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Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 11, 2016, 11:01:34 AMI don't mean to bash on millennials but there seems to be a new model that hipsters who acquire a popular enough "following" can then whore themselves out to the masses. I doubt whether many of the masses know that they are receiving "payola" to show off others' merch. I've had this discussion with my better half who tells me this is marketing in the new economy but I still don't dig it.I think it started that way a few years back. People didn't realize all of the endorsements were paid. But now, I think people know, and still buy. Bash on millenials all you please. We're a lazy, entitled bunch.
I don't mean to bash on millennials but there seems to be a new model that hipsters who acquire a popular enough "following" can then whore themselves out to the masses. I doubt whether many of the masses know that they are receiving "payola" to show off others' merch. I've had this discussion with my better half who tells me this is marketing in the new economy but I still don't dig it.
Quote from: J-Rod10 on July 11, 2016, 11:16:08 AMQuote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 11, 2016, 11:01:34 AMI don't mean to bash on millennials but there seems to be a new model that hipsters who acquire a popular enough "following" can then whore themselves out to the masses. I doubt whether many of the masses know that they are receiving "payola" to show off others' merch. I've had this discussion with my better half who tells me this is marketing in the new economy but I still don't dig it.I think it started that way a few years back. People didn't realize all of the endorsements were paid. But now, I think people know, and still buy. Bash on millenials all you please. We're a lazy, entitled bunch.Hey now, millenials had no part in creating the welfare system.Most of us just want to make sure the program continues to fuction and help those in need, and when some is qualified, that they get aid without having to jump through endless red tape hoops.Jumping thru hoops with chronic leg pains really sucks. Can't get enough vertical.
Sadly, or maybe not, I was raised with values that belong to my grandparent's generation. Just the way I was raised. I was rather good at ancient Greek, served as an altar boy and sang in Latin before I encountered Bikes, booze and babes in that order. That fcuked my classical education and aspirations to the priesthood right into the corner.My point however is that when I do a day's work it is primarily for me, secondly for the good of my employer, and the salary is in third place and as long as I'm not being ripped off and the first two parties are happy, then all is good. The bit I get out of it is the satisfaction of having achieved something, and hopefully learned something new into the bargain.Monetizing social media presence just could never do it for me. Feck, I don't even like having my photo taken. But then, I am definitely old fashioned. Anyone making some dosh out of it now is probably on the pig's back as they say. But what will they do in 2 years time when they are no longer Hip and have 0 followers ? What's the fallback position ? Rather like tarts getting old and a bit worn out.Kev
I can see where all those social medias go threw a cycle.1. Open to everyone.2. Lot's of people making money3. Less people making money4. Only platform owner is making money5. Death with new platformSomeone said that you have to work insanely hard to make a buck on instagram. I can totally see that.Look at Dino's CB750 youtube series. Not only is the dude building a cb750, he is taping, editing and upload the stuff.All takes lots of time. I think people should create their own platform to secure their business. If you are dependent on a platform / marketplace not owned by you then when the rules change your done.
It wasn't intended to make money, I don't think. But, as with everything, people found a way to monetize it. You need 10,000 followers to get paid. In reality, with a billion users worldwide using it, that isn't that many.
Quote from: chewbacca5000 on July 16, 2016, 08:59:34 AMI can see where all those social medias go threw a cycle.1. Open to everyone.2. Lot's of people making money3. Less people making money4. Only platform owner is making money5. Death with new platformSomeone said that you have to work insanely hard to make a buck on instagram. I can totally see that.Look at Dino's CB750 youtube series. Not only is the dude building a cb750, he is taping, editing and upload the stuff.All takes lots of time. I think people should create their own platform to secure their business. If you are dependent on a platform / marketplace not owned by you then when the rules change your done.I don't think Instagram was focused on providing on making money for individual users when it was created. It allowed Instagram to capture advertising income via suggested posts, but as for individual users, you cannot easily hyperlink to a website for e-commerce. It was and is a great platform to share photos. Once people with numerous followers (tastemakers) started getting paid to place and PUSH product in their posts, it went downhill for me.
I'm going to spend some time in the evenings, and get up to 10K. Doing a bit of research on growing a followers list, a quick way to do it is a giveaway. When I hit that, I'm going to see what kind of gear I can get to review for free. I could use a new Arai.
