#so used to consuming (quick) media on TikTok etc

[merv606]

Remember when, once upon a time, in a galaxy that seems so far away, the movie Idiocracy was a parody ….

But it turned out to be a pretty good prediction of the present and future 🤦‍♀️

Do they know that reading is not mandatory? Nobody is forcing them to read?

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Stephen Robinson at Public Notice:

A near-majority of American voters willingly reelected Donald Trump. This harsh reality is a collective moral failure, but it’s also not a choice made in sound mind. Consider that voters believed Trump’s first presidency was a roaring success and Joe Biden’s only term a Carter-level catastrophe. It’s an upside-down Bizarro World view that ultimately played a key role in dooming Kamala Harris.

Trump’s 2024 platform was rooted in an obvious lie — that the nation under Biden’s leadership is a flaming dumpster fire and everyone was much better off when Trump was president. Democrats challenged this false reality with facts, but they ultimately lost the messaging war. Their best efforts were no match for the most powerful weapons in Trump’s propaganda arsenal — a timid press and a right-coded social social media environment. Greg Sargent reports in the New Republic that the Harris campaign’s own internal polling revealed an alarming trend: “Undecided voters didn’t believe that some of the highest profile things that happened during Trump’s presidency — even if they saw these things negatively — were his fault.” According to exit polls, Trump decisively won the questions “who do you trust more to handle the economy?” and “who do you trust most to handle a crisis?” Of course, in reality Trump utterly botched the 2020 pandemic response, which researchers concluded resulted in 40 percent more deaths than necessary. And yet swing voters are willing to risk it all again in hopes of cheaper eggs and cruelty against outgroups.

Disinformation on demand

Legacy media shoulders significant blame for their “sanewashing” of Trump’s incoherency and deteriorating mental state. Voters believed Trump could fix a steadily improving economy despite his promotion of inflationary tariffs. The media even presented Trump’s rants as cogent discussions of economic theory.

It’s worth noting, however, that an NBC poll from April revealed that voters who received news primarily from legacy media (newspapers, cable news, etc.) still overwhelmingly supported Biden. Trump owes his victory in great part to low-propensity voters of all races, including young men, and those voters don’t necessarily form their views based on mainstream media reporting. Rather, far too many are stuck in an online social media bubble where they are delivered a steady diet of rightwing propaganda. The median age of a Fox News viewer is 68, and liberals have joked about the network “brainwashing” their conservative parents. But rightwing social media content has effectively targeted and radicalized younger people, who — unlike the typical Hannity-obsessed grandpa — can vote for the next several decades. TikTok, which Trump joined in June, has 170 million users in the United States, and according a Pew Research survey, more than half of them said they regularly get their news from the platform. That’s up from just 22 percent in 2020. This is a serious concern because the far right uses TikTok to advance unfounded conspiracy theories and outright lies.

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Lower income Americans, particularly young people, do spend more of their income on groceries, rent, and gas. That’s why Republicans were so laser focused on the price of eggs. Unfortunately, there’s a dearth of liberal content countering the negative vibes. Of course, explaining the post-pandemic economic recovery is complex and requires more than a punchy one-minute video can convey. Although people might idly scroll TikTok all day, consuming 60-second quick hit videos like potato chips, they will balk at reading an extensive, well-reported news article. That’s too filling a meal.

According to a University of Oregon study, 40 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans surveyed said they’d become more conservative from their TikTok usage. Half of the Democrats surveyed said they’d grown more liberal, but a lot of far-left content on TikTok is downright alienating and can sound like MAGA’s idea of a strawman leftist. For instance, one user boasted that she “didn’t care” if liberal economic and social policies “hurt the economy,” thus conceding that those policies are in fact harmful to economic progress. TikTok’s artificial “vibecession” dominated the discourse, while abortion-related content was actively suppressed even while pregnant women were bleeding out in parking lots. Users of the platform resorted to disguising the word “abortion” as “aborshun” or “ab0rti0n” in order to reach an audience. TikTok has a longstanding policy against promoting abortion services, which it classifies as “unsuitable businesses, products or services.” However, TikTok, YouTube, and Meta have allowed users to spread and monetize anti-abortion misinformation. Studies have shown an interesting gender gap in where young people receive their news on social media: For most women, it’s TikTok, while most men learn about the world from YouTube, X, and Reddit, all of which have become havens of crude masculinity.

On YouTube, 56 percent of users are between the ages of 18 and 44. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based nonprofit that researches extremism, conducted a four-part research project this year that determined YouTube’s algorithm consistently steers users to rightwing and Christian content. The algorithm does this even with seemingly apolitical search terms, like “male lifestyle guru,” which YouTube reflexively associates with conservative ideology. Rightwing news content was also more frequently recommended, including anti-vaxxer videos. As far back as 2019, both YouTube and Facebook’s autofill search boxes would return content that promoted anti-vaccine misinformation.

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Why rightwing content has the edge

When Kamala Harris appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast, host Alexandra Cooper told her listeners, “I do not usually discuss politics or have politicians on the show because I want Call Her Daddy to be a place that everyone feels comfortable tuning in.” Left-leaning podcasters/social media content creators often avoid politics for fear of turning off their right-leaning fans. Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy at Barstool Sports don’t bother with such apologies when they have rightwing guests because it doesn’t compromise their brand. They are rightwing cultural influencers. Liberal podcaster Hasan Piker recently commented on the impact rightwing influencers have on young men of all races.

“There is a massive amount of rightwing radicalization that has been occurring, especially in younger male spaces. Everything is completely dominated by rightwing politics,” he said. “If you’re a dude under the age of 30 and you have any hobbies whatsoever, whether it’s playing video games, whether it’s working out, whether it’s listening to a history podcast or whatever, every single facet of that is completely dominated by center right to [the] Trumpian right. Everything they see is rightwing sentiment.”

Rogan and Portnoy might not present as overtly political as Walsh and Shapiro, but their edgy, hyper masculine personas are pure MAGA. Even billionaire CEO Elon Musk likes to present himself as a “disrupter,” an agent of change who boldly confronts the status quo. Anyone who’s seen the more popular indie films of the 1970s would realize how compelling this narrative is to young men. The subtle way that Rogan and Portnoy infuse politics into their personas presents a contrast with left-leaning social media content. The liberal TikToker or YouTuber who releases videos about home makeovers might endorse Democratic politicians during election season while wearing their “just voted” sticker, but rightwing influencers prime their audience on a daily basis. Young men marinate in a stew of rightwing sentiment and end up resenting the libs.

Stephen Robinson wrote in Public Notice a very valid case that a right-coded media environment gave Donald Trump the decisive boost to get elected, such as praising the disastrous Trump reign as a “success.”

Social media algorithms heavily favored right-coded and pro-Trump content, despite the never-ending whining about “censorship” from conservatives.

[youremyheaven]

A beginner's guide to Vedic Astrology

1. Vedic astrology is based on a very different way of perceiving the world. It will take some time to get used to it but be patient. Its not as quick and easy to compartmentalize as western/tropical astrology. it addresses the human condition in all its nuance and complexity. It will take you a lot of time to understand even one nakshatra but this is normal and part of the process. Avoid looking at twitter/tumblr posts that try to tropicalize Vedic astrology by giving really weird takes with 0 context or explanation. Read blogs and articles, do a google deep dive, there are many websites run by Indian astrologers who will provide you with good introductions to your chart/naks.

