#probably from accounts that were deleted (I kept getting scams all the time and I didn't have the time to delete them while on vacation)
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I'm so sick of this
When I open the app it's:
But whenever I click in my ask box it becomes:
#what are these asks that 'dissappear'#probably from accounts that were deleted (I kept getting scams all the time and I didn't have the time to delete them while on vacation)#but if that's the case. why does it keep showing me that I have way more asks that I actually do#not art#text#so frustrated#all of these except 1 are old stuff that I either posted simultaneously with other asks before (and I feel bad about deleting)#or were just. left in there#there's a hate anon ask in there. I might post a screenshot of it. kinda funny ngl#and another one that I'm legit not sure wth is happening in it
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Boobiegate masterpost
We know what they did this summer - and oh boy, was a it a wild summer that - unfortunately for us - stretched into autumn and beyond any reason.
I will first go over everything as it happened and then - because when you look back at everything you realise some timelines overlap - I’ll try to clarify some stuff and put it into perspective.
NOTE: I’m writing the dates from a GMT time zone point of view (aka. UK time)
So let’s start from the beginning.
Briana breaks up with Brody Jenner after dating him for some random attention seeking period. (June-September roughly)
Here’s an article talking about that irrelevant relationship. https://www.yourtango.com/2020334835/who-brody-jenner-girlfriend-briana-jungwirth-louis-tomlinson-baby-mama Now let’s fast forward a bit to September.
September 23rd
So on September 23rd we’re flooded with articles about Brody and Bri breaking up and Bri getting back together with her “on-again off-again (boy)friend Nick” and the biggest surprise “BRI IS ENGAGED”
So the story is:
Bri ended her relationship with Brody because “they were moving too fast” and he had “already met Freddie”
She then gets back together with her on-again, off-again bf Nick Gordon
She, her family, and Nick go on a “whirlwind” trip to Las Vegas (MIND YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC)
Bri and Nick get engaged during those Covid inviting few days in Vegas (September 21st- September 23rd)
Articles drop about how they’re engaged and she’s broken up with Brody (Sept 23rd)
Bri, family and Nick all share a huge amount of Vegas pictures of them in love, Bri’s ring, Bri and Nick being a couple (pictures obviously taken before Vegas to hopefully make someone believe that this in no way is a whirlwind engagement after just knowing each other a few weeks. Did they convince anyone? Well if you are convinced - I’m worried for you)
Here’s the tmz article:https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/23/brody-jenner-split-briana-jungwirth-engaged/ Here’s some pics of them we were all subjected to while they were in Vegas. And Nick’s new public profile when it just got made. Was he trying to start an influencer career and say goodbye to being a firefighter? Was he trying to get a night job taking off that all firefighter gear for money? Magic mike was a big movie after all….Who knows.
September 28th
At first the engagement pictures on Nick’s IG were just him and Briana and he used the #/shesaidyes. After a few days and probably after they realised it would be a smart move to acknowledge her kid she claims to have too (👀) he deleted those and on September 28th posted new pictures with a new caption and new # of course. This time “theysaidyes��.
The pictures are below.
But, moving on.
As soon as the engagement news drops, we have Nick - our “good-guy firefighter” making a new and public IG account, flooding it with pictures where he professes his love for Bri and soaking up the d-list association fame.
So in the coming weeks we get a lot of Nick, Bri and their families on IG. They post a lot about being constantly together.
What was the most interesting they really pushed the “dad” image on Nick. He was constantly posting about Freddie and even in Bs or Tammi’s stories he was always seen interacting with F the most.
Then after it seemed like the new fiancees had settle into their soon-to-be married life and everything seemed rosy for them - we get hit with the whammy BOOBIEGATE.
Because hell hath no fury like a sugar daddy scorned.
October 15th
On the 15th of October celebtm a gossip site, posts the next picture and caption on IG:
Basically, they’re saying a guy - his name unknown yet - contacted them to tell them how Briana scammed him out of money she borrowed to get a boob job. Specifically 5k USD. He claims he filed the case in court and it’s dated January.
They ask if anyone else has similar receipts or anything about her and that they’re investigating and will be writing a story. And the comments have a lot to say about Bri.
October 19th
4 days later on October 19th celebtm posts another IG update about how they have the court filing and how their article is in progress.
October 21st
2 days after the last IG post celebtm finally posts their article - on the 21st of October
https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-briana-jungwirth-sued-over-boob-job/
(It’s on the web still - if it ever gets deleted let me know I have screen recordings of it)
The article is accompanied by this (below) IG post:
Also on this day we get Briana and Nick deactivating their IG profiles. Nick still kept his personal private IG and the only person who stayed public is Tammi.
October 22nd
A day after the article dropped there’s another IG post with the following picture and caption. Apparently, Sugar Daddy shared his receipts - specifically AmEx - with celebtm.
October 26th
On October 26th celebtm posts the second part of the article. It’s messier, with a more confusing timeline than the first, but tries to “spill” more details on Sugar Daddies relationship with Briana and her life in general.
Also by now we know his name - Michael Strauss. An investor in Warwick club in LA.
https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-baby-mama-briana-jungwirth-double-life/
(Again this is the link - if the article gets taken down and you want to see it - DM me)
October 27th
Then a day later we get another IG post - no new article - just more excerpts from what the Sugar Daddy told celebtm.
Then it’s quiet for a few days and when you think this can’t get even more trashy - low and behold the circus that is called October 29th.
October 29th
So after a few days of silence celebtm strikes again, but this time they bring in TV’s most loved judge - Judge Judy. Apparently the TV show was willing to take this litigation and air it as an episode.
As always, they post an IG post and a caption, and the article mentioned in the IG caption below is basically an article written for clicks about Louis and Harry because they saw the larrie part of the fandom was getting them clicks. I’ll leave the link to the article here for documentation purposes, but honestly there’s nothing in there worth giving them clicks for. Not a thing. The title of the article is “A Complete Guide to 1D Members Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles’ Rumoured Relationship”
Article: https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-harry-styles-relationship/
November 6th
We see the sudden return from social media exile of Bri to IG. She’s back - with a post and the description ironically saying “I’m back”. I refuse to post it because does anyone really want to look at her face-tuned selfies?
November 9th
Then after weeks of radio silence, the return of Bri to IG, we get what is apparently the - very underwhelming - like Bri’s boobs to Sugar Daddy who never got to see them - conclusion to this Sugar Daddy drama. This following article which is basically a letter from Michael to Briana telling her how he’s giving up on the lawsuit, taking this as a life lesson and how he hopes no one else falls for her scams. Article below:
https://celebmagazine.com/michael-straus-briana-jungwirth-open-letter-to-one-direction-louis-tomlinson-alleged-baby-mama/
(Again this is the link - if the article gets taken down and you want to see it - DM me)
And of course - the article is accompanied by an IG post by celebtm.
So, here we currently are. After watching that circus show no one wanted not paid for (well except the Sugar Daddy, and he didn’t even get to see the thing he paid for - so sad.) we’re in November and the Jungwirths and company are back to their carefree posting on IG.
Current status:
The lawsuit seems to have been dropped.
Everything seems to be in process of being swept under the rug.
Nick - the loving fiancee - is back to IG too. All of his happy, loving pictures with Bri still up (some deleted) - so we must assume their love survived Boobiegate.
As for overlapping timelines:
The timelines overlap mostly during the months March-October with it being said Bri dated Brody, but was also taking money from Boobie Daddy who was helping her during the pandemic, and was later also apparently starting a serious relationship with Nick.
What actually went on - I don’t know. And I’m honestly not interested to find out. This is being mentioned just so anyone coming across this post knows that yes - you didn’t read it wrong - the timelines do overlap with different people saying different things and Bri being tied to all three men at those times without any real clear timeline for the relationships.
So far this is all there is to this mess. If there’s more - I’ll do a part two or addition.
I’d like to end this with saying - these masterposts are 95% just me making them for myself because I forget stuff, and so much goes on in the fandom that if I want to keep up with it all, I need a nice timeline for things. I’m posting this for anyone wanting to make sense of this circus too or just to put it into a timeline. I did fact check all the dates, posts, IG pics, links and so on - but mistakes can happen - if there is one feel free to let me know.
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a halloween nightmare, literally
so, as many of you probably saw, on october 28th my account got hacked into the godawful ray-ban shitshow that has been going on on tumblr. i was truly upset because, well, I GOT HACKED, but most of all because this account has a fair share of followers, so i am pretty much certain that at least one person saw the scam posts that were being posted into my account maliciously and obviously without my knowledge - i’m not even kidding, i was literally asleep when all of that was going on, i don’t stay logged in into this account and i don’t always check it like 24/7 - and clicked the link, getting hacked as well. this truly upsets me. those things are a real pain in the ass, and for the first time in my life i experienced this firsthand.
i contacted @staff as soon as i saw what happened, and i am not joking when i tell you that i cried because of this. i’ve had this blog since 2013, starting when i was 15 years old and going through high school. i fell so deeply in love with the 1960s that i decided i NEEDED to make something to let that show, and also something to call my own. for seven years now, i’ve kept this blog, albeit with periods with inactivity. i had JUST gotten back, after a couple of months of being out of the picture, to creating new content, willing to share with you all. i was especially bummed out because i had planned out a ‘halloween week’ where i would share halloween-themed posts with you guys and we’d just sort of have this little online celebration of our own. obviously that all went ridiculously wrong when i got hacked.
my account got TERMINATED because of the hacking (suspicious activity and all), and i lost all access to it. i was so anxious, sad (i just kept telling everyone who would be willing to listen: “my tumblr got terminated, i don’t know what i’m going to do, i’m so freaking sad”), and scared of losing all my 7 years of blogging, and all of my followers. i genuinely LOVE every single one of you. i’m not even joking or saying this just for saying it or whatever. it literally gave me gut-wrenching anxiety when thinking: what about my followers? they will search for my blog and i’ll just be gone, all of it, gone.
