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Still thinking about that time I sold a set of tea towels on the facebook marketplace because I wanted to sell them for cheap without package and meant to hand them in person in my city. The selling price didn't go higher than the incredibly huge price of 2 euros and one lady thought she would make the best profit by scamming me, so she contacted me via messenger to know if she could buy it from me via paypal

I thought okay paypal is a bit unsafe but I'm used to it so I'll be extra careful but I didn't even need to be because she proceeded to ask me to do "the double check via phone" which was something I never heard of, however it had been a while since I last used paypal so I went okay maybe it's new and agreed and then all of a sudden she called me via messenger on phone call version, and it was the voice of a man going "hello this is the paypal check service" and I had to retain my laughter because it was the most hilarious thing like, dude, you're calling me via facebook on a woman profile

But I was like, okay, he doesn't have my phone number, none of my credentials so far as I didn't even open paypal yet, and I'm on wi-fi in my home so let's do this, and I rolled with him to see how bad of a scammer he was

Turns out that having a fake profile was maybe the best part of his plan. I tried so hard not to laugh while on the phone with him.

So he asked me to go on paypal dot [insert something here that definitely was not a country domain] and the (fake) website was the UGLIEST thing ever. It tried to look like paypal but was like 'graphic design is my passion' all over the place. I pretend to fall into his trap and he continues to give me instructions, still stating that the lady who was texting me before had already gone through the 'double check via phone process' and it would only take me a few minutes. (I should have asked "What, she did it in two seconds before you called me?" but I kept going) He then asked me to click on several things but I definitely didn't and pretended that I was on the next web page that those links would likely open. He then said "Okay do you see those images of prepaid phone cards?" (me, still on home page: "Uhh yeah?") "They go from 10 to 200 euros. Well you have to click on one, preferably the highest one (lmao) and enter your credit card informations." I tried to stay polite and asked why I would do that since he's literally supposed to be the security guy. And then I just couldn't hold my laughter when he said "Oh but this is a fake website and it won't keep your information, it's to make sure that you're a real person."

Obviously I didn't answer anything else than my big laughter and he went "...Are you okay? What's wrong?" and I went "You're literally talking to me. On the phone. So I'm real." to which he obviously blabbered. I cut him while he rambled and went "Look, you're definitely the worst scammer I ever met. Your whole system is shitty. Reconsider your life."

and right when I was about to hang up I heard him go "Ma'am I work for play-- I mean paypal, and if you don't cooperate I will call the police!" hfdkjghfdjghqsdgf

He may have tried his best doing his number, what he succeeded the most to do was to make my day by making me laugh so hard. Reported and blocked but damn you are a gem sir

tl;dr selling stuff on facebook obviously is as stupid as it sound but also provides you in hilariously bad scammers

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Survey #321

i’m exploring the deepest recesses of tumblr to unearth super old surveys, so you can expect an onslaught of ‘em.