2. There are 27 nakshatras divided over 12 rashis, these come under the rulership of 8 planets and are further classified on the basis of their aim, tattva, ganas, yoni animal, function etc. Familiarize yourself with the mythology of your naks and their basic classification. This is the most accessible starting point for a newbie.

3. Zodiac does not automatically become redundant in the Vedic system. They are called "rashi" and each rashi houses 2 or more nakshatras.

4. 90% of the time the moon occupies only ONE nakshatra over the course of one day. its UNCOMMON for the moon to occupy more than one nakshatra in one day. if you don't have someone's birth time and use 12 noon as the standard time (which is common practice since its right in the middle of the day with 12 hours behind and 12 hours ahead) 90% their moon sign will be correct. Since the ascendant changes every hour or so, its hard to narrow it down unless you know the person and can make an educated guess.

ive seen people argue that xyz is ashwini moon instead of bharani moon etc and please go to a good vedic birth chart generating site (i recommend either astro seek or faraway) and you can check their birth chart for every hour of the day of their given birthday if you have the time. the MOON STAYS IN THE SAME NAKSHATRA OVER THE COURSE OF ONE DAY!!!! its RARE for it to be in the preceding or following nak and it usually only happens for a VERY small window of time.

5. if you can, just get your chart read by someone who knows their stuff. avoid consuming the misinformation rampant on twitter/tumblr.

6. approach Vedic astrology with an open mind. many websites will tell you you're a horrible person with zero luck , jealous and doomed to live in perpetual misery but please understand that these come from the narrowness of their own knowledge and understanding. any wisdom possessed by an individual has to pass through their filter of perception in order to be written down. astrology is not a doomsday machine tool condemning some and glorifying others. do not make a religion out of this. think of your birth chart as something that provides context as to why you are the way you are. don't let it be something that holds you back.

7. please don't randomly pick up tantric practices and chant mantras or perform rituals just because you know a little bit about vedic astrology. this is a whole new turf and these practices can be life changing if done right but disastrous if done wrong. trust your intuition, always. i hate that tiktok/social media etc has made witch craft/magick/esoteric occult rituals look like some quirky, "woo woo" thing that anyone can do. please stay safe ya'll <33 don't blindly follow others <33

[slythereen]

apologies if you’ve answered this before or if there’s not really a specific gathered resource, but you seem knowledgeable about such things!— i am interested in learning more about f1 racing, do you have any recommendation for where to find a beginners guide/‘f1 for dummies’/place to begin learning more?

hello!!! i am also rather new to the sport and had to consume massive amounts of content from all over the place and frankly am still learning a lot all the time, so i'm not exactly an expert. what i can share are resources i relied on in my own ✨ descent into madness ✨ though !

so, my incomplete and questionable guide to selling your soul to f1:

it's all about how you like to learn and consume media tbh. i tried to watch a race initially, was confused, regrouped and started exploring. personally i watched all of dts up to the current season and then watched the first few races that i had missed while obsessively trawling twitter to learn more and waiting for my first live race (aka australia this year — massive rip). but it's up to you how you dive in!!

drive to survive

don’t get me wrong, dts has its issues — they invent drama, have some misleading portrayals, like to splice together clips from different race weekends together. it’s definitely more of a creative project than a straight up documentary. 

that being said, it also explains a lot of the lore and history behind the sport, teams, and drivers in an entertaining fashion. it’s newcomer friendly so it explains the rules. yes, will buxton gets a lot of heat for stating the obvious, but some of those obvious explanations are helpful for the clueless. 

there are also a lot of very cool shots and some good exclusive interviews that they get. sure, you can probably find them clipped on youtube, but may as well just watch dts. the first season is a little slow if you’re like me and want to see charles immediately (worth noting not all teams had agreed to participate s1), but that’s just me. 

(plus: it’s entertaining. i live for drama. just take said drama with a grain of salt and assume it’s probably invented or blown out of proportion.) 

the tiktok girlies 

again: tiktok can be a bit hit or miss. you’ll see a lot of bad takes and pure cringe if you linger too long on f1 tiktok. but i started watching content from a few f1 girlies who seems reliable and had friendly introductory content. they’re generally very nice and happy to answer questions. 

after a while i stopped watching them just because i no longer needed the intro information or explanations, but they did help fill in gaps and point out some of the inaccuracies of dts. 

some who helped me learn more:

@/lissiemackintosh (okay she's an f1 presenter but she's cool as shit i love her queen of the paddock etc etc)

@casxf1 (intro content is sort of her Thing)

@formula_dev (she was my go-to girlie for learning)

@f1toni

f1tv content 

i am pretty sure f1tv isn’t available in all countries, but i have always watched races through f1tv. there are a lot of ways to watch races live illicitly if that’s what you prefer, and other countries have sky or other channels they can watch on (USA also has espn), but i prefer f1tv because i’m too lazy to find streams and don’t want to worry about stream issues mid race. 

plus: f1tv comes with a whole archive of past seasons and a host of other media content during race weekends (ie, the fia press conferences on thursday, post-quali and post-race). they have a tech talk series that explains some of the technical aspects, do weekend warm-ups each race weekend that gives an update/context, and have been adding more intro content on the platform. there’s an app, which is convenient. 

the f1tv stream also allows you to use the channel switcher to choose between your commentary options (f1tv or sky’s commentators), or to see the live timing data, or to see any of the driver onboards. it’s quick and you can switch back and forth easily. (if your computer can handle it — my mac often can’t — you can use multiviewer with your f1tv subscription to set up a bunch of different screens and panels to watch, for example, the main stream and a driver’s onboard. or multiple onboards. or whatever you want basically. personally i usually put the race on my ipad and the onboard on my phone, because that streams perfectly and multiviewer likes to kill my laptop.) 

the downfall of f1tv is that they don’t have a smart tv app yet. idk why. it’s very irritating. it also might be a bit expensive to some, but i think it’s worth it. 

f1 twitter (hell)

it’s a minefield out there. truly. BUT my next big question, after starting to get into watching races live and watching some old seasons and learning how it works, is how people seemed to always be in the know about paddock gossip. i wanted to know about it as it was happening and see the ~drama~ unfold live and feel like i was part of the season actually occurring. 

so: twitter. follow your teams, follow your drivers, the for you tab is actually your friend here because it’ll bring new journalists and f1 commentators into your orbit as you learn who is who. some of the big driver fan pages operate as sources of information and updates with relative stealth if not immediate updating. 

at this point i follow enough people (and have infected my algorithm enough) that i tend to see gossip and updates across most of the teams. big news tends to get shared by everyone anyway. 

if you prefer tumblr, you can still get A Lot of updates on drama and gossip pretty quickly. there is a bit of a delay between information hitting twitter and information hitting tumblr (partially because none of the official teams or drivers have accounts on tumblr; partially because of the amount of people on f1twt versus f1blr). BUT, a lot of us tumblr girlies liveblog during the races and sessions and bring any crucial content over from twitter to share here, so the info will probably be here eventually/soonish. (following the race tags each weekend will prob give you a lot of the quick updates live.) 

some great charles specific update accounts

@leclercsletters

@leclercdata

@/charlsleclerc

@cleclercfansuk

others i follow for the 🍵 (not necessarily CL fans/i follow some ppl i disagree with for the intel) 

@fiadocsbot (😭) / @f1 / other official accounts press etc. 

