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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 3, 2019 0:47:44 GMT -5
So I guess I'm confused...I'm not on twitter at all...I hear Nica saying he needs to promote himself businesswise, but I see Skaschep saying he's losing followers because of lack of personal posts. So are other artists on SM promoting business or personal life, or both? Just curious as I don't follow anybody besides Adam...well, Clay but I think he's allergic to SM...it usually gets him in trouble lol. I think my meaning got lost somewhere behind the word “business”... to clarify: what I mean is Adam’s Social media presence is not engaging imo, he is not focused on “being interesting” . Yes he tweets some “official” announcements, but that’s not enough imo, and I think that’s what skaschep is referring to... his Instagram presence is relatively weak, he keeps posting other artist’s stuff with no reciprocity what so ever... imo “it is his business” to engage, to attract, to provoke curiosity and I don’t think it is happening... in short: I think skaschep and I are saying exactly the same thingI really do wonder if there is an appropriate way to communicate to Adam how cool occasional and more regular interactions with fans would be...
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 3, 2019 1:01:36 GMT -5
I really like IG. I am a very visual person, so I like the fact that I can get a very quick idea about someone or something. And interesting captions are part of the fun Cool also that you can send personal messages as well. I am still on twitter but only recently I realized how much IG is favored over twitter. I guess my problem has been that each picture someone posts takes up so much of the page, so there is a lot of scrolling for me. Twitter is so compact, you can scroll through lots of unwanted content much faster to find what interests you. But I will start spending more time on Instagram so I can get used to it, seems my kids are posting there more these days too. IG is more "practical" as a phone App, I think. When on the computer I too tend to go on twitter.
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Post by pi on Jun 3, 2019 1:12:59 GMT -5
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Post by 3ku1 on Jun 3, 2019 1:39:48 GMT -5
Bit OT. But their was a topic about Rocketman and BR a few days ago. I saw it last night. Really great. Tansel def going to be for an Oscar. It was a bit more self indulgent then BR was. It seemed to be alot more debauched and vulger then BR was. Which alot of the critics wanted out of Bo Rhap. And yes the 5 minute hump fest LOL. Funny thing is that diddn't make me go wow they are not shying way from Eltons life this is so great. I mean sure it was honest. But it diddn't make me think oh BR should of done this. As Freddie was more private. And I kinda felt if someone is your hero, you would want that to protected some what. Rocketman was very dark, far more darker then BR was. I did feel Rocketman did a far better job in showing the struggles Elton went through, more depth. But I Also felt BR had more heart. And Rami captured Freddie, better then Tansel did Elton.
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 3, 2019 2:12:29 GMT -5
Bit OT. But their was a topic about Rocketman and BR a few days ago. I saw it last night. Really great. Tansel def going to be for an Oscar. It was a bit more self indulgent then BR was. It seemed to be alot more debauched and vulger then BR was. Which alot of the critics wanted out of Bo Rhap. And yes the 5 minute hump fest LOL. Funny thing is that diddn't make me go wow they are not shying way from Eltons life this is so great. I mean sure it was honest. But it diddn't make me think oh BR should of done this. As Freddie was more private. And I kinda felt if someone is your hero, you would want that to protected some what. Rocketman was very dark, far more darker then BR was. I did feel Rocketman did a far better job in showing the struggles Elton went through, more depth. But I Also felt BR had more heart. And Rami captured Freddie, better then Tansel did Elton. We saw Rocket Man tonight and we loved it. I found it really cool and entertaining how the music was woven into the storytelling with all the song and dance numbers. But I agree that it was much darker than BR and less "celebratory". I left the theater feeling rather sad for Elton. Taron Egerton's acting and singing was superb.
