#and the media wins because they get clicks and impressions

[lxndonorris]

As a max fan it pains me to see how quick some other fans are ready to insult another driver viciously while I very well know how max got treated and still gets treated like shit, a mad monster and just a dangerous driver.

[discordantwritings]

Rock Hard (Rock Band! Cross Guild x Reader)

Part 2. The Vocalist

Prelude // The Vocalist // The Guitarist // The Drummer

Warnings: afab gn!reader, facesitting, PiV sex, slightly subby Buggy, I know the title says cross guild but this part is just Buggy

WC: 2.4k

Summary: You will not fall to the clown’s charms you will not fall to the clown’s charms you will not-

Oh shit you fell for the clown’s charms.

Notes: Finally found an excuse to write facesitting lets goooooo

You were less of a manager to Buggy and more of a babysitter. If you could get away with getting him one of those child backpack leashes you would. Within a week you got the passwords to all his social media so you could stop him from posting dumb shit like “I wish my dick could detach” and “I could fist fight The Rock and win, give me a date and time”. It was exhausting. Hilarious, but exhausting.

It would be worse if he wasn’t so damn charming. Ever time you find yourself getting mad at him he would grovel and bat his frustratingly perfect eyelashes at you and all the anger you have fizzles out. It was a game you played- Buggy tested your limits and then you reigned him in before he could do any lasting damage. You’d get mad, he’d get cute, and then you went back to the beginning.

It would be worse if he didn’t do such good work. Buggy was the only band member you could get to do any sort of press (Crocodile and Mihawk claimed that that was what Buggy was there for, so they didn’t have to talk to the public) so you had to lean on him heavily for public relations. It turned out not to be a problem though because he could charm just about anyone. Even the most cynical of interviewers would be at least softened by Buggy’s crazy stories and silly jokes by the end of their time.

And that’s what you’re watching now at The Cross Guild office. You got this interview on the the interviewers misguided thought that he could run into Crocodile or Mihawk. Jokes on him, you planned this for a day neither of them were in the office. Because of that the interviewer came into the set annoyed, and Buggy shot you a look from where he was sat. You shrug and give him a thumbs up as the cameras begin to roll.

Watching him turn on the charm was mesmerizing. The way he leans in towards the interviewer and smiles, the way he never backs down from a question or accusation, the silly physical gags he manages to weave into a normal conversation, it’s all so impressive. After about an hour the production finally wraps up and Buggy bounds over to you.

“He was an ass.” He whispers to you and you nudge him on the shoulder.

“Can’t you wait a few minutes.” You eye the interviewer who is still in the room.

“Can we just go back to my office and debrief or whatever so I can go home?” Buggy says in almost a whine.

“Yeah, yeah.” You follow behind him through the hallways until you get to his office.

Gaudy is the best word to describe his office, right next to messy and a fire hazard. No piece of furniture is the same color and various rugs and discarded clothes cover the floor. You’re bound to trip over something before you leave but for now you find your way safely to a chair to go over the events of today and what’s on the schedule for tomorrow.

“So we did three interviews today, tomorrow we have a meet and greet and then a radio show. And then-“ You look up to see Buggy on his neon green couch and on his phone. “You’re not listening to me.”

“No I am!” He says, not looking up from his phone.

“Then what’s on the docket tomorrow?”

“… more talking.” He clicks his phone off, knowing he’s been caught.

“Look, seriously I just need five more minutes of your attention and then you can do whatever. You’ve knocked it out of the park today, so I just need to keep that going until this press wave is over.”

Buggy pauses and smiles wide. “I knocked it out of the park?”

You sigh. It was hard giving Buggy any kind of praise, the way it went straight to his head. But you felt bad for the way his fellow band members treated him- like he had no redeeming qualities. “You did good today Buggy.”

He stands up and walks over to you holding out a hand, indicating for you to stand up. Confused but curious you do, and are pulled up close to him. “Now see, if you just kept telling me how good of a job I’ve been doing I’d pay attention all the time.”

You did your best not to react at how close you are to him- keeping your breath even and hoping there was no flush to your cheeks. “But then it would all get to your head and I might have to knock you down a few pegs.”

“I don’t know about you- but that sounds like fun to me.” One of Buggy’s hands skirts over your hip while he gets somehow impossibly closer to you.

“Buggy.” You say sternly, a warning.

“What?” He stops moving, one eyebrow raised.

“I know playing around is fun for you, and you’re not serious, but nothing even close to this can happen.”

“And what is this?” He’s clearly feigning ignorance and you put your hand on his chest and push.

