[Mess O.]

I'm sure our recently-deceased colleague, MMX2010, gave that suggestion at some point.

[blck]

When voting is going good

[Vladimir Poontang]

(06-13-2018 09:33 PM)Mess O. Wrote:  

When you log onto your OKC profile, and there's a (1) in the inbox . . .

When you've been clicking on filipinas' profiles and you log in and you see (10) in your inbox...

[TravelerKai]

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/22...stays.html

Maldives resorts fed up with Instagram models requesting free stays

Quote:

There might not be a more “Instagrammable” location than the Maldives.

The group of coral islands in the Indian Ocean showcase crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches and luxury accommodations frequented by honeymooners, A-listers and Instagram’s elite "influencers."


But have you ever wondered how so many social-media savvy individuals can afford it? The truth is, most can’t. They stay for free because luxury hotels do it in exchange for publicity.

It’s by no means a new model of doing business, but it’s starting to wear thin. Earlier this week, hotel owners from the Maldives revealed how frustrating it has become to be inundated with requests for freebies — especially from those on the fringe of social media success.

Kate Jones, who works for a five-star resort in the Maldives, told The Atlantic that “everyone with a Facebook these days is an influencer” and far too many think that entitles them to a free ride in paradise.

“People say, I want to come to the Maldives for 10 days and will do two posts on Instagram to like 2000 followers,” she said.

“It’s people with 600 Facebook friends saying, ‘Hi, I’m an influencer, I want to stay in your hotel for seven days.'"

Jones said she receives often very vague requests, and usually at least six each day.

"These people are expecting five to seven nights on average, all inclusive. Maldives is not a cheap destination."

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So common are deals being sought by travel bloggers that many luxury hotels have taken to outlining their criteria online.

The stunning villas of the Hurawalhi Island Resort in the Maldives are as picturesque as any other. On the resort’s website, there is a section specifically aimed at influencers. In it, resort management declares exactly what it’s looking for ... and what it’s not.

“Hurawalhi Maldives is pleased to collaborate with influencers in supporting the resort’s digital market strategy,” the resort’s website reads.

“We are looking for individuals who are highly engaging with their audience, have a loyal following, favor content quality over quantity, and whose personal brand aligns with the resort’s target audience, values and marketing goals.”

A form asks applicants to specify what angles and stories they would be looking at, how many followers they have and what their average engagement rate looks like.

The competition for freebies is heating up as resorts and hotels vie for authentic content from travellers and more and more people turn to social media for inspiration. But it’s creating tension between the two parties.

In January, The Independent reported that one UK-based hotel went as far as banning the practice after a 22-year-old YouTuber had her request for a free five-night stay rejected.

Elle Darby, who has 133,000 subscribers on YouTube and 112,000 followers on Instagram, pitched a collaboration to The White Moose in Dublin.

“My partner and I are planning to come to Dublin for an early Valentine’s Day weekend from Feb 8th to 12th to explore the area,” she wrote in an email.

“I came across your stunning hotel and would love to feature you in my YouTube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts to bring traffic to your hotel.”

Owner Paul Stenson responded publicly.

“Thank you for your email looking for free accommodation in return for exposure. It takes a lot of balls to send an email like that, if not much self-respect and dignity,” he wrote on The White Moose Facebook page.

“If I let you stay here in return for a feature in a video, who is going to pay the staff who look after you? Who is going to pay the housekeepers who clean your room?

“The waiters who serve you breakfast? The receptionist who checks you in? Who is going to pay for the light and heat you use during your stay?”

“P.S: The answer is no.”

The YouTuber responded in a 17-minute video where she breaks down about the embarrassment and insists “I don’t feel like I did anything wrong.”

She clearly hasn’t had too much trouble bouncing back. Her Instagram is full of selfies at luxury resorts around the world.

In the Maldives, Jones and the resort she works for have followed a similar path to The Moose Head in Dublin and “all but ceased working with fashion influencers”, The Atlantic reports.

“Ten different bikini pictures a day on the beach is great for the bikini company. But you can’t even tell where it’s taken. It could be anywhere in the Maldives.”

