#brand spokesperson

[simply-zhouye]

Gorgeous Zhou Ye for Tasaki for Tanabata special necklace ~

打开记忆的盒子，回闪缤纷的瞬间； 眼眸似碧波流转，笑容似清风嫣然。 #TASAKI多点爱# 爱，有点美；TASAKI塔思琦品牌大使@周也yeah 演绎TASAKI kugel中国七夕特别款项链，明艳红宝石耀熠分秒浓情蜜意，阿古屋珍珠凝驻点滴相伴时光；心系彼此，爱，美不胜收。#周也TASAKI塔思琦品牌大使# ​​​ ...展开

#zhou ye #hqs:zhouye #chinese actress #周也 #photography #photoshoot #tasaki #brand spokesperson #hqs: zhou ye

[sinnadreams]

MA as First Brand Spokesperson for SRICHAND

MileApo are the first ever brand spokesperson for SRICHAND, a famous Thai cosmetic company that’s been around for over 70 years . As a brand spokesperson, which is pretty much the highest level of endorsement with this brand (correct me if I’m wrong), MA will represent the whole company including all its products and they’ll be expected respond to the media and press on behalf of the brand.

It’s not an easy feat to obtain this role since I imagine it requires the person or people in this case to have strong public speaking skills, communication skills, charisma and charm. Of course MA are more than equipped to navigate the media but it’s testament to their skill set that SRICHAND has noticed and chosen them. They’re more than just pretty faces.

Translation credit: mileapofamph524 on twitter

#mileapo #mile pakhphum #apo nattawin #srichand #brand spokesperson #they’re reaching new heights

[endlessnine09]

The deadly smirk and eyebrow! Instant 💘🆘

#luo yunxi #罗云熙 #luo yunxi x shiseido #luo yunxi shiseido brand spokesperson

[onlyzhuyilong]

11/30 ZYL IN KILT?

#Is he wearing a kilt? #Louis Vuitton be making kilts now and having their brand spokesperson wear it for fashion show alright #zhu yilong #朱一龙 #朱一龍 #주일룡 #my gifs #that’s a kilt because the coat and the shirt like??? have y’all been to a wedding with the groom is Scottish? they wear this kinda thing #what the what

[p-h03n1-x]

Catman MIIOW The global brand spokesperson of Maoren will be announced soon. Let's explore the boundaries between technology and beauty

#Catman MIIOW #see you later brand spokesperson

[cnladies]

DILIREBA 迪丽热巴 in Peet Dullaert 2024 S/S Haute Couture Series | Little Dream Garden Brand Event

Dilireba: more photos here Brand Event: more photos here

#dilireba #dilraba #dilraba dilmurat #迪丽热巴 #热巴 #chinese actress #chinese fashion #fashion #cnladies #brand activity #brand event #little dream garden global spokesperson #little dream garden brand event #Peet Dullaert 2024 #Peet Dullaert #haute couture #haute couture fashion #Peet Dullaert Haute Couture #white dress

[elfblogger]

Themis

#ffxiv #ffxiv endwalker #endwalker spoilers #themis ffxiv #he is probably a spokesperson for some Ancient brand of shampoo i mean come on

[carbonateddelusion]

THAT REMINDS ME- I need to draw another entry for the explanation posts.. I think I'll give a rundown on the two (three? sane AU Eddie isn't really his own thing) versions of Edgar and how his relationship with The Main Antagonist Dude (Eli/Jack) impacts the narrative

I'll definitely need some input from Ben for Elijah's portion, though

#it's a shame tho bc eli's universe is nowhere near as developed... #bc i have jack brainworm and it's much easier to decide things when you control the two MCs #vs when you have to have an in depth convo before you make any decisions bc the antagonist is your friend's #also Benny has a really hard time putting his thoughts about Elijah into words. he has trouble with expressing characterization in general #not in a narrative way but in a 'i can't talk about my own characters and explain things because only one person speaks Benninese' way #im very aware that it looks like i make all the big decisions but that's why i push so hard to remind everybody of ben's influence!!! #half of the characters aren't mine after all! #some of the most important narrative decisions (jack and isaac's EXISTENCE; basically everything abt their family including maddie; #the deaths of a lot of the children; eli's motivations in general which helped me feel out and learn how i wanted jack to be etc) #were his idea!! and im sure there's way more but i can't even remember.them bc at this point they're so integral to the foundation of the #narrative itself and its themes. i am the biggest ben supporter #i promise i am not the only man behind the curtain he is also very present #rox rumblings #me things #oc ramblings #beanie tag #i'm just like... the spokesperson. i am the face of the brand but we are both behind the scenes coming up with the formula together #i have the big fancy flourishes but we are both cooking