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Post by blackqueen65 on Jun 3, 2019 3:08:09 GMT -5
I posted on this last week and recalled an interview with our Adam in a TOH radio promo where the radio guy let it slip how different he was from Levine. Was just short of calling Levine an SOB and was half-joking about how he hoped he wasn't going to lose his job by comparing the two. Don't know if it's the same interview but they didn't like Levine on this one - youtu.be/hSD2u1Ey5oo?t=1660
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Post by marionm on Jun 3, 2019 3:33:09 GMT -5
Recently my best friend and i got to talking about borap and Rocketman and she (Not having seen the movie) asked me If the movie was about the beginning and developement of Queen or about Freddies life. I couldnt quite answer that and maybe that was a bit of a weekness, that it tried to be both. Granted this is SO water down the bridge, audiences loved it and it was succesful by all means!
Regarding ig over twitter!: I have both but i post FAR more often on ig. Twitter is like a newspaper to me. As Environmental isssues are very important to me i follow the fridaysforfuture movement and have participated in their Demonstrations. The different local groups mostly work on Instagram. It really is more popular atm from what i See.
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Post by brdgt on Jun 3, 2019 9:16:25 GMT -5
I don’t know exactly why I think this, but I do - there might be some “cost” for Adam not interacting with fans on social media as much as some fans would like but there might also be a “cost” (or toll) on Adam when he does. Of course, he could try to make his interactions very edited or even delegate the task out, but I think he is more interested in “keeping it (as) real” as possible, and letting his performances, appearances, interviews, etc. speak for him most of the time - and then “letting the chips fall where they will.”
As for his music references and likes - I think that’s him, that’s real, what he’d be sharing, famous or not. But sharing other stuff . . . if it’s real, it’s such a fine line between being honest and accessible vs opening himself up (and those he loves) to soo much crazy, intrusive sh*t. It’s tricky, I am sure. I do think he has consciously pulled back a bit and I think it is sane and safer for him, being kind of “allergic” to trying too much to self-edit but also not desirous of pointless and hurtful comments and controversy.
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Post by lurleene on Jun 3, 2019 10:08:42 GMT -5
I don’t know exactly why I think this, but I do - there might be some “cost” for Adam not interacting with fans on social media as much as some fans would like but there might also be a “cost” (or toll) on Adam when he does. Of course, he could try to make his interactions very edited or even delegate the task out, but I think he is more interested in “keeping it (as) real” as possible, and letting his performances, appearances, interviews, etc. speak for him most of the time - and then “letting the chips fall where they will.” As for his music references and likes - I think that’s him, that’s real, what he’d be sharing, famous or not. But sharing other stuff . . . if it’s real, it’s such a fine line between being honest and accessible vs opening himself up (and those he loves) to soo much crazy, intrusive sh*t. It’s tricky, I am sure. I do think he has consciously pulled back a bit and I think it is sane and safer for him, being kind of “allergic” to trying too much to self-edit but also not desirous of pointless and hurtful comments and controversy.
I agree. Adam has been in the business for 10 years. He was involved in social media longer than most of his fans. There is no way that he is unaware of how to use it and needs to be shown how. My guess is he is using it as much and the way he wants. As a fan, I feel that I know what I need to know about him and I like what I see. Others who have made it big in the industry have not had the roadblocks that he has had. They can say pretty much anything and it has little impact on their careers. Ariana, Bruno, Levine are good examples. Some were mad about the donuts and the cocaine, or hating America for a hot minute, before they went on to win awards and get invited everywhere. Adam gives an opinion and some fans go on the attack because they disagree or failed to understand his meaning. He needs to be comfortable with how much he wants to deal with. So if engaging about the business is more his thing then I would let him have that. I think there are much better ways to reach fans, like more public exposure, than trying to satisfy fan curiosity.
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Post by blackqueen65 on Jun 3, 2019 10:56:26 GMT -5
@lurleene
I agree, every time Adam engages on social media beyond just posting a picture etc there's fans asking tons of inappropriate questions or telling him he should wear something different, cut his hair, let it grow, shave the beard, don't shave it, no wonder he pulls back. I checked out Bieber's twitter earlier and he'd been replying to some fans who were dissing him for something, quite long winded answers and I just thought that really can't be good for his self esteem or mental health. If Adam prefers to keep out of it for the most part it's probably a lot healthier and when he does reply to a comment he gets backlash from fans saying he's being nasty. Seems it's impossible to win with the social media game.
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