Do fads/trends last longer on the internet than real-life?

[froggyboy604]

I think fads and trends do last longer online with people posting about them on forums, blogs, and social networks.

I still see new posts about fidget spinners on forums, blogs, and social networks.

Some new fidget spinners online posts still get many thousands of views, comments, and ratings and sometimes millions of views.

But, there are not as many people offline which talk about and use fidget spinners when I went out of my home the last time.

Although, I'm not sure how many people are still using fidget spinners because I don't talk to a lot of people who are the main users of fidget spinners. The main users of fidget spinners are most likely around the age of 8-30 years old students and workers who use fidget spinners to relax or find it cool. I also don't watch much TV, or pay attention to what people are talking about, or playing with when I go out.

 

[Danielx64]

I think it comes down to the area you live in and the people who live in that area. Like many people who live in the city could well be business workers and such and my not be interested in those things while in outer areas where there are more children and such they would be more popular.

But yes I think trends last longer on the internet (and longer then they should sometimes).

 

[froggyboy604]

I think it comes down to the area you live in and the people who live in that area. Like many people who live in the city could well be business workers and such and my not be interested in those things while in outer areas where there are more children and such they would be more popular.

But yes I think trends last longer on the internet (and longer then they should sometimes).

This is true business workers may not be as interested in some trends with many younger followers of the trend. They maybe afraid, by participating in some trends, it would make them look childish at work, so they only play with trendy stuff like hoover boards/electric skateboards, Pokemon Go, Yu Gi Oh cards, and fidget spinners away from their office workplace.

A lot of the times online celebrities who post pictures could make a trend last longer by posting posts about trends since celebrities have a lot of followers, and entertainment news websites like posting about celebrities social network posts.

I think a lot of celebrities may get paid to post about trendy items, but they are not disclosing that they are secretly being paid by a company which makes trendy products to their followers on social networks.

 

[Danielx64]

I think a lot of celebrities may get paid to post about trendy items, but they are not disclosing that they are secretly being paid by a company which makes trendy products to their followers on social networks.

Yeah good point. I wonder if celebrities want to disclose that they are being paid but can't for legal reasons. Anyhow making money this way is just wrong really (unless such person really like that trend though).

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I like to think so, thanks to mindless youtube viewing .

 

[CM30]

Maybe, though it's arguably more because the most dedicated fans of something (like a trend) are the most vocal online. Someone who's still really into fidget spinners may post hundreds of tweets a day on the subject, like how someone into Pokemon GO might do the same thing for that. This makes the more dedicated audiences more visible than they are 'in the real world'.

 

[froggyboy604]

Yeah good point. I wonder if celebrities want to disclose that they are being paid but can't for legal reasons. Anyhow making money this way is just wrong really (unless such person really like that trend though).

I know in the US that it is illegal for people to not disclose they were paid to post about free products they got for free, or were paid to advertise on a website, and other form of online communication like a video stream. I think both the maker of the product, and person promoting the product can get sued by the US Government for not disclosing payment.

I like to think so, thanks to mindless youtube viewing .

Instagram and Twitter also has a lot of mindless posts about fads, and trends since people post to Instagram and Twitter, or open up the Instagram and Twitter site when they are bored. Plus, people sometimes hide behind usernames on Twitter and Instagram instead of their real name like on Facebook and YouTube if they use their Google Plus real name, so people like their real friends, boss, and co-workers know about their weirder hobbies if they don't have anyone they physically know on Twitter and Instagram follower list.

Maybe, though it's arguably more because the most dedicated fans of something (like a trend) are the most vocal online. Someone who's still really into fidget spinners may post hundreds of tweets a day on the subject, like how someone into Pokemon GO might do the same thing for that. This makes the more dedicated audiences more visible than they are 'in the real world'.

Some more vocal people of a trend maybe more dedicated and use spammy tricks to trick the Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube feed, and search engine rankings to show their trendy posts more frequently at the top or first page of the newsfeed and search result page by using unrelated tags, buying likes and followers, and writing longer description with lots of keywords in the post.

Some more vocal users of a trend may also use the trend to make money by advertising their discount codes, and online store affiliate links where they get paid a percentage of the earnings every time someone uses their discount code, or store link to buy a trendy item like an electric skateboard, fidget spinner, or Pokemon Go themed toys.