When someone is tailgating you, do you drive faster or slower? I drive the same speed, even though it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. What place outside of your own home do you spend the most time at? My sister's place. Have you ever been snorkeling? No. Do most of your relatives live in the same state/province as you? No; only my parents and immediate sisters live here. Have you ever participated in a medical study? No. Is there a food you hate that everyone else seems to like? Especially where I live, fried chicken. It's disgusting. Have you ever had to evacuate from a natural disaster? No. Do you have any family members who are cancer survivors? Numerous, actually. Do you have any licenses other than your driver's license? I don't even have a driver's license, never mind anything else. What job does you significant other have? I’m single. When you were in elementary school, what was a typical afternoon like once you got home from school? I did my homework right away; well, after having a snack. After that, I was most likely on the computer playing Neopets or Webkinz, or something on the PlayStation. Is your favorite movie part of a series? Yes. Have you ever played in a water puddle? Sure, as a kid. I loved that. Have you ever played in a mud puddle? I don't think so. Have you ever kissed someone (outside) in the rain? Yes. He did it purely to be romantic, lol. Have you ever lost control of your car in the rain? No, thank fuck. Have you ever had to attend summer school? No. Have you ever experienced a summer where the temperature exceeded 120'F/49'C? Yikes, no, not that high. The highest we usually get is below 110. Do you live in a hot or cold (normally) climate? Hot. It sucks. Has your community ever had a “smog alert”? No. Have you ever raked leaves, and then played in them? Oh, absolutely as a kid. Dad would rake a pile just for us kids. Have they ever cancelled school because it was too hot? At least once, yes. Have you ever had to shovel snow? No. Have you ever experienced “cat’s breath”, where the wind was so powerful it took your breath away, literally? Yep, especially when I visited Sara and we went on a walk. It was fucking outrageous. Safe to say I didn't last long on that walk. Has your/or have you been in a car that was stuck in a snowstorm? No. What does your MySpace profile look like? I haven't seen it since that site was still "a thing." I do remember, however, that it was COVERED in meerkats, haha. Pictures, facts, etc. And my page song was "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Beddingfield lmao. Do you like living in the country or city better? Country, 100%. I'm not a city gal by any means. Do you have a big backyard? No, it's very small. Not used to that at all. What is your favorite Adam Sandler movie? I don't know, he's in too many to choose lmao. What was the last thing that surprised you? Apparently a rocket crashed today after launch. What color hair did your first crush have? Brown. Have you ever visited your state’s capitol building? No. I... didn't even know those existed lmao I feel dumb. Who was the last person that said something that warmed your heart? I'm not sure, but I'm quite certain my niece or nephew would be involved there, haha. What is your favorite park? I don't have one. Have you ever felt an earthquake? No. Do you believe anyone is asexual? ???????????? Yes???????????? Were you abused? No. Have you ever missed a deadline? Yeah. Can you tell Mary-Kate and Ashley apart in pictures? I haven't seen them in an eternity, idk. Describe your fondest memory: I don't really want to... but I'll entertain the question. It's hard to choose, and they just about all include Jason. I think what I hold closest though was our dance to "Stairway to Heaven" after prom in the headlights of his car in my front yard. It's something that physically hurts to remember. What song makes you cry every time you hear it? Let's set aside my "trigger songs" for this. "Terrible Things" by Mayday Parade does it very easily. How often do you break your promises? I almost never do. I don't bullshit around with promises. I've only ever broken ones I'd forgotten I'd made, if my memory serves me right. How long do you take in the shower, on average? Not even 10 minutes. Do you have your MySpace/Facebook profile set to a "friends only" setting? Yes. Did your last kiss mean anything? Why or why not? Of course it did. I care very, very deeply for her. Are your summers usually boring and relaxing, or busy and interesting? "Summers are hot and miserable." <<<< mood Tell me a crazy thing you did as a child. I don't really think I did anything "crazy" as a child, just weird. Like pretending to be a father penguin arranging rocks to mock a nest. I was fuckin weird. How many best friends do you have? One. When you’re upset, who do you wanna talk to the most? Either Sara, Mom, or nobody. Opinion on Daughtry? They're nice. "No Surprise" is positively beautiful. Do you like country music? Noooooo. What’s been the most awkward situation you've been in? Okay, possible TMI. Basically, Jason's parents arrived home way, way earlier than they were supposed to and my panicky ass couldn't find my clothes quickly, and when I finally did, I had to dress as quickly as possible in his tiny-ass closet while he distracted his mom and dad lmfao. I'ma just say it was a very close call to me melting into a mortified puddle. I look back on it and laugh now, but the absolute, throbbing fear I felt was NOT funny back then lmfao. Don’t you love that feeling when you look at someone and you just melt? <3 That is genuinely one of the best feelings in the entire world. Do you prefer male or female singers? I have no preference. So what are you planning for this summer? Nothing, really... Who knows where the Covid situation will be then. What’s a good book? In general for absolutely anyone, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. It is a book about pacifism that is so very deep and emotional. For women, I highly recommend The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. As a woman myself, the concept of the book is terrifying, to be reduced to reproduction machines without rights, so it's something you can really feel as a female. It's a book that definitely makes you want to fight for women's rights. Is it awkward for you when your parents talk to you about boys etc… No. I'm a grown woman. Now if she asked about my sex life (if I had one), I'd feel a bit weird, but not very. Do you like it when guys play with your hair? Yeah. Ever cried when you had to say goodbye to someone? Well of course. Over multiple people. Have your parents ever hated one of your boyfriends/girlfriends? No. Have you ever dreamt of someone you barely know? Indeed. Do you have a blood donor’s card? Yep. Have you ever taken a pregnancy test? I had to before surgery. Has anyone seen you naked in the last week? No. What kind of doctor did you go to the last time you went? It was via phone, but I talked with my psychiatrist a few days ago. Does your ex still think about you? I'm sure Sara and Girt do, as they're my good friends, but idk if either think of me romantically. I would hope Jason at least remembers me with some degree of care in his heart... As for Juan, Aaron, and Tyler, idk if they do and I don't really care. What has been bothering you a lot lately? My weight. Are you trustworthy? I think so, yes. Did your parents teach that white lies were ok? Yeah, but it definitely depends on the situation. Which literary character would you dress up as, if you had to choose one? Speaking of The Handmaid's Tale, for Halloween one year, I really, really want to take some cool photos of me dressed as a handmaid with a (obviously fake) blood splatter over my stomach. What (or who) is the best thing that ever happened to you? Being born with the mom I have, probably. I have no idea. None. Of where I'd be without her. Do you miss college? Sigh, sometimes... but I'm not going back. No chance. Dropping out three times due to my mental state hints at a clear pattern. Have you ever called a teacher “mom”? Yeah, accidentally. Except with my physical science teacher in HS that eventually became my "other mom" and most recently our landlord, even. I call her "Mama" sometimes. What was the name of your first imaginary friend? It was a wolf whose name I don't remember. What color was your nursery when you were a baby? No clue. What is your favorite arcade game? I desperately wanna go to a location that has Silent Hill: The Arcade. :/ That's on my bucket list. It's very rare. Are you allergic to grass? No. Do you remember to water plants? I don’t have any plants to water. What is your favorite fall drink? I don't drink any "fall" drinks. Favorite winter drink? Hot chocolate! Favorite spring drink? There are "spring" drinks? Favorite summer drink? Gimme a nice, cold margarita. Name three creative people you know. Sara, Tez, and Mini are some of the most creative people I've ever written with. Name 3 YouTubers you aspire to be like. Mark in like a million different ways, I look up greatly to Jeffree Star's work ethic (say what you will about him personally, but holy shit does mama WORK), and Emzotic for her incredible growth after trauma that's left her more confident than ever, and she's amazing with animals and just a darling overall. Does anyone know who your current crush is? Yeah, I'm pretty open about it. Have you ever been scammed? Not successfully, no. Which song describes your life? I relate to "Get Up" by Mother Mother a lot at this point in my life. If someone dislikes you, what is most likely to be the reason? Probably because I open up so slowly/am very secretive of myself when someone might be trying to get close. People have also criticized my laziness. Where did you meet the last person you swapped numbers with? YouTube. At least I think Tez was the last person I gave my number to. Who was the last person to add you as a friend on Facebook? Hunter, my neighbor growing up. Who was the last person that asked if you were okay? My therapist. I had to leave group due to severe abdominal cramping. It was just my period, but he just wanted to check. What was the last thing you bought from a vending machine? Probably a soda back when I was still in school. Has anyone given you butterflies recently? Actually yeah; I had a memory of Sara that caused 'em to revisit me. What was the name of the first person you ever had a crush on? Why did you like them? I'm going to exclude my puppy-dog crush (Dylan) and talk about my first "real" crush, Sebastian. I liked him because we had very similar interests, he was really friendly, nice, and funny, and he clearly trusted me a lot because he actually confided in me regarding the relationship he was in that was struggling and causing him a lot of pain. I thought he was attractive, too. Ngl, I wonder sometimes where we could have gone if he hadn't been dating the girl, because I'm 90% sure he was into me, too. In current times, he very recently got engaged! Super happy for him. Which parent do you identify with the most? My ma. What do you think you cook or bake the best? Scrambled eggs, I guess. That's just about all I CAN make, haha. My family likes 'em. I always use American cheese, salt, pepper, and a bit of hot sauce. What embarrasses you the most in front of other people? Admitting I RP. If you had to choose one thing you were most passionate about, what would it be and why? Of actually important things, gay rights. If we're talkin' passionate about anything, then the answer's meerkats, duh. Who are you most envious of—real or fictional—and why? A rival photographer that lives here. I absolutely hate admitting that, but yeah, I'm extremely envious of her. She gets way more traffic than I do by a long shot, even though I, from a completely modest and honest standpoint, genuinely think I do better work than her. It's just frustrating. All about who you know in this business. How old is the most expired item in your fridge? Supposedly our milk expired on the 1st, but it smells just fine? And mind you, I am very cautious with expiration dates, and I've found milk typically starts to smell bad a few days earlier than the date to me. This jug is an outlier. What are your favorite style of underwear? I'm a fat old lady that likes high-waisted underwear. What’s the saddest song you’ve ever heard? Maybe "The Ballad of Dwight Fry" by Alice Cooper. I could name tons, though. How about the sweetest song? Maybe "Easy to Love You" by Theory of a Deadman. Another song I struggle to listen to because it was one of mine and Jason's "songs." Do you know how to play dominoes? No. Are you proud of what you’re doing with your heart and time right now? Not in the least. Why or why not? I'm just wasting time. Doing nothing with true meaning, and I seem unable to get over this low point I'm in. How many bones have you broken? One. Well, I was told "fractured," but apparently that's the same thing as broken? Have you ever won anything? Big or small? Yeah, multiple things. What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? Animals like cats or dogs. Pets, basically. I would feel WAY too weird. Has anything/anyone every saved your life before? Yes. What is one thing you’re embarrassed to admit you want to try? If I'm embarrassed by it, why would I share it with whoever reads these? What is the most important memory you have and why? When I decided it was truly time to move on from Jason. Why that's my most important is obvious: it changed my mindset and life in general. Is there something you wish you had said sorry for but never did? God, I hope Jason read my apology email I last sent him. I finally accepted I did wrong, too, and I want to know that he knows that. Who was the last person you know to have a birthday? My youngest niece's first birthday was mid-February. What’s a musical instrument you think sounds really beautiful? The violin. Do you play that instrument? I wish I could. Do you have a favorite type of pasta? (like a shape of noodles, not dish) Just spaghetti noodles, ig. How many times a day do you brush your teeth? Once. Who sent the last e-mail you got? My PHP therapist sent me the Zoom link to our group session. Do you have a favorite shape? Out of basic ones, circles. What’s the last song you bought/downloaded? I don't recall. Probably something by 3TEETH. Have you ever been on a trapeze? Hell nah. Do you buy chocolate after Valentine’s Day when it goes on sale? No. Do you personally know anyone who is an author? I met a poet at the psych hospital once. I also have an old friend who had something published in a magazine, I think. Do you own a polaroid camera? No, but I'd love to to take more ~aesthetic~ photographs sometimes. What is something you think is underrated? Snakes! :( They're not scary or gross, nor do they in any way deserve to be killed. I wish the worth of snakes was seen much more clearly. They are spectacular, intriguing animals. Around what temperature do you consider it to be too hot outside? Once it hits like 65*F, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable. In what ways do you expect your life to be different one year from now? I hope beyond hope that I have a job I enjoy. And that I'm driving again. What’s a hobby you used to have, but don’t anymore? I used to loooove video editing, but I've lost all motivation for it. Do you have any exercise equipment in your home? Somewhere we have this one stretchy thing that I have no idea what it's called, then there are two sets of small weights somewhere. Where is the farthest north you’ve traveled to? New York. Farthest south? Florida. East? Well, ya can't go more east in NC unless you want to drive into the ocean... lol. West? Illinois. If you have/want children, will you raise them similar to the way you were raised? If I had kids, I would in some ways, but in a lot of other ways, no. Do you have any unusual decorations in your home? Nothing strange, no. What is the highest level math class you’ve completed? I don't know. Not very high. Do you have an ebook reader? (iPad, Kindle, etc.) No. What kind of natural disaster is most common where you live? Hurricanes. Have you ever had an animal get into your attic? No. When was the last time you started a “new chapter” of your life? 2017, ig. What is the last random act of kindness you did? I guess you could consider a loving text to Sara a random act of kindness?

