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customerserviceguy

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20. It's become

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 15, 2021, 12:33 AM

Feb 2021

a popular buzzword. Like "curated".

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Can someone explain to me what an "influencer" is and why I should pay them any mind? [View all] Coventina Feb 2021 OP

When all the girls wanted that Lady Di haircut KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #1

I was a dumb 11 year old at the time. I thought it was super ugly. Coventina Feb 2021 #16

An influencer is someone who has a large social media following. They may be paid to endorse Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #2

Someone internet famous who gets paid to hawk shit you don't need meadowlander Feb 2021 #3

So is "influencer" just a fancy term for Ron Popeil??? Coventina Feb 2021 #11

Hey, that's not fair customerserviceguy Feb 2021 #19

Point well taken!! I can't see them inventing the "inside the egg shell scrambler" either Coventina Feb 2021 #23

like ivanka's ever so smooth & subtle goya display? lol nt orleans Feb 2021 #15

I don't have an explanation Cirque du So-What Feb 2021 #4

Same here! Thus the thread! Coventina Feb 2021 #12

I heard it one day and it was exponential. Hamlette Feb 2021 #27

It's become customerserviceguy Feb 2021 #20

Argh!! Don't even get me started on "curated." Coventina Feb 2021 #24

Any chance you have HBO, Covetina? They have a documentary, a fairly recent one, called Leghorn21 Feb 2021 #5

No, I can barely afford the tiny cable package I do have. Coventina Feb 2021 #13

Someone who generates interest in something by posting about it on social media. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #6

Thanks! Bookmarking to read later. Coventina Feb 2021 #14

Kardashians are an example of influencers, people without skills or qualifications who nevertheless Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #7

An influencer is someone online who convinces you that you should pay them mind. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #8

Someone who has manufactured fame for doing little or nothing of value to society. Thomas Hurt Feb 2021 #9

They get paid by companies to promote items. However its not all bad. tulipsandroses Feb 2021 #10

Great true story about them rwsanders Feb 2021 #17

I remember the Payless story! I don't remember the term "influencer" from it, though. Coventina Feb 2021 #18

Here's a link to a short article on the Payless store: rwsanders Feb 2021 #33

People who have a lot of followers on Social Media and get paid by companies JI7 Feb 2021 #21

It's someone with a big social media following who doesn't influence people with... JHB Feb 2021 #22

Oh, don't listen to those influencers, listen to me! I'm fresh! I'm unique! I'm different! I'm in! Solly Mack Feb 2021 #25

Maybe I do want a piece of the action....... Coventina Feb 2021 #26

There's the rub. Not everyone can and some not for long. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #28

Well analyzed, Solly. Coventina Feb 2021 #29

Yeah, me neither. I don't care what people like or might like with the right influence enough to Solly Mack Feb 2021 #30

Influencers are sheep herders sanatanadharma Feb 2021 #31

An old adage comes to mind... llmart Feb 2021 #32