#bloggers — Public Fediverse posts

#OverUnder 083 with @irgndsondepp
He shares his thoughts on #GuitarHero, #podman, #FOMO, #Jujutsu and #cappuccino.

He replied to @etp's question

And, of course, we got #books recommendation.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #blog #fediverse #mastodon #food #blogging #docker #git #coffee

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-083

Vanity Fair: 9/11 Changed the World in Many Ways. It Also Spawned the Digital Media Era. “Revisiting the observations I made back then, and since, it’s clear that subsequent advances in media and technology have changed how we disseminate, manipulate, and believe visual information—and how such breakthroughs have changed terrorism, war, the tactics of autocrats, and of those who oppose them.”

A New Wave of Pressure on Cyberspace and Public Spaces: Blocking Social Media Pages and Sealing Cafés

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.en-hrana.org/a-new-wave-of-pressure-on-cyberspace-and-public-spaces-blocking-social-media-pages-and-sealing-cafes/

https://medium.com/the-story-well

The Story Well.
Fiction and nonfiction drawn from depth, curiosity, and emotional truth.

#readers #writers #medium #publications #submissions #callforsubmissions #bloggers

Reuters: Kremlin acknowledges criticism after blogger warns Putin ‘squeezed’ Russians could erupt. “The Kremlin took the unusual step of publicly acknowledging sharp criticism of the authorities from a celebrity blogger on Thursday, saying work was under way to ‌address a slew of problems identified by social media influencer Viktoria Bonya.”

@weirdwriter Exactly.

I'm one of those bloggers. In the early days of blogging (2000-2007), we only cared about content and making connections with like-minded individuals and readers. After that, many of us (almost all, I guess) switched to how much we're earning.

I built my own websites and blogs, and the way I built them also shifted around maximising my earnings. I wrote content because I knew it's going to be either viral, or have a long tail marketing effect.

Around 2017/2018, I started to question myself, but didn't really act on it. It was only in late 2020 that I actually stopped. I'm back to my roots. I blog because I want to, not because I want to earn. Also, based on my interests and no longer because I knew it's going to be viral or have a long tail effect.

In my circle, and a few others I know, (and even at work actually) we started to differentiate between these two types of people: “influencers” and “content creators”.

In some of the companies I worked for, they even have two separate lists. Basically:
* “Influencers” are those with large followings and will do anything to make more money.

They are basically treated as buying an ad spot, but with a clear recommendation from the “influencer” instead of traditional ads.

Also, they promised that they'll generate in-bound links or sign-ups between 4 and 5 digits. That's what they are getting paid for.

* “Content creators” on the other hand are those who may, or may not, have a large following, but they have a loyal base and their word truly are “influential”.

They don't promise anything, like potential in-bound links or sign-ups. Their word is simply trusted. People know that they give an honest review, not because they got paid or received some free item.

It's amazing to see those lists because even though those were from different companies, they ended up with practically similar lists. And the “influencers” list is longer than the “content creators” list.

And indeed, #vloggers are repeating the mistakes of #bloggers.

^_^

Finally added this account to Fedilab so now I can check it at times other than just when I'm on my computer, lol. Look forward to a lot more interaction! (I'll try to keep it #contentCreator-centric, and keep my off-topic replies on my personal account.)

If you're a content creator with a focus on #antiPatriarchy, #antiDiscrimination and/or #antiCapitalism #activism and you'd like us to boost your content, please follow us and leave a summary of your content in the replies! Open to #videoEssays, #vloggers, #documentarians, #artists, #writers, #podcasters, #bloggers, and all else--you just have to be a content creator, or supporter of content creators, that won't be rude towards creators who don't fit neatly into the family-safe, ad-friendly world of mainstream accounts.

The focus of OCC is to uplift and support so-called "outcast creators," those of us who create content that is not welcome on most mainstream platforms and thus very often gets #censored and #shadowbanned. We're not a place to just show up, dump links to your content, then leave--we're a community, with active participation and forging friendships.

We also have a new discord server that we're slowly growing - - here's an invite link if you'd like to check it out! https://discord.gg/vbMYZM6b