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So, connecting with your family and friends is a good source and a great source to promote your business. On Facebook, you can generate lots of traffic. You can simply create your social media network in your country or around the world if you want.

As I said before, Facebook has the highest number of users and you might say it’s the best way to get traffic for your business. You can engage more people in your targeted niche. If you have more accounts, you will receive more shares or more promises.

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Why is Fake News EVERYWHERE?

Have you ever wondered why fake news travels faster than the truth? Authors Phillip Howard and Samantha Bradshaw of the article “Three reasons junk news spreads so quickly across social media” explain why. The rise in social media has contributed to the spread of “junk news” – or, the false content and conspiracy theories that are plastered everywhere. But how? Through algorithms, advertising, and exposure.

Algorithms

Search algorithms are vital to the regular use of the internet. The purpose of an algorithm is to prioritize content. Everything online is tailored to your online activity including ads, news, music, reading recommendations, and friend suggestions. Personally, I notice algorithm influence on Facebook. I enjoy scrolling the “Watch” feed. This tab within the app includes videos of which align closely with my watch history. With that said, social media platforms rely on algorithms to determine how news content is ordered and consumed. The reality of news feeds being custom to your likes and dislikes has caused tension in the free flow and exchange of ideas. There is no essence of democracy in a collection of “favorable” data for the user.

Advertising

Social media companies operate by collecting user data and selling it to advertising companies who analyze it to better understand the preferences of the user. This allows companies to target their audience. Clickbait is content where the purpose is to attract attention and encourage users to click on a link to a particular page. I have been most influenced by clickbait on YouTube. Video makers carefully choose video titles and thumbnail images to encourage the highest number of viewers. However, it is concerning when fake news gains recognition due to clickbait. Not to mention that social media platforms display trending items.

Exposure

It can be agreed that algorithms and data mining influence little to no diversity in the political news we are viewing. We essentially pick and choose what we want to know about. Voters do not get a balanced selection of news and information during an election. Naturally, people align netter with content that fits their beliefs. However, the responsibility then lies on the consumer to research and view content that doesn’t fit their typical profile.

What Should Businesses and Individuals Know

The most important thing business and individuals need to note is that your platforms are biased. Just being aware to the fact that you are not getting a good enough variation of news is a step in the right direction. You can also start searching for news relating to a political party that you may not agree with. This could help diversify your feed. There is nothing, in my opinion, that can be done about the way of advertising and the use of algorithms. Take responsibility into your own hands and don’t rely on social media as your only news outlet.

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Fake Facebook Profiles – The Highest Number Ever in History

Fake Facebook Profiles – The Highest Number Ever in History

At its recent quarterly earnings call, Facebook broke analysts’ expectations by announcing two records in the history of Facebook. One record of high profits and blockbuster earnings this week but there was also a more worrisome revelation – the shockingly high number of fake accounts on Facebook’s platform which stands at around 270 million. That means these 270 million of the platform’s…

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I think here on Tumblr is the only place I “could” discuss this. If I brought it up on a Facebook support group my post might not get approved by admins because of how what I am about to describe touches on multiple sensitive issues. Also I have certain friends in those support groups that might not like seeing what I have to reveal. 

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We’ve been called “Mormons” in the past but we’re trying to step away from that. Those of you who have heard of the Church know that the Church has come under fire for its policies towards LGBTQ+ people, based on teachings that promote the traditional family and traditional marriage as the center of our lives and the thing for which we are rewarded the most in Time and Eternity for having. For very strong personal reasons I accept the Church’s teachings about the importance of marriage and family.

In the last few years I have added a good number of LGBTQ+ friends into my social circle. A few of them are very vocal about their identity and lifestyle on their online profiles. I have had good experiences with some of these people and I have grown to care about them as peers and as friends. Some of them I have stood by (mostly via internet) as they have struggled with their own mental health problems. I want to have good relationships with people from all backgrounds. There is no reason in my mind that I can’t. 

I am autistic, and I have struggled with mental illness off and on since my teen years and issues about marriage and sexuality and my beliefs about them have been at the center of a good portion of those struggles. My parents and my counselors and doctors would all tell you that I have a very “black and white” way of thinking and they are correct. For me, something either has to be all one way or all another way. I have worked very hard since I was a child to try to understand that things that are different can coexist, and things that are not all one way can be just as they are. 

There is a part of me that is always trying to reconcile having LGBTQ+ friends and associates with my faith. I have done everything I can to study the scriptures and the teachings of church leaders in order to understand the concept that the Savior taught that we must love those who are different from ourselves. He dedicated His life to making a special effort to reaching out to everyone who was outcast, downtrodden, and left behind in any way: He asks as much of me as well as everyone who follows him.  

After this last weekend’s General Conference, I saw the usual backlash on the internet against how certain topics were addressed by the General Authorities. I admit, it was enough to trigger a meltdown. I was able to pull myself out of it. I came to the conclusion that the issue with myself is that I am not ‘homophobic’ as much as I have anxiety about certain topics. I wonder how much homophobia itself is related to actual anxiety etc, but that is not the main issue here. The main issue here is me and how I feel. 

I don’t want to “hate” people for who they are. And I don’t. But I have two seperate lines of thinking when it comes to my LGBTQ+ friends: 

One: I love and respect them and I am so grateful that I can be friends with people who are different from me

Two: I do not approve of the lifestyle choices of people that I am acquainted with because my Church teaches that sexual relations are only legitimate between a man and woman legally married. 

I have to carry those two mindsets in my interactions with certain people--I think it’s partly due to the fact that I’m autistic that sometimes I can’t deal well with the effort of being, in a sense, “double-minded.” It can feel exhausting because I’m trying to resist my natural tendency to think only one way. But I come from a church and a culture that teaches that basic values should not, cannot be compromised, and that only reinforces my mental rigidity, and that makes accepting other ideas harder. I confess sometimes that rigidity lends itself to feelings of anger and hate--but I don’t like to dwell on them. I don’t want to.

I hate reading or hearing that my opinions about anything are wrong, even if it’s not directly addressed to me. But I have a growing paranoia that I’m going to get hate for my opinions anyway (but if it comes because of this post so be it--I have honest concerns and I need to address them and I hope the right people find this post).

A lot of what I see on the internet tells me that my church is wrong about everything: about sexuality, about gender differences, about the leadership, I could go on for quite a while. There are people who question how it is “fair” that the highest rituals of our religion are exclusive to people who do as the Church teaches. There are people who protest that if God’s love is so universal and far-reaching that they should be allowed to have full participation in the Church regardless of their sexual behavior. There are many who claim that the Church wants them to “suffer” rather than have fulfillment from romantic and sexual relations with people they are attracted to. All of those concerns are valid. I don’t know the answers to all of their questions. However, I don’t think that questions or other people’s complaints are a reason to abandon faith. 

My biggest concern is that as much as I “love and respect” my LGBTQ+ friends, I feel hypocritical and evil for associating with them because I have negative feelings towards their way of life. I feel like a bad person because I don’t “love” them unconditionally, or that I have to pick and choose how to love them. I think I am being fake with them. I have always been concerned about these friendships at least in theory but now I am an adult and being able to deal or not deal with them is going to have real consequences. 

