.”

Overall marketing costs went up 7% in the year. 

The Gifting Initiative

Etsy is now aiming to brand itself as the place to go to buy gifts. Gift Mode is just the start of this campaign. Their surveys report that more than half of US gift giving is based on personal occasions that occur year round, such as birthdays, or “just because”. People in the US spend an average of $1600 a year on gifts, but Etsy’s US buyers only average $38 spent per year on gifts from Etsy. They estimate that less than half of Etsy buyers in 2023 used the site to buy at least one gift. There is obviously an opportunity to do better. 

The percentage of US residents thinking of Etsy as a good place to buy a gift is now down to 10%. [Previously, the company reported it was 12%, and I commented last quarter that I’d like to see a more recent survey to judge if they have used this knowledge to improve. 

“Only 12% of buyers will name Etsy top of mind as the place to shop for gifts.” They don’t seem to have any updated numbers showing how they’ve been improving that situation. [It’s time to go after that “enormous opportunity”, Josh!]”

So despite wanting to grab a bigger gifting share before now, Etsy has managed to lose ground. This is my biggest fear about the gift push: the market was there before now, and Etsy’s own research demonstrated that. Are they only going all in now that they have run out of other ideas?] 

There were 6 million visits to Gift Mode in the first 2 weeks. [I am not really impressed, given that they promoted it very heavily, and I was personally responsible for over 100 of those visits while researching my Gift Mode blog post.]

Other plans to bring in buyers

Silverman stated “[o]ur focus will be to make Etsy even more Etsy”, and to differentiate the marketplace from sites that sell everyday needs. The following quote deserves to be read in full:

“Most other players are competing head-to-head to sell the exact same merchandise, focused on selling at $0.02 cheaper or shipping it two hours faster, and this has resulted in the commoditization of the entire experience. But that's just not Etsy.”

[This seemed to be a completely unironically-intended comment, with no recognition of the fact that he actually discussed speeding up shipping times in the same presentation, nor of the well-known fact that so much on Etsy these days can usually be bought cheaper on Aliexpress or Shein.]

He also said that the “special” aspect of Etsy is what sometimes holds the site back, as buyers might consider Etsy limited to specific items, or might “worry about the post-purchase experience”. Bringing people back more often is a goal. [They’ve been saying that for years now, though.]

The company is currently doing buyer loyalty program research, but gave no further details. He also cited “shortening our estimated delivery dates this year by at least 2 days” as something that buyers should like, but it is unclear to me reading this if the work done last year (the year discussed in this call) already shaved 2 days off of delivery dates, or if the statement is this year’s goal. I think it is the latter [but the only ways to do that are to improve the accuracy of their tools - and I am not sure that they are currently 2 days longer than reality on average - or to pressure sellers to ship faster. Since Etsy is once again updating shop settings to add weekends to shop processing times without notifying us, I guess we can assume the latter? UPDATE (Mar 19): Silverman clarified at a recent talk that "we think we can cut shipping times on Etsy by at least two days this year."]

Other things sellers need to know

Etsy Ads now involve some localization outside of the US, which increased conversion rates. [If your ad performance changed in non-US countries during the quarter, this is the most likely reason.]

Neither sales or Etsy’s revenue are expected to increase until the second quarter, and they expect revenue to grow faster than sales this year. [Revenue is almost certain to increase, as the corporation has been surveying sellers on what they would be willing to pay more for.]

“In 2023, we removed approximately 140% more listings for violations of our Handmade Policy than in 2022.” [No word on how many of them were removed erroneously, though, as we know the “Temu” bots pulled a lot of truly handmade items that had photos stolen and listed on other sites.]

Silverman promised “innovation planned to improve the predictability of shipping costs for both buyers and sellers”, but provided no details. [I am not sure what would make my personal costs more predictable, given they change every single week with Canada Post’s fuel surcharge right now. Is it going to be forcing people to use Etsy Labels with calculated shipping? Or is this more calculated shipping options for countries outside of the US, and for new carriers? Restricting the amount a listing can charge for shipping? I really have no idea, but I hope all those people they hired for “fulfillment” jobs a few years back are coming up with something that is actually useful.] 

Miscellaneous

Depop had a decent quarter in sales and revenue. 

Reverb sales were flat. “The Reverb team made some organizational changes late in the year” which are expected to be profitable [i.e., they laid off over 30 people in October].

The Etsy layoffs in December were referred to by CFO Rachel Glaser as “our recent workforce realignment”. [At least she didn’t call those former employees churn.] The call provided no details on the restructuring they previously said would be done by the end of this quarter. 

October sales were not good, but November and December improved. January “was a little bumpy.”

Outside of the US, sales in Germany were mostly steady, while the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria improved.

The upcoming $15 fee for newly-opened shops will largely go to paying the costs of the technology for vetting sellers; it is not expected to result in much profit. 

My thoughts: this is going to be a rough year for many Etsy sellers

As I discussed last quarter, Etsy’s upper brass didn't seem to think they were responsible for the lackluster sales performance of their marketplace, and this quarter that extended to not admitting they overhired since early 2022, and not acknowledging that Etsy’s reputation as a gift site actually dropped over the past few years. The last one is particularly galling. Why keep talking about how there was great room for improvement in Etsy brand recognition for gift buyers and then fail to improve even a tiny bit? What were these folks doing the past 2 years? 

It’s clear they think bravado will get them through this, including the bold move of claiming everything will improve in the second quarter and throughout the year without revealing any real details. No wonder the stock dropped yet again. 

That said, they likely have some reasons for thinking that revenue will pick up at least, if not sales. As mentioned above, they have been extensively surveying sellers about raising fees and/or charging us for things we currently get for free (or mostly do not want). Possible downsides for Etsy include the fact that the Indie Sellers Guild and the Artisans Cooperative (among others) are likely to get more negative press for Etsy if fees are raised yet again, just as happened in 2022. It does not help that Etsy didn’t really follow through on improved services the last time they raised fees. 

And the more I think about the comment on shipping costs, the more I believe they are considering making Etsy Labels compulsory for at least some in the US, with set shipping charges sellers won’t be able to change. Bonanza did this last year, charging its US sellers $2 per order extra if they didn’t use Bonanza labels and didn’t get an exemption from the program. Most Etsy sellers using the labels and being forced to show that price as the shipping cost for buyers is the only way I can think of making shipping prices more predictable for buyers, other than capping shipping charges outright (and that sounds like a nightmare to implement). eBay does it, though. Am I missing something? [UPDATE Mar. 5, 2024: Etsy is surveying buyers about how much they like cheap shipping.]

Perhaps more importantly, the planned search changes have the potential to disrupt the status quo a great deal. We know that Etsy frequently takes a lot longer to develop these types of technologies than they expect, so it may not happen this year, but the work on promoting “quality” listings will continue, and that is already affecting some shops that used to do better in Etsy search. Do everything you can to make sure your images are "high-quality". If you rely on internal search to get most of your Etsy sales, this is a very good time to follow my usual advice and diversify your traffic sources. 