Jariel said it years ago. These hoes are all broke as fuck.

Check the article and look at the pictures of these dumb hoes. They are utterly retarded.

[Mess O.]

Recently, I've been running into this a lot, where they get miffed at my lean profile, and subsequently request an autobiographical account . . .

me: Let's plan our 1st date, Viviane.
her: Well, there's not much in your profile to respond to... Please post info about
career, work, travel, life, details, fill out and make public heaps of Q&A - I've
answered over 500 publicly, and then let me know in a message why you're
interested and think we're a match. And of course your top 10 date ideas.
me: hahaha, you had me there for a sec. Let me get your number, and we'll get
together.

I suppose it could be a joke, but more likely she'll have all ready blocked me.

Also, many are getting very angry at how fast I want to just get the fuck off of the site and just meet, since, after all, it's a dating site. It just shows that there are 2 kinds of chicks online - those that are up to meet, and those that aren't there to meet anyone ever, so there's your filtration system. The vast majority of those I've actually pulled off of there have appreciated the no-bullshit pace.

[Rhyme or Reason]

^ Your problem is that you're using OKcupid in 2018.

[CynicalContrarian]

(06-24-2018 07:12 PM)Mess O. Wrote:  

...
Also, many are getting very angry at how fast I want to just get the fuck off of the site and just meet, since, after all, it's a dating site. It just shows that there are 2 kinds of chicks online - those that are up to meet, and those that aren't there to meet anyone ever, so there's your filtration system. The vast majority of those I've actually pulled off of there have appreciated the no-bullshit pace.

Have not spent any time at all on online dating for many years now.
Yet what you refer to puts even more emphasis on the idea of - actions speak louder than words. Or digital text as the case may be.

[Simeon_Strangelight]

(06-22-2018 08:37 AM)TravelerKai Wrote:  

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/22...stays.html

Maldives resorts fed up with Instagram models requesting free stays


Jariel said it years ago. These hoes are all broke as fuck.

Check the article and look at the pictures of these dumb hoes. They are utterly retarded.

Funny stuff - I wonder how much they are truly "influencing" with many of those posts - the pictures frankly would have to be taken by a professional photograph with constant reminders where it is, booking info of the hotel etc.

Also 100.000 followers on Instagram is chicken-shit. Those hoes could have fooled many resorts initially as they had no data on how much business could be generated by the publicity, but I am sure that by now the data is starting to creep in.

In addition aside from specific pics that need to be posted (not just on the beach somewhere), you would have to check out what target demographic the hoe reaches.

Kristina Basham for example is dating Scott Adams and has 4.5 mio. followers. Her target demographic might include actually corporate VPs across the world, but her boyfriend who is worth 100 mio. $ pays for travel anyway, so it's a moot point for her. But she could do it and a free stay for her might be profitable.

The rest of the hoes can go back to what they know - taking a dump in the face.

[JayR]

https://lithub.com/how-time-in-the-woods...t-my-life/

TL;DR

Woman (@saderotica) attempts to trade cube slavery for a bucolic life in the woods, realizes it takes money to live responsibly and raise a kid, returns to civilization, eats her coworkers' leftover food before clamping onto the government teat until her husband procures a real job and insurance.

The typist:

[CynicalContrarian]

^
Is that a Cthulu tattoo she has?
If so.
Rather appropriate, cause any guy who ventures there is surely to be swallowed by the abyss...

[bbgun]

sure, why not

[ChefAllDay]

(07-09-2018 11:20 AM)bbgun Wrote:  



sure, why not

I a pretty sure they never missed a meal, let alone 3 meals in their lives.

[gework]

(07-09-2018 11:20 AM)bbgun Wrote:  

This is exactly the sort of progressive cause we should all be encouraging the left to explore.

[Cattle Rustler]

(06-24-2018 10:42 PM)Rhyme or Reason Wrote:  

^ Your problem is that you're using OKcupid in 2018.

What is there to use?

[CynicalContrarian]

"Couple with identity disorders who have over 400..."