(Yeah, it’s Satan, I know).

When I was younger, I had the assumption that I was supposed to not interact with people who were immoral in any way, that it would make me “unclean”. I have since learned, of course, that that attitude is very wrong. I get that there are plenty of people in my church who treat LGBTQ+ people very poorly and I know that that has caused serious problems--some of my LGBTQ+ friends are from that background. I know that Jesus Christ would never condone members of His Church being unkind to others just because of their sexual orientation. 

(Side comment that may hurt the validity of my quandry: I know that it sounds like the General Authorities of my church are talking down about LGBTQ+ people, or at least saying things that sound hurtful or aren’t what people like to hear, but the Church has always taught that we need to show love and kindness to all people, that we are all children of our Heavenly Father, and that being disdainful of others who commit sin is not the right way, even if we aren’t trying to make them “repent.” Those teachings are still valid even if the members don’t always live it. Also, back in 2015 the Church supported legislation in Utah to promote equal housing and employment for LGBTQ+ people, and the Church recently supported a hate crimes bill in Utah that includes protections for LGBTQ+ persons. I feel that the Church is trying to promote peaceful relationships and equal rights for access to basic needs). 

I have a very real paranoia that if my LGBTQ+ friends knew how I “really” felt, they would abandon me. I belong to a church that is actively seeking to put them down, in their minds, and the flawed culture of imperfect members is hard to disentangle from Church policy. I have a very real compulsion to “out” my “problematic” side and just get it over with, to post here on Tumblr or on Facebook that I am a “toxic” person who should be shunned. In fact, since last October I have been tempted to commit suicide over the mere possibility that this ugly beast exists in my soul. 

(Yeah, that’s definitely Satan)

I still believe that homosexual behavior is a sin. I have no intention of leaving the Church or criticizing its leaders, even if they are imperfect. But I accept that same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria is a reality for many people, and there is nothing wrong with those feelings in themselves, even though living in a world dominated by cishet people is very difficult. I also know that Heavenly Father does not approve of homophobia. The “natural man” is the one that gives in to fear, anger, and hatred. 

But there are people who would interpret my religious views as homophobic no matter how I felt about them as individuals. I am afraid that the people that I am actually friends with might think of me as homophobic merely for belonging to this Church and for accepting some of its teachings. And there are people who think that if I don’t unconditionally “accept” and support their sexual lifestyle choices that I don’t truly “accept” them. I’m afraid of my own homophobia and it hurts. I’m afraid of attitudes of hatred and prejudice taking over me and then costing me my relationships with other people. 

I am afraid that as we get closer to the Second Coming that the conflict between people fighting for what they believe are their rights and the Church trying to stand its ground will get very heated. I don’t know how that’s going to affect me but I’m not looking forward to it. However, I don’t want to worry about that now. And I shouldn’t. My life is better for my relationships with people who are different from me, including those of differing sexual orientation. I know that my Savior has commanded me to love other people the way that He loves--loving them for who they are and encouraging them to follow Him--and I want to. 

I just really need help reconciling my feelings, or at least knowing that such reconciliation is possible. I’m not concerned about doing the right thing as much as am I going to be okay and do my LGBTQ+ friends really accept me without me having to compromise my beliefs? These issues put me under a lot of mental and emotional pressure. What is it going to take for me to be strong enough to withstand it?

Sincerely, Me, a person who struggles with mental illness and wants to do right by the people she cares about

Please interact: open-minded people who are religious/spiritual, Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, people with knowledge or experience of mental illness, LGBTQ+ people who are more tolerant of religious people; people who have struggled with similar thoughts or fears a plus

DO NOT INTERACT: athiests and exmos, antis, etc., anyone who just wants to talk down to me about my beliefs or “educate” me; also far-right religious people who misinterpret religious beliefs to justify homophobia

[sonakshidutta-blog]

The most tricky ways to make money through survey sites:

Strategy Earn 10 USD Per Day %100 Success

Online survey jobs are the best and easy way to earn money through the internet.

 Please read these instructions carefully before registering in the sites, which provides paid surveys.

     Multi-National Companies (MNC) want to promote and improve their` business by increasing the sale of their products. To improve quality of the products, MNC's want to understand the fundamental necessity of their customers. It is not possible to get direct feedback from customers of their product, because MNC's can not deal with their customer groups without an intermediary. So, surveying is the most convenient and efficient method they can adapt to upgrade their product to customer friendly.

     By taking the time to provide your opinion, you are helping them to develop their product. The excellence of an online survey depends upon the trustworthy of your provided response. Taking online survey is not an appropriate job for the job seekers for getting paid on hourly basis, but it is a better platform to make money smartly.

     There are some websites available where you can merely signup for taking the survey and getting paid. But most of them are fraud sites. It is not very easy to understand between genuine and fake survey websites. For helping the beginners in this field, we have experimented some paid online survey websites which you can try and earn from home. We have identified some legitimate sites using smart ways, which provide people a platform to make money through different ways including doing paid surveys, online market research and focus groups and product testing.

 Here i am going to introduce some best-paid survey sites:

 PrizeRebel  is one of the best and easily navigated survey provider site which you can use to make massive income day by day. It has been established and become very strong from 2007 onwards in the industry. Now, Prizerebel came up with 7 million members and paid out over $14 million as cash and rewards till now.

 Earning is elementary processing with the use of PrizeRebel survey site. For that, you have to do a sign up (free account) in the Prizerebel website, and it is easy to start taking surveys from the time of sign up onwards. Because PrizeRebel support newcomers to start with the different opinion in their surveys. For every survaay you attend using the site, you will begin earning points that can be redeemed instantly for cash, Paypal credit, or gift cards. You can even redeem your points for Bitcoin!. Registration with the website is free, fast, and comfortable.

 Directions for registration to qualify maximum surveys.

 1)First of all, You can have a simple sign up with the site, using your valid email address and confirm your account, or you can use your Facebook login to get started!

2)Start using PrizeRebel here.

 Before start earning you must keep in mind some useful tricks which will help you to earn more money and qualify for maximum survey panels online.

 Here i am trying to convey you the interesting fact about online survey panels and which will increases your qualifying rate of your survey.

 Read the basic rules carefully:

 1.Don't create a self survey profile as your own:

 Of course! May you have found this fact somewhere right? .Some other sources are claiming that you have to make the best profile based on their guidance to receive more possible surveys. They may instruct you to do like this, create like this, etc.. etc.. to get more payment from this survey sites. But these all messages are such foolishness. Based on my experience, if you don't create a self-profile of course, you will get chance to participate in more surveys.

 I have created my clixsense profile during the genesis phase of my surveying career!. But it was such a time-consuming job and a lot of time i felt bore.

  ��   I was waiting for to get into many surveys and receives only 4-5 per day. And get failed in most of the time when i start surveying. Then i started researching on the site that how to get more surveys and how to get qualified in all those. Trust me, friends, finally i found that, you have to get into this sites from the reference of the members of these sites.

My friend has joined as my referee once, and from that time onwards he starts to receive almost 20-30 survey per day. The more study you receive per day will allow you to qualify for more review.

 These are some necessary steps you should be careful before to start surveying:

Here are some qualifying questions the surveyor ask you to qualify for a survey.

        visit here for additional tips, full site here

1) are you the primary decision maker of your household?

       Answer: YES

2) Do you buy grocery for your house?

       Answer: YES

3) Do you or someone in your household work in this Industry?

      Answer: NONE OF THE ABOVE or OTHER

4) Did you participate in any market-related survey in this month?

      Answer: NO

5) Do you have any land for Agriculture?

    Answer: NO

6) What is your current employment?

      Answer: Self-employed  or  Business Owner

7) Have you taken any flight in last 12 months?

      Answer: YES

8) Have you watched TV Yesterday?