Etsy’s branding pivot to being the place to get gifts could also have a big impact on some shops and categories, if it is successful - and that is a big “if”. I’m not thoroughly convinced Etsy can manage this change in consumer consciousness, considering that the site’s reputation continues to be hammered by controversies around scams and non-handmade items. Kitkats, anyone? 

Many other comments do not bode well for most shop owners: a continuing push for discounting, emphasis on faster shipping times, and financial restrictions/impositions on “newly-opened” shops all indicate that traffic may flow away from small business owners who choose not to comply, or are unable to comply. 

Last quarter I said “[d]on’t be surprised if there are major site changes in 2024”, and I appear to have been correct. But really, anyone reading these reports over the past few years could have seen it coming.

Stay well informed, everyone! It’s the best weapon we have.

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UPDATED March 19, 2024

[elysia-nsimp]

OC introduction: Prince Jonah Cainwell (Twisted Wonderland)

(featuring comet!)

Basics

Jonah (he/him) is the Student Council Vice President (replacing the faceless character from glomas) of Nobel Bell College, based off of Prince Hans from Frozen. He is a cishet man 😒😒 (I’m kidding he’s bi he just doesn’t know it yet), and 18 years old.

Jonah’s around 6’1, so just a tad shorter than Rollo himself. He’s a pretty average build and weight for his height. He’s not super athletic, but he stays in good shape.

So, we don’t really know a lot about NBC’s classes, so I’ll be going off the idea that it has similar classes to NRC’s roster. That being said, Jonah would excel at ancient incantations and curses, as unlikely as it is for those to appear in NBC. He enjoys mythology, and excels at history and art. He’s likely in some kind of business class as well, which he’s also good at. He’s shockingly good at a lot of subjects, but

Hobbies, Talents, Preferences

As stated above, Jonah loves art. He makes glass mobiles and wood carving kits in his free time, and sells them in the markets when he’s not in school. He’s started many small businesses to get money here and there, including a cardboard cheeseburger stall in the school cafeteria because they don’t sell those and apparently people wanted them.

Jonah is known campus-wide for his ability to bend rules to his will through malicious compliance. He has never broken the letter of any law, but he does find workarounds for any rules he doesn’t like or approve of (usually if it’s unjust in his eyes or it’s for the betterment of the student body (this is where the cheeseburger thing came in, the school itself is not allowed to sell them nor are people allowed to sneak off campus to get burgers.))

There’s an on-going joke that Jonah is a boat enthusiast because he mentioned ONE TIME that he thinks boats are a cool way of traveling the soleil. He likes them a NORMAL amount, but all his peers tease him and blow up how much he likes boats. He thinks this is funny, and plays into it with theatrics.

Backstory

Jonah is the youngest of a total 7 siblings so, although a prince, he will never make it to the throne. Jonah doesn’t particularly care about titles, he kind of disregards the Prince title as is, but what he DOES care about is power.

Throughout his childhood, he was very much emotionally neglected due to him basically being backup to the power of 6. This led to his siblings picking on him for most of his life. As soon as he was accepted into Nobel Bell, Jonah packed his stuff and left ASAP.

He’d cut his family off, but he “wants a backup source of income” in case he runs out of money from his little spur-of-the-moment business ideas. That being said, he does not like them at all. None of them.

Due to his not great upbringing, he’s kind of cynical person. He speaks mostly through sarcasm and backhanded compliments, though it’s for the most part just intended to be teasing. Jonah actually is a genuinely nice person… he just… has a power complex.

Actually, that’s why he’s vice SC president. He wants nothing more than to be in power, because he never had that growing up. He does want to rule a kingdom or country or something, but he can settle for a school for now…

Jonah is also a hopeless romantic. He’s been searching for true love’s kiss for years, hoping some beautiful princess will whisk him away from the trials and tribulations of life… one day, he hopes to travel the world with his future partner. Until then, he waits for the door to open. /ref

Unique Magic

I haven’t decided on the incantation yet, but Jonah’s UM is called Frozen Heart and it can create and fix inanimate objects with ice (think Elsa’s ice dress). Jonah specializes in ice magic!

Relationships

Rollo Flamm

Jonah has conflicting feelings about Rollo. On one hand, he considers Rollo a friend and a peer, and someone he respects greatly. On the other hand, MAN is he jealous of Rollo’s position. This ends up coming out as Jonah constantly pushing Rollo’s buttons (see the cheeseburger thing, it pissed Rollo off but he couldn’t do anything because it was barely in the rules) and messing with him for fun.

…he’s also very obviously in love with Rollo but HE DOESNT KNOW HES BI YET anyway you didn’t hear it from me /j

Azul Ashengrotto

They met during glomas. They became fast and frankly terrifying friends. Keep them away from each other they WILL plot and scheme together.

Other Works

Playlist!! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HW7AeQ3rzvyrHsqGwXTSA?si=g2hc2RJySEK3BXmUjWIM0g&pi=u-T0kdIKb9T1q0

Media

no he will not wear the hat it messes up his hair :(

[chengfagshi]

omfg (different anon btw) i already saw this take for avenpaz!! well okay sure im an aventio shipper first and only recently my eyes were opened to the beauty of avenpaz and started shipping it, and now i see ppl saying im suddenly homophobic somehow?? didnt they consider that multishippers exist??

besides i dont even know whats the most popular lesbian ship for topaz? but with jades drip marketing i already know that it will become topazs number 1 ship and also the only 'valid' one. cuz uknow, avenpaz is homophobic towards aventurine whos officially gay for ratio and topaz whos officially gay for jade now /jk

oh! and for original anon: im also a soriku shipper but also a sorikai one. i dont claim other sorikai shippers being homophobic at all

I also think antis need to realize that a LOT of m/f shippers are queer as well. I'm trans and I love my m/f ships. Plus with me, a lot of the time I hc m/f ships as queer. Either they're bi, pan, t4t, or something. Like I even follow someone on twitter who I think loves Ratiorine and they said something like "Okay, Aventurine gets one woman and that's Topaz. They're really cute together". Like I think the only reason I don't ship it that much is if I like a ship enough, I can't see them with anyone else (or I usually see them as an OT3). Same with Sora, Kairi, and Riku. I love them as an OT3. They are all really cute together. Like shipping is really not that deep. We all just like these fictional little pixels together. Antis are weak because back in the day, crack ships were everywhere (and they still kinda are, just haven't seen them as much) where ppl ship characters from completely different series, sometimes for absolutely no reason other than they're that person's favorite character from each media. Like one of my fave ships is Yuri x Luke and while yes, they're both from Tales of games (Tales of Vesperia and Tales of the Abyss), they're in two different ones (and they may have interacted in the mobile games). But like Yuri hates rich people and in the beginning of Tales of the Abyss, Luke is a spoiled rich kid that is the exact type of punk that Yuri would dislike. So I'm like obviously I'm gonna ship them. That's really my only reasoning. Again, shipping ain't that deep, lol and they definitely don't reflect our real morals.