throughout those seven years, ever since i was just a kid, i’ve been sharing over 14k posts worth of content with all of you, i’ve received your lovely messages, your replies, i’ve heard stories, i’ve been given content for my blogging, i’ve shared things from my very own personal life, i’ve been given support, i’ve been cherished. so many special moments i actually keep in the back of my mind always. i know tumblr has seen brighter days than now but never, once, have i ever considered deleting this blog. i’ve always thought: i might become inactive, i might stop using it in the long run, but it will ALWAYS, as long as tumblr exists, stay there.
this blog will ALWAYS remain here for you to browse, look at all the photos/gifs/videos/texts and enjoy them whenever you want. so when i was faced with the possibility of losing all of this, of being ‘gone’ from your screens forever, it literally scared me so much. i was already planning out other things i would have to do to fight this because i was not going down without a fight. this blog is one of my personal projects and something that i honestly feel proud of, of what (even if little) i have somehow managed to accomplish here.
but above anything else, what has always made me genuinely happy is hearing from you things like “i love your blog” and “your posts make me happy” and “i really enjoy your work here”. EVERY SINGLE TIME, during all of those years, that has made my heart fill with joy and brought a smile to my face, and made me think that i am doing something that, somehow, brought a little joy to someone at a certain point, and that is what always have moved me through it all.
so this was a super scary situation and occurence for me, and it genuinely made me anxious and scared and sad, because i love this blog and i love all of you and what we have made and shared together for ALMOST a decade now. can you believe it? i don’t think i could ever just accept ‘losing’ all of it and all of you.
i apologize for what happened, for the inconveniece that it caused, and through it all i was disconcerted and extremely upset, but i am glad that @staff resolved this issue within a day and a half, and i’m so deeply happy that i recuperated my account without further damage. i intend to stay here and to continue to bring content to all of you, who have stayed with me through thick and thin. i love you, and thank you.
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Kazuya was ready to write Cheshire off as a lost cause. It had been a week and a half, and he’d heard nothing. Not that he’d given her a way to contact him, but if she could find the Joker, she probably didn’t need help finding his email address, doubly now that she knew his real name. He’d considered tracking her down and demanding anything she’d managed to find, but dismissed the idea immediately. There was every chance she’d ditched the tracker, and anyway, he wouldn’t be tracking her down for the right reasons.
So he almost deleted the email from an unknown sender when it popped into his inbox. Only the lack of anything resembling a scam made him look twice.
Same place as last time. Come alone.
Yeah, because that wasn’t ominous.
Kazuya could barely force himself to wait until Nori got out of class before calling. Actually, it sounded like Nori was still in class when he picked up, judging by the muffled voices in the background. Nori must have stayed late to talk to his professor or something.
“Kazuya, I know you’re having a time, but-”
“Jade emailed me,” Kazuya cut him off, almost breathless in his agitation.
“I thought she was gone?”
“I thought she was too, but she wants to meet again. How soon can you get here?”
Nori sighed, and Kazuya could practically hear the gears turning in his head. He knew Nori didn’t approve of this, strictly speaking, and he also knew Nori would kill him personally if he tried to do this alone. It was the only reason he hadn’t run off the second he’d gotten the email.
“Give me twenty,” Nori said finally. “I think you caught me at a bad time for the trains.”
“I’ll come get you,” Kazuya said. “Zeta tubes are faster.”
The twenty minutes Nori had estimated got cut down to five with zeta tubes, and it only took that long because Nori had insisted Kazuya prove they were safe to travel in, because apparently teleportation was weird and terrifying to anyone who wasn’t used to it.
“Hey Kazuya?” Kazuya looked over his shoulder to where Nori was setting up on his computer. “Be careful.”
“Aren’t I always?” Kazuya teased.
“I mean it,” Nori said. “I can’t replace you this late in the game.”
Kazuya was deeply touched by the affection that Nori hid behind teasing, a habit he’d probably picked up from Kazuya himself. Rather than say anything too revealing, Kazuya just smiled over his shoulder and took off.
He didn’t see Cheshire immediately when he got to the roof, but that wasn’t an immediate cause for panic. If he’d learned anything about Cheshire so far, it was that she liked to make an entrance.
“Hey, pretty boy.” There she was. Kazuya turned to see her sitting on some big metal thing, waving her fingers at him. “You kept me waiting.”
“So did you,” Kazuya shot back.
“Don’t flirt with the supervillains,” Nori sighed in his ear. Kazuya carefully didn’t roll his eyes. He wasn’t flirting with Cheshire. Much.
“You ask for the world, I might need a second to get it,” Cheshire said. Maybe Nori was right. Cheshire was definitely flirting with him. “This should be everything you need to track him down.”
She tossed a flash drive at him that he just managed to catch.
“I’ll send the money to wherever you want it,” Kazuya told her. She probably wanted it in some bank account where she could transfer around and hide her tracks.
“I’ll be in touch.” It didn’t sound like a dismissal. Somehow, without moving a muscle, she looked like she was beckoning him closer. Almost without realizing it, Kazuya took a few steps towards her.
“Is there something else?” he asked.
“Maybe I’d just like something a little more personal from you,” she said. “I did burn some bridges to get that. A lot of bridges.”
“Enough to get you in trouble?” Kazuya asked, close enough now that she parted her legs for him to stand between.
“Aww, you’re sweet when you worry,” she cooed, pulling him closer. Kazuya felt a thrill shoot through him. This was dangerous, this was a terrible idea, but a part of him wanted to make terrible decisions.
When she kissed him, he only pushed closer. Either she didn’t notice his inexperience, or she took it in stride. She wrapped her legs around his waist, trapping him, but he didn’t feel trapped.
Kazuya put his hands on her waist, grabbing and pulling, and she made a pleased humming sound against his lips. He pulled back, just a touch, just enough to see her face. Her eyes were dark, focused, and Kazuya didn’t understand the disappointment that coursed through him until he was already pulling back, wiping his mouth.
Because he hadn’t realized until that moment that he’d expected to see golden eyes. Eyes bright with the fire of vengeance, or crinkled with laughter, or lidded in pleasure. Bright golden eyes that haunted him and called to him in equal measures.
“Damn,” Cheshire sighed, swiping a hand across her face. “I really thought I could get in your pants before you realized you were in love with that Wonder Boy of yours.”
Love, love, love…
It echoed in Kazuya’s mind, the one thing he never wanted to call his feelings for Sawamura. It was easy to dismiss it as a crush, as basic sexual attraction, as…
Anything but the ability to destroy him. The fact that Sawamura never would only made it worse.
“Well,” Cheshire swung off her perch, when it became obvious Kazuya was beyond answering her. She took off the tracker she’d worn as an earring, crushing it under her heel. “Guess I didn’t get to ruin this team’s dynamic. You guys are less annoying when you’re not working together.”
Kazuya just nodded. Of course that was all she’d been after. She’d told him that from the beginning.
Kazuya took the long way back to his dad’s house. Nori would be better at looking through the flash drive, and Kazuya wasn’t quite ready to hear I told you so yet. He couldn’t put it off forever, though, and eventually he did make his way back.
He didn’t even look to the sides. His dad wouldn’t be home at this time, probably, so Nori would be alone in the house unless…
“Have fun with my sister?” Katsuko leaned against the door leading into the kitchen, her face carefully blank.
And Kazuya was still mad at her, a little, but it was also obvious how guilty she felt, and they’d been friends before, and he was feeling a little fragile at the moment.
“I just…”
“She’s dangerous, you know that, right?” Katsuko said, pushing off to stand in front of him. “She doesn’t care about you, she just wants to use you, and if she can’t, there’s not telling what she’ll do.”
“You’re worried about me?”
“Of course I am,” she snapped, and then she backed down a little. “Look. I know you’re mad at me. You have every right to be, I won’t try to make you change that. But if you’re trying to get back at me or something, don’t do it this way.”
“That’s not…” Kazuya sighed. “I’m not going to see her again.”
“I…” Katsuko trailed off. “Oh. That’s...that’s good.”
“Yeah.” They let the awkward silence last for another second before they tried to speak over each other.
“I really am sorry-”
“I understand why you-”
It would be funny if the moment didn’t feel like it was about to break, one way or another. Then Katsuko smiled, and so did Kazuya, and they were laughing with relief.
“No more lies from me,” Katsuko said. “Promise.”
“Then you’re forgiven,” Kazuya told her. “Mostly.”
“That’s fair.”
They walked to Kazuya’s room where Nori was waiting.
“You told her everything, didn’t you,” Kazuya asked him. Nori had the decency to look sheepish.
“She’s scary.”
“So was it worth it?” Katsuko asked. “Do you know where the Joker is?”
Kazuya held the flash drive out to Nori, and he plugged it in. There were a lot of files on it, and Kazuya couldn’t figure out what half of them meant, but Nori and Katsuko both sounded excited.
“So is it legit?” Kazuya finally asked. “Can we use this to find the Joker?”
“It should be enough,” Nori said. “There’s past known associates, last known locations…”
“This one is recent,” Katsuko said, pointing. “In the last few days. If we hurry, we might be able to pin him down here.”
Somehow, Kazuya had never considered the possibility that this might end so soon. That he could stop focusing on this revenge trip, and start worrying about everything they had to fix. And to work on, now that he couldn’t ignore how he felt about Sawamura anymore.
“We can end this,” Katsuko said. “We can end it now.”
“The Joker better pick a god and start praying,” Kazuya agreed.