[genderfreakxx]

It really makes me so sad that Ronnie Radke is transphobic in that very Twitter specific way

#why does he have to be so ignorant #I don’t know much about him tbh my friend loves him endlessly and #ze has invited me to a free ride concert to see FIR twice now and all I’ve seen from his twitter is that he’s anti vax and anti mask and now #I guess fucken ignorantly transphobic?? like. he thinks all trans people want women to be forced into being called birthing people. #he thinks tampon brands are hiring Dylan Mulvaney to be their spokeswoman #he said ‘well I identify as black so if you disagree you’re a bigot’ #like it’s the Idiot Transphobe 101 shit #and I don’t know anything else I’m just. like. he puts on a good show and I personally love the revamped I’m Not A Vampire #and the original!! his music speaks so much to me as an overly dramatic asshole with addiction issues!! #it just sucks. why do people have to be so chronically online. #and his audience is SO fucking queer #it’s just. sad. #they really really love him. and he’s just out here spreading false ideology that will both abstractly and directly harm them #and I hate that he’s built such a platform on being an asshole- which I normally love- that he’s using this to avoid educating himself #he literally doesn’t even call trans people ‘trans people’ he just says ‘trans’ #like. ‘why would Tampax allow trans to be their spokesperson’ #dude. cmon. #blithering on #I hate how much he means to people who are queer and how he’s just. being fucking STUPID #god I’m angry at a random dude. fuck me and fuck this dude I’m an asshole and so is he but he’s just. Touch grass for the love of christ

[midnightarcheress]

Simon travels with you.

pairing: bodyguard!ghost x actress!reader cw: mentions of stalking/threats 3 | gold rush masterlist.

the flight is strange. he was used to flying on an excruciatingly loud helicopter, with adrenaline overflowing on his bloodstream as he prepared to jump in the field, or in a simple commercial plane back to Manchester after a long deployment, dwarfing on cramped corridors and elbowing people sitting beside him. a private jet was far too removed from his reality.

but not from yours. from his seat on the back of the plane, he would glance at you from time to time, crossed thighs on the soft cushioned seats like you were simply lounging at your own sofa, not cruising miles up in the air, with eyes attentively going over the plans for the next few days with Daniel. 

he doesn’t understand half of it, but you’re some sort of spokesperson? ambassador? of cosmetic’s brand, whatever that’s supposed to mean. everything he hears just passes straight through his brain. he just cares about what he’ll have to do – follow you around like a guard dog who’s not allowed to bark.

“last time you promised me a day off, Dan. what’s the point of all this travelling if i can’t even explore the city i’m in?” a huff escapes your lips, utterly annoyed by the limitations of your schedule. a life too micromanaged to bear any autonomy.

“i told you there’s no time for a day off, you have back to back appointments–” the man stops, staring at the puppy-eyed gaze you give him, the magical pout that would get anyone on their knees, “fine. i guess i can arrange a free afternoon before we leave.” Simon can’t help the hint of a smirk forming under his mask after you got what you wanted, internally commending your ability to bend any resolve without lifting a single finger.

after landing, you head directly to the hotel to get ready for the big event. Simon’s stuck with you in a room that’s almost as big as his entire flat, bored out of his mind watching frantic people dolling you up – activity he sees no purpose in, since you couldn't get any prettier in his eyes. his eardrums are already hurting from the constant noise in the place, but still functioning enough to pick up the double knock on the door. 

you also hear it, shifting on your chair and glancing around the room as if you were looking for someone, until your eyes land on him. “Ghost?” you say, head tilting in the door direction, “could you get that, please?” he sighs and nods, pushing himself away from the wall to answer it.

the hotel employee hands him a bouquet of white lilies, courtesy of the brand, the man says. as soon as the lock clicks again, Simon notices your beaming smile at the arrangement in his possession, eyes shining like a child in the toy section. he passes you the bouquet, not missing how your smile fades into a frown the second you skim through the small card hidden between the flowers, raising an alarm flag in his brain. “something wrong?” 