[homophyte]

it is interesting to me that ive seen lately (n yknow this is subjective and likely not any real social force just what ive seen) many queer people simultaneously talking about taking back and embodying unpalatable and ‘unmarketable’ queerness (the recent return to the terms faggot and transsexual come to mind) which i think is pretty evidently shaped by the conservative moment were in of demonizing queer ppl and especially gnc and trans people as predators--it reads as a return to queer isolationism in the face of external hostility, imo--while at the same time ive seen a lot of rallying around the “original” 6 stripe rainbow flag as opposed to any of the purportedly ‘factional’ flags of different queer identities, with the assumption being different identity flags divide us while the rainbow flag encompasses everyone and its kinda fascinating to me bc the rainbow flag is probably the single most marketable and palatable and uncontroversial symbols of queerness which has been seamlessly uptaken by those who wish to sell it back to us as gets pointed out every pride month with all the cringey pride merch.... i dunno you could maybe take that as a point of hypocrisy and claim the queer community is itself in a conservative moment rn where its returning to a sense of history and historical continuity (perhaps even out of that sense of external threat) or even that the queer community has for some time been in a conservative moment given the like, decade of identity discourse and lashing out at any people deemed to not have a sufficiently established history or however we should categorize the bihets/ace discourse/transtrender-tucute discourse/pan discourse/bi lesbians discourse (because lets be frank its essentially all the same discourse just keeping up its momentum by leapfroging from one target to the next) which i think is, like, SOMEWHAT true but not entirely? its more interesting to me, in any case, as an expression of a conflict the queer community is facing given that current state of affairs RE antitransness and that very recent history. like, the simultaneous need to retreat to a safe sense of community which is welcoming to the very things the outer world is demonizing ie mutable gender, complex or contradictory experiences of gender, gender expression which is hostile to the cis binary, but also the ways in which it has to grapple with those discourses which have largely defined the community infighting for again the past decade. its queer people begging the question ‘how can we make the queer community welcoming to the girlfags and genderfucks and tboys who are being threatened when we have spent so much time making the queer community a hostile place for anyone with a non-conventional or not easily (or even just palatably) sortable sense of queer identity’. and the answer it seems to be grappling with at the moment is like, welcoming all that diversity of experience but being absolutely averse to naming it. yes we love all the fuckery with gender and sexuality never be marketable but like, ew, why are you calling yourself [insert microlabel here]. you can be genderweird but you cant call yourself genderweird. you can only exist as queer in the broadest possible way (the all-inclusive gay pride flag!) but if you try to name the specifics or use those identity labels weve been fighting over for years youre doing it wrong (the progress pride flag is now ugly and cringey and ‘too much’). i think theres something also to the way (at least on this site) transmisogynistic discourses have really taken hold as legitimate (though yknow i wont downplay how much a problem transmisogyny has like. always been in queer spaces no matter what) in the name of protecting n defending trans people. like its just regurgitated transmisogyny but its being mobilized supposedly in the service of helping trans people. idk its definitely getting a little late for me to string this together fully coherently but theres a throughline there, in the ways certain ideas are being consolidated and reified as ‘yes were more progressive now!’ when i think theres definitely something to question there in terms of like...are we? are we actually? are we doing better by the people were trying to help or are we setting strict standards and forcing ppl to adhere to them again?

[mewdragonlord101]

treasure planet oc sneak peek

my treasure planet oc here a small little sneak peek

Full Name :  Astra Elara Vaughan

past name austin Elara Vaughan

name meaning star

Alias/Nickname: The Viper Blade, star,Rea, Asty, Astro, austin hate that name as it was her real name

Age: 17 or 24 depends on the rp but her main age is 17 in most rp

Galactic Birthplace: Nova Prime city

planet Astralum 

Residence: The Shadow Serenade (mobile spacecraft)

Gender: trans male to Female( she found out or when he was young 4  that she was a female an her parents were both proud of her or him  being who she was an that they love her an now she been living as a girl her past name was austin an she did surgery when she was 10 to become fully female  )

Pronouns:  she/her now past he/him

Sexuality: bi

Species/Ethnicity: winged Human

Occupation: Captain of the Shadow Serenade, Master Thief

Affiliation: Independent (Black Market/Smuggling Network)

[thokanetwork]

Wie man Marketing für eine Website entwickelt

Möchten Sie die Online-Präsenz Ihrer Website steigern und gezielte Besucher anziehen? Wussten Sie, dass Unternehmen mit einer starken Website-Marketingstrategie im Durchschnitt 55 % mehr Website-Besuche verzeichnen können? Auf dem wettbewerbsintensiven Markt von heute ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, effektive Marketingstrategien für Ihre Website zu entwickeln. Dieser Artikel zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Ihre Ziele definieren und eine erfolgreiche Marketingstrategie für Ihre Website entwickeln können - von Content Marketing über Social Media Promotion und bezahlte Werbung bis hin zu E-Mail-Marketing. Machen Sie sich bereit, Ihre Online-Präsenz zu neuen Höhen zu führen!

Verstehen des Website-Marketing-Prozesses

Um den Prozess des Website-Marketings zu verstehen, müssen Sie sich mit den verschiedenen beteiligten Komponenten und Strategien vertraut machen. Es ist wie ein spannendes Abenteuer, bei dem Sie Ihre Website so optimieren, dass sie die richtige Zielgruppe anspricht, und deren Konversionen wie ein Meisterdetektiv verfolgen. Doch bevor Sie in die Tiefen der Website-Optimierung eintauchen, müssen Sie Ihre Konkurrenten analysieren, wie ein gerissener Spion, der Informationen sammelt. Studieren Sie ihre Taktiken, decken Sie ihre Schwächen auf und nutzen Sie dieses Wissen zu Ihrem Vorteil. Als Nächstes müssen Sie Ihr Zielpublikum verstehen. Wer ist sie? Was wollen sie? Das ist wie das Entschlüsseln eines Geheimcodes, aber wenn Sie ihn erst einmal geknackt haben, können Sie Ihre Marketingmaßnahmen auf ihre Bedürfnisse abstimmen. Vergessen Sie nicht die Benutzerfreundlichkeit: Gestalten Sie Ihre Website ansprechend, intuitiv und unterhaltsam. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie schaffen ein interaktives Spiel, das Ihre Besucher unterhält und zum Wiederkommen anregt. Und schließlich ist das Conversion-Tracking Ihre ultimative Waffe. Es ermöglicht Ihnen, die Wirksamkeit Ihrer Marketingstrategien zu messen und datengestützte Entscheidungen zu treffen. Es ist wie eine Kristallkugel, die Ihnen die Geheimnisse Ihres Erfolgs verrät.

