White Moose Man v "Social Influencer"...

...so the owner of the White Moose Cafe has taken on a self styled social influencer looking for freebies, and pretty much destroyed her.

Now I'm not a fan of all of his stunts, but think he certainly won this battle...though it doesn't look like he was up against much.

http://www.dailyedge.ie/white-moose-cafe-3801787-Jan2018/

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP
called simply Whitney Houston had four number-one singles
on it? Did you know that? Whitney's voice leaps
across so many boundaries and is so versatile-though she's
mainly a jazz singer-that it's hard to take in the album
on a first listening.

It's hard to choose a favorite track
among so many great ones, but "The Greatest Love of All"
is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about
self-preservation and dignity. It's universal message
crosses all boundaries, and instills one with the hope
that it's not too late to better ourselves, to act kinder.
Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in the world we live in
to empathize with others, we can always empathize with
ourselves.

It's an important message, crucial, really, and it's
beautifully stated on the album.

bloodless_coup

There's that word "influencer" again.

Who coined the term and why is it used in relation to these social media addicts?

riffmongous

He's as bad as any of them, a self absorbed, arrogant, little bollix.

_Dara_

I’d be so embarrassed to say that my job title was ‘Social Influencer’. Gussied up panhandling is all it is.

That White Moose guy has an overinflated opinion of himself and his influence though and relies heavily on social media and content-harvesting sites for publicity too.

There’s a pair of them in it.

justfillmein

I think that is hilarious:D

The Backwards Man

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP
called simply Whitney Houston had four number-one singles
on it? Did you know that? Whitney's voice leaps
across so many boundaries and is so versatile-though she's
mainly a jazz singer-that it's hard to take in the album
on a first listening.

It's hard to choose a favorite track
among so many great ones, but "The Greatest Love of All"
is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about
self-preservation and dignity. It's universal message
crosses all boundaries, and instills one with the hope
that it's not too late to better ourselves, to act kinder.
Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in the world we live in
to empathize with others, we can always empathize with
ourselves.

It's an important message, crucial, really, and it's
beautifully stated on the album.

Your floor is covered in newspaper and you're wearing oilskins right now aren't you?

mzungu

Some free advertising for the White Moose. Your man knows what he's doing anyway, his business model seems to be working so far. That said, both come across as numpties.

riffmongous

mzungu wrote: »

Some free advertising for the White Moose. Your man knows what he's doing anyway, his business model seems to be working so far. That said, both come across as numpties.

I wonder how well it's really working considering he needs to whip up a new outrage storm every year..

fritzelly

Thought this was pretty funny, managed about 3 mins of her comeback on youtube but the devastation was just too much for me to handle

87k subscribers - 86,999 who will likely never ever go to his place (tho she probably she just copied/pasted that text from youtube and thought it meant something) and the anyone over 30 doesn't get social media was hilarious

Self absorbed freeloader who thinks its a business talking BS to her 'friends' online

Take this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRxenHv0oPs

A channel for people who spend real money not ones oohing and ahhing over what colour lippy to get in Dealz

benjamin d

Whatever the general opinion about him, yer wan seems like a complete spa and got what she deserved.

_Dara_

mzungu wrote: »

Some free advertising for the White Moose. Your man knows what he's doing anyway, his business model seems to be working so far. That said, both come across as numpties.

riffmongous wrote: »

I wonder how well it's really working considering he needs to whip up a new outrage storm every year..

I’d wonder that too. Quality hotels work on getting repeat business. Charleville Lodge has mediocre ratings so I’m guessing that’s not something he works towards. So naturally, with a mediocre product, he needs to find new marks.

And who’d complain about an issue when staying in that hotel? You’d worry that he would festoon it all over social media whilst possibly making comments about your appearance. (that’s happened)

c.p.w.g.w

I'm finding the whole thing very amusing, the blogger is a complete freeloader...god forbid she has to pay for something:eek::eek::eek::eek:

benjamin d

_Dara_ wrote: »

I’d wonder that too. Quality hotels work on getting repeat business. Charleville Lodge has mediocre ratings so I’m guessing that’s not something he works towards. So naturally, with a mediocre product, he needs to find new marks.

And who’d complain about an issue when staying in that hotel? You’d worry that he would festoon it all over social media whilst possibly making comments about your appearance. (that’s happened)

I think it helps him that your hotel would nearly need to be literally on fire to not be pretty well booked out the way the hotel industry is in Dublin city.