“what?” your eyes dart between his and the paper in your hands, quickly tucking it in your robe pocket, “oh, no, it’s nothing.” your lips curve, barely so, tentatively brushing off the topic as you finish getting ready. his brows furrowed, not fully accepting your dismissal and sensing that you’re covering something, but he doesn’t want to press you in front of everyone. he just hopes that you’ll trust him enough to come to him if it’s another threat. 

he’d seen the content of a few of the letters you received, as a part of his briefing, just to understand what he was dealing with. some of them were pathetic expressions of emotion, serving you undying devotion and promises of eternal love, but some were filled with a predatory fury, a mixture of jealousy and hunger, visceral descriptions of how they wanted to rip you apart. all with the same signature. you never talked about the situation, never addressed to him the necessity of having a bodyguard. he could only imagine the turmoil of fear inside your chest.

a couple hours later, much to his relief, the event ended, allowing him to take you back to the hotel without having to hear any more french buzzing for the rest of the evening. 

“Ghost?” he stops on his way out, hand hovering on the doorknob and face turned to you. every time you call him, he feels a piece of his defence wall crumbling, determination to keep his distance slowly disappearing due the sweet sound that travels through the air. “can you, uhm, help me?” you look over your shoulder to the back of your dress, the zipper being impossible to reach without dislocating a joint. 

his brain momentarily freezes, scrambling to form a quick and coherent yeah, sure, or to simply shake his head in agreement. he takes a step closer, letting you turn around and move your hair before daring to touch you.

“funny how after the party there’s no one to help you clean up, right?” your eyes roam around the empty room and you chuckle, but the saddened tone of your laugh is easily recognizable, “so different from earlier.” his large digits find the invisible zipper in the fabric, slowly tugging it down as his other hand stays on your lower back for support. 

his heart is thumping loudly, the gradual exposure of your back being sufficient to divert his blood flow and make him feel something that he definitely shouldn’t. despite the profound temptation to trace your naked spine with his fingers and to lean closer to your soft neck, he steps back, clearing his throat and going back to the exit, “so, uhm, goodnight then."

you turn slightly, holding the gown by your chest and gently grinning in gratitude, “goodnight, Ghost.”

lol took me so long to write this, i'm still scrambling with the ideas/scene sequences for the story (but now it has a name)

#simon ghost riley #simon riley #ghost #ghost cod #simon ghost riley x reader #simon riley x you #f!reader #fem!reader #ghost x reader #ghost x you #ghost imagine #ghost fanfiction #bodyguard!ghost #bodyguard!simon #actress!reader #bodyguard au #cod mw #cod mw2 #cod mw3 #bodyguard!ghost ☾ #gold rush #nyx writes ☾ #midnightarcheress

[warningsine]

Living online means never quite understanding what’s happening to you at a given moment. Why these search results? Why this product recommendation? There is a feeling—often warranted, sometimes conspiracy-minded—that we are constantly manipulated by platforms and websites.

So-called dark patterns, deceptive bits of web design that can trick people into certain choices online, make it harder to unsubscribe from a scammy or unwanted newsletter; they nudge us into purchases. Algorithms optimized for engagement shape what we see on social media and can goad us into participation by showing us things that are likely to provoke strong emotional responses. But although we know that all of this is happening in aggregate, it’s hard to know specifically how large technology companies exert their influence over our lives.

This week, Wired published a story by the former FTC attorney Megan Gray that illustrates the dynamic in a nutshell. The op-ed argued that Google alters user searches to include more lucrative keywords. For example, Google is said to surreptitiously replace a query for “children’s clothing” with “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear” on the back end in order to direct users to lucrative shopping links on the results page. It’s an alarming allegation, and Ned Adriance, a spokesperson for Google, told me that it’s “flat-out false.” Gray, who is also a former vice president of the Google Search competitor DuckDuckGo, had seemingly misinterpreted a chart that was briefly presented during the company’s ongoing U.S. et al v. Google trial, in which the company is defending itself against charges that it violated federal antitrust law. (That chart, according to Adriance, represents a “phrase match” feature that the company uses for its ads product; “Google does not delete queries and replace them with ones that monetize better as the opinion piece suggests, and the organic results you see in Search are not affected by our ads systems,” he said.)