Die Rolle des Website-Marketings in der digitalen Strategie

Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte Ihrer digitalen Strategie ist das Verständnis der Rolle, die das Website-Marketing für den Online-Erfolg spielt. Beim Website-Marketing geht es nicht nur darum, Ihre Website zu bewerben, sondern auch darum, ihre Leistung zu optimieren, um Ihr Zielpublikum anzusprechen und zu binden. Hier sind einige wichtige Faktoren, die Sie berücksichtigen sollten: Die Rolle der Analytik im Website-Marketing: Analysen bieten wertvolle Einblicke in die Leistung Ihrer Website und ermöglichen es Ihnen, die Wirksamkeit Ihrer Marketingmaßnahmen zu messen und datengestützte Entscheidungen zu treffen. Der Einfluss von Mobilgeräten auf das Website-Marketing: Angesichts der zunehmenden Nutzung mobiler Geräte ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass Ihre Website mobilfreundlich und responsiv ist. Dies verbessert die Benutzerfreundlichkeit Ihrer Website und erhöht die Chancen, mobile Nutzer zu gewinnen und zu binden. Die Rolle der Benutzerfreundlichkeit beim Website-Marketing: Ein gutes Nutzererlebnis ist wichtig, um Besucher auf Ihrer Website zu halten und sie zu den gewünschten Aktionen zu bewegen. Achten Sie auf eine einfache Navigation, eine schnelle Ladegeschwindigkeit und ansprechende Inhalte, um ein positives Nutzererlebnis zu schaffen. Die Bedeutung der Website-Sicherheit in der digitalen Strategie: In der heutigen digitalen Landschaft ist die Sicherheit der Website von größter Bedeutung. Der Schutz Ihrer Website und Ihrer Nutzerdaten schafft nicht nur Vertrauen bei Ihrem Publikum, sondern trägt auch zur Verbesserung Ihrer Suchmaschinenplatzierung bei.

Steigerung der Website-Besuche: Das Hauptziel des Marketings

Sicherlich möchten Sie die Besucherzahlen Ihrer Website erhöhen, denn das ist das Hauptziel Ihrer Marketingbemühungen. Aber wie können Sie das erreichen? Im Folgenden finden Sie einige Strategien zur Steigerung der Website-Besuche, die Ihre Konkurrenten sicherlich vor Neid erblassen lassen werden. Erstens ist die Optimierung des Inhalts Ihrer Website von entscheidender Bedeutung. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Ihre Website benutzerfreundlich ist, mit einer klaren Navigation und ansprechenden Inhalten. Durch die Verwendung relevanter Schlüsselwörter und die Bereitstellung wertvoller Informationen können Sie Ihre Platzierung in den Suchmaschinen verbessern und mehr organischen Verkehr anziehen. Zweitens: Unterschätzen Sie nicht die Macht eines effektiven Social Media Marketings. Durch die Nutzung von Plattformen wie Facebook, Instagram und Twitter können Sie ein breiteres Publikum erreichen und gezielt Besucher auf Ihre Website leiten. Treten Sie mit Ihren Followern in Kontakt, teilen Sie wertvolle Inhalte und ermutigen Sie sie, Ihre Website zu besuchen. Als nächstes sollten Sie sich auf die Optimierung der Konversionsrate konzentrieren. Analysieren Sie Ihre Website-Analysen und Tracking-Daten, um festzustellen, in welchen Bereichen die Besucher abspringen oder nicht konvertieren. Nehmen Sie die notwendigen Anpassungen am Design Ihrer Website, am Layout und an den Call-to-Action-Schaltflächen vor, um die Konversionsrate zu verbessern und letztlich die Zahl der Website-Besucher zu erhöhen. Und schließlich sollten Sie die Bedeutung von Website-Analysen und Tracking nicht unterschätzen. Verwenden Sie Tools wie Google Analytics, um die Leistung Ihrer Website zu überwachen, Trends zu erkennen und datengestützte Entscheidungen zu treffen. Durch die kontinuierliche Analyse und Optimierung Ihrer Marketingmaßnahmen können Sie sicherstellen, dass Sie das Potenzial Ihrer Website voll ausschöpfen.

Erkundung von Online-Marketing-Kanälen für die Website-Promotion

Wenn Sie für Ihre Website werben möchten, sollten Sie die verschiedenen Online-Marketing-Kanäle erkunden, die Ihnen zur Verfügung stehen. Bei der Vielzahl der Möglichkeiten kann es schwierig sein zu entscheiden, welche davon die besten Ergebnisse bringen. Aber keine Sorge, wir sind hier, um Sie durch den Prozess zu führen. Hier sind zwei effektive Online-Marketing-Kanäle für die Website-Promotion: Soziale Medien: - Social-Media-Plattformen wie Facebook, Instagram und Twitter bieten ein großes Publikum für die Promotion Ihrer Website. - Erstellen Sie ansprechende Inhalte, teilen Sie Aktualisierungen und Angebote und interagieren Sie mit Ihren Followern, um die Besucherzahlen auf Ihrer Website zu erhöhen. E-Mail-Kampagnen: - E-Mail-Marketing ist ein leistungsstarkes Instrument, um Ihre Zielgruppe direkt zu erreichen. - Senden Sie personalisierte, informative und verlockende E-Mails an Ihre Abonnenten, um Website-Besuche und Konversionen zu generieren. Vergessen Sie nicht, zusätzlich zu diesen Kanälen in Online-Werbung zu investieren, Ihre Website für SEO zu optimieren und eine solide Content-Strategie zu entwickeln. Diese Elemente arbeiten Hand in Hand, um die Sichtbarkeit Ihrer Website zu erhöhen und organischen Traffic anzuziehen. Werden Sie also kreativ, bleiben Sie datenorientiert und lassen Sie Ihre Website in der riesigen Online-Landschaft erstrahlen. Denken Sie daran, dass die Werbung für Ihre Website keine beängstigende Aufgabe sein muss, sondern eine aufregende Gelegenheit sein kann, Ihre Marke zu präsentieren und mit Ihrem Publikum in Kontakt zu treten.