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That is so specific and no
1. Do you eat dessert after dinner? I don’t actually eat that much sweet stuff although I’ll often eat a mandarin after a meal 2. What is the fastest you have ever gone in a car? 200kph in germany when I was a kid. I probably shouldn’t have to specify, but I was not driving
3. If the last female you talked to told you that she was pregnant, what would you say to her? "How?” 4. If the last male you talked to told you that he was going to be a father, what would you say to him? "congrats on getting laid”
5. Who were the last people you had a group conversation with on Facebook? @aturinfortheworse, @intimidatethevoid and @thefreegladelancer
6. Have you ever had too much to drink and felt embarrassed about your behavior the next day? Several times
7. Have you ever gone into school or work with a hangover? Work yeah a few times with a mild hangover 8. What was the last thing your parents gave you money for? I asked to borrow money to survive until I go back to australia and start work again so I can pay it back 9. ho was the last person you took a photo of? Me 10. What’s the shortest song you have on your iPod? See you tonight - Green Day is the shortest I have on itunes. There’s more on my ipod but there’s no way I’m going to that effort for this question. 11. Who was the last new artist you came across that you really liked? Molotov, but mostly their relatively newer stuff. Also DLD 12. What was the last video you watched on YouTube? Sed - División Minúscula 13. How old’s the last male you messaged? 23 14. When you go out drinking, what do you prefer to drink? Beer, cider or rum&coke 15. What color was the last mug you drank out of? The only mug I have in my apartment. It’s from ikea and it has drawings of space and planets on it. 16. Is there a food or drink that you haven’t had before but would like to try? I totally should have tried dog while I was in southern china a few years ago. I’m always open to try new things 17. When was the last time you saw or spoke to someone you dislike? Thursday. The creepy boss guy from the telemarketing job (which I finally got paid for). He was always fine in the office but you could tell he’s a total sleaze and you would absolutely avoid him outside the office. 18. Does that person know you dislike them? Probably not. It’s not a strong dislike, I’d just rather not be around him, which is not a problem because I don’t work there anymore 19. Has anyone told you recently that they fancy you? No. Although the other day I did get a few guys stare at me which was unusual 20. If you were told that you were going to spend the rest of your life with the last person you kissed, would that make you happy? The rest of my life? I certainly don’t know him well enough to commit to that but I would defs be happy to see him again. 21. Who was your first boy/girlfriend and do you still talk to them? A guy I was friends with when I was 14. I have him on facebook I think but we haven’t spoken in many years 22. If you married the last person that liked your Facebook status, what would your new last name be? Coleman. But I really don’t think I’m going to marry my dad’s best friend.
23. Tell me about the first five photos you have on your phone or camera. 1) a photo to show how close my food is kept to where I use my laptop 2) The cinema screen yesterday to send to my mum to tell her that, yes, they did play the 20 fucking minute olaf the snowman animation before Coco. 3) whiteboard in the telemarketing office from when I stopped in to pick up my cash. I noticed they had a new office phone number so I took a photo of it to google later. I assume they changed it because the old one kept getting posted on scam forums. 4) A nice view down a street 5) The square near my house with the christmas lights lit up
24. When was the last time you had wet hair? Now
25. Describe your handbag. I don’t use handbags. A few years ago I went on holiday to melbourne with a few guy friends and as we went out one day I had my bag and they all had absolutely nothing I was super jealous. So the next day I went and bought a wallet to fit in my pocket and never looked back. If I have to carry a lot of stuff I use a backpack.
26. Have you ever been to the beach? If so, tell me the name of the beach you last went to and when. The last beach I went to was in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago in Panama. I don’t think I’ve even walked down to the beach here since I got back.
27. Do you have an unhealthy obsession with colored furry throw pillows that are different shapes and sizes? That is so specific and no.
28. Which passes by your house / street more often: a bus, a train, or an airplane? closest bus would be 100m at least, train is ~300m and planes come in from the ocean, not over the city. But only the street cleaners and occasional motorbike actually come down my street
29. Can you sleep without any covers on, or do you need at least a sheet covering you, even if it is really hot outside?29. I can sleep in just about any scenario
30. How many languages can you say ‘love’ in? english, spanish, italian, german. Portuguese is probably the same or very similar to spanish.
31. What’s on your “things to buy” list for the near future? Belt, umbrella, more undies. My life is so exciting
32. Do you know how to surf at all? I know the basics, in theory, but I have only tried surfing twice
33. How many times have you been kissed? Too many to count
34. How tall is the last person you kissed? Pretty tall. Maybe 6′2″?
35. If your parents read your texts right now, would you be in trouble? Why the fuck are my parents going to care that I, an independent 23 year old, am asking friends for videogame suggestions?
36. Were you single over last summer? Ehh pretty much
37. What did you do yesterday? I went to see Coco
38. Have you had sex with more than 5 people this month? This month? Fuck, I’m not that good at attracting attention from boys. I was proud of 5 in a year
39. Could you handle living with the last guy you messaged? We’d probably be pretty good flatmates actually
40. What’s your mother’s favorite color? It depends a lot on the context of the colour, but in general she likes yellow. The colours she wears most are purple, green and orange.
41. Honestly, are things going the way you planned? No, but that’s not always a bad thing. I never thought I’d have half the experiences I’ve had from travelling
42. If you could, would you take back your last kiss? No.
43. Would you spend a whole night with the last person you kissed? I would, gladly
44. How would life be if someone took away your cell phone? I would be pissed because I don’t have the money to replace it
45. If you were to paint the sky another color, what would it be? I’m not sure you understand how the sky works. It cannot be painted.
46. Have you ever been attracted to someone very unattractive? Attractiveness is subjective
47. Have you ever tried cocaine or heroine? coke yes, heroin never have never will
48. Are you scared of being alone in big cities? No. I am always alone in a big city
49. Does your phone slide or flip? lmao how old is this?
50. Can you speak any languages other than English? Puedo hablar español, pero no hablo muy bien
51. When you were younger, did your parents ever let you open a few presents before Christmas arrived? Mum would let me and my brother open our gift from our grandparents on christmas eve.
52. Do you really care how many friends you or anyone else has on Facebook? No but I go on a deleting spree a couple times a year so it generally stays around 200-250
53. Last person/people to play (an) instrument(s) in your presence? Which? I probably walked past a busker in the metro last time I went to the grocery store
54. When, where, and to whom did you lose your virginity? About 4 years ago, in my bed, to a guy I was friends with at the time
55. Last song you sang in the shower? I don’t sing in the shower because I’m pretty sure you’d be able to hear me from the building stairwell. I don’t need to inflict that on people
56. Have you eaten any fruit today? I had a mandarin earlier. I fucking love mandarins
57. How many houses have you lived in? Since I moved out of my parent’s place, I’ve lived in 5 houses/apartments
58. What colour is the last lighter you used? Blue
59. Last thing you threw in the garbage? Beer can but it was more of a gentle toss
60. When was the last time you sat in the back seat of a car? Whenever I last got a cab or uber
61. Have you ever cried in a movie theater? Yesterday while I was watching Coco...
62. Starting in what grade were crayons excluded from your school supply list? Why on earth would that be significant enough for me to remember into adulthood?
63. Do you have anything from IKEA in your room? so much
64. Are you excited to live on your own? I was pretty keen and it’s been awesome. People suck and living alone is amazing.
65. Next movie you’ll watch? Paddinton 2. The first one was so good
66. Now what are you listening to? Adiós - Ricky Martin
67. What job would you NEVER take, even as a last resort? I would never try telemarketing again. 68. If someone looked in your closet, how would they judge your style? They’d think I was fancy because the only clothes actually in my wardrobe are my suits. The rest are on my shelves.
69. The boy/girl you truly care about needs you at 3:00 a.m., would you go? My bank account would say no 70. What’s the largest age difference between yourself and someone you’ve dated? Dated? 4 years. Slept with? More than 4 years...
71. When did you meet the last male you texted? 2012
72. Your phone is ringing. It’s your ex. Do you answer? Yes because it must be important
73. What are you currently hearing? Aprender A Quererte - Morat
74. Are you a bad influence? On occasion
75. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? Now that it’s winter it would be nice to have some warm to cuddle with
76. If the last person you kissed were calling you right now, would you answer? Yes
77. Who is your favorite family member on your mom’s side? Maybe my little cousin Jimmy. My whole family are pretty great though
78. Where is the last person you kissed? Somewhere in Costa Rica I assume
79. This time last year were you dating or talking to someone? I was seeing a guy
80. Who saw your last kiss? Nobody. It was like 4:30am and in a hotel room
81. Do you know anyone who still doesn’t have a smartphone? My grandma
82. Have you ever been on a cruise? Technically I have been on a cruise ship. At work one time I had to go up the gangway to talk to a crew member and get them to radio someone. But I don’t think I would pay money to be on one because I know how often they have gastro outbreaks.
83. Have you ever had an x-ray? Dental x-rays. Fun fact: I have 2 less adult teeth than I should because they just never grew. I am missing bones.
84. What is one food you couldn’t live without? Chilli
85. When was the last time you were at a church and why? I think I went into a church in Bogotá to have a look
86. What are your views on abortion? It is great that it’s an option
87. Do you believe in sex before marriage? Definitely
88. If you had to choose, what one country would you most like to visit? At the moment I really want to visit Mexico or Madagascar but would also like to go back and see more of Costa Rica and Colombia
89. Have you ever seen anyone die? Yeah, at the music festival I went to in July. An aerial dancer fell about 30m at the main stage and he died
90. Did you eat a cookie today? Yes
91. Do you like the snow? Quite a lot
92. Would you prefer a thunderstorm or for it to be snowing? Either would be fantastic. Snow is awesome, but I do miss tropical storms from home. They don’t really happen here. Got a couple in central america though 93. Remember the first time you kissed the last person you kissed? I sure do
94. What kind of pants are you wearing? Jeans
95. What are the names of all the people you have dated? Depends on definition. At the least, there was Corey and Michael. Fortunately those are pretty damn common names so I don’t mind sharing. The others who are less definite also have less common names.