Is the term Social influencer the new PC word for Unemployed

_Dara_

This is interesting:

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/irish-michelin-star-restaurants-damning-response-when-yet-another-reviewer-asks-for-free-meal-36155715.html

Someone chancing their arm trying to get a free meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Ireland, Campagne. The head chef says it happens up to ten times a year. The brass balls on some people. :eek:

_Dara_

benjamin d wrote: »

I think it helps him that your hotel would nearly need to be literally on fire to not be pretty well booked out the way the hotel industry is in Dublin city.

In which case, he shouldn’t need to pull those stunts.

benjamin d

_Dara_ wrote: »

In which case, he shouldn’t need to pull those stunts.

By which I mean he probably slaps himself on the back as a marketing genius whereas in reality his hotel is busy because every hotel is flat out

Noveight

Had a gander at her YouTube videos, not surprised to see that she's an absolute wreck the head.

donegaLroad

benjamin d wrote: »

By which I mean he probably slaps himself on the back as a marketing genius whereas in reality his hotel is busy because every hotel is flat out

maybe there is collusion! No such thing as bad publicity

_Dara_

A guy my hub works with is trying to become a social influencer. He models menswear on his Instagram. An okay looking chap but nothing special. Let’s say his name is David Murphy. His instagram handle is officialdavidmurphy. So naturally that’s what everyone calls him in the workplace now. :pac:

Canis Lupus

Social infuencer. *puke*

_Dara_

benjamin d wrote: »

By which I mean he probably slaps himself on the back as a marketing genius whereas in reality his hotel is busy because every hotel is flat out

Ah, gotcha.

benjamin d

donegaLroad wrote: »

maybe there is collusion! No such thing as bad publicity

Quite a few people were talking about this exact scenario on twitter today! I wouldn't be a bit surprised. She's gained lots of new idiot followers and he keeps his persona going. Win win.

donegaLroad

benjamin d wrote: »

Quite a few people were talking about this exact scenario on twitter today! I wouldn't be a bit surprised. She's gained lots of new idiot followers and he keeps his persona going. Win win.

such a fake existence we have descended into. And when I say 'we', I mean the Western world.

Rumpy Pumpy

Those repugnant leeches in lovindublin try and pull the same trick. Free food and drinks in return for a favourable write up.

benjamin d

benjamin d wrote: »

Quite a few people were talking about this exact scenario on twitter today! I wouldn't be a bit surprised. She's gained lots of new idiot followers and he keeps his persona going. Win win.

looking at the facebook page of the White moose, its only the blogger community defending her and the rest of the normal joes/josephines are agreeing with him for going after these freeloading twerps

_Dara_

donegaLroad wrote: »

maybe there is collusion! No such thing as bad publicity

This is a distinct possibility. Makes me squirm thinking about it. People are selling their souls and outside of freebies, it’s not hugely lucrative based on a few... *struggles to type the words* ... social media influencers who have been frank about the actual money they make aside from swag.

mzungu

riffmongous wrote: »

I wonder how well it's really working considering he needs to whip up a new outrage storm every year..

It's hard to tell, but it's been going a few years so the business must be in some way successful. I have no idea whether it's his social media profile, or the quality of his establishment, that keeps the tills ringing.

_Dara_ wrote: »

And who’d complain about an issue when staying in that hotel? You’d worry that he would festoon it all over social media whilst possibly making comments about your appearance. (that’s happened)

I guess he's a bit like a budget version Michael O'Leary!

Noveight

Dakota Victorious Mourner wrote: »

looking at the facebook page of the White moose, its only the blogger community defending her and the rest of the normal joes/josephines are agreeing with him for going after these freeloading twerps

Yep, circle the wagons type stuff. Amazing how the same people who'd probably spew all sorts about #EndBullying (or similar) for the sake of looking virtuous can become so vicious and scathing when someone fires a few relatively harmless shots at them.

donegaLroad

_Dara_ wrote: »

This is a distinct possibility. Makes me squirm thinking about it. People are selling their souls and outside of freebies, it’s not hugely lucrative based on a few... *struggles to type the words* ... social media influencers who have been frank about the actual money they make aside from swag.

correct, it doesn't really work (if making a living is what your after). I won a case of beer on Twitter one night You wont make much money by trying to be an influencer. In fact you will only damage your reputation and piss people off.

