EOTO Response #2

 Blog Post #10 

Reading about online influencers was quite interesting to me because of how much we see this in today’s world with the rise of social media. It’s interesting to read about how online influencers have grown into how we see them today. The fact that most of these people were just random ordinary people that eventually blew up on a platform one day and just continued to grow and expand their followers to the point where it turned into their jobs is shocking. We as a society gave all of these people the title of influencers just because we enjoyed watching whatever they were putting out for us. 

The fact that there does not need to be anything spectacular about these people for them to get where they are today is so weird to me. There is nothing you can really do to get to where these people are today because it is so random of why they are now considered famous. I think a lot of us went from growing up watching people on YouTube who would vlog their lives and just take us along with them as they went about their day and because people liked watching it they grew a following and eventually started getting paid to entertain people. 

I think of online influencers as just ordinary people who society enjoyed watching and not so much as celebrities who post on social media who had a big following before joining an app. Celebrities and influencers are completely different from one another because social media is pretty much online influencers jobs and celebrities join in because they see how they can grow their audience and make additional money as well. There is no talent that is guaranteed to come with influencers like Alix Earl for example. She gained this huge following one day just because people would watch her “get ready with me” videos on TikTok and people found her relatable and also because they wanted to be like her. It is so random with who blows up on an app and can be considered as an influencer but if you are one of the few that gets the opportunity it is a full time job that you have to realize. 

As we move forward with the world of technology we see the rise of these online influencers. This is something fairly new within the last few decades and I find it so fascinating how it continues to develop as we continue to move forward and honestly seeing how long these people stay relevant for because you never know what could happen especially when it comes to the internet and what people are interested in watching or seeing and if you cannot keep up it could ultimately lead to their downfall. I will continue to stay interested in paying attention to online influencers and seeing the opportunities that arise for them with just being ordinary people others like to watch.