96. Will you be under the influence of alcohol today? If I could be bothered going to the shop then I would be drunk right now
#Other potential titles:#totally should have tried dog#don’t think I’m going to marry my dad’s best friend#Attractiveness is subjective#I am missing bones
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To clear up my allegations.
Hello there! You probably don’t even know me (ofc this Tumblr account is dead lmao.) But I’m called Burr. I play ROBLOX and this will be a ROBLOX related post. My ign is PrincessFionna2000 (changed to JenniBURR). I am making this post to clear up all my allegations created by a user named “Alovia”. First, I’ll start with how this all first started. I was playing a game on ROBLOX, a game called WCA (White Castle Academy) I am a host in the game and was only there to play and help the other hosts when they need me. Anyways, Alovia joined in hours later. I teleported her in the game because she was my friend and of course, I had to include her. Though I never liked being together with her anymore but I still had the guts to be nice to her. (She’s not really the Alovia I know anymore, she became a thot.) Anyways! She got named and stuff and noticed that I had admin commands in the game. I can safely assume that she thought I would help her and give her what she wanted because of it. She bullied the people in the game, criticized their clothing choices and annoyed me a lot of times even though I was dealing with things. Then after a while I left my friend and Alovia for a while because I had to do something else. When I teleported to my friend, they were in the lobby. Both of them reset. This time, I only teleported my friend in the game while I left her in the lobby. Minutes pass by and her friend came to join. Both of them obnoxiously spammed the command “!help”. I was annoyed so I never even responded to it. Anyways, I told a person who hated Alovia and then teleported that said person in the lobby to talk to them. Once again, I had to deal with something and teleported back to him. The first thing I saw when I teleported back was Alovia’s friend dressing up inappropriately followed by Alovia who was also dressing up inappropriately. After a few moments of listening to their rude words, I teleported the person back to the school and then teleported to my friend who needed my help leaving Alovia and her friend stuck in the lobby. Since I was already that pissed off, I told the person who was hosting to kick both of them and so he did. After a few minutes, she messaged me, I never got to see her full message but the only message I saw was “You didn’t help us.” She then unfriended me (I didn’t know she unfriended my boyfriend until I saw his account) after leaving that message. Then, I noticed that she unfriended me and my boyfriend, I messed up her group that she made me an admin of. I kicked all the members and left messages in the group wall leaving her the only member in the group. (She made the group private now.) After a few days, she messaged me on discord. At first, I didn’t respond to her pathetic messages, when she messaged me again, that’s where I took action. Sadly, she deleted her rude messages to make me look bad but don’t be fooled, she messaged me first. She trash-talked my boyfriend, talked shit about me, how she planned to frame my boyfriend’s friend because she wanted to be the only one ruling the empire and also told me to kill myself (this is already a classic but c’mon Alovia, be original). Here are the all the messages! I found the rest of the messages before she deleted it! (Please read EDIT#2 below) #1: https://gyazo.com/e8c860fccdb5a6800223d76134da3c93 (NEW) #2: https://gyazo.com/c668063a203f02218bc524ac5e8e8eb8 #3: https://gyazo.com/c4388fb49d4a310e5e6db1123f4b8bcd #4: https://gyazo.com/bc92a59eeef769fe597f26f9ab304aed Now Alovia is denying that Malivous is her instead she’s her friend. THIS IS MY PROOF TO PROVE YOU AND MALVIOUS ARE THE SAME PERSON: https://gyazo.com/153db964fb7470ab3888764b6702e8db Alovia’s Discord name changed her name from Malvious, Milania Trump and lastly Milanya trumps!
**DO NOT BE FOOLED, ALOVIA CHANGED HER DISCORD NAME.**
Here’s the reason why I showed that screenshot:
Alovia is a Filipino. She can speak and understand that language. Therefore it’s easy to identify her. (I know a bit of information about her when we were still friends)
Now this was the next thing she did:
She joined the same game with her friend again but this time, she told everyone I scammed her for “15 dollars.” (I was in the game but I kept on getting kicked due to my internet being too slow but eventually left.) The thing was, my currency isn’t in dollars and to get a dollar using my currency I need to reach 50 php. My friend told me about it so I asked my friends to tell them to give proof that I scammed them after that I never heard of them again. Or so I thought.
Hours passed, she joined our discord server (WCA server) and still told everyone I scammed her, (there were people who believed her but I managed to prove to them that I didn’t scam at all.) and gave out fake evidence.
Here’s the “evidence” she provided :
https://imgur.com/a/AkfnJ
The thing here is, that isn’t me. To prove my point, i’ll show my evidence to prove that I am not the person who she was talking with (This was obviously badly scripted)
#1: https://gyazo.com/53f34dd8151b545ce4a3fd2a843d8fad
#2: https://gyazo.com/d712edc10c5a4c2df1536fe99514acf8
Now, I asked a person who knows me if he thinks that the person in the evidence she provided is me. He told me that he does not think that the person in the screenshot is me because he knows I’m not like that. She badly interpreted me which would not fool my friends or anyone who knows about me. If you know me that well, you would know that I am not a person who scams because of my own desires. You would also know that I do not frequently use emojis (I don’t like using the winky face emoji nor any emojis aside from the heart emoji.)
Now hear me out, a friend of mine helped me with this. The time she messaged “me” here doesn’t make sense. I left around 6:20 PM as stated by my friend and came back at 9:30 PM. But in the picture shown, it says that I messaged her around 8 PM. How would I do that if I left discord at 6:20 PM? The answer is simple, because the person in the screenshot is not me.
Now here’s her second evidence. The proof that in her audit log in her group “The Sister’s Convenant” that she “gave” me 2000 robux through that group.
https://imgur.com/a/8xk8Q
But the thing here is, I left the group a long time ago. I never came back because I didn’t like it. (I was forced to join her group.)
Now here’s my proof. (This isn’t edited, Alovia.)
https://gyazo.com/40be98ef73fdad4e7dd53c7e02217d3a
You can clearly see that only 2 groups gave me robux. This is because these groups commissioned me for art and paid me through their groups.
Now to make this fun, check the dates on her so-called evidences. It doesn’t add up, right? Why would she give “me” robux on 11/15 but I asked for it on 11/18! Oh no!
Sorry, Alovia. But this clearly proves that you are a liar and only accusing me of something I could never do. Also this only proves you using “inspect element” to edit the words. Now Alovia,SHOW THE TRUE UNEDITED AUDIT LOG!
I’ll be waiting for it.
Now this is her most recent “evidence”. “My” discord tag.
I already gave out proof that I never talked to the person in the first place. And in the picture, it clearly says I blocked her. But why can I message her? Why can’t I see the messages she sent? It’s because it isnt me.
Here’s her “evidence” anyways.
https://imgur.com/a/9rwhH
Now let me show you show easy it is to fool people by editing that.
#1: https://gyazo.com/87f13055dea6f448932351ebc5458d44
#2: https://gyazo.com/48acb930d7fccceb74baea53f0c6c223
#3: https://gyazo.com/2f4200cb87c32462b78eef473a936d60
#4: https://gyazo.com/79fd558ab4dc423285cfecac21c8659d
#5: https://gyazo.com/88adbec5a9d8984a119629bbd8e48d25
I used paint so it’s not really believable, right? But at least I tried.
Anyways, I’ll update this post more as soon as she gives more of her fabricated evidences.
Have fun trying, Alovia. You will never win. Go ahead, keep calling me a scammer. You’re only making yourself look bad. These fabricated evidences of yours will always find a way to be proven lies. Provide the real screenshots and the real discord tag of that said person. I’ll be waiting for it. Fufufufu~
(Also the bold tags, I got lazy putting bold tags on words lmao.)
--EDIT #1: Fixing my grammar. (Whoops that’s embarrasing.) --
--EDIT #2: Found the deleted messages. (I actually took a screenshot of it, sent it to my boyfriend and forgot about it, whoops xD) Since she still thinks my evidences are fake, I’ll ask my most trusted friend to open my account and provide screenshots.
Sorry, Alovia but, Checkmate. It’s a game over for you.
Admit that you’re just a big fat liar who’s a lowlife. Stop sucking and riding dick and get educated you fucking thot. You need to learn a lesson.
--UPDATE : 11/21/17-- As of now, I won’t be responding to any of her claims and fake evidence anymore. This post has covered everything she accused me about. I don’t really wanna waste my time on a lowlife roblox thot who rides dick for money. Anyways, Alovia, just a message for you, stop being stubborn.
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EDIT : 6/20/18 Found out she has been impersonating as me. Sad to know she doesnt have a life. I'm not gonna give you attention anymore so go back to sucking dicks you filthy disgusting obese rat. I hope you choke on dicks, tysm ♥
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Bezos’ Saudi Blunder; NFLX Buffers; NIO Chunders
Bezos’ Saudi Blunder; NFLX Buffers; NIO Chunders:
Phishing With Princes
“This is soooo funny! Like and share to see what happens!”
Few things in the English language get my blood boiling more than phrases like these. They come in emails, on Facebook posts, in direct messages and through texts. What’s even more infuriating is that people I know send this stuff to me — even though they know better!
No, Uncle Jerry, the Nigerian prince isn’t going to send you any money. And neither is Bill Gates. Stop sharing this crap!
If you want to know the dangers of sharing these emails/texts/messages, just ask Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.
Back in 2018, Bezos’ iPhone was hacked after he viewed a video sent to him via WhatsApp. The sender wasn’t a Nigerian prince … but someone connected to the Saudi prince. The hackers lifted personal images that complicated Bezos’ divorce that year. They also reportedly skimmed gigabytes of data in the process, but exactly what they got hasn’t been revealed.
The situation has since escalated well beyond a romantic spat, however. The United Nations (U.N.) is now involved. That’s serious.