Make mental hospitals great again...

[SeaFM]

I think these people are doing us a great service by making themselves easy to identify.

I already know just by looking at either one of them that I never want to hear anything they have to say.

[BlueResolute]

I get approached by slightly chunky girls both offline and online. At this point, I've been getting more with skinnier girls that I'm turned off by chunky girls who are even touching 130 or more. It's like getting rid of sugar, and then not being able to stomach candy anymore.

[Rhyme or Reason]

(07-09-2018 09:20 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:  

(06-24-2018 10:42 PM)Rhyme or Reason Wrote:  

^ Your problem is that you're using OKcupid in 2018.

What is there to use?

Don't you use SA, Rustler? OKC is nothing but fatties and trannies the last time I checked. It had gotten progressively worse over the years with more and more of them.

[Roardog]

(07-09-2018 12:32 PM)ChefAllDay Wrote:  

(07-09-2018 11:20 AM)bbgun Wrote:  



sure, why not

I a pretty sure they never missed a meal, let alone 3 meals in their lives.

Yeah, pretty sure neither of them has ever missed a meal in their lives. Or that not being able to cook stopped them eating.

[Suits]

(07-10-2018 03:25 AM)Roardog Wrote:  

(07-09-2018 12:32 PM)ChefAllDay Wrote:  

(07-09-2018 11:20 AM)bbgun Wrote:  



sure, why not

I a pretty sure they never missed a meal, let alone 3 meals in their lives.

Yeah, pretty sure neither of them has ever missed a meal in their lives. Or that not being able to cook stopped them eating.

I'm betting their "child alter-egos" know how to find the number for pizza delivery in the phone book.

[Rhyme or Reason]

(07-09-2018 11:20 AM)bbgun Wrote:  



sure, why not

Hopefully their alter ego's forget how to breathe.

[PapayaTapper]

(06-25-2018 03:34 AM)Simeon_Strangelight Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 08:37 AM)TravelerKai Wrote:  

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/22...stays.html

Maldives resorts fed up with Instagram models requesting free stays


Jariel said it years ago. These hoes are all broke as fuck.

Check the article and look at the pictures of these dumb hoes. They are utterly retarded.

Funny stuff - I wonder how much they are truly "influencing" with many of those posts - the pictures frankly would have to be taken by a professional photograph with constant reminders where it is, booking info of the hotel etc.

Also 100.000 followers on Instagram is chicken-shit. Those hoes could have fooled many resorts initially as they had no data on how much business could be generated by the publicity, but I am sure that by now the data is starting to creep in.

In addition aside from specific pics that need to be posted (not just on the beach somewhere), you would have to check out what target demographic the hoe reaches.

Kristina Basham for example is dating Scott Adams and has 4.5 mio. followers. Her target demographic might include actually corporate VPs across the world, but her boyfriend who is worth 100 mio. $ pays for travel anyway, so it's a moot point for her. But she could do it and a free stay for her might be profitable.

The rest of the hoes can go back to what they know - taking a dump in the face.

One of the InstaHoes received the following response from a resort owner

Quote:

Owner Paul Stenson responded publicly.

“Thank you for your email looking for free accommodation in return for exposure. It takes a lot of balls to send an email like that, if not much self-respect and dignity,” he wrote on The White Moose Facebook page.

“If I let you stay here in return for a feature in a video, who is going to pay the staff who look after you? Who is going to pay the housekeepers who clean your room?

“The waiters who serve you breakfast? The receptionist who checks you in? Who is going to pay for the light and heat you use during your stay?”

“P.S: The answer is no.”

[ed pluribus unum]

[url=https://twitter.com/ShimshockAndAwe/status/1019639739413123072][/url]

[CynicalContrarian]

^
Perhaps that 'babe' should do a wide ranging poll of modern chicks who have slept with 25 or more men & then failed to find a meaningful marriage?
But y'know, whatever...

[Simeon_Strangelight]

Online hamster - Before leftie education:



Mental illness however was already there:



Mentall illness fully taking hold: