Bloggers and #ad (Naming bloggers means a ban!)

Cria · 21-12-2016 01:23PM

heretogetreal wrote: »

I find the popularity of Curry's blogger BAFFLING... she has NO genuine passion or creativity & gets paid over 1K per #sp Insta image yet doesn't even take the time to take a decent image... or admit that its an ad!

I have no problem with bloggers getting paid but there are so many amazing Irish blogger who will take the time to create a beautiful image sharing a brand in a creative way while her Insta feed is just a dribbling mess of poorly produced advertisements.

She did an Insta live video recently where she suggested people ask questions- one of the first questions was to her partner who was with her in the video which asked 'whats your favourite thing about me' to which her partner replied 'free things' & she just laughed... says it all really.

She seems like a nice girl but as a blogger? Shes willing to peddle anything to anyone & has ZERO passion for the industry.

She clearly thinks her followers are absolute idiots as she talks about 'treating herself' to something shes been paid to write about but, unfortunately her followers clearly ARE idiots as she spoon feeds them relentless adds without ever really producing any other actual.quality.content & yet they follow her in their thousands!?

Vote with your fingers & only follow the original & passionate bloggers that Ireland has to offer... there are some amazing ones out there who not only share good content but, actually do it for the love of creativity, not to just peddle another product to their clearly VERY naive following.

I actually cannot believe her partner said that
What I have noticed with all these blogger threads I've read over the years is that while people are calling out for transparency most bloggers have listened except the currys blogger who got her mam the television if anything she's gotten worse she just carries on plugging away With zero transparency to the extent that she pretended to buy her mother the television that currys gave her if I was currys I would be disgusted

Cria · 21-12-2016 01:33PM

Maybe going forward if you think someone is not being transparent contact the company on twitter or something like that and ask at least then the companies might ensure they follow procedures
I've unfollowed a lot I actually unfollowed an older blogger who just celebrated her 40th bday as I found her whole day of Snapchat plugging item after item I think at her age she really should have more sense in regard to her followers instead she fell into the trap the younger bloggers fell into the more free stuff the better she never updates her blog anymore yet she's on Snapchat 24/7 I saw a screen shot of someone asking her were her snaps ads ect she wasn't one bit happy and apparently blocked the person

FAILSAFE 00 · 21-12-2016 01:44PM

Cria wrote: »

I saw a screen shot of someone asking her were her snaps ads ect she wasn't one bit happy and apparently blocked the person

Because the person was being negative :P

I have heard some bloggers use that defense a good bit.

heretogetreal · 21-12-2016 01:46PM

I wasn't shocked about Curry's girl at all unfortunately.

I've heard from a PR that she demands hundreds to show up an event then snaps at it without using #ad cause she was 'paid to go but not paid to snap'.... the reason she was paid to go is cause she would snap which she'd know full well! So dodgy.

It suits her to carry the image of the down to earth blogger cause it allows her to be even more deceitful & treat her followers like idiots but, the are idiots for following one big long advertisement with absolutely no effort of producing quality content from what I can see!

The more followers she has the more she gets paid for this crap so anyone following her is directly giving her the power to do this.

Cria · 21-12-2016 01:47PM

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Because the person was being negative :P

I have heard some bloggers use that defense a good bit.

That's the way it's gone you can't ask an honest question and your blocked they are the ones being shady not the followed :P

CloudCumulus · 21-12-2016 02:09PM

I would agree that the best way to let companies know is by directly asking if they sponsored this person to lie about purchasing something when it was gifted.

While all these posts are about women, I follow two snapchat men. Not actually sure if they're bloggers so maybe different rules apply, but I've never seen the #ad or #spon in any of their posts.

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 02:09PM

heretogetreal wrote: »

I wasn't shocked about Curry's girl at all unfortunately.

I've heard from a PR that she demands hundreds to show up an event then snaps at it without using #ad cause she was 'paid to go but not paid to snap'.... the reason she was paid to go is cause she would snap which she'd know full well! So dodgy.

It suits her to carry the image of the down to earth blogger cause it allows her to be even more deceitful & treat her followers like idiots but, the are idiots for following one big long advertisement with absolutely no effort of producing quality content from what I can see!

The more followers she has the more she gets paid for this crap so anyone following her is directly giving her the power to do this.