“The information we have received suggests the possible involvement of the Crown Prince in surveillance of Mr. Bezos, in an effort to influence, if not silence, The Washington Post’s reporting on Saudi Arabia,” U.N. representatives said in a statement this morning. The U.N. is calling for an immediate investigation. (FYI, Bezos also owns The Washington Post.)
The Saudis have rejected the claims as “absurd.”
Still, FTI Consulting, the business advisory firm that carried out the hacking investigation, says it has “medium to high confidence” that Bezos’ phone was hacked by malware from an account used by the Saudi crown prince.
The Takeaway:
There are two takeaways here:
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Yes, No. 1 and No. 2 are the same. Yes, it’s that important. It doesn’t matter whom the message, attachment or link comes from. This includes relatives and friends … especially relatives and friends!
No one will send you money, no matter how many forwards or “likes” you get. No amount of laughter is worth opening that “funny” image/video — it isn’t that funny anyway.
And if you think: “It won’t happen to me! I’ve got great security on my devices!” — just remember Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the richest guy in the world.
His security was far beyond anything that you or I could afford. What’s more, he was using arguably two of the more secure platforms on mobile: an iPhone and WhatsApp — both so encrypted that even the U.S. government can’t crack them.
So, no, Uncle Jerry, that copy of Norton/McAfee won’t keep you safe. Once you open a message, click an attachment or visit a link, you’ve given your permission to whatever is on the other side. Not even the best cybersecurity in the world can help you at that point.
In these situations, just remember Great Stuff’s words to live by: When in doubt, delete it out — at least until the world runs completely on blockchain.
Blockchain? What’s that?
Right, blockchain! You know, the ultra secure digital ledger that records transactions like no one’s business? This tech is perfect for our less-than-secure world … especially for when your “long-lost cousin” is “totally stranded” in an “Indonesian airport.”
Blockchain tech could disrupt everything about how we use money, from banking to retail to real estate.
But Mr. Great Stuff, can you tell me more about what blockchain is? I bet there’s a way to invest in it, too…
I could tell you more, but it’s best that you hear it from famed tech expert Paul Mampilly. Thousands of Great Stuff readers love Paul Mampilly’s insights into the latest tech trends … and blockchain is no different.
Click here to hear why blockchain is so disruptive — and the gigantic profit potential it’s unleashing.
Good: Earnings Don’t Mean Squat
I tried to warn you on Friday when Great Stuff previewed earnings for Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX). Did you listen? I hope so.
By all conceivable measures, Netflix’s quarterly report was out of this world. Earnings skyrocketed 333% to $1.30 per share from $0.30 a year ago. Revenue soared to $5.5 billion. Wall Street expected earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $5.4 billion. Heck, even the Whisper Number projected a mere $0.58 per share in earnings.
And what did NFLX get for its troubles? A loss of more than 2% on the day.
But why? Netflix said it now has more than 60 million subscribers worldwide. It reported 8.3 million new international subscribers, beating expectations.
The reason for the 2% drop? Domestic growth concerns. Netflix only added 420,000 subscribers domestically, versus expectations for 618,000 adds. What’s more, 2020 guidance only called for 7 million new subscribers, compared to 9.2 million new subs in 2019.
Subscriber growth is slowing, and investors fear that Netflix has hit peak saturation. With the company spending billions on content this year, that could mean lower returns and higher negative cash flow.
That said, Netflix proved that it could execute even amid a fresh assault from The Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) Disney+. Furthermore, I think both investors and analysts are discounting international subscribers way too much. It is a global market after all, and Netflix is quickly doing to the rest of the world what it did stateside last decade.
In short, keep your eyes on Netflix, as this dip might be a buying opportunity.
Better: Old Dog, New Tricks
Surprise! International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is relevant again.
Big Blue is among the last of the old-school tech giants to move to the cloud, and it’s paying off big. The company reported earnings of $4.71 per share, $0.02 better than the consensus.
Revenue was also ahead of expectations at $21.78 billion.
The kicker for IBM? A 21.8% jump in cloud revenue to $6.8 billion. It’s amazing what charging to support a free operating system can do for your bottom line — thanks Red Hat Linux!
Things are going so well, IBM also boosted its 2020 outlook above analyst expectations.
This is the most excitement IBM investors have seen in years. Seriously. The stock has basically gone nowhere in the past five years.
As boring as it sounds, maybe paying $34 billion to buy out software company Red Hat really was the best thing to happen to IBM. I’m still having trouble getting excited about this dinosaur, though … if you couldn’t tell.
Best: Look out Below!
So, when I started out writing on Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO) this morning, the shares were up about 5%. I was impressed … truly. Nio was on its way to an unprecedented 10-day rally, gaining more than 60% in the process.
But, in true Nio fashion, those gains were not to last. The stock rolled over sharply this afternoon, as investors decided that $5 per share was too much to pay for the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker.
The $5 area could be quite the hurdle for Nio. The company is riding high off December’s stellar earnings call, reports of a $1 billion cash infusion from GAC Group and Tesla Inc.’s (Nasdaq: TSLA) EV success in China.
In fact, NIO shares have more than tripled in the past three months. With that level of speculation, however, comes an equal level of volatility. There’s no bad news making the rounds on Nio today, so this sudden midday drop is likely due to profit-taking.
I mean, if you banked a 200%-plus gain on a speculative Chinese EV stock, wouldn’t you take profits?
The company has investment potential (if you have the risk tolerance). But, if you’re looking to jump in, you should probably wait until the stock comes back to earth a bit more.
Let’s revisit our two rules, shall we?
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Thank you.
Great Stuff: Feed the Beast
You better believe it’s that time again.
You have less than 12 hours to drop me a line at [email protected] to make this week’s edition of Reader Feedback.
We take all kinds here: comments, questions, witty remarks and secret recipes. As always, no cursing, please. We can’t publish that s#&%.
I’ll get the festivities started for you:
Have you kept up with the Senate impeachment trials?
Would you spot a cyber hack or phishing scam — before it’s too late?
Have you ever made ridiculous profits off speculative Chinese stocks?
Are you keeping your New Year’s resolutions? (And is your local gym back to being empty?)
In the meantime, don’t forget to check out Great Stuff on social media. If you can’t get enough meme-y goodness, follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Until next time, good trading!
Regards,
Joseph Hargett
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Phishing With Princes
“This is soooo funny! Like and share to see what happens!”
Few things in the English language get my blood boiling more than phrases like these. They come in emails, on Facebook posts, in direct messages and through texts. What’s even more infuriating is that people I know send this stuff to me — even though they know better!
No, Uncle Jerry, the Nigerian prince isn’t going to send you any money. And neither is Bill Gates. Stop sharing this crap!
If you want to know the dangers of sharing these emails/texts/messages, just ask Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.
Back in 2018, Bezos’ iPhone was hacked after he viewed a video sent to him via WhatsApp. The sender wasn’t a Nigerian prince … but someone connected to the Saudi prince. The hackers lifted personal images that complicated Bezos’ divorce that year. They also reportedly skimmed gigabytes of data in the process, but exactly what they got hasn’t been revealed.
The situation has since escalated well beyond a romantic spat, however. The United Nations (U.N.) is now involved. That’s serious.
“The information we have received suggests the possible involvement of the Crown Prince in surveillance of Mr. Bezos, in an effort to influence, if not silence, The Washington Post’s reporting on Saudi Arabia,” U.N. representatives said in a statement this morning. The U.N. is calling for an immediate investigation. (FYI, Bezos also owns The Washington Post.)
The Saudis have rejected the claims as “absurd.”
Still, FTI Consulting, the business advisory firm that carried out the hacking investigation, says it has “medium to high confidence” that Bezos’ phone was hacked by malware from an account used by the Saudi crown prince.
The Takeaway:
There are two takeaways here:
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Yes, No. 1 and No. 2 are the same. Yes, it’s that important. It doesn’t matter whom the message, attachment or link comes from. This includes relatives and friends … especially relatives and friends!
No one will send you money, no matter how many forwards or “likes” you get. No amount of laughter is worth opening that “funny” image/video — it isn’t that funny anyway.
And if you think: “It won’t happen to me! I’ve got great security on my devices!” — just remember Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the richest guy in the world.
His security was far beyond anything that you or I could afford. What’s more, he was using arguably two of the more secure platforms on mobile: an iPhone and WhatsApp — both so encrypted that even the U.S. government can’t crack them.
So, no, Uncle Jerry, that copy of Norton/McAfee won’t keep you safe. Once you open a message, click an attachment or visit a link, you’ve given your permission to whatever is on the other side. Not even the best cybersecurity in the world can help you at that point.
In these situations, just remember Great Stuff’s words to live by: When in doubt, delete it out — at least until the world runs completely on blockchain.
Blockchain? What’s that?
Right, blockchain! You know, the ultra secure digital ledger that records transactions like no one’s business? This tech is perfect for our less-than-secure world … especially for when your “long-lost cousin” is “totally stranded” in an “Indonesian airport.”
Blockchain tech could disrupt everything about how we use money, from banking to retail to real estate.
But Mr. Great Stuff, can you tell me more about what blockchain is? I bet there’s a way to invest in it, too…
I could tell you more, but it’s best that you hear it from famed tech expert Paul Mampilly. Thousands of Great Stuff readers love Paul Mampilly’s insights into the latest tech trends … and blockchain is no different.
Click here to hear why blockchain is so disruptive — and the gigantic profit potential it’s unleashing.
Good: Earnings Don’t Mean Squat
I tried to warn you on Friday when Great Stuff previewed earnings for Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX). Did you listen? I hope so.
By all conceivable measures, Netflix’s quarterly report was out of this world. Earnings skyrocketed 333% to $1.30 per share from $0.30 a year ago. Revenue soared to $5.5 billion. Wall Street expected earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $5.4 billion. Heck, even the Whisper Number projected a mere $0.58 per share in earnings.