Die Wichtigkeit von Website-Marketing für den Geschäftserfolg

Für Ihren geschäftlichen Erfolg im Internet ist es entscheidend, dass Sie dem Website-Marketing Priorität einräumen und verschiedene Online-Marketingkanäle effektiv nutzen. Website-Marketing-Strategien spielen eine entscheidende Rolle, wenn es darum geht, Besucher auf Ihre Website zu leiten und Ihre Online-Präsenz zu erhöhen. Durch die Umsetzung von Website-Marketing-Taktiken können Sie potenzielle Kunden anziehen, Leads generieren und letztendlich Ihren Umsatz steigern. Die Vorteile des Website-Marketings sind immens. Es hilft Ihnen, Ihre Markenidentität zu etablieren, Glaubwürdigkeit aufzubauen und sich einen Wettbewerbsvorteil in der digitalen Landschaft zu verschaffen. Durch effektives Website-Marketing können Sie ein größeres Publikum erreichen, mit Ihren Kunden in Kontakt treten und langfristige Beziehungen aufbauen. Um am Puls der Zeit zu bleiben, ist es wichtig, mit den aktuellen Website-Marketing-Trends Schritt zu halten. Ganz gleich, ob es um die Nutzung von Social-Media-Plattformen, die Optimierung Ihrer Website für Suchmaschinen oder E-Mail-Marketingkampagnen geht: Wenn Sie mit den neuesten Trends Schritt halten, können Sie sicherstellen, dass Sie Ihre Zielgruppe effektiv erreichen. Die Erfolgsgeschichten des Website-Marketings sind inspirierend und ein Beweis für die Macht des effektiven Online-Marketings. Von kleinen Unternehmen, die einen rasanten Aufstieg erlebt haben, bis hin zu großen Konzernen, die ein exponentielles Wachstum verzeichnen konnten, zeigen diese Geschichten die transformative Wirkung, die Website-Marketing auf Ihr Unternehmen haben kann.

Überleben auf dem umkämpften Online-Markt: Die Wichtigkeit von Marketing

Um auf dem umkämpften Online-Markt zu überleben, müssen Sie dem Marketing Priorität einräumen und effektive Strategien anwenden, um sich von Ihren Mitbewerbern abzuheben. Hier sind einige Schlüsselkomponenten eines erfolgreichen Marketingkonzepts: - Wettbewerbsanalyse: Nehmen Sie sich Zeit, um die Online-Marktlandschaft zu verstehen. Analysieren Sie die Stärken und Schwächen Ihrer Konkurrenten, um Möglichkeiten zur Differenzierung zu ermitteln. Halten Sie sich über Branchentrends auf dem Laufenden und passen Sie Ihre Marketingstrategien entsprechend an. - Zielgruppen: Ermitteln und erreichen Sie die richtigen Kunden für Ihre Website. Führen Sie gründliche Untersuchungen durch, um deren Bedürfnisse, Vorlieben und Online-Gewohnheiten zu verstehen. So können Sie Ihre Marketingbotschaften besser auf sie zuschneiden und die effektivsten Kanäle auswählen, um sie zu erreichen. - Markenpositionierung: Heben Sie Ihre Website von der Konkurrenz ab, indem Sie eine starke Markenidentität entwickeln. Kommunizieren Sie klar Ihr einzigartiges Wertangebot und halten Sie Ihr Markenversprechen konsequent ein. Heben Sie sich von der Konkurrenz ab, indem Sie etwas anbieten, das Sie auf dem Markt auszeichnet. - Benutzerfreundlichkeit: Optimieren Sie das Design Ihrer Website im Hinblick auf die Kundenzufriedenheit. Schaffen Sie ein nahtloses und benutzerfreundliches Erlebnis, das es den Besuchern leicht macht, zu navigieren, Informationen zu finden und mit Ihren Inhalten zu interagieren. Achten Sie auf die Geschwindigkeit der Website, die Reaktionsfähigkeit auf mobile Geräte und ein intuitives Design. - Optimierung der Konversionsrate: Machen Sie Ihre Website-Besucher zu zahlenden Kunden. Verwenden Sie überzeugende Texte, überzeugende Handlungsaufforderungen und optimierte Bestellvorgänge, um die Konversionsraten zu erhöhen. Testen und verfeinern Sie Ihre Konversionsstrategien kontinuierlich, um die Ergebnisse zu verbessern.

Ziele und Vorgaben für effektives Website-Marketing festlegen

Bei der Entwicklung Ihrer Website-Marketing-Strategie ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass Sie Ihre Ziele klar definieren, um eine effektive und gezielte Werbung zu gewährleisten. Bei der Festlegung von Zielen geht es darum, spezifische Vorgaben zu machen, die Sie mit Ihren Website-Marketing-Maßnahmen erreichen möchten. Zu diesen Zielen können die Erhöhung des Website-Traffics, die Verbesserung der Konversionsraten, die Steigerung des Markenbewusstseins oder die Generierung von mehr Leads gehören. Indem Sie Ihre Ziele klar definieren, können Sie Ihre Strategien und Taktiken auf das Erreichen dieser Ziele ausrichten. Die Messung des Erfolgs Ihres Website-Marketings ist unerlässlich, um den Fortschritt zu verfolgen und notwendige Anpassungen vorzunehmen. So können Sie feststellen, ob Ihre Bemühungen zu den gewünschten Ergebnissen führen, und Sie können Bereiche mit Verbesserungsbedarf ermitteln. Durch die regelmäßige Überwachung wichtiger Leistungsindikatoren (Key Performance Indicators, KPIs) wie Website-Traffic, Konversionsraten, Engagement-Metriken und erzielte Einnahmen können Sie die Wirksamkeit Ihrer Strategien messen und datengestützte Entscheidungen treffen. Denken Sie daran, dass Website-Marketing keine einmalige Aktivität ist. Es erfordert eine kontinuierliche Überwachung und Anpassung der Strategien auf der Grundlage der aus der Erfolgsmessung gewonnenen Erkenntnisse. Indem Sie agil und reaktionsschnell bleiben, können Sie Ihre Marketingmaßnahmen optimieren und maximale Ergebnisse erzielen.

Abteilungen für erfolgreiches Website-Marketing aufeinander abstimmen

Die Abstimmung der Abteilungen innerhalb Ihres Unternehmens ist für ein erfolgreiches Website-Marketing entscheidend. Ohne die richtige Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Abteilungen und die Abstimmung im Team kann es Ihren Marketingbemühungen an Integration und Koordination mangeln, was zu Ineffizienz und verpassten Chancen führt. Im Folgenden finden Sie einige Kommunikationsstrategien und funktionsübergreifende Kooperationstaktiken, die den Erfolg Ihres Website-Marketings sicherstellen: Fördern Sie offene Kommunikationskanäle: - Fördern Sie regelmäßige Treffen und Brainstorming-Sitzungen, um Ideen auszutauschen und Ziele abzustimmen. - Setzen Sie Tools für die Zusammenarbeit ein, z. B. Projektmanagement-Software, um eine nahtlose Kommunikation zu ermöglichen. Legen Sie eine einheitliche Vision fest: - Vermitteln Sie allen Abteilungen klar und deutlich die Ziele und Vorgaben Ihrer Website-Marketingbemühungen. - Fördern Sie das bereichsübergreifende Verständnis durch die Organisation von Schulungen und Veranstaltungen zum Wissensaustausch.