@_allthatglitz

@maranellosaint

@scuderiafemboy (actually also has tumblr)

@fm1_3316

@/lecstappens

@candeleclerc16

@/elpredestinato

@formuleo_

@pikaclerc

@leclerqz

@fottitiferrari

@/f1tami

@/htrs4piastri

@estestroll

@fanaticsferrari

there are certainly more i see on my timeline all the time !!! this is just skimming through my following on the train 😭

tbh if i started trying to list tumblrs with hot takes that i follow we might be here all day. note to self: make my following list public lmfao

introductory posts & masterlists & others

full disclosure: these are resources i went hunting for out of curiosity and never actually used myself, but they looked fun and funky so yaknow. if there are iconic masterlists that i am missing, rip, someone please feel free to add or correct me. some of these are definitely seasons of old (aka like last year) but you get the point.

f1chronicle has this guide!

f1 put out their own beginner's guide to f1 video but it's like......5 minutes (and here is their longer intro video for 2023)

this much longer intro to the rules video by school of sports looks promising

apparent f1 also has a whole category of articles in their beginner's guide series

@babssionate's ppt guide to f1 and drivers intro

@shuntedmate's (sister's) ppt beginner's guide to f1

pitwall's beginner guide to f1 ppt

@race-week's guide to getting into the technical side of f1 (and whole blog appears to be some cool info on drivers and histories etc)

here is @lestappenforever's glorious guide to charles' driving style that i re-found while trying to figure out if i have a reference list tag (i dont)

[influenceract]

How Influencer Marketing Agency in Noida Is Winning on Social Media

Every marketing campaign which aims for success requires social media platforms as its leading driving force in the current digital environment. Noida has evolved into an artistic hub for social media marketing excellence within the thriving marketing centres of India. Special agencies focusing on influencer marketing drive the rising trend in this marketplace. An influencer marketing agency in Noida demonstrates standards which others follow through their successful example. 

The Role of Influencer Marketing 

Influencer marketing is no longer just a buzzword. Thus, quite obviously, it ends up being a really good formula for matching the authenticity of influencers with the enormous reach given by the social media platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Influencer marketing does not so much seem as impersonal as traditional advertising because direct bonds are created this way between brands and their subject audience.

For businesses functioning in Noida, this scheme has opened the way for immense growth. The city has an active community of creators in many niches: fashion, fitness, food, technology, and so forth. An influencer marketing agency in Noida thereby uses this unique creative community for designing tailor-made campaigns, as per the requirements of different brands.

How They’ve Taken Over Social Media 

Influencer marketing depends on authenticity. The influencer marketing agencies in Noida accomplish their goal through precise brand-influencer pairings where influencers genuinely embrace the product and brand values. These agencies develop specific content plans to create genuine audience engagement which demonstrates genuine interest for their receivers. 

One of the marks of a successful Influencer marketing agency in Noida is the blend of creativity with data. Such agencies depend on advanced analytical tools to study the behaviours of users, measure campaign performance, and optimize strategies to ensure maximum impact. Whether it is about the best time to post or which particular hashtags to use, insights from data render the campaigns result-oriented. 

Since it is so close to Delhi, Noida became the breeding ground for a rising generation of influencers. Agencies are now training and nurturing talents from the area, creating a symbiotic ecosystem for brands and influencers to thrive. Such collaborative efforts enhance relationships and aid agencies in developing authentic content relevant to the local culture that resonates with the audiences.

The social media environment changes at a rapid speed. Agencies in Noida achieve success through their ability to adapt as well as their quick responsiveness. The agencies demonstrate their social media presence by monitoring trends and exploiting new platforms including Threads and TikTok as well as following algorithm updates.

Success Stories 

These agencies have achieved their success through the successful methods they implement. Numerous brands reach their sales and popularity targets through their marketing campaigns which result in dramatic growth at 300% levels. As a foundation for brand growth and goal achievement an influencer marketing agency in Noida functions as more than a partnership.

The distinctive feature of Noida lies in its fusion of modern urban style with an atmosphere of artistic expression. Youths together with emerging businesses form a diverse community in this urban area. The dynamic marketplace of Noida allows influencer marketing agencies to become leading influencers. 

Conclusion 

The rise of influencer marketing creates a new way for brands to deal with their consumers. This is now the influencer marketing agency in Noida, which is setting a new course of engagement rules. What keeps them in the lead is a focus on authenticity and data-driven strategy with outstanding creative storytelling. 

As social networks progress, their importance will only increase in the future. And if you're looking to make a big difference as a brand in the industry, then an influencer marketing agency might just be the ticket for you.

[puppy-pudding]

I know this isn’t necessarily related to shifting. BUT! I wanted to explain and maybe mention a couple things for some motivation for the shifters who are struggling to find the want to keep going on their shifting/manifesting journey!

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To starts off, shifting is easy. Yea, I know you have heard this MULTIPLE times, but it is the truth. Don’t over complicate it! It’s as easy as one, two, three. Quite literally.

belief

consistency

success

I use this ALL the times as a checkbook to get my desires! I mades it up while in the shower, wwwww… (if you are going to take this idea, DO NOT claim it as yours! Give me credit, or don’t post it at all!), — besides that! It’s called the 1, 2, 3 method (usually for my manifestations! But I’ve used it for shifting too!), or you can calls it B.C.S.

To go more in depth— here’s a little explanation!

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belief: it is literally what you’ve been seeing all over tumblr! Your self-concept is the main key to all of this. Think of it this way… The way you perceive everything. You THINK and SEE the world around you, the 3D, to be like that. So, in return, your world will revolve and show those exact beliefs to be true. It will be like that, since you said so. Now that is cleared up- put that in perspective into whatever you think about your situation: how hard it is to do ___, how long ____ is taking, why won’t ____ happen, etc! Once you are done with that, revise it. Instead of thinking of how hard it is to do whatever, change perspectives: “It is not hard at all, it is easy. I always do ___ and it comes naturally to me.” / “I always have everything come to me quick and efficiently, oh look! I just got a text from ___. And my package was just delivered! This is all so easy!” / “___ already happened, I just experienced that. And I always expect to experience that, whenever I want. Because it will forever be like that.”

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does that make sense? That was what people call affirming. It’s really plain and simple. Now, there is another thing that is important! The ‘C’ word.