And what did NFLX get for its troubles? A loss of more than 2% on the day.
But why? Netflix said it now has more than 60 million subscribers worldwide. It reported 8.3 million new international subscribers, beating expectations.
The reason for the 2% drop? Domestic growth concerns. Netflix only added 420,000 subscribers domestically, versus expectations for 618,000 adds. What’s more, 2020 guidance only called for 7 million new subscribers, compared to 9.2 million new subs in 2019.
Subscriber growth is slowing, and investors fear that Netflix has hit peak saturation. With the company spending billions on content this year, that could mean lower returns and higher negative cash flow.
That said, Netflix proved that it could execute even amid a fresh assault from The Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) Disney+. Furthermore, I think both investors and analysts are discounting international subscribers way too much. It is a global market after all, and Netflix is quickly doing to the rest of the world what it did stateside last decade.
In short, keep your eyes on Netflix, as this dip might be a buying opportunity.
Better: Old Dog, New Tricks
Surprise! International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is relevant again.
Big Blue is among the last of the old-school tech giants to move to the cloud, and it’s paying off big. The company reported earnings of $4.71 per share, $0.02 better than the consensus.
Revenue was also ahead of expectations at $21.78 billion.
The kicker for IBM? A 21.8% jump in cloud revenue to $6.8 billion. It’s amazing what charging to support a free operating system can do for your bottom line — thanks Red Hat Linux!
Things are going so well, IBM also boosted its 2020 outlook above analyst expectations.
This is the most excitement IBM investors have seen in years. Seriously. The stock has basically gone nowhere in the past five years.
As boring as it sounds, maybe paying $34 billion to buy out software company Red Hat really was the best thing to happen to IBM. I’m still having trouble getting excited about this dinosaur, though … if you couldn’t tell.
Best: Look out Below!
So, when I started out writing on Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO) this morning, the shares were up about 5%. I was impressed … truly. Nio was on its way to an unprecedented 10-day rally, gaining more than 60% in the process.
But, in true Nio fashion, those gains were not to last. The stock rolled over sharply this afternoon, as investors decided that $5 per share was too much to pay for the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker.
The $5 area could be quite the hurdle for Nio. The company is riding high off December’s stellar earnings call, reports of a $1 billion cash infusion from GAC Group and Tesla Inc.’s (Nasdaq: TSLA) EV success in China.
In fact, NIO shares have more than tripled in the past three months. With that level of speculation, however, comes an equal level of volatility. There’s no bad news making the rounds on Nio today, so this sudden midday drop is likely due to profit-taking.
I mean, if you banked a 200%-plus gain on a speculative Chinese EV stock, wouldn’t you take profits?
The company has investment potential (if you have the risk tolerance). But, if you’re looking to jump in, you should probably wait until the stock comes back to earth a bit more.
Let’s revisit our two rules, shall we?
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Don’t open any message, attachment or link you don’t recognize!
Thank you.
Great Stuff: Feed the Beast
You better believe it’s that time again.
You have less than 12 hours to drop me a line at [email protected] to make this week’s edition of Reader Feedback.
We take all kinds here: comments, questions, witty remarks and secret recipes. As always, no cursing, please. We can’t publish that s#&%.
I’ll get the festivities started for you:
Have you kept up with the Senate impeachment trials?
Would you spot a cyber hack or phishing scam — before it’s too late?
Have you ever made ridiculous profits off speculative Chinese stocks?
Are you keeping your New Year’s resolutions? (And is your local gym back to being empty?)
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Think before you speak
Day 12
I downloaded Firefox because Chrome is crashing and can’t get a way to fix it, I didn’t know I had synced all the information from my old laptop and logged into this one thinking “just in case I break another one because I’ve always been clumsy” but there were usernames and passwords to things I haven’t used in ages and your hotmail email was there as well. I know that the sole reason I don’t want to have kids is because I’m clumsy with people and things and the baby will surely be dropped and more than likely the first birthday will be spent in a graveyard with everyone angry at me. Anyhow, I was going to check my work email through outlook and your email was saved as well. Curiosity definitely won and saw that your inbox was non-eventful, spam folder the way it should be from a (probably) decade-old account... full of ads and scams and viruses just waiting to spring into action. I accidentally clicked on your sent emails and their contents will shock you.. to find out that I saw them. I was horribly offended and with the surge of anger, I thought of asking for the divorce right then and there. I saw the date the email you sent 7/20/2019 and it was sent to your “friend”, Isaac. You remember Isaac, the one that kept trying to break us up, the one that kept arguing with you about who knows what (I believed in giving you your privacy despite you denying mine), the one that hid a kid from you when you were dating and when he was trying to get back with you. You know, that guy. He doesn’t bother me or make me feel insecure, I’ve befriended people before you and you have too. It just bothers me that it was the last Saturday that we spent together, you know... trying to talk to you but kept accepting input from anyone but me. What bothers me the most is the line (and I’m translating here) “but seriously I am separating and probably will get a divorce, because that’s what I want, a divorce...”
I felt the tempest of rage growing exponentially. I stood up, paced and grabbed my phone. Last time I acted on impulse, I went to a hotel and had a 5-hour panic attack and auditory hallucinations due to lack of sleep. Before going off on you, I took a look at the date, realized that you’re in a different head space now and may not be in a rush to get the divorce. I just asked if I could give you a call, you asked what about and I lied and said I wanted to ask about going to couples therapy (Because I’m not ready for additional therapy and we’re not there yet). I told you I was busy with work, which I was and you told me to be a man and the same old song and dance but you agreed. The real reason wasn’t even to get you back, I’m confident in the fact that I have a very good chance to do so just not yet. I really just wanted to hear your voice and since you’re fickle when it comes to agreements, double check if you’d take care of Hank for me while I focus on working. I’m actually interested in applying for Audi, Luxembourg is just going to have to wait.
I asked to speak with you after work, I had errands to run so we could argue in English in a country that doesn’t speak it so a phone call was great. I went to the mall because it’s all malls around here. I needed to go to the bank and sign up to a gym that is better suited to my tastes and needs. I needed to get a feel of the situation, how to speak to you because sometimes I need to even though I shouldn’t. You spoke and you vented and blamed and it lasted for a good 45 minutes. I basically got a chance to get a chance to get you back but have to keep myself from reverting back to the apathetic and irresponsible me. That’s fair. You kept bragging about how much you’re banking and how much you’re this and that and whatever, it’s great. Don’t forget you made me give up MY chance to do the same, sure you gave me chances to come back but I don’t know if you’ll try to make me leave it again. Once everything calmed down, you said that I had a hidden motive (which was not getting you back, I’m sneaky but I announce my plans even when you don’t notice). So I asked you to take care of Hank, I’d buy the food for all of the dogs and pay you for watching him. You said he’s yours (the fucking nerve) and all of you would be happy without me (which I can see, might write it on a suicide note if I get to that but the whole point of this journal is for me to read it one month from now or one year from now and see how everything changed. I hope it’s for the better. You want me to bring him sooner, which I agree with. I’m going to stay with my parents a bit longer, even though we’re not living together I still said I was going to help you pay the loan. Goodbye savings, I’ll be moving later on in the year but I have to at least remain constant with this. Anyway, we complained about my mother and how she feeds the dogs (she loves them a lot but she feeds them bones and human food they shouldn’t). So we got a laugh at my expense and things I said, you set some rules and one of them being “read books because it’s your fault that I speak to people like their dumb because that’s how I speak to you.”. I read but I’ve never been much into pop culture and I withdrew myself from everything because I was focused in what I wanted to do. I graduated magna cum laude and got my masters in psychology before I turned 25. All I really knew about was cellphones (because I was working at Verizon at the time) and psychology. When I came back to the life of social networking, I hadn’t used my (open and used once) facebook account since 2008 and myspace was a thing of the past. I remember deleting my myspace and I was there for the death of vines and people complaining about that. My only entertainment was in reading essays, PhD thesis related to what I studied... and comics/manga. I was there for marvel zombies and waited for the issues of civil war and gasped when Spider-Man unmasked himself on TV. I didn’t really get to watch much TV, favorite bands of mine had several records out already, there were many movies I hadn’t seen yet. I wasn’t even trying to look intellectual, I was in a hurry to get out of my hometown and the Masters was just my final “fuck you”. Anyhow, you demean and have many misconceptions of psychology so I gave up talking to you about it. I could talk to you about the Batman who Laughs but you’d get bored. Sure, you got into Marvel like everyone else who saw it trend while I complain like those who’ve read the comics. There are some weird books I do want to read.
You mentioned you started smoking again, not out of need and not like every day but just because you couldn’t do it with me around and I’m doing the same thing with carbs. I meant what I said about my carbo load but you got a laugh out of it, I still got it. You said you still miss me and that I owe you my everything so I have to be the man that gives you your proper place as my wife, which I think is fair after seeing you give so much that your mental health got to its current state. You said you were going out for a weekend for your birthday, I cheered you on and not understanding that you were insinuating that I go too... until you invited me. Split costs, which I’m cool with. I told you that I know you’re not whoring around and only working and cranking Cardi B, which you confirmed and laughed. Though we don’t know where we’re at, you say we might get a divorce and that you don’t know but it all seems to point at “dude, fix your shit and come back”. I have to be direct but you can’t do that, oh well. Maybe I’m seeing and hearing what I want to see and hear. I said I was going to hang up, leaving things on a good note instead of throwing your past in your face like you did with me when you read all of my emails from years before I met you. I don’t think you want me throwing your emails to Ivan from 2012 begging to have him come back to you saying that you love him and that you were stupid.
We were all stupid in 2012. If you found this blog and read this, it’s safe to assume a one-sided argument is on its way.