       Answer: YES (But Don't select more than 3 - 4 TV shows)

Remember: Never give negative or harmful comments about any brand or product...

Clear your cookies and history after completing a survey

Examble for an ideal survay profile

Survey Profile : How to fill survey profiles

1) Relationship status : Married

2) Household Income  : 3 to 3.49 million

3) Children : 2 ( mention their age )

4) Parental status : choose option 2

5) Primary Decision Maker : Yes

6) Pets - Choose any 4

7) Household size : more than 5

8) Household type : owned house

9) Employment status: Employed full time

10) Industry : Information technology

11) Household industry: IT / Telecommunication/software

12) Job title : C-level

13) Company Revenue : $ 1 billion or more

14) organization size : 1001-5000

15) Department : Technology development software

16) Company decision maker : software / Telecommunication

17) Car Use : Option 1

18) Electronics : Choose any 6

19) Gaming platform : Choose any 5

20) Air travel : Both

21) Confirmation : tick both box and click update profile...

You should be careful about the survey profile of yours on the surveying site. And attend the surveys based on that otherwise you may get rejected while the surveyor matching the survey participate by you and your profile.

Tips and tricks to be followed:

·       First of all, after creating the profile, you have to Click on 'Earn`,

Then you will see a list of survey routers like 'Peanut Lab,' 'Your Surveys,' Adgate,'Adscend' etc.

·       The next step is to click on each one and checking if there are any available surveys on the list. If so, you have to click yes and continue to take the study online.

·       Always you have to check for the speak up surveys because in speak up study a profile owner can participate the multiple numbers of times.

·       While choosing speak up survey, you should be careful about different points of interactions. You should give the primary importance to the highest option. For, eg, If there are different speak up surveys of different locations namely 92,55,39,72, etc.., then your selection for the first time should be 92.

·       Mostly the surveys are based on opinion. If you get a clue of what it is going to select, then you should give favorable answers.

·       The surveyor most likely eliminates the individuals working in the particulate areas from the surveys ( What survey is about), or those who have done market research.

·       So the best way is to opt 'NO' if they have given an option for to select “ If you or your relatives work at market research company” any other field related to survey.

·       If a list of occupation is given and you are asked to choose, the better option is to pick 'OTHERS.'

·       If the survey is about radio or telecom industry. If the surveyor asks in the questionnaire that “ do you regularly listen to radio or television”: you should answer “yes” (if you dont listen also).

·       The main thing is to choose the options favoring the survey, by surveying they are taking customer feedback, so you should act as their customer while answering the questions, and select favorable options wisely.

·       You should think cleverly to answer the questions, E.g., if you are attending a survey of any particular brand, if you are not familiar with the brand also you should opt YES if you don't know the specific features, you can also use google to search with the elements.

·       You can use the help of google search engine or any other search engine to pickout the answers to give the favorable response and get qualify for the survey. If you get the question to name about specific brands you can also use the help of search engines. E.g., when speaking of real estate website, what all names come to your mind. If you are not aware of any, search in google and type few names.

Ultimate aim is to complete the survey favorably.

 Once you have completed one speak up survey,you can refresh the page and click on the same again and check if anymore is available.

 If yes,continue doing the same until the say no more surveys available.

 Then you can proceed to the next one which highest points and check.

After a while you can try again if none are available.

 RANDOMLY YOU CAN ALSO CLEAR THE COMPLETE HISTORY AND COOKIES OF UR BROWSER AND CHECK FOR THE SAME.THERE ARE CHANCES YOU MAY GET THE SAME SURVEY AGAIN.

                     for sign up

PrizeRebel                         Clixsense

    Get it on GOOGLE PLAYSORE

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The most tricky ways to make money through survey sites:

Online survey jobs are the best and easy way to earn money through the internet. Please read these instructions carefully before registering in the sites, which provides paid surveys.     Multi-National Companies (MNC) want to promote and improve their` business by increasing the sale of their products. To improve quality of the products, MNC's want to understand the fundamental necessity of their customers. It is not possible to get direct feedback from customers of their product, because MNC's can not deal with their customer groups without an intermediary. So, surveying is the most convenient and efficient method they can adapt to upgrade their product to customer friendly.    By taking the time to provide your opinion, you are helping them to develop their product. The excellence of an online survey depends upon the trustworthy of your provided response. Taking online survey is not an appropriate job for the job seekers for getting paid on hourly basis, but it is a better platform to make money smartly.    There are some websites available where you can merely signup for taking the survey and getting paid. But most of them are fraud sites. It is not very easy to understand between genuine and fake survey websites. For helping the beginners in this field, we have experimented some paid online survey websites which you can try and earn from home. We have identified some legitimate sites using smart ways, which provide people a platform to make money through different ways including doing paid surveys, online market research and focus groups and product testing. Here i am going to introduce some best-paid survey sites: PrizeRebel  is one of the best and easily navigated survey provider site which you can use to make massive income day by day. It has been established and become very strong from 2007 onwards in the industry. Now, Prizerebel came up with 7 million members and paid out over $14 million as cash and rewards till now. Earning is elementary processing with the use of PrizeRebel survey site. For that, you have to do a sign up (free account) in the Prizerebel website, and it is easy to start taking surveys from the time of sign up onwards. Because PrizeRebel support newcomers to start with the different opinion in their surveys. For every survaay you attend using the site, you will begin earning points that can be redeemed instantly for cash, Paypal credit, or gift cards. You can even redeem your points for Bitcoin!. Registration with the website is free, fast, and comfortable. Directions for registration to qualify maximum surveys. 1)First of all, You can have a simple sign up with the site, using your valid email address and confirm your account, or you can use your Facebook login to get started!2)Start using PrizeRebel here. Before start earning you must keep in mind some useful tricks which will help you to earn more money and qualify for maximum survey panels online. Here i am trying to convey you the interesting fact about online survey panels and which will increases your qualifying rate of your survey. Read the basic rules carefully: 1.Don't create a self survey profile as your own: Of course! May you have found this fact somewhere right? .Some other sources are claiming that you have to make the best profile based on their guidance to receive more possible surveys. They may instruct you to do like this, create like this, etc.. etc.. to get more payment from this survey sites. But these all messages are such foolishness. Based on my experience, if you don't create a self-profile of course, you will get chance to participate in more surveys. I have created my clixsense profile during the genesis phase of my surveying career!. But it was such a time-consuming job and a lot of time i felt bore.     I was waiting for to get into many surveys and receives only 4-5 per day. And get failed in most of the time when i start surveying. Then i started researching on the site that how to get more surveys and how to get qualified in all those. Trust me, friends, finally i found that, you have to get into this sites from the reference of the members of these sites.My friend has joined as my referee once, and from that time onwards he starts to receive almost 20-30 survey per day. The more study you receive per day will allow you to qualify for more review. These are some necessary steps you should be careful before to start surveying:Here are some qualifying questions the surveyor ask you to qualify for a survey.        visit here for additional tips, full site here 1) are you the primary decision maker of your household?       Answer: YES2) Do you buy grocery for your house?       Answer: YES3) Do you or someone in your household work in this Industry?      Answer: NONE OF THE ABOVE or OTHER4) Did you participate in any market-related survey in this month?      Answer: NO5) Do you have any land for Agriculture?    Answer: NO6) What is your current employment?      Answer: Self-employed  or  Business Owner7) Have you taken any flight in last 12 months?      Answer: YES8) Have you watched TV Yesterday?       Answer: YES (But Don't select more than 3 - 4 TV shows) Remember: Never give negative or harmful comments about any brand or product...Clear your cookies and history after completing a survey Examble for an ideal survay profile Survey Profile : How to fill survey profiles1) Relationship status : Married2) Household Income  : 3 to 3.49 million3) Children : 2 ( mention their age )4) Parental status : choose option 25) Primary Decision Maker : Yes6) Pets - Choose any 47) Household size : more than 58) Household type : owned house9) Employment status: Employed full time10) Industry : Information technology11) Household industry: IT / Telecommunication/software12) Job title : C-level13) Company Revenue : $ 1 billion or more14) organization size : 1001-500015) Department : Technology development software16) Company decision maker : software / Telecommunication17) Car Use : Option 118) Electronics : Choose any 619) Gaming platform : Choose any 520) Air travel : Both21) Confirmation : tick both box and click update profile... You should be careful about the survey profile of yours on the surveying site. And attend the surveys based on that otherwise you may get rejected while the surveyor matching the survey participate by you and your profile. Tips and tricks to be followed:·       First of all, after creating the profile, you have to Click on 'Earn`,Then you will see a list of survey routers like 'Peanut Lab,' 'Your Surveys,' Adgate,'Adscend' etc.·       The next step is to click on each one and checking if there are any available surveys on the list. If so, you have to click yes and continue to take the study online.·       Always you have to check for the speak up surveys because in speak up study a profile owner can participate the multiple numbers of times.·       While choosing speak up survey, you should be careful about different points of interactions. You should give the primary importance to the highest option. For, eg, If there are different speak up surveys of different locations namely 92,55,39,72, etc.., then your selection for the first time should be 92.·       Mostly the surveys are based on opinion. If you get a clue of what it is going to select, then you should give favorable answers.·       The surveyor most likely eliminates the individuals working in the particulate areas from the surveys ( What survey is about), or those who have done market research.·       So the best way is to opt 'NO' if they have given an option for to select “ If you or your relatives work at market research company” any other field related to survey.·       If a list of occupation is given and you are asked to choose, the better option is to pick 'OTHERS.'·       If the survey is about radio or telecom industry. If the surveyor asks in the questionnaire that “ do you regularly listen to radio or television”: you should answer “yes” (if you dont listen also).·       The main thing is to choose the options favoring the survey, by surveying they are taking customer feedback, so you should act as their customer while answering the questions, and select favorable options wisely.·       You should think cleverly to answer the questions, E.g., if you are attending a survey of any particular brand, if you are not familiar with the brand also you should opt YES if you don't know the specific features, you can also use google to search with the elements.·       You can use the help of google search engine or any other search engine to pickout the answers to give the favorable response and get qualify for the survey. If you get the question to name about specific brands you can also use the help of search engines. E.g., when speaking of real estate website, what all names come to your mind. If you are not aware of any, search in google and type few names. Ultimate aim is to complete the survey favorably. Once you have completed one speak up survey,you can refresh the page and click on the same again and check if anymore is available. If yes,continue doing the same until the say no more surveys available. Then you can proceed to the next one which highest points and check.After a while you can try again if none are available. RANDOMLY YOU CAN ALSO CLEAR THE COMPLETE HISTORY AND COOKIES OF UR BROWSER AND CHECK FOR THE SAME.THERE ARE CHANCES YOU MAY GET THE SAME SURVEY AGAIN.                                       PrizeRebel                        Clixsense              