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consistency: Ding Ding Ding! You seemed to forget to do something? What was it? It was stay consistent and dedicated. You can’t keep having something if you aren’t consistent, can you? You can’t keep your dream job if you aren’t consistent at working at it? How will you stay famous if you don’t keep making your fans happy? That’s the point. With consistency, comes stability. What do I mean by this? Well, it all ties back to B. Belief needs constant confirmation. How? Let’s brain dump for a second. You consume a lot of this “shifting” and “manifesting” content every day. You also consume a lot of what you BELIEVE and/or think is right and you like. It’s how the social media algorithm works! The more you like something, the more likely it’ll show up. And the more you consume that, the more you’ll think about it. The more you think about it, the more you’ll want to consume. And the more it’ll show up. It’s a cycle. Now, that sounds… pretty familiar? It is, and should be. It’s exactly how consistency works. If you use social media, TikTok, even tumblr—! You should know that the more you like, or the more you follow people with related topics, the more it’ll show up. If you affirm consistently, the belief will become more solid. More stable. Your subconscious is the foundation of your reality, of your relationships, of YOU. So this means, as you’ve seen before, your subconscious can control anything and everything around you. Your beliefs are also the second building block to your subconscious. And being consistent with those beliefs and principles, will make your subconscious mind warp and change your reality into those beliefs. The more you affirm, even if it’s just a couple sentences each day, it’ll give you want I call ‘S’.

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Now, there is the last thing! The letter S.

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success: Now that has happened. It’s already there. All of it. You shifting, you manifesting, you changing EVERYTHING in your life. You changing the 3D to match the 4D. That’s all. It’s that easy.

As easy as 1, 2, 3 !

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Things I’ve manifested!

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I manifested! (With subliminals + affirming!)

I manifested doll-like beauty with a small, slim dolly babyface with a v-shaped slim, small chin. ୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮🐾🎀 ⋅ ☆ I manifested a sharp yet soft jawline that is rounded, free from any fat on the jawline, chin, and neck. ୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮🐾🎀 ⋅ ☆ I got a tiny little forehead and short mid-face. I also manifested cherubic, squishy pink cheeks. ୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮🐾🎀 ⋅ ☆ I manifested skin that is clear, pristine, beautiful, and youthful, free from wrinkles, smile lines, and skin creases. The skin tone I got is complemented by a rosy pink undertone. ୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮🐾🎀 ⋅ ☆ Standing at 4’8”, I manifested a tiny body frame. I got a low BMI with a petite waist and small shoulders. I manifested a flat chest, cute heart-shaped thigh gap, and slim calves. I also got thick, soft thighs and small feet. ୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮🐾🎀 ⋅ ☆ Lastly, I manifested a blush on joints, shoulders, and knees.

If you want to know anything else about how I did it, just send an ask! I can also send my playlist! (I need to revamp it, since some of the creators got deleted wwwww… ⸝⸝ •́  ࿁  •̀ ⸝⸝)

[thoughtsbylilyf]

According to the selective exposure theory, people choose to seek out media that align with their own personal beliefs and opinions. People may ignore media that contain opinions opposing their own, whether they’re aware of it or not.

Similarly, there is the uses and gratifications theory, which describes that people choose to engage with specific types of media to fulfill specific wants or needs.

I kept track of all the media I consumed in one day, and I’ll be analyzing whether my media usage relates to these theories.

Throughout my day, I will scroll on TikTok. TikTok is usually the first app I open when I want to take a break and spend some downtime on my phone. Considering the uses and gratification theory, I use TikTok as a source of entertainment. When I want a quick source of entertainment, I often go to TikTok to fulfill that need or want. Whether or not I engage in selection exposure on TikTok, I believe I do, but not necessarily intentionally. One of the reasons why TikTok is so popular, and the reason why I like it so much, is the curated “for you page.” My FYP is filled with videos catered to my likes and interests. TikTok uses algorithms to know exactly what types of videos I like to watch and recommends creators accordingly. Because of this, I don’t often get exposed to videos that don’t align with my interests, opinions, etc. I also don’t often go searching for such videos. So, I believe I do engage in selective exposure on TikTok.

I listen to a lot of music on Spotify throughout the day. I like to have background noise as I’m walking around, doing homework, doing house chores, etc. This day I decided to listen to a podcast, which I don’t do very often. I listened to the podcast “High Brow,” hosted by Mina Le, which typically discusses society, fashion, pop culture, and trends. For uses and gratifications, I would say I sought out this podcast for entertainment as well. I wanted something to listen to as I was cleaning my apartment to keep myself from getting bored. As for selective exposure, Spotify does recommend various different types of podcasts to me. However, as someone who isn’t an avid podcast listener, I decided to lean into something I knew I’d probably enjoy. I subscribe to Mina’s YouTube channel, and I enjoy her videos and the topics she discusses. I do typically agree with her opinions, so it seems I’m still guilty of selective exposure.

Lastly, I used Snapchat throughout the day to keep in touch with friends and family. Since moving away from home, I use Snapchat often to send snippets of my day to my friends and family from back home. Snapchat definitely fulfills my social needs.

After analyzing all the media I consumed in one day and why I chose it, I can see that I definitely do engage in selective exposure and that certain media do fulfill certain needs for me. I never really thought about why I chose certain media before. Now I can recognize that I do engage in the selective exposure theory. I tend to stick with media that aligns with my own interests and opinions. With this in mind, I’ll consider branching out with my media use in the future!

[tiktokbots-blog]

THe Difference Between Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing

tiktok automationIt uses an range of digital stations such as SEO (search engine optimisation ), social websites and PPC (pay-per-click ) to lure audiences to your potential brand. Digital advertising utilizes net as the center medium of advertising that could be obtained using digital gadgets such as computers, notebooks, tablet computers and tablets.

Online advertising techniques like search engine optimization (SEM), e-mails form an essential component of digital advertising. What's more, in addition, it has non-internet channels such as short messaging service (SMS) and multimedia messaging service (MMS), callbacks, etc.) These different stations form an integrated portion of electronic advertising. Digital advertising is known as a BTL Below-The-Line advertising as it aims a much smaller and more focused group and operates on forming faithful clients and generating conversions.

SMO or (SMM), on the other hand, is a branch or subset of electronic advertising that excels in advertising utilizing social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. It makes using social media with the intention of promotion. Social networking is based heavily upon the interaction of their consumers, sharing info and forming a network of types and hence includes a'social' component to it. It uses the invention of artistic material that is presented so to lure the viewers towards your merchandise or services and generate a brand after.

In accordance with Zephoria Digital Marketing Consultants, you will find around 1.71 billion yearly active Facebook users globally. This usually means that mathematically Facebook is too large to ignore and thus, should be a very important part of your interpersonal networking marketing approaches. Online video intake on these platforms has been on a constant increase and can be the upcoming huge thing concerning advertising approaches. SMM can also be a BTL Below-The-Line advertising as it pertains to segregated groups shaped over shared interests on interpersonal networking platforms.

Firms seeking to tackle their advertising needs have to select between a digital advertising agency or a professional agency. If you're interested in somebody to plan out your complete advertising plan, then an electronic marketing and advertising agency could be a fantastic option. But if you're interested in somebody to only take care of the social networking facet of your plan, then you're far better off working with an expert agency.

With the intense popularity of electronic media, individuals are more prepared to integrate digital marketing in their everyday way of life. In accordance with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) report, the Internet advertising revenues in the United States reached a staggering $27.5 billion from the first half 2015. It has opened up many job opportunities . There's a high need; nonetheless, we encounter a dearth at the skilled work force as individuals are still coming to terms with the fast development of digital networking.