Gray told me, “I stand by my larger point—the Google Search team and Google ad team worked together to secretly boost commercial queries, which triggered more ads and thus revenue. Google isn’t contesting this, as far as I know.” In a statement, Chelsea Russo, another Google spokesperson, reiterated that the company’s products do not work this way and cited testimony from Google VP Jerry Dischler that “the organic team does not take data from the ads team in order to affect its ranking and affect its result.” Wired did not respond to a request for comment. Last night, the publication removed the story from its website, noting that it does not meet Wired’s editorial standards.

It’s hard to know what to make of these competing statements. Gray’s specific facts may be wrong, but the broader concerns about Google’s business—that it makes monetization decisions that could lead the product to feel less useful or enjoyable—form the heart of the government’s case against the company. None of this is easy to untangle in plain English—in fact, that’s the whole point of the trial. For most of us, evidence about Big Tech’s products tends to be anecdotal or fuzzy—more vibes-based than factual. Google may not be altering billions of queries in the manner that the Wired story suggests, but the company is constantly tweaking and ranking what we see, while injecting ads and proprietary widgets into our feed, thereby altering our experience. And so we end up saying that Google Search is less useful now or that shopping on Amazon has gotten worse. These tools are so embedded in our lives that we feel acutely that something is off, even if we can’t put our finger on the technical problem.

That’s changing. In the past month, thanks to a series of antitrust actions on behalf of the federal government, hard evidence of the ways that Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are wielding their influence is trickling out. Google’s trial is under way, and while the tech giant is trying to keep testimony locked down, the past four weeks have helped illustrate—via internal company documents and slide decks like the one cited by Wired—how Google has used its war chest to broker deals and dominate the search market. Perhaps the specifics of Gray’s essay were off, but we have learned, for instance, how company executives considered adjusting Google’s products to lead to more “monetizable queries.” And just last week, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging anticompetitive practices. (Amazon has called the suit “misguided.”)

Filings related to that suit have delivered a staggering revelation concerning a secretive Amazon algorithm code-named Project Nessie. The particulars of Nessie were heavily redacted in the public complaint, but this week The Wall Street Journal revealed details of the program. According to the unredacted complaint, a copy of which I have also viewed, Nessie—which is no longer in use—monitored industry prices of specific goods to determine whether competitors were algorithmically matching Amazon’s prices. In the event that competitors were, Nessie would exploit this by systematically raising prices on goods across Amazon, encouraging its competitors to follow suit. Amazon, via the algorithm, knew that it would be able to charge more on its own site, because it didn’t have to worry about being undercut elsewhere, thereby making the broader online shopping experience worse for everyone. An Amazon spokesperson told the Journal that the FTC is mischaracterizing the tool, and suggested that Nessie was a way to monitor competitor pricing and keep price-matching algorithms from dropping prices to unsustainable levels (the company did not respond to my request for comment).

In the FTC’s telling, Project Nessie demonstrates the sheer scope of Amazon’s power in online markets. The project arguably amounted to a form of unilateral price fixing, where Amazon essentially goaded its competitors into acting like cartel members without even knowing they’d done so—all while raising prices on consumers. It’s an astonishing form of influence, powered by behind-the-scenes technology.

The government will need to prove whether this type of algorithmic influence is illegal. But even putting legality aside, Project Nessie is a sterling example of the way that Big Tech has supercharged capitalistic tendencies and manipulated markets in unnatural and opaque ways. It demonstrates the muscle that a company can throw around when it has consolidated its position in a given sector. The complaint alleges that Amazon’s reach and logistics capabilities force third-party sellers to offer products on Amazon and for lower prices than other retailers. Once it captured a significant share of the retail market, Amazon was allegedly able to use algorithmic tools such as Nessie to drive prices up for specific products, boosting revenues and manipulating competitors.

Reading about Project Nessie, I was surprised to feel a sense of relief. In recent years, customer-satisfaction ratings have dipped among Amazon shoppers who have cited delivery disruptions, an explosion of third-party sellers, and poor-quality products as reasons for frustration. In my own life and among friends and relatives, there has been a growing feeling that shopping on the platform has become a slog, with fewer deals and far more junk to sift through. Again, these feelings tend to occupy vibe territory: Amazon’s bigness seems stifling or grating in ways that aren’t always easy to explain. But Nessie offers a partial explanation for this frustration, as do revelations about Google’s various product adjustments. We have the sense that we’re being manipulated because, well, we are. It’s a bit like feeling vaguely sick, going to the doctor, and receiving a blood-test result confirming that, yes, the malaise you experienced is actually an iron deficiency. It is the catharsis of, at long last, receiving a diagnosis.