Verbesserung der Online-Promotion: Bestandteile einer Website-Marketing-Strategie

Um Ihre Online-Promotion zu verbessern, sollten Sie die wichtigsten Komponenten einer Website-Marketingstrategie berücksichtigen. Die Messung der Effektivität ist entscheidend für den Erfolg Ihrer Bemühungen. Durch die Verfolgung von Analysen können Sie wertvolle Daten sammeln, die Ihnen bei Ihren Marketingentscheidungen helfen. Optimieren Sie Ihre Inhalte, um sicherzustellen, dass sie für Ihr Zielpublikum ansprechend und relevant sind. Der Aufbau Ihrer Marke ist wichtig, um Vertrauen und Loyalität bei Ihren Kunden zu schaffen. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie Ihre Zielgruppe genau ansprechen, um Ihre Marketingbemühungen zu optimieren. Kommen wir nun zum spannenden Teil der Website-Marketingstrategie: den Komponenten. Die Content-Marketing-Strategie ist so etwas wie die geheime Soße, die Ihr Publikum dazu bringt, immer wieder zu kommen. Es sind die witzigen Blog-Beiträge, informativen Videos und fesselnden Bilder, die Ihre Website zu einem unverzichtbaren Besuchsziel machen. Über die sozialen Medien können Sie Ihre Website bekannt machen und auf humorvolle und unterhaltsame Weise mit Ihrem Publikum in Kontakt treten. Bezahlte Werbung hilft Ihnen, ein größeres Publikum zu erreichen und die Besucherzahlen auf Ihre Website zu erhöhen. Mit E-Mail-Marketing halten Sie Ihre Kunden auf dem Laufenden und locken sie mit exklusiven Angeboten und Werbeaktionen. Mit Remarketing können Sie diejenigen ansprechen, die Interesse an Ihrer Website gezeigt haben, und sie daran erinnern, wiederzukommen und etwas zu unternehmen.

Content Marketing: Eine Schlüsselkomponente des Website-Marketings

Content Marketing ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil Ihrer Website-Marketingstrategie und darf nicht übersehen werden. In der heutigen digitalen Landschaft ist die Erstellung ansprechender Inhalte wichtiger denn je. Um sicherzustellen, dass Ihre Content-Marketing-Strategie effektiv ist, sollten Sie Folgendes beachten: Erstellung ansprechender Inhalte - Erstellen Sie Inhalte, die bei Ihrer Zielgruppe Anklang finden und einen Mehrwert bieten. - Nutzen Sie Humor, Geschichten und ansprechendes Bildmaterial, um die Aufmerksamkeit der Leser zu wecken und sie zu binden. Verbreitungskanäle für Inhalte - Nutzen Sie verschiedene Verbreitungskanäle wie soziale Medien, E-Mail-Marketing und Gastblogs, um ein größeres Publikum zu erreichen. - Experimentieren Sie mit verschiedenen Plattformen und Formaten, um herauszufinden, was für Ihr Unternehmen am besten funktioniert. Wenn es darum geht, die Wirksamkeit von Inhalten zu messen, sind Daten Ihr bester Freund. Behalten Sie die wichtigsten Kennzahlen wie Website-Traffic, Engagement und Konversionen im Auge, um den Erfolg Ihrer Content-Marketing-Bemühungen zu messen. Halten Sie sich über die neuesten Content-Marketing-Trends auf dem Laufenden, damit Sie der Konkurrenz immer einen Schritt voraus sind. Denken Sie daran: Inhalte sind das A und O. Mit einer gut ausgeführten Content-Marketing-Strategie können Sie Ihre Zielgruppe ansprechen, binden und konvertieren. Seien Sie also kreativ, gehen Sie strategisch vor und beobachten Sie, wie Ihre Website zu neuen Höhenflügen ansetzt.

Soziale Medien für die Website-Promotion nutzen

Nutzen Sie Social-Media-Plattformen, um die Sichtbarkeit und das Engagement Ihrer Website zu erhöhen. Soziale Medien sind mehr als nur ein Ort, an dem Sie Bilder von Ihrem Mittagessen posten oder dem neuen Partner Ihres Ex nachstellen. Read the full article

[yasmijn]

Ending 2022

Kurang afdol kalau mengakhiri sebuah tahun tanpa sebuah tulisan reflektif untuk merekap apa yang sudah terjadi sepanjang tahun ini. Setelah aku tilik-tilik lagi, mungkin tema besar dari 2022 adalah berpindah dan bertumbuh. Sambil mereka-reka bagaimana cara untuk perlahan-lahan menemukan bentuk dan tempatku. Awal tahun akhirnya aku pindah ke posisi sekarang di kantor -100% lebih sesuai dengan aspirasi dan bikin aku semangat untuk kerja (bumi langit dengan motivasi saat di marketing dulu, maafkan aku kantor n brand).

Di tahun ini juga mulai relokasi ke Jakarta karena udah dapet jatah mess kantor dan WFO 2-3 kali seminggu. Karena ongkos ojol naik terus, ditambah diskon makin minim, dan kepengen aja gitu pergi-pergi naik public transport - jadi aku beli kartu Jaklingko dan mulai naik kombinasi TJ + angkot. Pas pertama kali naik culun banget asli hehe, gatau kan harus nge tap nya gimana, n kapan, dan kalau naik/turun itu apakah harus di bus stop atau gimana. Setelah beberapa kali naik, akhirnya dikonfirm sama penumpang kalau naik itu harus di bus stop tapi kalau turun boleh ‘kiri’ dimana aja. 

Mengalami jadi rakyat jelata yang harus berdesak-desakan di dalam bis/angkot, terjebak kemacetan yang tak masuk di akal, bikin aku merasa bahwa Jakarta memang bukan kota yang tepat untuk berkehidupan. Kerasa banget menua di jalan. Kayak... ada terlalu banyak waktu yang habis untuk berpindah lokasi, padahal mungkin waktu itu bisa dialokasikan untuk aktivitas lain - entah untuk beristirahat, berolahraga, bersosialisasi, belajar, dan juga bermacam opsi lainnya. Mau punya mobil pun menurutku nggak akan menjadi solusi yang baik - gak kebayang deh gimana senewennya nyetir berjam-jam setiap hari, kaki pegel dan entah habis berapa juta untuk beli bensin, bayar parkir, bayar pajak, dan juga semua pengeluaran lainnya. 

Pokoknya Bandung ftw.

Akhir Agustus kemarin Gio cabs ke Belanda untuk S2, jadi ya ini juga proses adaptasi ber-LDR ya sekalian nyicil nyiapin ini-itu buat nikah tahun depan. Untungnya kami sama-sama sibuk sih jadi ya nggak ada konflik yang gimana juga, komunikasi juga alhamdulillah masih aman.

Tahun ini merasa bersyukur karena masih bisa sering ketemu sama teman-teman - baik teman-teman S1 ataupun S2 (meskipun harus menerjang kemacetan dan kepadatan Jakarta yang nauzubillah). Seneng aja karena masih tahu kabar orang-orang secara real time. Semoga masih bisa kujaga dengan baik sampai kapanpun juga. 