To satisfy the rising requirements of gifted people, there are numerous online lessons in electronic advertising available. A quick Google search on this subject will enlist a plethora of institutes offering the mentioned classes. The classes run for numerous times where all of the associated subjects under the umbrella of electronic advertising are all addressed. Pupils gain invaluable insights to the topic that lets them carve a niche for themselves.

The electronic advertising class consists of fundamental comprehension of advertising and marketing concepts and basic understanding of analytical and statistical tools. They're also given detailed details regarding email advertising, SEO/SEM, pay-per-click, mobile advertising, online video amongst others.

Social networking marketing classes incorporate a comprehensive comprehension of the essentials of social networking, important social networking websites, social networking strategy and quantifying social websites. It features a look to the advantages and weaknesses of their social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc., and delve deeper to the most recent trends surfacing on societal media.Social networking is a necessary portion of electronic media plan. SM platforms have been leveraged with the intention of advertising of a good or service since it gives a more interactive moderate open to get a two-way dialogue. Digital advertising is much more applicable concerning creating brand recognition, advertising or standing administration. Though they have distinct online software they serve the larger function of new advancement and client conversion to sales and leads. Consumers are becoming brand conscious of active involvement and many spoilt for choice with all the abundance of alternatives available on the market. Their share in the general advertising strategy has increased manifold making traditional approach techniques obsolete. The pace at which electronic media is progressing, it will not be far fetched to imagine that a near future where virtual reality has ever shrunk to each part of our presence. For more information click tiktok automation

[navigatingthedigitalage]

Week 4 Post 2

After reading the article "Three reasons junk news spreads so quickly across social media" from the Oxford Institute, I agree wholeheartedly with the three reasons they had given for fake news spreading so quickly. Algorithms, advertising, and exposure.

Algorithms are a powerful force that keeps us chained to our phones and the specific apps that utilize extreme ones. https://mindfultechnics.com/manipulative-algorithms-and-addictive-design-summing-up-whats-wrong-with-social-media/

Mindful technics speaks on the algorithms manipulative nature and the way that apps are designed to keep us scrolling and interacting with the content for hours on hours. Personally, I find the algorithm on TikTok to be particularly addicting as it is just endless videos that are of interest to you based on what the algorithm has gathered from your personal information.

Advertising and exposure are huge on the internet especially social media. Everyone is looking to make a quick dollar, or start a new business etc. so we are constantly bombarded with ads and exposed to new products. We as consumers can select and choose what we want to be exposed to, however, that just means that the ads will simply change to something the algorithm believes that you are interested in.

Businesses and consumers must both be aware of what information the algorithm is taking, what demographics is is showing your content to, or what demographic the content being shown to you is placed in. Customers must also be aware that there are often junk store sites on the internet that drop ship clothing or items from china for a large up charge. In response to these conditions, businesses and consumers alike can call for stricter regulation on advertising and what personal information the algorithm is taking so that they can protect their privacy as well as helping to stop the spread of junk news and junk sites.

[theswanexperiment]

The Beginning

Hello,

My name is Swan. I am FASCINATED with a lot of alt cultures and art movements, and have been since middle school (and probably before that). I never considered myself anything (though I would simply refer myself as ‘alternative’) because I never resonated with any of those cultures and movements.

This is where my personal problem begins. I never liked that despite there being a lot of groups that have a very distinct style, personality, and aesthetic, I couldn’t really see myself belonging in any of them. The closest group I have been associated with is the scene crowd and club kids. I always loved the bright colors and extravagance that comes from these groups but I never really thought that these could be my personal style. I guess what I am looking for, in this project, is to find myself. I am going back to college after dropping out and I am using this time to figure out what all this could mean for me. I always loved Swans, the animal. They’re supposed to be a symbol of elegance in western culture but they’re far from it. They’re terrifying and chaotic and dangerous. I always loved how swans behaved despite of their symbolism. I am trying to find aesthetic beauty in a chaotic lifestyle. Not to say I am a party animal, I am quite introverted, I do however yearn for more in this life. I don’t want my life to be disorderly, but I do want to be excited. I am afraid to die in the same place I grew up, I am afraid that my boyfriend wants to stay here after we move in, I am afraid that I won’t leave. I am afraid.

I have been feeling lost and when I see people on the internet find themselves, I am genuinely envious of how easy it is for others to figure that out. Not to say I don’t know myself, I just know there’s more soul searching that needs to be done. I think with the rise of tiktok, there’s this new wave of anti-intellectualism with so many young folk who will refuse to dig deeper than what is presented to them. The “the-curtains-could-just-be-blue” mindset has genuinely ruined me. I do blame that mindset for how I am today and I want to take responsibility of how utterly (blissfully) ignorant I was in the last few years.

I miss being pretentious, I miss having discussions with my college age peers, I miss being told ‘it’s not that deep’. I want it to be, I love it when it is. The whole point of philosophy and discussion and criticism within the arts is that, if you want it to have meaning, you most definitely can give it that meaning. You’re supposed to be challenged and you’re supposed to think and question about what you know. That’s what I’m doing now. I am thinking about my actions, and my mindset and the media I have consumed in the past few years and what I can do to changed them to something I am 100% proud of. Not to say I wasn’t involved with content that required critical thinking. Since I dropped out, I have been listening to “the best albums I can find”, and this means listening to a lot of pretentious albums. I do genuinely believe that music has kept me up float, “intellectually”, and if it weren’t for these albums I don’t think I would’ve been able to critically think my way of my state of blissful ignorance. …Just a quick side note, I have been OBSESSED with art pop music (think Kate Bush, Bjork, Spellling, etc) and art punk/rock and post punk/rock albums (think bcnr, viagra boys, squid and yes, swans, etc). There’s something about these two genres (pop and rock) that are known to have been experiencing records lows as of recently and having a more pretentious and snobby sisters (post/art/prog ____) that is proving despite being an overly saturated genre, that there’s a lot of artists that shows that there’s still new and promising ideas, daily. But I digress.

Anyway, Within my friend group, I stand out because I am the most colorful out of all of my friends. I have a lot of 90s clothing and a lot of colorful pieces within my wardrobe but I want to do more. More as in (and yes, I am taking inspiration from punk culture and drag culture) I want to create more of my clothes. I know how to sew. I have a sewing machine. That’s not the hard part. The hard part is figuring out something that I am proud of. I am a perfectionist, I am trying to let that go. I need to figure out how to make art that I’m happy with that won’t force me to absolutely destroy my soul when I create it.

Starting now, I will track my progress and I will be documenting, in a series of posts, my discoveries that I have found in my own personal aesthetic and style. I just want to be pretentious and I just want to be able to discuss my beliefs and ideologies. I don’t want to be apart of the “mind empty”, silly little guy 😛 lifestyle(?), I miss being able to participate in a intellectual conversation.

[jentlemahae]

I know it's a bit contrarian of me, but the more I see posts about how terrible it is to market books based on tropes and character archetypes etc., the more I start not hating that type of marketing that much after all... I'm joining the fight on booktok marketing on the side of booktok marketing lol. Here's my point of view:

1. The way I see it, this type of book recommendation and marketing is only prevalent on tiktok, insta reels and other short form video platforms, and I think it's very efficient in that context. And the second I uninstalled tiktok and started looking for recs on book blogs, in booktube videos, in literary magazines, I realized I was blowing this "problem" way out of proportion. You won't see Booker Prize finalists making that type of tiktoks about their books. There is plenty of marketing that focuses on the content and themes of the books. You just need to cut tiktok out of your life to see it.