Ipso

Reading through the rte website there was an article about someone getting an rte player comedy show and apparently she is well known for doing spot on impressions (rte's words not mine [sounds better in an Alan Partridge voice]) of well known bloggers and snap chat stars.
Why, god. Why

Noveight

Noveight wrote: »

Yep, circle the wagons type stuff. Amazing how the same people who'd probably spew all sorts about #EndBullying (or similar) for the sake of looking virtuous can become so vicious and scathing when someone fires a few relatively harmless shots at them.

jesus looking at the youtube comments (I really shouldn't have) defending her and "sending posititve vibes" ....for what being called out on her chancing her arm for a freebie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8zElbN2_hg

donegaLroad

Ipso wrote: »

Reading through the rte website there was an article about someone getting an rte player comedy show and apparently she is well known for doing spot on impressions (rte's words not mine [sounds better in an Alan Partridge voice]) of well known bloggers and snap chat stars.
Why, god. Why

I couldn't name one well known Snapchat star, nor blogger for that matter.

I can see the ar$e falling out of the whole thing in a couple of years now that I think of it.

Atoms for Peace

The Boner Collector wrote: »

I once spammed the White Moose Cafe FB page with porn, gore and Muhammad photos.

Al?

c.p.w.g.w

What is your wan "famous" for blogging? Does she have a specialist subject, or just a general blog about random stuff

_Dara_

donegaLroad wrote: »

correct, it doesn't really work (if making a living is what your after). I won a case of beer on Twitter one night You wont make much money by trying to be an influencer. In fact you will only damage your reputation and piss people off.

There’s a American vlog I subscribe to. A beauty vlogger. I have no interest in beauty products, I subscribe because she’s funny and engaging. She’s a nice lady with a full time business completely removed from the vlogging stuff. She just does it for fun. She did a vlog a while back about transparency in blogging and she said she makes about $200 dollars a month from it. So, nice pocket money but you won’t live off it. She has about half the followers of the vlogger referenced in the OP.

_Dara_

donegaLroad wrote: »

I couldn't name one well known Snapchat star, nor blogger for that matter.

I can see the ar$e falling out of the whole thing in a couple of years now that I think of it.

Yeah, the more people that do it, the smaller the slice of pie.

bodice ripper

Social media influencers are so awful that I momentarily think - Jesus, maybe we didn't deserve the vote.

Way to go ladies.

Ralf and Florian

Ipso wrote: »

Reading through the rte website there was an article about someone getting an rte player comedy show and apparently she is well known for doing spot on impressions (rte's words not mine [sounds better in an Alan Partridge voice]) of well known bloggers and snap chat stars.
Why, god. Why

Two things in that post I can't get my head around. Firstly that theres such a thing as snapchat "stars". Who TF are these people? Secondly that someone feels that these people are famous enough to do impressions of

fritzelly

What is it with the tear ducts in her eyes (don't know the medical term but the tear ducts bit) they're really red and when she looks sideways they are massive - think she got more than her fair share of lizard DNA

Ipso

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Two things in that post I can't get my head around. Firstly that theres such a thing as snapchat "stars". Who TF are these people? Secondly that someone feels that these people are famous enough to do impressions of

I know. I feel like letting the barbarians through the gates.

_Dara_

bodice ripper wrote: »

Social media influencers are so awful that I momentarily think - Jesus, maybe we didn't deserve the vote.

Way to go ladies.

Ah gawd, no. There’s in reality only a handful of these numpties. I don’t feel sullied as a woman by their existence.

_Dara_

Someone in the comments on FB made a great point that these people begin to overestimate their influence. There’s a huge difference between someone offering you freebies to advertise and going to businesses panhandling for swag. In the former situation, the business has identified you as someone it would be worth giving free stuff to.

bodice ripper

_Dara_ wrote:

Ah gawd, no. There’s in reality only a handful of these numpties. I don’t feel sullied as a woman by their existence.

I don't know... this nonsense has its own forum. Some one is is clearly into it.

_Dara_

bodice ripper wrote: »

I don't know... this nonsense has its own forum. Some one is is clearly into it.

So let them. It says nothing about you as a woman and an individual.

donegaLroad

social media influencing is a fad, it will soon die out on a local scale anyway.

bodice ripper

_Dara_ wrote:

So let them. It says nothing about you as a woman and an individual.

Still, I'm like, totally morto.

_Dara_

donegaLroad wrote: »

social media influencing is a fad, it will soon die out on a local scale anyway.

I can’t see it getting much bigger. There’s only so many freebies available for companies to give away and only so much money in the advertising budgets of companies to pay bloggers.

c.p.w.g.w

So, anyone know what she blogs about????

hatrickpatrick

I always preferred this as a way to deal with internet reviewers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlR_ccnZww