“Nothing.” The word comes out a bit more hurt than you would have liked it to sound. Of course Buggy picks up on it.

“It doesn’t have to be nothing. I know you say I’m not serious but-“ He opens his arms. “I like you.”

“You like a lot of people.” You fire back, jabbing your pointer finger into his chest.

“Maybe that’s true. But c’mon we could have so much fun together.” He steps back closer, your finger digging deeper. “You can’t tell me you haven’t thought about it.”

Embarrassment quickly colors your features as he hits the truth right on the head. Of course you’ve thought about it. The way he looks at you, the charm he has, his voice, the way you quickly counted him as your friend here. You really wondered what that stupid mouth could do but admitting that you fantasized about him? “No.”

“You’re an awful liar.” Buggy calls you out, brushing an errant hair behind your ear. “Now c’mon, I’ll even let you knock me down a few pegs.”

It was an awful idea. The worst idea you’ve even considered. You could tell Buggy no one more time and you know he’d respect your choice. But both of you know your heart isn’t in your reflections. Kissing him, doing anything with him as a bad idea.

So of course you grab him by his shirt collar and pull him in for a kiss. He’s shocked for a second- like he can’t believe all that stuff he said actually worked- but quickly melts into the kiss. His hands find your hips and he pulls you flush to him as he tries to take control. But you’re not going to let him win that easy.

You walk forward, forcing him to take steps back until his legs hit the couch. You finally break away from the kiss, panting and grinning wide. Placing your hand on his chest you lightly push and Buggy gets the message, sitting down and letting you crawl onto his lap. He looks up at you, eyes wide and pupils dilated and you want to ruin him.

You kiss him again, aggressive and greedy as your hands hold onto his shoulders for balance. Buggy’s hands, still at your hips, pull you down so he can grind up into you. You gasp as you feel Buggy’s hardness against you through layers of clothing. Bringing your mouth down you kiss along his neck as he continues to grind up into you, small whines leaving his chest.

You lose yourself for a while, switching between his neck and mouth while you grind against each other like horny teenagers. But it’s not enough and you’re starting to get a bit frustrated.

“Hey Bug.” You bite at his earlobe.

“Yeah?” He whispers.

“Wanna be knocked down a peg still?” Your hands travel his chest as he nods furiously. You stand up and Buggy is clearly disappointed but you motion to the floor. “Lay on your back for me?” You ask sweetly, undoing the buttons on your pants.

You barely finish your sentence before he’s eagerly sliding off the couch and onto the ground exactly like you asked. He props himself up by his elbows though to watch you, and you decide to give him a good show. You face him as you unzip your zipper and grab at your waistband but then turn around and bend over slightly as you drag them down over your ass and legs. You can’t see Buggy’s face but you can hear him groan as your pants and panties are taken down in one motion. Turning back you step out of your pants and get on your knees over him, straddling his chest.

“Can I sit on your face?” You ask sweetly, smiling down at him.

Buggy’s pupils are blown out, almost none of that bright sea green remain. He doesn’t say anything, he just grabs your thighs and pulls you up closer to his face. You can’t help but chuckle as you help him out, sitting up on your knees as you position yourself right over him.

“Fuck- I mean- goddamn-“ Buggy curses and you wish you could still see his face. “Please cmon just sit baby-“

Not wanting to wait either you lower yourself and the second you so Buggy dives in. There’s nothing neat or slow or thought out about the way Buggy eats you out but fuck if it isn’t good. His tongue works its way inside you quickly as his hands dig into your thighs. As he haphazardly goes between fucking you with his tongue and sucking on your clit you have to lean forward and use the couch for balance. You start to get dizzy with pleasure and end up focusing a lot of your energy on staying up and not actually sitting on Buggy, which he seems to notice.

He breaks away from you and you whine but hear his voice. “Just sit on me baby- I’ll be fine please cmon-“

He sounds just as dazed as you and the lust and whine in his voice make you relent, fully relaxing and focusing on the pleasure he was giving you. As his tongue finds your entrance again you grind down, rubbing your clit against his nose. Your moans fills the room as you chase your pleasure and use his face to get yourself off. While one hand stays on the couch to keep you balanced the other goes to Buggy’s head, gripping his hair and tugging.

“‘M close Bug-“ You manage through gasps.

Buggy doesn’t let up- one of his hands comes down to join his tongue inside you, filling you up more while you grind on him. The edges of your vision go white as your orgasm flood over you, slick gushing onto Buggy’s face as you ride it out. When the high is over you slide yourself off of his face and lay down next to him. As you do you see that Buggy’s hand is shoved down his pants and he’s grinding up into his palm.