[jyotifestpost]

Meta takes down 15 mn pieces of content across Facebook and Instagram

Meta, formerly Facebook, took down over 11.6 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram for the month of January, the company said.

Meta actioned 1.4 million content related to adult nudity and sexual activity, 233,600 pieces of content related to bullying and harassment and 1.8 million violent and graphic content, among others.

“In accordance with the IT Rules, we’ve published our monthly compliance report for the period for 31 days - January 1 to January 31. This report will contain details of the content that we have removed proactively using our automated tools and details of user complaints received and action taken,” said a Meta spokesperson.

For Facebook between January 1 and 31, Meta received a total of 911 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism and 100 per cent of these reports were responded to, said the company. In the case of Facebook the highest number of complaints were related to accounts being hacked (270), followed by fake profiles (107) and bullying and harassment (106) among others.

For Instagram, the company received 1,037 reports and the company responded to 100 per cent of the complaints. Again accounts being hacked scored the highest complaints (677) followed by fake profiles (252) among others.

“Over the years, we have consistently invested in technology, people and processes to further our agenda of keeping our users safe and secure online and enable them to express themselves freely on our platform. We use a combination of Artificial Intelligence, reports from our community and review by our teams to identify and review content against our policies,” said the company in a statement.

[debofskylaw]

How Your Social Media Feed Can Hurt Your Long-Term Disability Claim

Given social media’s significant presence in our everyday lives, it is not surprising that disability insurers aim to keep tabs on their disability benefit claimants and recipients. In fact, your receipt of disability benefits can be directly and negatively impacted by your social media posts. That being said, it is important to be mindful of the image you portray of yourself on your social media accounts.

Modern Surveillance Takes Place Online

Let’s face it – disability insurers will jump at the first chance they can to deny or terminate an individual’s long-term disability claim. In the past, insurers frequently conducted in-person surveillance of a claimant, be it through covert videotaping or a field interview with a claimant.

The goal of that surveillance was to discover evidence that the claimant is engaged in activity that is inconsistent with their reported disability. In recent years, however, insurers have shifted their focus to electronic surveillance of claimants’ social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Insurers will either directly monitor a claimant’s social media accounts or they will hire a third-party investigator to do so.

What Are Investigators Looking for Online?

Investigators are searching for any sort of evidence that could be deemed inconsistent with a claimant’s alleged disabling medical or psychiatric impairments. That evidence typically takes the form of pictures or videos of the claimant engaged in physical activity or traveling. That physical activity can be something as simple as taking a walk, walking a dog, or attending social events.

Disability insurers will use those photos and/or videos as proof that the claimant is physically or mentally capable of working and therefore is not entitled to disability benefits. Investigators will also be on the lookout for evidence that the claimant is either working or looking for work in any capacity, even if that work is minimal. Investigators will view not only the claimant’s social media accounts, but they may also view the accounts of the claimant’s family members and close friends in search of any evidence that could be used as grounds to deny or terminate the claimant’s disability benefits.

Issues Surrounding Online Surveillance

While it would arguably be reasonable for an insurer to terminate the claim of an individual with an allegedly disabling leg impairment who posted a video of himself running a marathon, online surveillance is never that clear cut. Indeed, there are a number of problems presented by a disability insurer’s reliance upon social media posts to deny or terminate a claimant’s benefits.

For starters, social media posts only portray a snapshot of the claimant’s life; and they are often one-sided and can easily be taken out of context. Disabling medical or psychiatric impairments can also vary day-to-day, with both good and bad days. If an investigator happens to come across a photo or video taken on a ���good day’ where the claimant’s disabling condition has eased up, then the insurer will falsely assume that the claimant exhibits that level of functionality on a daily basis. In similar fashion, reliance on social media posts to deny or terminate a disability claim also unreasonably equates occasional recreational activity to being able to work on a full-time basis.

An insurer’s reliance on online surveillance is additionally problematic given the nature of social media itself – everyone portrays their best self on social media, and it is unlikely anyone is broadcasting the extent of their disabling health concerns for everyone to see. Likewise, another shortcoming of online surveillance is that it cannot adequately address ‘invisible’ disabilities, such as chronic pain, chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety.

What You Can Do to Protect Your Disability Benefits

While it may be difficult to give up social media altogether, that course of action is the best way to ensure that your disability claim is not denied or terminated due to a misunderstanding or misinterpretation surrounding a social media post. However, short of completely deleting your various accounts, there are multiple steps that you can take to protect yourself from falling victim to an insurer’s social media surveillance.

Generally speaking, you should be proactive and smart with what you choose to share via your social media accounts – it is best to err on the side of caution and be selective regarding what you post. Similarly, you should be mindful of what your family members and close friends post with you – they should limit or refrain from “tagging” you in photos, videos, or posts on their account.

It is also important to use the highest level of privacy settings available on your social media accounts. That way, only your family and friends can see your complete profile.