Di akhir tahun dapat kabar kurang baik mengenai nenekku, yang belakangan ini memang batuk-batuk terus. Setelah cek ini-itu, kami dikabari bahwa ternyata kankernya balik lagi dan sekarang sudah metastase ke berbagai organ (setelah 7 tahun cancer-free). Waktu itu hari Senin pagi, Mama ngasih tau aku via WA, dan asli sedih banget. Nggak bisa kerja. Akhirnya aku pergi lagi pesen travel untuk kembali lagi ke Bandung jam 2 siang. Di momen-momen buruk seperti ini aku merasa paling bersyukur bahwa aku cuma 3 jam perjalanan darat jauhnya dari orang-orang yang paling berharga untukku. I promise that I will drop everything on my hands to come to them, immediately. Udah gitu kemarin Aki sempet diopname di rumah sakit (kata mama kayanya karena minum Coca Cola :( ), terus Akung juga sama diopname karena sakit kepala dan ternyata tekanan darahnya tinggi sekali. Sekarang sih Aki sama Akung udah keluar rumah sakit, kondisi udah kembali seperti semula, dan Nini juga lagi mulai pengobatan.

Sejak dapet kabar itu, aku jadi sering pulang ke Bandung sih. Nggak cuma Nini aja kan yang harus ditemenin, tapi Mama juga pasti sedih dan khawatir. Sekarang juga om-tante lagi sering nyamperin ke Siliwangi. Yah, aku sih percaya asal tetap optimis dan positif dan menjaga makan dan mengobati diri walaupun tanpa kemo, insyaAllah Nini masih bisa sehat dan masih bisa berumur panjang. Itu aja sih satu hal yang lagi jadi topik utama doaku ke Tuhan.

Hari terakhir 2022 ini isinya gitu aja: bangun jam 9, beres-beres kamar, pergi ke rumah Nini karena mama mau bikin jus dll, terus ke KBP untuk makan Pho dan ke IKEA karena mama mau beli lampu, terus beli jajanan IKEA, abis itu balik lagi ke Siliwangi, terus ke tukang rongsok untuk ngejual 11kg sampah kertas dan kardus packaging yang udah menumpuk di kamarku (dihargain 1500 aja geng per kilo nya), terus balik lagi ke rumah, makan malem bertiga aja sama mama dan bapak. Nge-gofood Hokben dan mesen es merah delima yang legend itu (Dan enak! Padahal w makan 2 kali di Gambir asli gaenak banget tu delimanya rasa tepung).

Segitu aja sih tulisanku tentang 2022 - alhamdulillah bisa menjalani hidup seperti kebanyakan warga ibukota, semakin sadar mengenai apa yang aku mau dan tidak mau (gamau tinggal di Jakarta kecuali jarak rumah-kantor hanya selemparan batu). Banyak pembelajaran: belajar untuk bekerja dan menjadi bagian dari sebuah perusahaan, belajar menjaga hubungan dan komunikasi dengan teman-teman, belajar hidup sendiri, belajar menjaga hubungan jarak jauh, dan juga belajar untuk selalu memprioritaskan keluarga.

Untuk 2023 nggak muluk-muluk sih: aku harap semua rencanaku dilancarkan dan diberikan kemudahan. Dan tentunya semoga selalu bisa menjadi manusia yang lebih baik daripada hari kemarin.

[splendentgoddess]

I’m still alive!

Hey everyone. Just checking in to let you all know that I’m alive and well but life has just been AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! lately. 😂

After almost being roasted alive this last summer and each summer for the last few years just continually getting worse and worse (what climate change?) my husband and I have finally decided to move back home to the HIGH desert, rather than the LOW desert where we currently live. Huge, huge difference in summer temps, even when it’s not that significant a difference on paper, because 108F/42.2C is a hell of a lot better than 118F/47.7C, plus it cools off at night there because of the high elevation and cool mountain winds. It’s one of those deserts where as soon as the sun drops, the temperature drops along with it. Not here, where we just simmer in a bowl all night long. I’m tired of the nighttime LOW being in the low 90sF/32.2-33.8C. 

Ugh.

Not to mention it’s like the never ending summer every year, still hot as balls well into the first half of October, at least. It only just now FINALLY feels like autumn here, whereas up in the high desert it cools off seasonally a lot sooner. And they have proper winters there. I miss the winter. 

🎵I miss the winter. A world of fragile things. Look for me in the white forest, hiding in a hollow tree. (Come and find me.)🎵

Here in southern California’s low desert we only sort of have summer and not-summer. There’s an autumn/spring blend where it’s blessedly cool enough to wear sweaters/jumpers without roasting to death, and then far too soon it starts to warm back up again. In February we’re already saying with foreboding “Summer is coming.” But I was willing to put up with it if he was, but my husband is actually a lot more heat sensitive than I am and was genuinely ill multiple times this last summer. With the drastic increase in humidity lately the evaporative cooler also no longer works well, either, so we’d be holed up in the bedroom with the small a/c going while even the kitchen and living room inside our own house was like 90F/32.2C, while the outside temps were over 120F/48.8C.

So we decided we had to get the fuck out, and now for the REALLY good news! My wonderful, loving, absolutely has always been there for us mother, and her current husband, have invited us to come move in with them. Rent. Free. They’re elderly, he’s sickly, it’s a HUGE 4bd house she’s been struggling to take care of all by her lonesome, so we’re going to earn our keep by taking over the basic normal day-to-day household chores (not even like cooking because she loves to cook but I just mean like cleaning, and taking care of weeds in the yard, etc.) and also we won’t be a burden on them financially because we’ll be selling our current home and so will have money in the bank (it’s just a mobile home so it’s not like we’ll be rolling in dough but at least it’s something), plus we’re still going to work a little bit to earn enough money to pay our few remaining bills like car insurance and cellphones, and buy our own food, etc. My husband is a self-employed housekeeper (I made him business cards that say Man Maid, hahaha) and he’s going to keep a handful of his best clients that really don’t want to see him go, and we’ll commute out here bi-weekly since it’s only a two-hour drive, and I will be helping him so he’s not killing himself doing it all by himself anymore. 

I GET TO QUIT MY RETAIL JOB!!! I’m so excited! Hashtag Living The Dream. We’re going to be semi-retired and only working a couple days every two weeks and the rest of the time, guess what? I WILL FINALLY GET TO WORK ON ALL MY WRITING (and reading) THAT I HAVEN’T HAD THE TIME FOR. 

*happy dance* 

So yeah, everyone just hang in there, and I hope to soon be a MUCH bigger presence in the fandom again. Our house goes on the market in only a few days. We busted our asses this last month to get it presentable, LOL. I didn’t even really get to enjoy Spooky Season because I was too busy with cleaning the house and packing on my days off, but that’s okay because it’s not like we would’ve gone to go do anything, anyway, since there’s still a fucking plague.

