Larissa's Reviews!

 Influences are all around us. While politics does not directly relate to my topic, influence does. Influence is one of the bases of how social media gains it's traction. We are being influenced all the time even when we are unaware of it, when social media content creators post a ranking of the 5 different Trader Joes pre-made wraps, if the creator you watch dislikes one and praises another, you are most likely to try the one they praise even though everyone's tastes are different.      This week I wanted to put influence of products to the test. Paigeeatsgood on TikTok is known for her rankings of Trader Joes meals. I decided to try all of the 5 foods in one of her food reviews to see how my opinions line up with hers. Often when watching these food rankings we look at what is the best and if I was just casually grocery shopping I would tend to grab the one she ranked the highest. I decided to buy each of the five frozen appetizers and decided to see how my ranking...

 Social Media is more accessible then ever before but there are still limits regarding keeping everyone connected with just how much media is out there. One way to keep a larger range of people in the loop of popular workouts is through gym classes, most gyms have scheduled workout classes, following an instructor for exercises like yoga, Pilates, swim aerobics, and much more. Guided workout classes can include consumers who do not frequent medias like TikTok and Instagram that provide new and innovative workouts. An instructors are able to look at new and popular workouts to incorporate into their classes, providing their clients with new and exciting workouts while simultaneously providing social media access for clients.     Another way for keeping people connected with new workouts is with personal trainers, in a similar regard to instructors of guided workouts, personal trainers provide workouts and assistance to clients, as the trainer learns more about the clients ...

 Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding is all around using social media. Crowdsourcing is a great way to get feedback and information form a wide base and get a deeper look and viewer and customers ideas and a good way for consumers to feel ore connected to the products they are loyal to. Often companies use crowdsourcing to get information and opinions to create better products. Many brands we love have done a form of crowdsourcing by having consumers submit ideas, flavors, or opinions. This creates an audience fir the brand as consumers are excited to see their idea potentially being distributed. This blog I create could be considered a form of crowdsourcing as I am providing reviews of gym workouts, recipes, and new products.      Haley Cordova (@Fueledbyfitness on TikTok) is a popular fitness and lifestyle influencer. Cordova, like many other influencers currently uses crowdfunding in the way of offering an exclusive personal training regime, offering exclusive content ...