“Fuck- you been getting off on eating me out?” Your voice is breathy and needy.

“Fucking of course.” He says and you finally get a good look at his face- slick from your juices and completely fucked out. You can’t help but capture his lips in another needy kiss, tasting yourself on his tongue. Snaking your own hand down you grab his wrist, gently pulling it out of his pants. He whines but you quickly shush him.

“Need you inside me- now.” You plead and Buggy wastes no time.

He sits up and shoves his pants down while you get on all fours in front of him. He growls when he sees you presented for him like this, one hand going to your hip while the other grabs his length so he can line himself up. He drags his tip through your folds, gagging up your wetness and teasing you.

“Buggy-“ You tried to be annoyed but your voice just comes out like a whine.

“Alright, alright.” Buggy finally presses into you, stretching you out as you both groan.

He takes his time, letting you adjust as he sinks into you and holds himself still for a few seconds when he bottoms out, waiting for your breathing to level out. But after that all of his patience ends. His hands grip your hips tight as he repeatedly slams into you, hitting you deep every time. You try to meet him half way, thrusting your own hips but one of Buggy’s hands leaves you hips and goes to the small of your back and pushes down- he starts hitting spots you didn’t know existed and you give into him.

You know he’s not going to last long from the way his thrusts are already stuttering- but you’re not far behind, already sensitive from the orgasm he gave you not minutes ago. He must know you’re close too, the hand on your hip leaves and travels downwards towards your clit.

“C’mon I want to feel you come all over my cock please baby-“ He babbles as his fingers work on your clit driving you closer and closer.

With one final thrust and his pleads in your ear you cum again, walls contracting around his cock and squeezing him tight. You let your front half fall to the ground as Buggy pulls out just in time to paint your folds and ass with his cum. You both sit breathless for a few moments, regaining the ability to think.

“I can’t say I feel knocked down in any sense.” Buggy comments from behind you and you whip around and hit him on the shoulder.

“Really that’s what you’re going to say?” You want to sound angry but you can’t help but laugh at his stupid grin.

“It could have been a lot worse?” Buggy offers and you just roll your eyes and loop your arms around his shoulders.

“Look- that was-“ You almost give him a compliment but think better of it. “You cannot tell anyone. Seriously.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it!” Buggy’s arms wrap around your midsection and he pulls you in. “Seriously, I think Crocodile and Mihawk would actually literally kill me.”

Yeah.

He’s probably right.

[itsblasttothepast]

Random Checo Pérez Post

So, I've been a fan of Checo Pérez for years... since the beginning, actually. I'm mexican, I'm older than him (I'm in my 40's, if anyone was wondering) and I particularly follow mexicans in tough sports for our country (like my boy, Donovan Carrillo, killing it in ice skating).

It can be tiring seeing all the hate he gets for every little thing (without couting the racist/xenophobic comments), and I know he's controversial, but he's also human and makes mistakes. Anyway, that's no the point, as a Checo fan, I've been there seeing all the different teams and teammates, and honestly, I kind of want to go back when he was mostly ignored by the press and the media.

I hardly post anything personal in my blog, I mostly reblog and like posts of you awesome people, but now I'm in a ranty mood and want to share my my impressions of his career in F1.

Starting with Sauber, his very first team:

I call this: Baby Checo Era - Cursed Sauber Era

Look at him, he was so young, full of dreams and growing into those teeth. I think he was very lucky with his first teammate, the great Kamui Kobayashi (I secretly think this is why he's so fond of Yuki Tsunoda nowdays); he learned a lot with Kamui, Checo even admits that he knows about managing tires thanks to Kamui.

They seemed relaxed, and made a great team, and also we had Esteban Gutiérrez, another mexican, as the third driver for Sauber.

Anyway, this was his learning phase, and he was killing it, most of the press was nice/ambigous, some pilots on the paddock didn't like him, but we didn't care because Kamui was there, Esteban was there, and we as fans were there.

I called this 'cursed Sauber era' because it made us believe that life was good and we could be happy forever and ever.

Then it came the worst thing ever (actually, for me, the worst thing ever is Red Bull, but most Checo Fans don't agree on my take). My boy moves to McLaren because Ferrari was still thinking their options.

I call this the Lost Checo Era - Collective Amnesia Era

We thought the move to McLaren would put our Checo on the map, oh boy, we were SO WRONG. No points, no glory, no good car... not even good press. It was a hot mess.