She is just unbelievable. Imagine the shame of knowing that everyone knows you were lying about the tv?! Or does she not have any? At least her partner is honest about it, he has said previously in a Facebook live post that he didn't like her snapping all the time until he realised it could pay the bills, so at least he's not pretending he's not in it for the money side of things. I have unfollowed her Snapchat as I'm tired of seeing what colour bows the baby got sent or what the offer of the day from Meaghers is. That poor baby is certainly paying it's way already, at the expense of her privacy, judging by how much of the content she makes up. I would hope she is adequately compensating her mum too for the intrusion it is having on her mum's privacy.

FAILSAFE 00 · 21-12-2016 02:26PM

Cria wrote: »

That's the way it's gone you can't ask an honest question and your blocked they are the ones being shady not the followed :P

You're just a hater :P *blocked.

SB_Part2 · 21-12-2016 02:31PM

I was just thinking. The "Currys" blogger didn't say she bought the telly did she? She said "I got this for my mam". Curry's were obviously sending her something of her choice for free so she got something her mam would like.

If she got the TV AND was paid then it needed #Ad but she probably just got the telly for free.

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 02:39PM

SB_Part2 wrote: »

I was just thinking. The "Currys" blogger didn't say she bought the telly did she? She said "I got this for my mam". Curry's were obviously sending her something of her choice for free so she got something her mam would like.

If she got the TV AND was paid then it needed #Ad but she probably just got the telly for free.

I wanted to get something for my mam for all the upheaval or something to that effect. Not exactly Currys were so kind to send me this and I thought I might give it to my mam for ....

No mention of it being gifted certainly implies she bought it. Don't think anyone has suggested that it was an ad or needed to be hashtagged as such but it lays glaringly bare that she is not to be relied upon to disclose the origins of items she is showing or reviewing. She had already been caught out not disclosing actual ads properly (VHI).

cookiesmuggler · 21-12-2016 02:58PM

SB_Part2 wrote: »

I was just thinking. The "Currys" blogger didn't say she bought the telly did she? She said "I got this for my mam". Curry's were obviously sending her something of her choice for free so she got something her mam would like.

If she got the TV AND was paid then it needed #Ad but she probably just got the telly for free.

every time someone writes something you are on the defence straight away, defending the blogger!! Whats the story?? Which blogger are you ???????

on another note, the currys blogger !!!! Jesus mary and holy saint joseph! why does she constantly snap herself playing with her baby?? like its constant, would she ever just put the phone down and interact normally. And the stupid mindless snaps she makes of herself making tea and coffee?? shes obsessed with snapchat, sometimes shes just after waking , cleaning the sleep out of her eyes and snapping?? like jesus get a life

SB_Part2 · 21-12-2016 03:01PM

cookiesmuggler wrote: »

every time someone writes something you are on the defence straight away, defending the blogger!! Whats the story?? Which blogger are you ???????

on another note, the currys blogger !!!! Jesus mary and holy saint joseph! why does she constantly snap herself playing with her baby?? like its constant, would she ever just put the phone down and interact normally. And the stupid mindless snaps she makes of herself making tea and coffee?? shes obsessed with snapchat, sometimes shes just after waking , cleaning the sleep out of her eyes and snapping?? like jesus get a life

Oh am I now? Go look at the other thread about a blogger. I'm not defending her am I? And I'm also not defending "Currys" blogger. I'm just pointing out the facts. I don't agree with what she did but she didn't claim to have bought the telly.

I don't know what's worse. You complaining about her doing that stuff or you watching her do that stuff. Just unfollow her if you don't like her.

My blog is in my signature btw. I always disclose when I get something for free.

retro:electro · 21-12-2016 03:05PM

SB_Part2 wrote: »

Oh am I now? Go look at the other thread about a blogger. I'm not defending her am I?

And I'm also not defending "Currys" blogger. I'm just pointing out the facts. I don't agree with what she did but she didn't claim to have bought the telly.

My blog is in my signature btw. I always disclose when I get something for free.

I don't follow currys blogger but I did add her that day the tv was being discussed here just to see what had happened (and deleted her swiftly after)
I had to skip through about 150 snaps of her baby to get to the tv bit, and she said something like "I wanted to get something nice for my mam for being so good and helping out with the baby, she's been so good and deserves it". She made it out like she ordered the tv out of the goodness of her heart, not given it for free. She didn't actually say "I bought this tv with my hard earned cash", but she alluded to buying it herself.