This is the true power of the surge in anti-monopoly litigation. (According to experts in the field, September was “the most extraordinary month they have ever seen in antitrust.”) Whether or not any of these lawsuits results in corporate breakups or lasting change, they are, effectively, an MRI of our sprawling digital economy—a forensic look at what these larger-than-life technology companies are really doing, and how they are exerting their influence and causing damage. It is confirmation that what so many of us have felt—that the platforms dictating our online experiences are behaving unnaturally and manipulatively—is not merely a paranoid delusion, but the effect of an asymmetrical relationship between the giants of scale and us, the users.

In recent years, it’s been harder to love the internet, a miracle of connectivity that feels ever more bloated, stagnant, commercialized, and junkified. We are just now starting to understand the specifics of this transformation—the true influence of Silicon Valley’s vise grip on our lives. It turns out that the slow rot we might feel isn’t just in our heads, after all.

#technology #internet

[simply-zhouye]

Gorgeous Zhou Ye announced as Bobbi Brown China's Brand Spokesperson!! ~

#zhou ye #周也 #hqs:zhouye #chinese actress #photography #photoshoot #bobbi brown #bobbi brown china #brand endorsement #brand spokesperson

[godisarepublican]

ANOTHER UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT MERCILESSLY SUBJECTED TO RACIST HATE SPEECH!!!

Nilson Granados-Trejo was rudely and cruelly branded an "Illegal Immigrant" by the press after killing a toddler and injuring his teenage mom. <link>

"He's UNDOCUMENTED," shouted an angry Joe Biden. "He's not illegal, he's not an alien or an immigrant, he's an undocumented migrant. And he built this country and everything in it. Show some respect for my voters, you VILE WHITE PERSON!"

"And so what if he murdered a toddler and wouldn't have if I had only enforced our immigration laws? Lots of people kill toddlers, and I don't care about them either. Why should I care now?"

Don't let Biden's words fool you through. He's just pandering to his base of crackpots, bed wetters & communists. Behind the scenes Biden is working hard to resolve the illegal alien crime wave.

"The problem is housing," a Biden spokesperson explained. "These noble migrants can't afford housing and only turn to crime out of desperation. So the President's new plan to house illegal aliens inside of college dormitories, at taxpayer expense, should alleviate the crime problem, allowing the administration to concentrate on the real threat to society: Trump voters.

#migrants #Trump #Joe Biden #gop #donald trump #god is a republican #suck my freedom #republicans #conservatives #biden #undocumented

[wilwheaton]

Mulvaney said in her Thursday video that she used to have the gifted personalized can around her house, but she realized she had to “protect it” and “hid it so well” she can no longer find it. Once she does, however, she joked the can “needs to go in a museum, preferably behind bullet-proof glass.” “I’m bringing it up because what transpired from that video was more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined,” she said, while fighting back tears. “I was scared of more backlash, and I felt personally guilty for what transpired, so I patiently waited for things to get better. But surprise! They haven’t really.” “I was waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did,” she added. An Anheuser-Busch spokesperson told The Daily Beast in a statement that the company remains “committed to the programs and partnerships we have forged over decades with organizations across a number of communities, including those in the LGBTQ+ community.” The statement did not, however, mention Mulvaney.

Dylan Mulvaney Lays Into Bud Light for Abandoning Her to Right-Wing Mob

[onlyzhuyilong]

ZYL in a Kilt for Louis Vuitton

#zhu yilong #朱一龙 #朱一龍 #주일룡 #Iv2024 #first ever male brand spokesperson for Louis Vuitton in China that is #as the first ever brand spokesperson for China Zhu YiLong is contractually obligated to SLAY it is non negotiable #also great legs long ge #brb picking my jaw up from the floor

[p-h03n1-x]

CHALI Xiaohongshu update 6.3.2023 Good tea party new friends, CHALI brand spokesperson is about to debut, tea! See you on June 6th!

#chali #meet you soon #Chali brand spokesperson