2. Now, this is gonna be really controversial, but I actually think starting a book with prior knowledge of nothing but the tropes can be incredibly fun. Hear me out. You ever hang out with your friends and do writing contests, where you guys generate random prompts on a website and then write short stories based on those prompts? And at the end, you get to see how each one of you interpreted the prompt? To me, taking book recommendations from tiktoks can be kind of like that. Reading "3 thrillers with <<good for her>> energy" might lead me to a book I hate with my whole being, a book I think is kinda okay, and a book that blows my mind. And, in the end, I get to think about this set of books and compare them, to gain some understanding of how the three writers see the world, what their feminist ideas are etc.

In the end, I know posts like the one you reblogged are more so meant to put our frustrations about the state of the world on a group of writers and readers whom we perceive as being less intelligent than us, and that doing this can be very cathartic, so I understand if my point of view is not welcome here. But I thought I'd give it anyway.

mmh i think this (like basically anything else) depends a lot on the personal preference of you as a reader/consumer, but also on the personal preference of a writer. personally, i think that boiling down books to such bite-sized reviews is reductive in regard's to the author's work, and also i don't feel like it gives me enough information to be able to decide whether i want to read a book. but as i said, to each their own!

however, addressing your first point - the problem with these quick reviews on tiktok is that they can be very misleading, in a way that can endanger its users by leading them to read books that will cause them distress and may negatively trigger them. you may like going in blind, but it can have negative repercussions on certain individuals. and given that the biggest audience of booktok are adolescents, that is a problem. and yes i absolutely agree that everyone should uninstall tiktok and look for more substantial sources, but even if you yourself are not on the platform, booktok is still impacting the book industry as a whole. so i think it goes beyond individual experiences.

moreover, i think the biggest problem of the popularization of this marketing is its spillover on the book industry. books with no real literary substance and meaningful essence apart from relying on flashy tropes are booming on the market - personally i find that disheartening, but it's totally understandable if you disagree (as i said it's personal preference). just my thoughts <3

self-promoting but if u wanna read more of my thoughts on this, i wrote an article on the impact of social media on the book industry that i can post! <3

[alexablisssource]

How a Social Media Marketing Agency Can Change Your Business Returns

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Social media marketing services are a proper way to produce actual effect on ones' enterprise. Because of quick and powerful results, quantity of business owners taking assist of social networking experts has been growing relatively each day.

Social media marketing: what's it?

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[jorjathomas]

Lifestyle trends based on my target audience

When research gaps in the market, I began to think of ways I could get as much content in my zine. Although I had my own personal advice and tips, I also need some content that would help enable more engagement. This is why I have began to look at potential lifestyle trends from the website LSN so I could use in my zine. I also looked into my target audience and how they are researched to behave so I can understand my target audience better. My age group will be people aged 16-24 meaning currently, most of these women fall into Generation Z.

Article 1: How Joy scrolling can uplift brand storytelling (March 2021)

The first article I looked into explains the new aesthetic for story telling. As the pandemic hit, there was a lot of bad news surfaced. Artists took a step forward to create uplifting news and advice that can help distract society and focus on the good temporarily. Ives seen this surge of design all over the internet and a lot of news has been produced in an artistic way to make the articles easier to read. This is a less intimidating approach to new which i like and want to follow for the magazine however i am also weary of the dangers of this. I don't want to distract or wash the important information with pretty art but influence it to be more visible. This article helped influence my decision as this way for creating has become popular in society. A lot of this style seems to be digital however I hope to move this movement into physical consumerism to aid the popularity of magazines.

Here are some examples which were published on the LSN article. (March 2021)

Spreading this positivity across social media has created a lifted and conscious internet algorithm and i think has broken the dark internet cycle of having to look perfect and be ‘amazing’ all of the time. Getting rid of this influencer life and spread important events and news that could educate a person is much more important than having to look a certain way to feel accepted. I wish to do this with my zine and these examples validify my urge to change and create a positive society.

When completing trend research, we looked at trends for the summer and there seemed to be a lot more colour plastered onto life. I can see this now coming into action with this new approach to news by adding sketches and other forms of art into important messages and advice. Just like the Trend project, I hope to bring a euphoric feel and uplift a reader with the assistance of bright colours.

Article 2: Need to know (11/02/21)

The second trend article i looked at involved a lot of information which became popular over the new year. The most distinctive article was about post pandemic self-care. As you should know already, this subject is heavy within my concept so I was interested to see what has changes when taking care of yourselves pre and post covid lockdown. This LSN article states that-  ‘Many US citizens plan to continue engaging in the self-care routines they've established during the pandemic.’

The Need to know article also reports that- ‘According to a recent survey conducted by OnePoll for US wellness software company Vagaro, two-thirds (67%) of people agreed that the routines they developed during the pandemic have become a permanent part of their life. Meanwhile, 69% of respondents say they plan to dedicate more time to self-care in 2021 than they did in the previous year.’

I am happy to see this occurring within peoples life as this is the perfect opportunity to use my zine to spread this awareness. My zine should produce self- care tips that can help them to continue this dedication. Although this is my sole purpose of the zine, I also think I should add personal and education information that can assist the zine in becoming more personal and enjoyable to read as there is more than one category.

Article 3: Reading Market (March 2021)

This was probably the most informative article from the four I looked at on LSN as I was able to understand how much demand there is for reading. There's a obvious increase in digital media so I am interested to develop ideas that could help these statistics transform into the physical media outlets. The LSN articles says that- ‘According to Nielsen, time spent reading books among UK consumers has nearly doubled – from an average of three-and-a-half hours per week to six hours.’ Knowing that there is a growth in reading eases my worry of my magazine not gaining any recognition especially since I plan to print physical copies. They also state that- ‘As well as offering solace, comfort and helping to bolster knowledge, the reading market is adapting. It's embracing digital acceleration through new interactive formats, while also tuning in to the desires of younger generations, namely their ethical mindsets. For brands, media outlets and publishers, even greater disruption awaits a sector that has long been bound to tradition.’

‘We were expecting possibly to see a spike in comfort reads, like cosy crime or light comic novels,’ says Jess Harrison’

From this information, I can see there is a demand in books and most importantly pivotal media. The drastic change from fiction books decreasing and non-fiction becoming popular, proves the fact that people want to become more educated about world matters which they may not have had to do previously. I must remember to add in important information about specific matters I’d like to cover to aid the increase in monumental reads. My only dilemma is the competition with digital reads as screen time as plummeted this past year. Publishing physical copies carries a lot more problems. For example; when I’d publish I would want the copies to be long term for readers, having content that they can keep referring to rather than quick consumption. This would help reduce the carbon footprint of the magazine. I would defiantly want to be a sustainable zine, having more authentic materials that would not only benefit the planet but also add texture to the brand. The article states that- ‘Publishing house Penguin, meanwhile, is taking an environment-first approach to bookselling, targeting the 65% of readers who prefer the tactile experience of a physical book while addressing the impact on the planet. Its Naked Books are printed on demand, use recycled paper, eschew cover art in favour of a simple manuscript, and are delivered using carbon-neutral transport.’

