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Do You Like or Like Like Me?

Friday, August 2, 2019

Happy Friday Babes!!

I'm going to get right into this, word on the street is Instagram has plans to disable the like feature to be viewed by users other than oneself. I wanted to write a little blurb about that and get your thoughts!

Instagram has built a world where we often find ourselves basing our worth off of something intangible, likes. Of COURSE I am guilty of this, the more likes I get, the better I feel not only about my content, but myself! Posting a photo of something I'm super proud of and it doesn't get that many likes? I'll take things personally and go as far as feeling offended. What about posting a photo of mySELF?! A flood of likes? MEGA CONFIDENCE BOOST! Little to no likes?! INSTANT HURT!

Naturally, taking away likes would possibly take away the comparative toll it takes on our mental health, but that serious topic aside, what about how it will effect content creators and influencers? Some think it will be a big issue and hurt a lot of brands and bloggers. My opinion? It's the best thing Instagram could ever do.

As a small creator I am constantly frustrated by numbers because I KNOW my content is good, and yet somehow I am not getting the likes to represent that. Taking away likes levels the playing field for all content creators. I get denied from working with companies all the time because I don't get enough likes when in reality, to totally toot my own horn, my work in my own not-so-humble opinion is just as, if not BETTER than a lot of the influencers who pose with products in front of a white brick wall and deem that as good content while I'm spending hours on stop motion animations and full on videos or photoshoots?

no shade, but like.........................shade.

Leading our lives surrounded by likes that define our worth is toxic and unfortunately something undeniably addictive. Perhaps my opinion is unpopular, but I want to start a conversation about this! Bigger blogger babes what do you think? Aspiring content creation creators what do YOU think?

For the longest time I admitted to caring about likes for the sole reason being the ability to grow, collaborate, be seen by the algorithm, and literally EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN that has to do with being a blogger. It has been TOUGH, growing is HARD, making content that wants to be seen is FRUSTRATING! This begs the question how the algorithm will change, perhaps it will be chronological again? I hope!!

This post was more of a quick little rant than anything, but it's sort of me just putting my thoughts out there and I want to hear yours!! DM me on Instagram to keep the conversation going!

Xo, O

Instagram · lately · Me

No New Photos

Saturday, December 13, 2014

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But you can always follow me on Instagram... here's what I've been up to lately

A photo posted by olivia ruffin (@olivebarrett) on Dec 12, 2014 at 6:53am PST

backdoor salmon wolftrap salmon countryside salmon

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(^з^)-☆

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turtle boy

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stellar

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#printmyinsta

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Good morning 🍍🌻🌞☀

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have a great rest of your day!! 🎉🎁🍭🎈🎂😊🍥🌺

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missing my family ❌<you know what I mean)

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my glasses take up my entire face

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Instagram · Me · selfies

#ILOVEMYSELFIE

Friday, April 25, 2014

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#ILOVEMYSELFIE from Olivia on Vimeo.

Hey guys! One of my all time favorite bloggers, Izzy from Views of Now started her own little mini project called #ilovemyselfie! It's a super cute, motivational reminder that even the smallest of quirks people have make them beautiful. We should all love ourselves (I know I do!) We only have one self, so we might as well love it! And what a better way to show the love through social media?! (mwahah tehehehe)

Here are all the actual selfies that I took during this video, none of them are edited or anything because I mean why love something that isn't 100% true beauty, no matter how corny my faces are.. haha...

SO! Post a photo of yourself (a selfie!) on Instagram or twitter or facebook or whatever your social media outlit for posting selfies is... But tag me and use the #ilovemyselfie, then we can all share the love! Here is my instagram.

Love y'all! xoxolivia.

day in photos · Instagram

100 HAPPY DAYS!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

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EVERYONE!

Hello :)

While blog hoping around reading my daily reads, I saw that Elsie from A Beautiful Mess is doing this 100 Happy Days photo challenge and I thought, well I love to be happy and I love photos, so it's just perfection!!

So read along... so you can join as well!

If you are ready to take on this challenge (of extreme happiness..) click here to sign up and join, it's totally free of course and takes one second. I highly recommend it, also you don't have to have an Instagram to do it! You can do it though facebook, twitter, tumblr, maybe pinterest, and email! Or if you aren't into sharing your photos, maybe just make a deal with yourself to document one thing each day that makes you happy and save those happy moments for yourself to forever remember and enjoy!

Feel free to follow me along my #100happydays on my Instagram! xoxOlivia

p.s. did you click on every time I wrote "happy?" you should............ It'll make you happily happy

According To Instagram · Instagram

Life According To Instagram

Saturday, February 1, 2014

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I'll admit it, I am an Instadiva. I Instagram like it is nobodies business, so a lot, all the time. I often post a photo or two from a blog post or from something random, but yeah. I am not a huge social media fan, like I am against Facebook and Twitter etc. etc. but I love Blogger and Instagram, I know that sounds a bit hypocritical, but whatever.... So for more recent updates and such be sure to follow me in Instagram!!! (<<< click that) xoxolivia.

Instagram · Me · Update

Life Lately According to Instagram

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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Lately in my life according to Instaglam, I've posted a lot! Well starting from Elizabeth's birthday party... I dyed my hair blonde... We drove up to NYC to watch Saunders in Little Shop of Horrors... We went into the city for a day which was fantastic! I've been continuing the 30 day self portrait challenge... And most recently we went and saw Bridgit Mendler in concert!