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62Granny Mon 19-Feb-24 17:01:04

I seem to be seeing this written about a lot of "celebs " lately, do you watch the little videos that pop up on FB and Instagram & Tiktok? Are these people influencing you? would you buy something purely because it has been recommended by one of these people?
There is a new phone on the market now that enables you to look at a photo of someone and by circling an item the phone will take you to the website you can buy it from!
It seems as if a generation is obsessed with being like these people but surely they can see through all the hype?

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Grannynannywanny Tue 20-Feb-24 11:26:23

I’m not on FB, Twitter, IG or Tiktok so I’m oblivious to most of it unless my children or teenage grandchildren send me a link to something for a laugh. I received this earlier from my daughter. I can safely say I wasn’t influenced to copy it but it did make me laugh till I cried.
x.com/daraobriain/status/1759732842739740992?t=DHMZmdF2awE_cpnIwIuhtg&s=08

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AreWeThereYet Tue 20-Feb-24 14:36:22

'I never thought of them as influencers and learned to crochet from YouTube after years of failure.'

Anyone who is changing your mind is an influencer I think. This one convinced me I could do it after years of not being able to do it, and she was partly right. But then she didn't know how bad my eyesight is, or how cackhanded I am 😆 But yes they are also teachers. I think many of them also have online shops where they sell wools, materials, etc and make commission, so they also influence people to buy particular things. I've seen comments saying 'I followed your link to buy xxx but there was none in stock'.

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