SB_Part2 · 21-12-2016 03:07PM

anna080 wrote: »

I don't follow currys blogger but I did add her that day the tv was being discussed here just to see what had happened (and deleted her swiftly after)
I had to skip through about 150 snaps of her baby to get to the tv bit, and she said something like "I wanted to get something nice for my mam for being so good and helping out with the baby, she's been so good and deserves it". She made it out like she ordered the tv out of the goodness of her heart, not given it for free.

Thanks for the clarification.

bigpink · 21-12-2016 03:20PM

Can see the bubble bursting on the irish blogger scene its gobe so fake toxic and bitchy and boring

Lunaarli · 21-12-2016 03:38PM

Curry girl is major cringe.
I remember her posting on insta last year in memory of a parent who passed away some years ago..under a 'heartfelt' picture in which she was wearing a watch.. she posted a discount code for people wanting to buy the watch she was wearing.
In some way, it must help with the grief

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 03:41PM

bigpink wrote: »

Can see the bubble bursting on the irish blogger scene its gobe so fake toxic and bitchy and boring

It's something that is happening internationally too I think, there is a lot of discontent about some of the biggest YouTubers at the minute in relation to undisclosed sponsorships and ads online. The blogger who collaborated with Becca along with the one who recently released a palette and gift set with Too Faced as well as the male YouTuber who recently had a falling out with Kat Von D ( not Kat herself) have all been implicated in it. There was a recent case of a C Tilbury lipstick popping up in a number of favourites videos recently, in a manner which was suggestive of paid content, without being disclosed. The difference in the US is that there are actually rules (not guidelines) being broken when this happens and they can issue penalties for breaches.

bigpink · 21-12-2016 03:42PM

Can someone pm the currys blogger name

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 03:43PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

Curry girl is major cringe.
I remember her posting on insta last year in memory of a parent who passed away some years ago..under a 'heartfelt' picture in which she was wearing a watch.. she posted a discount code for people wanting to buy the watch she was wearing.
In some way, it must help with the grief

Is nothing sacred *facepalm*

Cria · 21-12-2016 03:45PM

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

She is just unbelievable. Imagine the shame of knowing that everyone knows you were lying about the tv?! Or does she not have any? At least her partner is honest about it, he has said previously in a Facebook live post that he didn't like her snapping all the time until he realised it could pay the bills, so at least he's not pretending he's not in it for the money side of things. I have unfollowed her Snapchat as I'm tired of seeing what colour bows the baby got sent or what the offer of the day from Meaghers is. That poor baby is certainly paying it's way already, at the expense of her privacy, judging by how much of the content she makes up. I would hope she is adequately compensating her mum too for the intrusion it is having on her mum's privacy.

The baby is a great asset it's a shame she was even snapping giving the baby medicine today why would you snap that surely giving your baby her medicine would require your Two hands one to hold the child to make sure she doesn't move and it goes in properly and one to administer it instead it was phone in wine hand medicine in the other I thought after she had the baby she would lessen her time on Snapchat to spend her own time with the child she's on it more than ever

bigpink · 21-12-2016 03:46PM

Didnt the top blogger post thr daybof her grannys funeral i think was with her partner drinking wine.very tacky

GingerLily · 21-12-2016 03:47PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

Curry girl is major cringe.
I remember her posting on insta last year in memory of a parent who passed away some years ago..under a 'heartfelt' picture in which she was wearing a watch.. she posted a discount code for people wanting to buy the watch she was wearing.
In some way, it must help with the grief

That's actually disgusting

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 03:49PM

Cria wrote: »

The baby is a great asset it's a shame she was even snapping giving the baby medicine today why would you snap that surely giving your baby her medicine would require your Two hands one to hold the child to make sure she doesn't move and it goes in properly and one to administer it instead it was phone in wine hand medicine in the other I thought after she had the baby she would lessen her time on Snapchat to spend her own time with the child she's on it more than ever

Maybe this video was brought to you by Calpol

:pac: just joking

Cria · 21-12-2016 03:51PM

SB_Part2 wrote: »

Thanks for the clarification.