Following up with the digital competitors this fact proves this point. Despite this I can use technology to my advantage when I would publish the book. For example using YouTube or TikTok to improve new customers with the help of algorithms etc.

Above is a digital book company which would be my competitor along side Audio books and Kindle. These have grown in the past year as there is a wider platform for smaller authors to get their books known.

Article 4: Anxiety Rebellion (2018)

Despite this trend report being slightly older than the others, I thought it would be intriguing to see if this article has come into play in the more recent years or if my magazine could do this instead to make this trend more long lasting. This article was under the macro trend category on the content page of LSN meaning this should still be present within todays society and I can apply it to my work. This article provides a insight on the new generation and how they are more diverse in comparison to Millennials creating a new wave of life. I looked into this survey by IPSOS MORI below to get a better understanding of my target market of gen z’s.

This video was attached to this article and it was brought to my attention quickly as I think it perfectly portrays my ideas and thoughts around my idea which you may not have seen yet. The next post will be the full advertisement of this video which was made by ASOS. This advertises Collusion which is a brand created by ASOS that offers clothing and accessories for the new generation. They spread positivity and urge consumers to invert their own style.

Gen z:

A quote from IPSOS- ‘For previous generations of teens, anxiety could be attributed to teenage angst – a temporary cocktail of the hormones and emotions that come with growing up – but Generation Z are fighting this stereotype. Rather than allowing themselves to become trapped in a web of anxiety, teens are speaking out against practices that cause them unnecessary pressure and turning their worries into productivity. In September 2018, a 15-year-old student tweeted ‘stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice not to’, garnering more than 130,000 retweets and nearly half a million likes.’

As seen from previous events from the past year, teenagers are becoming more vocal on specific matters important to them. I am pleased by this as I think they are breaking this preformed ways of living, how to behave and creating a new and more expressive society.  IPSOS Mori’s recent survey found that, ‘contrary to many clichés about today’s young, our new survey data and analysis reveals a better behaved, more trusting, socially minded and less materialistic generation’. There are many prejudgments about teenagers however, everyone has been one at some stage of their life. The common personality assumptions are laziness, rudeness and anti-social behaviour. Seeing the survey data results and proving these judgments wrong is refreshing. Teenagers actually are more motivated than ever and I hope to give them help. The survey also states that Generation Z are showing new attitudes to their placement in the world. for example, improved self-care solutions, spiritual healing practises, cleaner lifestyles, future-proof financial systems and a new entrepreneurial mindsets. These features have defiantly broke the judgments and are radically different from the actions of the former generations. As you can see in the states on the post- ‘Which noted that illicit drug use by US teenagers, including cocaine and heroin, fell from 22.6% in 2007 to 14% in 2017. The study also found that teenagers are having significantly less sex.’

To conclude this post, researching current lifestyle trends within the current youth market has further developed the urgency for a demand of zines like this. I am excited to begin some creative processes now and really make these ideas come together with the help of this trend research.

[tombentlecmpsongwriterproject]

Social Media Research / Development – Maximising Digital Engagement

Having launched my social media accounts and started attempting to build an engaged audience on digital platforms I felt as though I wasn’t utilising platforms like Instagram and Facebook to their full potential in terms of encouraging high levels of engagement with my content. To start with I was simply posting either images with short captions or short single release adverts with a short snippet of audio over a video of the single artwork changing colours. The primary focus of my initial social media marketing was attempting to get people from one platform (Instagram or Facebook) onto another platform (Spotify or Apple Music) in order to listen to my music. However, the people that were seeing these posts had no incentive to engage with the content and therefore weren’t buying into the overall brand to a great enough extent for them to want to switch platforms and listen to my music.

I decided that I needed to switch marketing tactics if I wanted to build an engaged digital audience on the key social media platforms. Rather than focusing on pushing people (who probably aren’t really that bothered that someone they’ve never heard of is releasing music) away from social media and onto streaming platforms, I felt it would be more effective long-term to focus on creating content that encouraged people to engage with me on Instagram, Facebook, etc. in order to grow an engaged audience who would be more likely to listen to my music off their own initiative because they enjoy my social media content.

Changing my approach to social media meant changing my approach to creating content. I’m confident that my use of hashtags is getting my content in front of the right people, it’s simply that my current content isn’t exciting enough for those people to want to engage with.

I’ve collected a range of online research sources that have helped inform my decisions as to what sort of content I should be focused on creating:

https://blog.hootsuite.com/content-idea-cheat-sheet/

https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-ideas/

https://coschedule.com/blog/social-media-content/

https://coschedule.com/blog/social-media-content/

https://www.postplanner.com/blog/types-of-social-media-content

https://bandzoogle.com/blog/11-killer-content-ideas-for-musicians-to-get-more-fans-on-social-media

https://www.thecraftymusician.com/50-engaging-content-ideas-musicians-can-use-for-social-media/

Research Conclusions

·      Create content that focuses on me as a musician/artist - performance videos/photos, candid shots of me making music

·      Build a story for people to connect to – my influences as a musician, my creative processes, musical background, etc.

·      Create content that new audiences can instantly relate to

·      Write longer captions – longer captions means there’s more content for people to engage with on each post

·      Use captions with a call-to-action – asking my followers to comment their opinions or share my content with their friends

·      Create videos – videos are more engaging for audiences as they are both visually and sonically stimulating as well as giving audiences something to engage with for a sustained period of time compared to a photo that is instantly consumable

·      Utilise cross-platform marketing to encourage people to follow me on both Facebook and Instagram

New Content Ideas

I now want to focus on creating a series of performance videos in which I cover popular songs by the artists that inspire me as a musician. This will not only show off my talent as a performer but by covering other artists’ songs it creates a situation in which the focal point of the content is already familiar with the audience and they are therefore more likely to engage. Choosing artists who are stylistically similar to my own music will allow me to appeal to their fans who are likely to also enjoy my music if it’s similar. This will help me achieve my aim of growing an engaged social media audience that is more likely to actively engage with my content elsewhere.

By creating a series of cover videos, it will not only allow me to market myself to a range of fanbases will also create an incentive for people to follow me. If they enjoyed one of my videos, then they will want to follow my social media in order for them to continue engaging with my similar content.

I also plan on utilising the varied platform content formats to encourage cross-platform advertising. Instagram only allows videos of maximum 1 minute in length whereas Facebook allows videos of any length – posting the first minute of each video to Instagram gives audiences a snapshot of my content for those wanting quick engagement, but by posting the full video on Facebook it gives audiences wanting to see more an incentive to follow me on both platforms. The 1-minute video format will also appeal to a TikTok audience which could offer another platform to start growing an adjacent audience alongside my Instagram/Facebook followers.

I will utilise my video captions more effectively as well. I can write longer captions that give an insight into my creative processes by explaining why I chose each song and how that artist inspires my own music, therefore helping audience buy into my own artist brand. I will also focus on call-to-action captions that encourage viewers to comment with their opinions but also to tag their friends in the comments so I can make the most of sharing-culture to achieve organic growth.