Although everyone portrays their best self on social media, individuals applying for or receiving disability benefits should fight the temptation to paint a rosier picture of their lives on social media than is born out in reality. You should also delete or update any inactive social media accounts to ensure that they are not relied upon as evidence that you are currently able to return to work.

Finally, don’t accept friend requests or connect with anyone you do not know – while it is unlikely that an insurer or third-party investigator would create a fake account to surveil your social media accounts, it is not outside the realm of possibility.

If you feel that your disability claim was denied or terminated due to your presence on social media, you should contact a disability lawyer who can ensure that your benefits are not jeopardized by social media posts.

[concepts-influencer-marketing]

The Concept : Influencer Marketing

Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing refers to a form of marketing where marketers and brands invest in selected influencers, utilizing their social media outreach and micro-celebrity status of these opinion leaders to promote their services, products and branded content to both the influencers’ own followers and to the brands’ target consumer.

Who are Social Media Influencers?  

“Social media users who have established credibility in a particular category” that “have the power to affect consumer purchasing decisions with their authority as opinion leaders”.

Social media influencers are considered as credible experts in their chosen niche(s).

As per past studies Social Media Influencers are often referred to as a type of celebrity or micro-celebrity as they are similar in their role of endorsers of a product or service in marketing campaign.

Difference between Social Media Influencers from a traditional celebrity- reach, engagement, perception, para social interaction with consumers, content creation, delivery and the type of expertise.

The rise of Influencer marketing

Google search trend shows a comparable rise in influencer marketing at the same time as print advertising has been falling. Searches for "influencer marketing" drew ahead of those for "print advertising" in mid-2017 and have remained that way ever since.

 As per the influencer marketing hub's benchmark reports (2019; 2020) states that google searches for "Influencer Marketing" have grown up to 1500%.

Large companies have doubled the number of influencer-based campaigns, with 300% more micro-influencers since 2016.

The Influencer Marketing industry has a growth of $3.2B from 2019, and the entry of 60 more Influencer Marketing agencies took place within a year.

The average earned media value per $1 spent has increased to $5.78

1.       Nano-influencers ( up to 10,000 followers)

•       At the beginnings of their influencer careers, understanding the industry and to establish their personal brands - fewer than.

•       Followers- mostly friends, acquaintances, and others who live close by.

•        Personal accessibility and high perceived authenticity,

•       They often generate the highest engagement rates of all influencer categories.

•       Prospects for brand partners- more open to unpaid partnerships and free product samples in return for networking opportunities and increased exposure on social media.

•       Most proactive influencers, in that they approach brands to inquire about partnerships rather than being approached themselves.

2.       Micro-influencers (10,000 and 100,000 followers)

•       Successful enough to make a career out of being an influencer

•       Smaller than macro-influencers in both scale and scope.

•       Audience- more localized to their geographic base, and most of their income comes from affiliate-link programs or occasional partnerships with brands (e.g., Nordstrom, the Amazon Influencer Program, Daniel wellington, mama earth etc).

•       Often partner with multiple and diverse industries.

•       Micro-influencers usually depend upon social media videos (e.g., Instagram stories), which help them connect with their followers and heighten their perceived accessibility and authenticity.

•       Many followers find micro-influencers’ recommendations more genuine than those made by larger celebrities, whom they may view as more prone to “sell out.”

•       For this reason, marketing managers are increasingly working with micro-influencers, who harness greater authenticity and trust and often are more connected to the needs and interests of their followers (Wissman, 2018).

3.       Macro-influencers (100,000 and 1 million followers)

•       Yet to gain celebrity status but nevertheless are extremely successful.

•       Good engagement rates and can harness their large followings for substantial brand exposure.

•       Macro-influencers can earn mostly through selective brand partnerships and appearances.

•        These influencers are dominant within their subject domains (e.g., travel, food, music), and their audiences often aspire to be like them.

4.       Mega-influencers (1 million or more followers)

•       Who have created a celebrity status from an established expertise.

•       But unlike celebrity influencers, mega-influencers, are people who lacked celebrity status prior to their becoming social media mavens.

•       While they may be “internet famous,” they are typically relative unknowns outside their sets of followers.

•       In contrast with celebrity influencers, mega-influencers often align their brands more closely with paid partnerships

5.       Celebrity influencers (over 1 million followers )

•       Enjoys public recognition outside of social media and is leveraged by brands for their large follower base

•       Have been popular prior to the evolution of social media, though they now use their social media presences to support their careers and propagate brand partnerships.

•       These influencers often have and major endorsement deals with well-known brands.

•       Celebrity influencers frequently work with brands associated with their prior work (e.g., music or film), and this cultural capital lets them command significantly higher price tags than other, noncelebrity influencers. Though they tend to form weak brand connections, celebrity influencers can carry high levels of perceived expertise, which is another factor behind their high pay.

•       Relatively low engagement rates

How to Select SMI for your campaign

·         There are generally three approaches to engage in influencer marketing :

1.       Organic – You search for and build relationships with influencers yourself. You then carry out your influencer campaigns in-house.

2.       Platforms – You still run your influencer campaigns internally, but you use specialist tools to find suitable influencers and possibly other stages of the influencer marketing process.

3.       Agencies - You pay a specialist marketing agency to create and operate your influencer campaign for you, including influencer selection.

Organic  

The organic approach is manually by :

§  Search Instagram by hashtags

§  Search by location for local businesses

§  Subscribe to niche influencers.

§  Study your competitors’ advertising.

Platforms

Many business owners or marketing firms have sought to leverage the effectiveness of IM by purchasing platform access, licenses, and/or support for a variety of uses like:

•       influencer discovery- Location (where they are based), Interests, Keywords, Brands worked with and Engagement rate

•       campaign management

•       Reporting

•       Influencer payments

•       Contracting

•       Rating/ review

•       Trackable links

•       Fake follower detection

Agencies

An influencer marketing agency is an organization that works with brands and influencers to run influencer marketing campaigns, predominantly via social media. 

•       Influencer marketing agencies strategize, execute, and manage influencer marketing campaigns for their clients.

•       These can take various forms, including:

•       Product placements 

•       Building social followers 

•       Contests or giveaways 

•       Theme or hashtag campaigns 

•       Creative campaigns 

Why influencer marketing?

•       Strategic placement of products/ services

•       Ready made trust and loyalty to leverage the brand credibility

•       Use of tags and hashtags- increased search results, reach and engagement

•       Increase a brand’s social reach as they appear as mediators that engage communications with consumers.

•       The brand’s content gets shared, liked and discussed in real- time.

•       Social media influencers also strategically boost their contents for going viral that can increase a brand’s customer base.

•       Cost effective

•       Additionally, social media influencers help to maintain a brand’s reputation as with their active communication; they can turn negative perceptions into a positive one

•       Improves a brands search engine optimization – back link of endorsement thus better performance in organic search

•       Enables the brands to have better position in an industry- increased trust and loyalty.

The verification: Identifying the fake SMIs

Everyone wants to enjoy the benefits. But some do not want to put in the work to build an organic following.

•       Fake influencers are people who do not grow their follower on their own but rather buy them by using various apps, fake accounts and bots.

Thus, No real influence and No real results!

•       According to Unilever’s chief marketing officer estimates show that almost “15% of Twitter’s users' may be fake while up to 60m Facebook accounts could be automated, or bots.

The key for improvement :

•       removing misleading engagement;

•        more awareness to brands and consumers

•       improving transparency on platforms to measure the impact

How to identify them?

#1: Look for Unusually Low Engagement Rates

•       Thousands of followers but barely any likes.

•       So anything between 1% and 3% would be considered average engagement, and anything below 1% is very low.

#2: Analyse the Quality of Interactions

•       Likes and comments can also be bought on the posts, in addition to buying followers

•       Manually going through their post interactions- A lot of spammy and irrelevant comments

•       They could say stuff like “awesome,” “great shot,” “lovely pic,” etc. Or they could simply leave emoji comments that would be applicable to most pictures.