Still, I agreed to go as your bodyguard on your vacation. 3 weeks? Bring it on
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How to Manage a Social Media Crisis: A Practical Guide for Brands
On social media, things can move blindingly fast. Sometimes, it’s an Instagram post of an egg going inexplicably viral. But sometimes, it’s a PR crisis that seems to come out of nowhere.
Your best chance to make it through a social media crisis is to prepare ahead of time. Have a solid plan, a list of key stakeholders and responsibilities, and a clear chain of command.
Of course, it’s even better if you can prevent a crisis before it begins.
In this post, we’ll look at methods for spotting potential issues as they emerge and how to shut a problem down in the early stages. If that doesn’t work, we’ll show you what to do if you end up with a full-blown social media crisis management situation on your hands.
Bonus: Get the step-by-step social media strategy guide with pro tips on how to grow your social media presence.
9 social media crisis management tips for businesses and brands
1. Create a social media policy
Some of the worst social media situations start with an employee posting something inappropriate. Fortunately, these are also some of the easiest crises to avoid.
The best way to prevent this type of social media crisis is to create a solid social media policy for your company. It should provide clear guidelines for appropriate use, outline expectations for branded accounts, and explain how employees can talk about your the business on their personal channels.
The details of your social media policy will vary based on factors like your industry and the size of your company. Here are some subjects all social media policies should include:
Copyright guidelines. Don’t assume employees understand how copyright applies online. Provide clear instructions about how to use and credit third-party content.
Privacy guidelines. Specify how to interact with customers online, and when a conversation needs to move to a private channel.
Confidentiality guidelines. Describe what business information employees are allowed (even encouraged) to share, and what should be kept under wraps.
Brand voice guidelines. Do you maintain a formal tone? Can your social team get a little goofy?
Lockheed Martin’s social team got a little too casual on social media for World Photo Day 2018. The world’s largest arms producer posted a tweet asking followers to share a photo of one of their products. The now-deleted tweet said:
“Do you have an amazing photo of one of our products? Tag us in our pic and we may feature it during our upcoming #WorldPhotoDay celebration on Aug. 19!”
This carefree tone from an arms manufacturer would probably have brought in some challenging replies in the best of circumstances. But just a few hours later, CNN broke a news story that a Lockheed Martin bomb has been used on an attack that killed children in Yemen. People seized on the story and started responding to Lockheed Martin’s photo request tweet with CNN’s photo of a bomb fragment from the attack.
2. When Lockheed Martin got shut down hard on #WorldPhotoDay
Lockheed Martin is the world’s biggest arms manufacturer, and a top American defence contractor.
This tweet received intense backlash. What a surprise ???? pic.twitter.com/traJXp9awz
— Josh@PerkyMarketing (@PerkyMarketing) October 3, 2018
Lockheed Martin’s response was basically not to respond. They simply deleted the original tweet. The challenge of trying to make a problematic post disappear is that screencaps live on in the many news stories about the blunder. Consider this an example of how not to handle a social media crisis.
2. Secure your accounts
Weak passwords and other social media security risks can quickly expose your brand to a social media crisis. In fact, employees are more likely to cause a cyber security crisis than hackers are.
The more people who know your social media account passwords, the more chances there are for a security breach. Don’t share passwords among the various members of your team who need access to your social accounts. I use a centralized system like Hootsuite to control use permissions and grant the appropriate level of access.
Centralizing access also allows you to revoke access for employees who leave the company or move to a role that no longer requires them to post on social.
When the New York Daily News laid off half its employees, a departing member of the social team started posting strange GIFs to the paper’s Twitter account.
Aww, someone deleted the .gif. But —the internet is forever! ???? pic.twitter.com/VHK8vNQgCp
— Rebecca I. Allen (@rebeccaallen) July 23, 2018
The Tweets were relatively harmless. A situation like this could quickly turn into a social media crisis, though. What if the rogue employee posted confidential or inflammatory material?
A similar situation happened back in 2013, when HMV laid off a large portion of its staff. The company’s Twitter feed was a play-by-play of the mass firings, beginning with “We’re tweeting live from HR where we’re all being fired! Exciting!!”
But here’s the key HMV Tweet you can learn from:
“Just heard our Marketing Director (he’s staying folks) ask ‘How do I shut down Twitter?’”
Hey @hmvtweets – deleting the tweets and ignoring the situation doesn't mean it didn't happen: http://t.co/beiwPaMN #hmvxfactorfiring
— Lily Sangster ???? (@lilysangster) January 31, 2013
It’s critical to have control of your social channels. Managers to know how to limit or revoke access in a social media crisis management situation.
3. Use social listening to identify potential issues
A good social listening program can help you spot an emerging issue on social media well before it turns into a crisis.
Monitoring brand mentions can give you some advanced warning of a surge of social activity. But if you really want to keep an eye out for a potential social media crisis, you should be monitoring social sentiment.
Social sentiment is a metric that captures how people feel about your brand. If you see a sudden change, that’s an immediate clue to start digging into your listening streams to see what people are saying about you. A sudden spike in brand mentions is always worth investigating, too.
Using Hootsuite Insights, you can set alerts so you’re automatically notified if there are major changes in sentiment or volume of mentions. This gives you advance warning of a crisis while it’s still in the early stages.
ZeroFOX is another great software solution for advance warning of a potential crisis. Integrated with your Hootsuite dashboard, it will:
send you alerts about dangerous or offensive content targeting your brand
malicious links posted on your social channels
and scams targeting your business or your customers
4. Define what counts as a crisis
People are going to say rude things about you online. That’s a fact, not a crisis.
But if enough people are saying the same negative things about you on social, all at the same time, that might be a crisis—or a potential crisis waiting to explode. What really identifies a social media crisis is a major negative change in the online conversation about your brand.
In order to identify a change from the norm, of course, you have to know what the norm is. Your ongoing social listening work should give you a pretty clear idea of what a normal day looks like for your brand.
For negative comments to count as a crisis, there also needs to be potential long-term damage to your brand. Even if a large number of people are posting negatively, it may be best to respond through customer service channels.
As an organization, you should define how much of a change in sentiment you need to see before you can start thinking about the event as a potential crisis. Once the numbers hit that threshold, review the situation with the appropriate people to decide whether you should implement your crisis communication plan.
On that note…
5. Craft a crisis communication plan
A company-wide social media crisis communication plan allows you to respond quickly to any potential issue. Instead of debating how to handle things, or waiting for senior managers to weigh in, you can take action and prevent things from getting out of control.
Acting fast is important. More than a quarter of crises spread internationally within just one hour. But it takes companies an average of 21 hours to defend themselves in any kind of meaningful way. That’s nearly a full day for the crisis to make the rounds on the web with no meaningful intervention from your team.
On December 23, 2018, a security guard at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland called the police on a black hotel guest for “loitering” in the lobby while taking a phone call. The guest posted video of the event to Twitter, sparking a #boycottDoubleTree hashtag.
The hotel’s first tweet after the incident was a tone-deaf Happy Holidays post. That post got 403 comments from angry Twitter users, with no response from the hotel.
For Christmas this year, I’ll be telling all my friends to avoid your hotel, and to tell their families not to stay there when they visit. Instead of wasting time trying to ignore what happened, why don’t you fire the security guard in question and make some real changes?
— Katie Steele (@k8eesteele) December 26, 2018
It took three whole days for the hotel to even acknowledge the incident on Twitter. Yes, it was the holidays. But three days is too long.
Your plan should describe the exact steps everyone will take on social media during a crisis—from top executives to the most junior employees. Include a list of who needs to be alerted at each stage of a potential social media crisis.
Your social media crisis communication plan should include:
Guidelines for identifying the type and magnitude of a crisis.
Roles and responsibilities for every department.
A communication plan for internal updates.
Up-to-date contact information for critical employees.
Approval processes for messaging posted on social media.
Any pre-approved external messages, images, or information.
A link to your social media policy.
No matter how well you prepare, the nature of a crisis means you won’t be able to resolve everything with just one or two social media posts. But people expect to hear from you, and it’s important for you to acknowledge the problem right away. Even during holidays, you need to be able to respond quickly in case of an emergency.
A couple of humble and informative posts buy you the time to put the rest of your social media crisis communication plan into action. Simply acknowledge that there’s a problem and let people know that more information is coming soon.
6. Stop all scheduled posts
During a social media crisis, scheduled posts will at best make you look goofy.
Take, for example, this App Store tweet encouraging followers to download the New York Times cooking app. It’s a perfectly reasonable tweet to send out the day before Thanksgiving.
Need some help planning your #Thanksgiving feast?
Try the @NYTimes cooking app: https://t.co/zlAMOoUS3R pic.twitter.com/kfWN3H1RPG
— App Store (@AppStore) November 21, 2018
One problem: Apple was facing a major outage at the time, and the App Store was down.
In this case, Apple just looked a bit silly, and the tweet gave followers more ammunition to complain about the outage.
But a pre-scheduled post that goes out in a social media crisis situation can also make your brand look ignorant and insensitive. The DoubleTree Happy Holidays post mentioned above could well have been a scheduled tweet.
In a worst-case scenario, a scheduled tweet during a crisis could completely derail your crisis management plan. It’s critical for all communication to be planned, consistent, and appropriate in tone. A scheduled post will be none of those things.
Shut down all scheduled posts as soon as you activate your social media crisis communication plan.
7. Engage—but don’t argue
Once you’ve posted that initial response, it’s time to get key staff working on more in-depth messaging. That might mean a press release, an official statement, or a letter or video from your CEO
But since we’re talking about social media, simply issuing statements won’t cut it. You’re going to have to engage with people who may be saying very negative things about you online.
Keep it short. Avoid getting pulled into a long discussion of what went wrong. Instead, try to move the conversation to a more personal channel, like private messaging. You could also offer a phone number, email address, or other means of communicating outside of social media.
When Johnson & Johnson faced a crisis of allegations about asbestos in its baby powder, the company created a webpage and a Twitter thread specifically addressing the main concerns people were expressing both on and off social media. The social team actively responded to concerned tweets, and referred people to the webpage for consistent information.
