Instagrim. Not having your cake and eating it.

[The Don of Croy]

In a similar vein (older generation not understanding what young'uns are doing) I have today received an automated email from my energy supplier.

They congratulate me on being their customer for one year, and invite to review my 'useage graph' on the website and take an image of my reaction to share online with them.

- something I'll not bother with, and struggle to see how looking at someone else doing similar actually helps. /miserymode

[AlexRS2782]

The Don of Croy said:

In a similar vein (older generation not understanding what young'uns are doing) I have today received an automated email from my energy supplier.

They congratulate me on being their customer for one year, and invite to review my 'useage graph' on the website and take an image of my reaction to share online with them.

- something I'll not bother with, and struggle to see how looking at someone else doing similar actually helps. /miserymode

I'm in my late 30's and even to me, this sounds as though it was more than likely thought up by someone a good 10 to 15 years older than me that's decided to try embracing social media without considering what might happen on their company page. I can easily see the bit on bold backfiring quite well

Surely anybody that gets that just needs to take a Daily Mail "sad face" picture or post up a ranty / sweary clip about price rises, charges and demanding discounts, etc

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 19th March 15:51

[SpeckledJim]

AlexRS2782 said:

The Don of Croy said:

In a similar vein (older generation not understanding what young'uns are doing) I have today received an automated email from my energy supplier.

They congratulate me on being their customer for one year, and invite to review my 'useage graph' on the website and take an image of my reaction to share online with them.

- something I'll not bother with, and struggle to see how looking at someone else doing similar actually helps. /miserymode

I'm in my late 30's and even to me, this sounds as though it was more than likely thought up by someone a good 10 to 15 years older than me that's decided to try embracing social media without considering what might happen on their company page. I can easily see the bit on bold backfiring quite well

Surely anybody that gets that just needs to take a Daily Mail "sad face" picture or post up a ranty / sweary clip about price rises, charges and demanding discounts, etc

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 19th March 15:51

I'm amazed any company with more than about 10 staff hasn't issued a blanket ban on encouraging the general public to interact with their social media at all. Much less asking people for filmed reactions to their energy bills.

[vikingaero]

.:ian:. said:

This thread is useless without pics



(of the cake)

Happy to oblige - Chickens Feet



Oh you said cake.

[Hoofy]

vikingaero said:

.:ian:. said:

This thread is useless without pics



(of the cake)

Happy to oblige - Chickens Feet



Oh you said cake.

My mum loves that stuff (cooked, obvs).

[glenrobbo]

Hoofy said:

vikingaero said:

.:ian:. said:

This thread is useless without pics



(of the cake)

Happy to oblige - Chickens Feet



Oh you said cake.

My mum loves that stuff (cooked, obvs).

I suppose next it will be pics of camel toes...

[Oakey]

AlexRS2782 said:

The Don of Croy said:

In a similar vein (older generation not understanding what young'uns are doing) I have today received an automated email from my energy supplier.

They congratulate me on being their customer for one year, and invite to review my 'useage graph' on the website and take an image of my reaction to share online with them.

- something I'll not bother with, and struggle to see how looking at someone else doing similar actually helps. /miserymode

I'm in my late 30's and even to me, this sounds as though it was more than likely thought up by someone a good 10 to 15 years older than me that's decided to try embracing social media without considering what might happen on their company page. I can easily see the bit on bold backfiring quite well

Surely anybody that gets that just needs to take a Daily Mail "sad face" picture or post up a ranty / sweary clip about price rises, charges and demanding discounts, etc

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 19th March 15:51

"Energy Bill Reaction Video - this user lost his st when he saw how much his energy cost" - seriously, who thought that was a good idea?

[Mothersruin]

The Don of Croy said:

In a similar vein (older generation not understanding what young'uns are doing) I have today received an automated email from my energy supplier.

They congratulate me on being their customer for one year, and invite to review my 'useage graph' on the website and take an image of my reaction to share online with them.

- something I'll not bother with, and struggle to see how looking at someone else doing similar actually helps. /miserymode

They'd be getting an image of my biffin's bridge.

[singlecoil]

SpeckledJim said:

I'm amazed any company with more than about 10 staff hasn't issued a blanket ban on encouraging the general public to interact with their social media at all. Much less asking people for filmed reactions to their energy bills.

They will of course be choosing which ones get published and which ones not. The people contributing their images will know that and most will therefore send positive images as they will want them to be published.

[spreadsheet monkey]

vixen1700 said:

Lord Marylebone said:

I'm almost 40, and I quite like Instagram. I follow lots of classic car type stuff, classic restoration, watches, historic motoring. Loads of really great little companies all producing motoring and motoring clothing/fashion/watches type gear.

My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.

I've never been on Instagram as I assumed it was just vacuous birds with fish pouts, handbags and pictures of food.

May have to take a look now.

This. Instagram can be whatever you want it to be. Plenty of good stuff on there.

Harry’s Garage
Goodwood RRC
Parked_Underground
All the major motorsport series

plus lots of specialised accounts covering every weirdo niche car under the sun

[Hoofy]

spreadsheet monkey said:

vixen1700 said:

Lord Marylebone said:

I'm almost 40, and I quite like Instagram. I follow lots of classic car type stuff, classic restoration, watches, historic motoring. Loads of really great little companies all producing motoring and motoring clothing/fashion/watches type gear.

My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.

I've never been on Instagram as I assumed it was just vacuous birds with fish pouts, handbags and pictures of food.

May have to take a look now.

This. Instagram can be whatever you want it to be. Plenty of good stuff on there.

Harry’s Garage
Goodwood RRC
Parked_Underground
All the major motorsport series

plus lots of specialised accounts covering every weirdo niche car under the sun

Don't knock the vacuous birds. My newsfeed is full of interesting stuff plus food and flexible slim 20 somethings. If only my life were more Insta.