Not even the suit was good, honestly.

His teammate was Jenson Button. He was polite, but we could see he didn't like Checo's driving style, and sometimes my boy made silly mistakes and tried to force his way into the laps rather aggressively (which most drivers did back then, but whatever).

Still, they were mostly nice to each other, but the team was shit back then, and Checo seemed lost and confused (and still wasn't growing into those teeth). When he changed teams, we as fans decided to forget all about McLaren and move on with him. Although I must say Checo has said that Jenson was one of his best teammates and learned a lot from him, so I guess their relation wasn't that bad.

Then it came Force India/Racing Point... oh, Force India, it was our time.

I call this the Hopeful Checo Era - Foce India Hope

Checo came and slayed, honestly. Everything seemed to click with that team, he looked comfortable, in his element, winning points again...

And he finally was growing into those teeth!!!

His first teammate here was Nico Hülkenberg, and they seemed to have a good relation, even friendly I might say.

It was an amazing time, as a fan, I can say I enjoyed all the races, even when he kept spinning out the track or hitting other drivers with his wheels. He and Nico were amazing, and had such a nice chemistry, it was a refreshing change and it made us nostalgic.

Then Nico moved to another team... and another Checo Era starts.

Nico Hülkenberg loggged out of Foce India, and Esteban Ocon logged in...

I call this the No Fucks Given Checo - Force India Breaking Point

We could see Esteban and Checo didn't like each other. It was obvious, and they tried so hard to show they could get along, with hilarious results like Esteban's tweet about Checo trying to kill him twice.

You could feel the tension even in pictures, honestly. As fans, we used to joke every race weekend, asking 'has Checo finally killed Esteban?'

Checo here was fearless and daring, and kept pushing everyone out of his way, including his teammate, which of course is a big no-no in F1... although Mercedes suffered the same with the whole Lewis/Nico thing (and RedBull to a lesser extent with Max/Daniel), but Force India was a mid-table team, so it wasn't a big deal (nobody cared, those were the good days).

I even remember when Massa complained about Checo's overtake on Lance, and my boy answered 'What are you? his father?'... I think even Kimi laughed at this, it was hilarious, and showed how many fucks he cared.

Unfortunately, Force India had a very questionable management (debatable, Vijay seemed like a nice person), and after stopping paying all the employees, Checo brought legal action against the team in hopes of looking for buyers capable of servicing the team's debts (this is why they like him so much on Aston Martin). This led to Force India to be bought by Lawrence Stroll, and rebranded as Racing Point.

I call this the Reborn Checo Era - Racing Point Pink Era

Honestly, I would fail as a mexican if I didn't put this picture, his first win in F1, we cried so much, starting at the last place, and winning, the fireworks, the tears... and the fact that he had been fired, and here he was, winning, showing everyone to never give up.

Anyway, Checo had a new teammate, Lance Stroll, and it even looked like we would get something similar to Nico, but then they fired him for Sebastian Vettel (no hate to Vettel, it was strategic, and we get it, but it felt like such a betrayal after what Checo did to save the team).

Still, my boy looked good in pink, and he and Lance got along, and gave us amazing moments. I even think that he improved his relation with Esteban Ocon because he was Lance's friend. It was nice.

But when he was fired of Racing Point, we as fans thought 'it's over... our boy is going to leave F1'. We even joked about funding our team so he could stay, it was bittersweet. He won, but he still lost.

Then it came the proposal of proposals... the big league (I wanted Checo to go to Mercedes and race with Lewis), Red Bull wanted him as second driver.

I personally didn't like it. Those teams are hardball, and the press is ruthless. But everyone was so happy for Checo, and I wanted to see him race, so I made peace with it.

And here we are now... I honestly don't know how to call this Checo Era. It has been a rollarcoaster since the beggining, and I wish he hadn't renew and moved to another team... but I'll stay here with him, like I've done since 2011, I just hope that the pressure and the harsh and unnecessary criticism doesn't end up breaking him.

Especially now that he looks so hot and finally has the Tom Cruise smile.

I actually like Max, I think he's a good person, and an even better driver. I think he and Checo have a good relation, friendly at times, frosty some others, but in the end, they reach a middle ground where they can be teammates and not enemies. I like them together, but I don't like Red Bull policies and the way the press seemed to want to make Checo feel like he's a failure just because he isn't Max.

Oh, and also, thanks to tumblr and FB, now I kind of ship RP, and I agree that Max and Checo have amazing chemistry, they look so good together! (but also deep down, I lowkey ship Lewis/Checo... and I still hope to see them together in a team).