She really did insinuate that she bought the television I added her that day too and you were totally led to believe she bought it and people would have believed her if it wasn't delivered the same time as the other bloggers and gift wrapped the exact same only they hash tagged their items

Cria · 21-12-2016 03:53PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

Curry girl is major cringe.
I remember her posting on insta last year in memory of a parent who passed away some years ago..under a 'heartfelt' picture in which she was wearing a watch.. she posted a discount code for people wanting to buy the watch she was wearing.
In some way, it must help with the grief

Omg she did not do that

Cria · 21-12-2016 03:56PM

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

Maybe this video was brought to you by Calpol

:pac: just joking

You know I wouldn't say that's too far from the truth #calpol bought from meaghers pharmacy next door to currys

fitzytour · 21-12-2016 04:00PM

I have commented on two of Currys bloggers Instagrams! The first was a post about VHI where I asked why she hadn't #ad on her snaps re this post as when I first saw her snaps I did not realize it was an ad! It was only after seeing her Instagram I realized this! She deleted that post!

She has a post up about D & G perfume which she has stated is and ad via her hash tag but yet has said she treated herself to the perfume...I presume she is getting said perfume for free if it is an ad? So I questioned how can she be treating herself if it is for free but go no reply! I also saw how she deleted the comments under the insta pic - in my opinion this was a healthy discussion on transparency and was not bitchy!

I used to really like this blogger, however based on her recent actions, lack of openness, lying to followers, deceitfulness and general laziness in relation to her blog and lack of new content, I have lost complete respect for her! This isn't me saying she's the only 'blogger' like this, there are many - its just that a year ago she seemed to be the most genuine however she seems to have lost all interest in true blogging and only cares about the freebies and money which is so disappointing!

On a positive note, one Irish blogger who IMO is excellent and works extremely hard and is very transparent is the New York based blogger from Kerry! She really is what a true blogger should be and puts all the rest of them to shame! (Not saying they're aren't more good bloggers out there, she's just the only one I follow)

GingerLily · 21-12-2016 04:17PM

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

It's something that is happening internationally too I think, there is a lot of discontent about some of the biggest YouTubers at the minute in relation to undisclosed sponsorships and ads online. The blogger who collaborated with Becca along with the one who recently released a palette and gift set with Too Faced as well as the male YouTuber who recently had a falling out with Kat Von D ( not Kat herself) have all been implicated in it. There was a recent case of a C Tilbury lipstick popping up in a number of favourites videos recently, in a manner which was suggestive of paid content, without being disclosed. The difference in the US is that there are actually rules (not guidelines) being broken when this happens and they can issue penalties for breaches.

I've been following the youtube accusations too (out of curiosity) and I'm not that convinced on the CT lipstick thing, it could easily just be that they all got the same press release.

For YT bloggers I can definitely see them doing non sponsored rave reviews for brands and later on doing official sponsored work, maybe they throw in the first review for free/favour or maybe it's like an audition for the brand or an invitation for them to approach them? Whatever about the legality, it's clear their opinion is heavily bias towards these brands and I think it's a similar situation for the small time irish "influencers".

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 04:22PM

fitzytour wrote: »

On a positive note, one Irish blogger who IMO is excellent and works extremely hard and is very transparent is the New York based blogger from Kerry! She really is what a true blogger should be and puts all the rest of them to shame! (Not saying they're aren't more good bloggers out there, she's just the only one I follow)

I really like this Kerry blogger too, she must get sent SO much stuff but yet you don't get a sense that that's what she's in it for and there is very little of that kind of content on her Snapchat account. She is also very active on her blog, granted it is her full time job now, but her content is varied and not the same old tripe some other Irish bloggers are spamming the internet with. And I've never seen her plugging Meaghers which is always a plus! I'm really enjoying her vlogmas too.

Hopeful2016 · 21-12-2016 04:25PM

GingerLily wrote: »

I've been following the youtube accusations too (out of curiosity) and I'm not that convinced on the CT lipstick thing, it could easily just be that they all got the same press release.

For YT bloggers I can definitely see them doing non sponsored rave reviews for brands and later on doing official sponsored work, maybe they throw in the first review for free/favour or maybe it's like an audition for the brand or an invitation for them to approach them? Whatever about the legality, it's clear their opinion is heavily bias towards these brands and I think it's a similar situation for the small time irish "influencers".

Of course it's entirely possible there was nothing untoward happening with the lipstick but it gives you a sense that it's not just Irish bloggers who are being put under scrutiny these days. There are alot of affiliate links when it comes to these YouTubers too which of course gives rise to a financial incentive for including certain items in your favourites regularly.

Bloggers and #ad (Naming bloggers means a ban!)

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