Hello there. We understand your concerns about the headlines you’ve been seeing, and we want to put your mind at ease – our talc is safe. We are committed to the highest safety and quality standards in every Johnson’s product. Please visit https://t.co/aCzCAGe46R to learn more.
— Johnson & Johnson (@JNJNews) December 29, 2018
Of course, some people will simply keep arguing with you until you stop responding. When it’s clear you’re not making progress, acknowledge the concerns and frustrations, but stop taking the bait. Getting pulled into a fight online will not improve the situation. During a social media crisis, people are watching, so you’ve simply got to take the high road.
8. Communicate internally
Communicating internally is a crucial part of your crisis management response. This keeps everyone on the same page and helps to prevent misinformation and the spread of rumors.
Make sure everyone in the organization knows exactly what they should (or should not) say about the crisis on social media. Hootsuite Amplify offers an easy way to distribute pre-approved company messaging to all employees that they can share on their own social accounts.
9. Learn from the experience
Once you make it through your first social media crisis, take the time to debrief and examine what happened. Keep a detailed record of everything you did, and how well it worked.
This is a good time to get the whole company together to talk about the experience you’ve all been through, and share knowledge and experiences from different teams. Maybe the customer service department had some important insight. Or maybe public relations has some new guidelines that need to be incorporated into your social media plan.
Take the time to examine your social media plan. Think about anything you could add that would prevent a similar crisis from occurring in the future. And review your crisis communication plan to look for opportunities to incorporate lessons learned.
Use Hootsuite to manage and monitor all your social profiles in one place. From a single dashboard you can see what people are saying about your brand and respond accordingly. Permission, compliance, and security features will also come in handy when handling or mitigating any PR crisis. Try it free today!
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The Broken Ladder to the Top
The Cannabis Industry is expected to grow by the billions in the next few years. Every State that’s not legal have those few politicians who are trying to pass recreational. Some because they truly believe in its many medical miracles that have been proven to be effective and some realizing the amount of money that will generate in their State is too good to pass up. The fact is one by one all States will eventually become legal.
I raised 3 great children, as a young Mother trying to make ends meet it was always a struggle. One thing I never had any problem with was finding a job. Not a dream job like some of those in the cannabis industry today but a job that put food on the table kept the bills paid and the kids clothed. Always living week by week, paycheck to paycheck. I have always been the type of person that worked my way up to a leadership position. Not CEO or President but shift leader, trainer, line leader etc. The struggle was most of these jobs never paid well, they never kept my interest, and did not generate passion. The majority of my positions were in customer service, which to me is one of the hardest positions in any industry. I didn’t realize just how much those people skills would end up helping me today.
Starting fresh and finding a passion
After my kids left home to start their own families, I realized after 35 years of working with the public, I wanted to find a way to make an income at home.The days of trying to please everyone at a job where young people had no respect for your authority any longer was now my choice. I didn’t have to tolerate the lack of morals, common sense or nasty attitudes anymore, even if it meant not having what others take for granted. When you struggle your whole life sacrificing your needs just becomes normal. It’s just another day for the not so fortunate.
So with my 7-inch Android and my 10-inch tablet, I started my search. The amount of funnel and pyramid scams promising me thousands of dollars a day were popping up by the dozens every time I logged on. I knew these were all too good to be true offers. My email was soon getting full of spam waisting my time and adding to my discouragement.
One day as I sat on the couch deleting 9 out of 10 emails, I found myself barely paying attention to the sound of the TV. What I did hear, immediately caught my attention. I realized that I needed to start researching the very same thing I heard that day. What I heard was “Cannabis”. But where do I start? At this point in time, Medicinal Marijuana wasn’t even legal in my State of Illinois. Looking back I now realize how far I have come.
Even though I have always been a big fan of cannabis I knew I had a lot to learn. I decided to create a Twitter account and start following people in the cannabis niche. It started so slow, 1 follower, 2 followers. I remember how excited I was reaching 100, 200 even 300 followers. My family, however, didn’t see this as exciting as I did, as a matter of fact, they got quite the kick out of it “So do you know Mom has a Twitter account all about weed?” (hysterical laughter). I didn’t let these non-supportive children discourage me one bit! The more I tweeted, retweeted and kept up on the cannabis news of the day the more I started learning. I watched and read everything I could get my hands on and for once I wasn’t losing interest. I wasn’t even worried about making money at that time, after all, it would still be a few years before Illinois would jump on that green bandwagon and I still had a lot to learn. My goal was to grow my connections and take in all the information that was out there. I knew this new road I decided to take would raise some eyebrows and definitely be good for those who unconsciously roll their eyes not realizing you saw them. I kept my adventure to myself knowing I wouldn’t get much support, not even from my family.
After 2 years and thousands of hours of networking. I decided to start coming out of the cannabis closet a little. I had to increase my connections and stick my neck out a little more to stay on top of this daily changing industry if I wanted to find a place in it.
Finding a Spot in the cannabis industry
I had over 2500 followers on Twitter. This was my only social media platform I was involved with. With all the reading and researching I had been doing I decided to try my hand at this thing they called a “blog”. I googled it and before I knew it I was creating my WordPress account. Keep in mind I had no idea how to create a blog site. While it probably took others 15 minutes to set one up it took me hours. After a few entries, I got the nerve to start contacting cannabis publications to see if they were looking for bloggers. To my surprise, after only 2 weeks I received an email from CannaConsumer Magazine. This would lead to my first publication, a poem I wrote about marijuana. It was a guest blog that didn’t “pay” but my determination did and so did my exposure. A week later HopeGrown contacted me to publish another one of my stories which ended up being their “Spotlight” blog. They sent me a cool T-Shirt that I have hanging where I can see it as inspiration when I sometimes get discouraged.
I was feeling confident now. I wanted to expand my connections even further. Soon I was posting on Google+, Tumblr and Instagram but I was still feeling that I was missing that one on one interaction, I needed people to help me, lead me and encourage me in this industry. After reading some articles about LinkedIn I decided to check it out. At first, I was having flashbacks of signing up with Twitter. 1 connection, 2 connections.. Everyone I was connecting with was way ahead of the game I was attempting to try out for. My connections would soon be cannabis business owners, investors and growers. I still had a long way to go and realized the sacrifices I had made by being a young Mom and not staying in school to further my education was against me now. One thing I’ve always believed though is “your never too old to learn” even if I never get the opportunity to be a leader in this industry, I would still embrace the knowledge I could learn from others.
I have mentioned in my LinkedIn profile accomplishments I’ve made throughout my roll in the social media world. Like finding a blind disabled Veteran on Twitter and helping him get pain relief while he was visiting Las Vegas. My story and efforts reached the founder of the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association, Thomas Haynie. I received a personal phone call offering help from him which blew me away. He shared my blog along with many others, resulting in tens of thousands of views.
Connections are Key
I know what it’s like starting something new, struggling to get noticed in this busy place called social media. What I was doing to be nice was actually acts of Pro Bono. Helping new businesses promote their products or promoting new websites. Connecting people with my connections so they can make million dollar deals. These were all acts of kindness that I later found out some people charge thousands of dollars for. What is really disappointing about starting over at my age is how everyone just “assumes” “They assume because I have the top investors or business owners as connections that I’m just as well off or I actually own a new car that I can jump into and travel to expo’s or conferences in different States. They “assume” I can catch the next flight to Vegas just to have a drink and collaborate. Little do they know that this is definitely not an option for me.
Soon there will be expo’s, conferences and new cannabis businesses popping up all around me. I feel with the number of connections I have, (which a few have turned into great friendship’s) that I’ll be lucky enough to find my position in this industry. I have several great ideas for new apps, products and even charity drives but like the old saying goes “you have to have money to make money”
Coming up with a Concept
So the wheels start turning once again, I would have to find something I could do on my own, with zero start-ups and at the same time make it unique and different. This is when most are ready to give up. I, on the other hand, am not that person. I’m the person who says “I won’t know if I don’t try”. More researching and sleepless nights, racking my brain for something that stands out from the rest.
One thing I’ve always noticed about the cannabis business is the lack of knowledge the general public has about its many benefits and the educational features of the plant. This is especially true in States that are not legal. The majority of people haven’t even heard of an endocannabinoid system, terpenes or trichomes. People are out buying anything that is labelled CBD. They have no idea what they need or that they should ask for analytics to see what is in these products they are buying. Sadly most people selling these products also do not know what it is they are selling. I’ve always said education is vital when it comes to cannabis, not only for the well being of the people using it but to teach people the truth and end the stigma. We need to make sure people are educated when it is time to vote in all States.
That’s how I came up with CannaGram Apparel. Sure I know you're saying there is an overabundance of marijuana T-Shirts on the market and you are absolutely right but there isn’t a line of apparel that promotes education and awareness! There isn’t a line focusing on the science of the plant. So CannaGram Apparel “Is Not Your Average Stoner Shirts”! With new cannabis Businesses opening as the recreational laws pass. There will be a plethora of products filling the shelves. My goal is to have the opportunity to distribute CannaGram Apparel to new businesses. Apparel that starts a conversation and encourages people to ask questions. Apparel that is different and unique. Apparel that everyone has heard of or seen someone wearing. A Brand “CannaGram Apparel”, Not Your Average Stoner Shirts. Send your friends A CannaGram! Promote Cannabis Education and Awareness!
One thing I definitely know is if you believe in yourself even if no one else does, you should pursue your dreams with everything you’ve got. It doesn’t matter if your 15 or 50. You can accomplish anything you set your mind to and if your passionate about it you will see your accomplishments pay off. Don’t ever let other’s discourage you. What works for you might not work for someone else. It’s in your spirit and determination that make things happen. Even if you're starting over at 50.
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