Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self-described influencers

Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by overcast on Sunday June 17, 2018 @06:09PM (#17334597)

I think you vastly underestimate "influencers". Just replace that term with advertisers, because that's exactly what it is. Everyone is looking for the new advertising paradigm? You're looking at it. People are ACTIVELY following these people, and enjoying it.

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Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by megy on Sunday June 17, 2018 @07:07PM (#17334903)

> I think you vastly underestimate "influencers". Just replace that term with advertisers

I think you are wrong, they are more rock stars or sports celebrities.

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Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by ryandrake on Sunday June 17, 2018 @08:13PM (#17335104)

Both rock stars and sports stars have some underlying talent/reason that they have fans. What makes these “influencers” so influential? I think this is finally my “I’m getting too old” moment.

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Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by geodel on Sunday June 17, 2018 @10:27PM (#17335587)

Influencers are like second-rate Kardashians: famous for being famous.

I have a relative doing something with restaurants. Made some iOS app/ website and put pictures, 1-2 line reviews there and on sites like FB, instagram etc. With about couple of months of effort, he was able to mooch off 1000s of restaurant meals along with dozen of friends and family members. His total vocabulary about food is 'amazing', 'awesome', 'tasty', 'yummy' when using with spellcheck of course.

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Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by overcast on Sunday June 17, 2018 @08:08PM (#17335087)

I don't quite follow your point.

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