[lesbunnian]

Since Twitter might be dying, I'm gonna post my Blue Reflection Sun rambles here. This is a more in-depth discussion about the Blue Reflection Sun "Controversy" here that I have already made a shorter statement on my Twitter: here

TLDR: I still feel the same way but with more looking into it and taking in more opinions. I'm even MORE cautious.

But here we go.

For those of you who aren't aware cause it is a niche franchise, Blue Reflection is a Magical Girl RPG developed by Gust (the same developers of the beloved Atelier series) and published by Koei Tecmo in early 2017 that eventually had gotten an anime called Blue Reflection Ray and a sequel game called Blue Reflection Second light that came out in 2021.

It's a small franchise but it is a beloved one for many, many reasons. As a game series that prides itself on all female casts with in-depth emotional storytelling that explores the nuanced of a young girls life in ways most games and hell even anime ignore. It caught the eye of A LOT of women. Plus the magical girl market isn't even touched really in the gaming sphere unless you play a game based on an already living magical girl IP. But Blue Reflection was new and it handled it's emotional storytelling gracefully as well as having very heavy lesbian or at least bi coded things. (You can take the girls on dates in Second Light). So, of course, this attracted the girls and the gays (mostly there are of course cis male het fans of Blue Reflection) to the series and to love it. And the fact this niche franchise got not only 2 games but an anime is very impressive. After the release and subsequent great positive reception of Second Light alot of Blue Reflection fans (which I will now abbreviate to BR) we're looking forward to the future of the series. Including me.

My relationship with BR is a very positive one. I played and genuinely loved the first game and still have yet to watch Ray or even play second Light due to financial troubles and time management. Though I plan to. But ive beaten the first game 3 times over and nearly 100% it. So I'm a very loyal fan to BR. It was the first RPG I played to explore such themes in life and honestly it is one of my favorite games of all time. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard about Sun. A new game under the BR franchise. Of course, it diminished a bit when I heard it was a mobile game, as alot of niche mobile games never get sold to the west, but I was still interested and optimistic. Until, I saw an article mention the infamous thing-

'there is a male protag'

Now, again for the uninformed this isn't a big deal. Alot of jrpgs is male protag led. But for BR it is a BIG DEAL. as BR 1, Ray, and Second Light were entirely female lead casts. Cause the main theme of BR is female growth and development. It explores the nuances, day to day happenings, traumas, and more of a teenage girls life. Which, isn't new for the magical girl genre but it was new for the video game market. It was this that made BR so unique and beloved. That earned it it's audience that allowed BR to get not only a sequel but an anime. Besides Sun is not being developed by it's original maker Gust, it's being developed by DMM. Which I know little about so I shall not speak on them.

This sounds like the perfect pipeline to suddenly through in a harem whiteboard protagonist that every girl can use as a bouncing pad to grow from while being in love with him. Which, as you can expect from a series that original have well rounded female characters playing off of each other and learning to grow organically from their bonds, caused a large uproar from the fans. JP and western alike. Which surprised me, it's rare to see worldwide fanbases agree like this.

Now, I did mention that I have a bit of hope, cause it's not out yet and we can only tell how this male protag is handled. And many people outside of the BR community are calling the current fans 'stupid', 'overreacting', or even 'bigotted' for their freaking out. Which I also think is wrong. Cause we have a reason to be cautious. BR was a safe haven franchise for some. For WLW to see themselves and see their struggles either current or when they were younger being somewhat explored in a game. To see characters like them or hell, even be like me and see a game that encourages your femininity and tells you not to shy away from it. And any gender can really get attached to those themes. But of course, it really hits a chord with those fans. So of course they will be upset, of course they will feel alienated because after 2 games and an anime, Gust has built this IP that means so much to such a large marginalized group of people and seeing it suddenly fall into the norms of anime jrpg, or even worse MOBILE anime jrpg silliness hurts.

Now, I have hope. Why? Because Gust owns BR. and Gust writes men really really well. I feel like we all forget that half of the Atelier games also have male leads. Logy, Vayne, Felt, Razelux, and more. Those characters are good. And it's not like there are no men in BR at all. There are of course mentions of boyfriends, fathers, brothers, male teachers, etc. Also, there may be a twist with the protag that makes him more up to the girls level of characterization that makes up for it. Maybe he's trans? Maybe he's also just coming into a time to explore his feminine side? Who knows? Cause the game isn't out yet.

Of course, like I said, DMM is heading this project which still leaves me room for being worried. I love BR so,.so dearly and I wouldn't want to see this mobile title make it burst into flames. But I've already seen some fans who already have decided to not get the game, and even someone go as far to destroy their copies of BR 1 and Second Light. Which is NOT what you should do.

Personally, my move is this. Wait until Sun comes out, look out for the story and see how the protag is and if you think it's worth trying. Try the game (especially if it is free to play) but DO NOT use your money on it yet. Only use money when you can confirm that you like the protag and how they characterize and use him. If they do well, fall into it. If they fail, quit the game. Especially if the fabled "harem" route becomes a reality. You vote with your dollar people.

Now, remember everyone, we all love Blue Reflection, and we want more of the magic gust have us on 2017 and 2021. So we need to be willing to give them a chance to explore where to take BR but be critical when it is a way that takes away the magic we all loved. After all, BR reminded me that being a girl doesn't make me lesser or just a commodity for someone else's dreams.

Go on Reflectors!

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Seiten Hunderte von vorgefertigten Vorlagen und Blöcken, automatische mobile Version und Einbettung von Drittanbieter-Code.

Marketing Pop-ups, die Auslöser, Formulare und Aktionen auslösen können und mit Analysesystemen zusammenarbeiten.

Helpdesk Online-Support rund um die Uhr, das ganze Jahr über, Video-Tutorials und eine umfangreiche Wissensdatenbank.

Online-Geschäft Möglichkeit, bis zu 10.000 Produkte, Variationen, Online-Zahlungserfassung, Kassenseiten und Warenkorb hinzuzufügen.

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SEO Tags, Breadcrumbs, schema.org-Markup, 301-Weiterleitungen und einzigartige 404-Seiteneinstellungen.

[yusuke-of-valla]

Everyone: *Is panicking over the new game (and rightly so)*

Me: *is preparing a calling card to steal the characters for my self-indulgent rewrite project*

(Because the characters look cool for the most part, not gonna lie)

Oh yeah. I’m SO hype for Luffy I love owls, and Suwa looks cool (also the website says she’s popular with boys and girls so. Bi baseball queen?)

I have no faith with how they’re going to be written because well-written mobile games tend to be the exception rather than the rule and the marketing is already handicapping them by putting them next to the p5 cast but like

C’est La vie if they suck we take fanfic and make them better