[dakarit527-blog]

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Checklist of most-played mobile games by player matter

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How many players play PUBG?

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MADFINGER Games (Unkilled, Shadowgun collection, Dead Trigger series).

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Which is better for PUBG iOS or Android?

Fortnite BR games are much less tense than PUBG games and that fact makes Fortnite better for for casual gamers who are just looking for a fun time. If you're into a game where shooting gives a more realistic feedback, recoil and all of that, you will have to go with PUBG as Fortnite Battle Royale can not provide that.

Which gives finest performance for pubg Android or iphone?

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Candy Crush Saga stick out as the only 2 applications to show up on both the leading applications by downloads as well as consumer invest lists. Checking out one of the most downloaded and install apps of the decade, Facebook has actually dominated the mobile space standing for the four most downloaded and install applications of the years with Facebook, Facebook Carrier, WhatsApp and also Instagram. Interaction as well as social media apps are customer faves, making up 7 of the top 10 apps by downloads this years. In terms of Consumer spend, video clip streaming and also songs apps were well represented with Netflix, Pandora Music and Tencent Video clip all appearing in the leading five.

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How and why should every company integrate industry trends on its website

Industry trends on your website: the why, what, and how

It’s no secret: we love content curation around here.

We encourage content teams, PR folks, educational organizations, non-profits, companies that want to build employee advocacy, and many others to trust the process of curating high-quality content.

From curated social posts and newsletters to fully fledged content hubs, you can support almost any marketing goal with content curation. Another excellent way to reap all the content curation benefits is the integration of industry trends and news to your website.

This will turn your website into a powerful tool that builds reach and trust with your target audience. Want to do it right? This guide is for you.

Why should you curate industry news on your website? The overview of benefits

Let’s look at some reasons to make this integration part of your marketing strategy.

Become the go-to resource for your ideal reader

People are risk-averse creatures, and not being up-to-date on our industry is a risk. However, scouring the internet for all the latest insights is usually too time-consuming.

This is why people subscribe to newsletters and follow experts on social media. They want to get the new insights as they happen, in as close to real time as possible. Creating a dedicated space for industry news on your website can help your ideal reader cope with FOMO, the fear of missing out.

Own the traffic you send to curated content

When you curate content on a platform you don’t own, like Twitter or LinkedIn, you build your audience and following on those platforms slowly and with a long-term impact in mind, which makes a lot of sense.

However, you can’t take any proactive action specific to people who engage with that content.

On the other hand, when this feed of curated content exists on your website, you can take many specific actions, such as:

Draw your traffic towards a newsletter subscription

Retarget this traffic based on cookies, Facebook pixel, etc.

Use your website assets to direct this audience towards your own content

This means you can take action specific to your marketing goals with this traffic, which is a lot harder to do outside of your own website.

Repurpose curated content

Once a curated piece of industry news has been featured on your website, you don’t have to stop there.

From here, you can share this piece of content across your social media, share it in a newsletter, or even write a blog post that adds your own, original insights to the topic. Each piece of curated industry news can get extra mileage on other channels you’re active on and help you reach even more people.

What type of content is industry news you should share?

As always in marketing, the best thing you can do is to place yourself in your ideal customer’s shoes and think about the news and insights you’d find the most useful if you were them.

You can use these types of content and examples to get inspired.

1. Real-time industry news

This general category includes anything that would be published on an actual news site to report something that recently happened in your industry. Obviously, the concept of news is different across industries, but a quick look at main publications in your industry will help.

Example for a social media agency: Google removes millions of negative TikTok reviews amid backlash in India

2. Industry trends

The concept of trends builds upon the idea of news, but trends are more of a longer lasting change.

For example, the introduction of GDPR regulation in 2018 wasn’t just news—it was a change that created an industry shift in the way marketing is done from a data protection point of view.

Example for a video meeting software company: Why Remote Work Is So Hard—and How It Can Be Fixed

3. Original research and reports

Original data is always valuable, especially if you share it soon after it’s been released. It brings fresh, yet unseen information in front of your audience and gives them something actionable to take away.

Example for an investment company: The State Of The Financial Services Industry 2020

4. Events

Upcoming conferences (live or virtual), as well as past events that have published videos of their talks online, are priceless.

If you can share specific topics as opposed to the whole event, even better—you can help your audience get focused on the best insights (instead of combing through hours of material to find something they need.

Example for a SaaS consultant: Business of Software Videos

5. Content from industry leaders

Is there someone in your industry that your audience inherently trusts? Someone that essentially everyone in the industry knows of? If so, share their content.

Example for marketers: A small business isn’t simply a little version of a big business by Seth Godin

6. Webinars

Share upcoming and past webinars that your audience would love to watch. The more specific the topic, the better. Just like with everything else, people don’t have infinite time to watch webinars. Your suggestions are a green light that a webinar is worth their time.

Example for productivity experts: Notion Office Hours: Building Public Pages

7. Interviews

There’s currently more than one million podcasts, many of which are interviews. Interviews are an extremely valuable peak into someone’s head, background, and life, and sharing expert interviews with your audience is invaluable.

Even better: many interviews are quite timeless, so you can go back through podcasts from the last few years and find some hidden gems that your audience may have missed back then.

Example for health professionals: Sleep Better With Help From Science Podcast

How to create the news and trends section on your website

Here’s an existing example of integrated industry news and trends on a website:

Now that you have an idea of formats and topics you can share on a regular basis on your website, how can you make it happen?

Here are a few options.

Embed a single RSS feed

If you wanted to add an entire feed from a website or a podcast, you could embed it as an RSS feed to a page on your website.

Of course, this would mean that everything that goes live on the publisher’s blog or podcast also goes live on your website, so it’s important that this is a source you trust.

Check out this guide for embedding RSS feeds to a page.

Build a news aggregator with a WordPress plugin

There are plugins like WP RSS Agreggator that allow you to connect various RSS feeds to a single plugin and publish this curated content on your website.

Same approach applies as above—make sure these RSS feeds are of sources you trust. This guide will help you set up the plugin and connect your sources.

Embed native content from social media

Social platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, SlideShare, as well as YouTube, offer embedding options.

You’ll usually find these in the options for each individual post. For example, on Twitter it’s in the top right corner:

You can make your page with news and insights rich and interactive by doing this because embedding pulls native options such as likes and retweets, as well as GIFs, images, and more.

Embed curated content hubs with API

With a service like Scoop.it, you can create content hubs with all the types and formats of content we’ve mentioned so far and simply integrate it with your website.

This means that you can use features that were already made with content curation in mind, such as content alerts, monitoring, and discovery. You can simply curate content as usual with the support of a suggestion engine, keeping the news element in mind.

From here, you don’t need to do additional work to make it a part of your website—Scoop.it’s platform does that for you.

What will you do with industry news on your website?

Being a source of news for your audience brings you an advantage. It can help you turn casual readers into long-term supporters and loyal customers.

Remember: people need a trusted source of industry updates so they can be sure they’re keeping up with changes and can prove their worth in their companies and to their peers.

You can be that source. Start by setting up the news page on your website and aim to build a process that will help you regularly uncover the best fresh insights for your audience.

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