•       But every public Instagram account is susceptible to receiving such comments.

•       So unless there’s an unusually high number of these spam comments, don’t be too alarmed

#3: Examine Their Follower Profiles

•       Analyse the profiles of people who leave generic comments.

A fake account will

•       Typically leave the bio blank or

•       Include only a few details.

•       Not have many posts, and sometimes they will have no posts at all.

•       Some fake accounts may not even have a profile picture.

•       And in most cases, they won’t have a lot of followers.

#4: Analyse Their Follower Growth Rate

•       Usually have a sudden spike in followers at some point of time.

•       The growth rate will then remain stagnant afterwards since they’re not gaining any new followers organically.

•       Tools at a nominal fees may be used for this analysis

#5: Analyse Their Audience Quality

•       You could also skip the rest of the tactics and go straight to this one.

•       You will need to use a tool to run an audience quality check for potential influencers which are built specifically to analyse the percentage of real followers on Instagram accounts. E.g. Heepsy, Hypeauditor, MightyScout, Modash

•       The final calculation is based on the overall quality of the audience, engagement rate, number of followers, and other important metrics.

•        The results are generated based on their computer vision machine-learning algorithm

Type of collaborations and sponsorships

Sponsored Social Media Content

•       Most common type of influencer collaboration.

•       An influencer creates and posts content to promote your brand on their social media accounts.

Gifting/ PR

•       Gift your product samples to the influencer. You can encourage them to use your products and create content around them for your brand.

•       Works for books, clothing, makeup brands, and many others.

•       If you are simply gifting your product to influencers (and not paying them), they’re not obligated to promote you.

Sponsored Blog Posts

•       A dedicated post that revolves around your brand’s products or services.

•       The content focuses on your brand and may also include an exclusive discount code for purchases or a custom giveaway.

•       You can also ask the blogger to mention your brand in a roundup post of products or services.

•       In this case, the blog post will include a number of businesses including yours.

Guest Blogging

•       You need to identify a set of influencers in your niche who own blogs or websites that have a high Domain Authority.

•       If they accept guest blogging, pitch them some ideas for guest post topics that they may be interested in.

•       Create some well-written, informative posts that they can publish on their blogs.

•       Also, include a link back to your website that doesn’t look spammy or overtly promotional.

•       This can not only expose your brand to the influencer’s audience but also drive traffic to your site.

Takeovers

•       Influencer takes over your brand’s account and posts content on your behalf.

•       Takeovers are both interesting and beneficial to the brand since influencer content is more effective than your brand-created content.

Brand Ambassador Programs

•       Brand ambassadors use the brand’s products on an ongoing basis and continually promote them online.

•       As a brand ambassador, the influencer shares posts about their day-to-day experiences of using the brand’s products.

Shoutouts

•       A shoutout happens when you pay a user to promote your brand or product on social media.

•       They can be with or without a visual like video, images, or GIFs and can be used for any call to action (typically more sales, more followers for your brand, or more traffic to your website).

•       Paid shoutouts are a classic influencer marketing tactic.

Giveaways

•       When a brand provides the influencer something of value that the influencer can then offer to their followers through a giveaway or contest. The result is usually increased brand awareness and leads.

•       They’re short-term, usually generate lots of interest, and provide value to both you as a brand and the influencer.

Affiliate Marketing

•       An influencer promotes a brand’s product and gets a commission based on sales through the influencer’s platform.

•       This is a bit skewed in favor of brands since the influencer only gets paid for actual sales.

•       Brands like using influencers for affiliate marketing because having pay tied to production like this tends to make influencers more effusive about your product.

How much are the influencers paid?

There     are a number of factors that can impact how much an influencer charges for     their services and its rare to find an influencer who charges a flat rate.     Influencer marketing is a legitimate business and influencers set their     rates based on what brands will pay.

Things you can count on to have     an impact:

·         The influencers reach and engagement-the influencer might quote a rate based on their category.

·         The channel they use- social media platform(s) utilised- different type of content and audience.

·         Industry – Sprecialization, popular niche or niche with fewer options of SMIs.

·         How many posts you want and if they include images, videos and audio.

·         How much efforts and resources to be utilized by the influencer.

·         Influencer demand – seasonal or campaign based.

·         Usage rights – Influencers charge higher for the content which is to be reused.

·         Exclusiivity – Clause with influencer for not promoting competitors for certain period of time.

·         Agency fees (if the influencer is with an influencer marketing agency)

The KPIs to measure an IM campaign

1- Define the reach of your influencer campaign

•       Followers – how many on different platforms, match

•       Impressions

•       Engagement rate

•       Traffic- generated , tracking links

This information is accessible from your influencer’s various accounts via the built-in tools offered by most networks. You can also use specific tools that provide detailed statistical tracking of the activity on social networks.

2- Measure the engagement of your influencer campaign

•       Clicks- measure the levels of interest shown by your target

•       Likes- generates attention around your brand

•       Reactions- even more engaging than

•       Shares and retweets- creates a buzz, intention to spread WOM

•       Comments- reflects interest of audience to engage in conversation

•       Mentions- indicates discussion around your content, increases visibility

•       All these indicators enable you to calculate the Earned Media Value(EMV).  

3- Track the results of your influencer campaign

Across all networks: promotional code with each of     your influencers

On Facebook and Twitter: tracked links in posts to     track the origins of your traffic.

On Instagram: cannot contain links, look at     the popularity of your hashtags, visits to your websites or sales outlets     compared to your campaign target, and positive feedback from followers.

However, Instagram     stories can now include tracked links (Bitly or UTM)     that direct users to your website, blog or domain name,

On YouTube: tracked links, Google     Analytics is easily integrated into YouTube as both tools belong to the     same environment.

Objectives of influencer marketing

•       According to a survey of marketers by Mediakix, Influencer Marketing is effective by 80% of the marketers, and 65% of the influencer marketing budgets are expected to increase by 2019. The prime objectives of influencer marketing are to increasing brand awareness, reaching new audiences, and generating sales/conversions, respectively. And the trend continues….

If your goal is brand awareness…. Sheer numbers or a specific niche?

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Twitter verified a number of bot accounts, gave them coveted blue ticks, and then overturned the decision, admitting it made a mistake.

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A tweeter by the name of Conspirador Norteño, who claims to fight disinformation online, found that none of the six accounts in question, created in June, had actually tweeted and that for each of them, the thousand or so followers were for the most part the same accounts. However, the sextet had been confirmed by Twitter as supposedly authentic and remarkable people when they were anything but.

Meet @aykacmis, @degismece, @anlamislar, @aykacti, @kayitlii, and @donmedim, a sextet of Blue-Check verified Twitter accounts created on June 16, 2021. Nobody has tweeted yet and they all have around 1000 followers (and mostly the * same * followers).

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“These six newly created verified accounts have 977 followers in common. One is @verified (which follows all accounts verified with Bluecheck). The other 976 were all created on June 19 or 20, 2021 and all follow the same 190 accounts,” tweeted Norteño on Sunday.

“These 976 accounts are part of an Astroturf botnet that consists of (at least) 1,212 accounts.

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All six verified accounts have been closed and the rest of the network does not appear to be fully active as some members are tweeting things through Korean websites. Norteño said one verified account canceled itself and the rest was pulled from the social network.

“We falsely approved verification requests from a small number of inauthentic (fake) accounts,” a Twitter spokesperson told The Register on Monday. “We have now permanently banned the accounts in question and removed their verified badge in accordance with our platform manipulation and spam policy.”

Twitter also confirmed to The Reg what some suspected: when you apply for a verified account, you queue up for your specific region, and each region queue is treated separately. As a result, some regions may be, say, too quick to approve the accounts in their queues compared to others, meaning some people will get verified when they shouldn’t. The verified accounts in question all appeared to be using the Turkish language, we note.

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