My Two Cents Worth
So, there’s been a lot of talk from a portion of the Buzznet community about the ads on the site promoting the Scene Queens. And I figured it’s about time for me to add my two cents in. Though it may end up being a little more like $20, since I talk too much. But think of it this way, you can use that $20 to buy a small coffee at Starbucks.
Or a Green Tea Frappuchino. Those things are ORGASMIC.
Anyway, I wasn’t even aware of the ads, to tell the truth. I use ad block plus on Firefox all the time, so I didn’t know that these things were showing up. And when people first said “There’s ads” I didn’t think it was a huge deal. After all, before I’d adblocked there’d been stuff for Jeffree all the time.
But apparently, this is more aggressive advertising.
And I thought about it. And I’m actually a little upset.
I don’t like to break out the pink star status seriously. Really, I DON’T. Like, I joke about it (but I’m never joking when I talk about my official Buzzmaker Unicorn…they really don’t replace it if you decided to kill and eat yours), but I don’t go HEY! I’M A BUZZMAKER! PAY ATTENTION TO ME!
Or at least I try not to.
But I have a little pink star. According to Buzznet, this means, and I quote:
I have the same status in this case as Hanna Beth and Audrey and Jeffree. I’m no better or worse than them. We are all regarded as people who help the site grow and are active contributers.
So where’s my ad on the site?
Hell, where are ads for all the of the movie updates that Mark does? Bree’s gossip and rumors? Unsceneunheard’s fantastic show photography? Trish Viscious’ metal coverage? Hulda’s awesome groups and interesting photography experiments? Miseryxchord’s…just MISERYXCHORD, dammit! I’m looking over the list of buzzmakers and seeing people who put up fantastic content that could draw people to the site just as much as the SQ’s stuff does…if it were advertised correctly. Being featured on the main page is one thing, but that’s something the SQ’s are given as well. I guess I don’t totally understand why they are granted a level of promotion that the rest of us are not.
The SQ’s are people who have gotten where they are via self-promotion. And now buzznet is helping them out. What about those of us who maybe don’t promote ourselves as much, but do create content the site has recognized as being an important part of Buzznet. We’re the “top tier,” they’re words, not mine. So, am I to believe there are two top tiers? Those of us who are generally normal people who have hobbies that we share with the buzzworld at large and those who are famous for…um…well, they’re famous, dammit!
Maybe I’m just being whiny and really, it’s not a terribly huge deal. I believe I’m a strong enough writer that my work will get noticed no matter what…and a lot of other people have been really great about promoting me (much love to the Bree :D). But I kind of feel like maybe I’m getting cheated a little.
It’s not something I’m going to leave Buzznet over. It’s not even something that will interfere with how I do what I do. But it’s still something that I need to get off my chest.