So, if you made it this far, thank you very much for reading my weird ramblings. English is not my first language (again, mexican), so I apologize for the grammar mistakes.

I'm a Checo fan, and I'll be until he retires... I just wish that those who aren't, didn't create such a hostile and hateful enviroment.

I hope that when Pato O'ward joins F1, the enviroment is more welcoming and nice.

Checo aun tiene para luchar, y ni modo cabrones, así es la vida.

[purrincess-chat]

In Breakable Heaven CH1

It's @ladrienjune yall!

And I know what you're all thinking

But I finally wrote something! One chapter of a thing. For now, but more will be coming, I promise! As I mentioned previously, I am moving for the next couple weeks, but I will hopefully have some down time to write here and there. I also still need to plan the ending for this fic, but shhhhh that's future Cat's problem ;) Anywho, here's the beginning of a Ladrien secret-dating adventure. Enjoy~

This chapter covers days 6, 7, and 8 (social media, jealousy, and biggest fan respectively).

Read on AO3

Rating: G

Summary:

When Adrien wins a contest on the Ladyblog, he catches the attention of Ladybug herself and scores more than just an opportunity to hang out with her. Caught in a fever dream high, the two lovebirds try to navigate their budding relationship away from the public eye and find that keeping secrets is a lot harder than they anticipated. Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, what doesn't kill them makes them want each other more, and they'll do whatever it takes to stay in breakable heaven.

Chapter 1

“You Play Stupid Games, You Win Stupid Prizes”

“Alright, Bugheads, now onto the big announcement! With summer holidays coming up, I thought it would be a fun time to host a little contest, and ask the question: How well you know our resident superheroine? I’ve created a quiz that only the most die-hard fans will be able to pass because the stakes on this one are high. The person with the highest score will get to spend an afternoon with Ladybug! And don’t worry, this was approved by the head bug herself! Details for entry are listed below. Best of luck to all of you, and don’t forget to stay connected!”  Alya’s cheery lilt ended on Adrien’s computer screen, and he leaned back in his chair.

“A whole afternoon with Ladybug?” He swooned.

“What’s the big deal? You already spend every afternoon with her.” Plagg hovered over Adrien’s head with a wedge of cheese.

“Yeah, when we’re fighting bad guys,” Adrien said pointedly. “She never wants to spend time with me outside of work. This could be my chance to finally see a movie with her.”

“What’s the appeal of seeing a movie anyway? You just sit next to each other in silence for several hours. The only plus is the buttery popcorn with its salty, crunchy, oily goodness...” Plagg shoved the cheese into his mouth and chewed thoughtfully for a moment. “On second thought, why don’t you and I go see a movie? I’m much better company.”

Adrien rolled his eyes and clicked the leaderboard in the comments of Alya’s post. Someone had already gotten a decently high score on the quiz, only a few points away from perfect. A few scrolls down, the same username popped up again, and Adrien’s grip tightened on his mouse.

ladybugsfuturebf: Good luck beating my score! Only Ladybug herself could score higher. Can’t wait to spend one-on-one time with her on our date!

“Who does this guy think he is? A date? Ladybug’s future boyfriend? Before me?” Adrien scoffed.

“Need I remind you, the contest is to win a chance to hang out with her, not date her,” Plagg said.

What kind of flowers do you think she likes? Oh, wait! I already answered that on the quiz! She’s gonna be so impressed she’ll forget all about Chat Noir.

Adrien’s teeth ground together. There was no way such a boastful, arrogant person was in the lead. And forget about him? Please, he was Ladybug’s best friend! No one knew her better than him. He could ace that quiz in no time.

“What are you doing?” Plagg sighed as Adrien clicked the entry form.

“Oh, come on, Plagg. I can’t let that guy win! If anyone is going to win a date with Ladybug, it’s me! I know her better than anyone,” Adrien said.

Plagg floated down in front of his face. “And you don’t think it’s going to be a problem if you get a perfect score? Let’s just broadcast to the world that you’re Chat Noir!”

“I’m not that dense, Plagg.” Adrien waved him out of the way. “I’ll sign up with a fake email and username. No one will ever know Adrien Agreste won.”

Pursing his lips, he tapped the keys of his keyboard in thought on the account creation screen. He needed something inconspicuous, but not too mysterious. Something that wouldn’t be surprising when Chat Noir revealed himself as the winner, but also, not something that would be a dead giveaway that it was him. He didn’t want Ladybug to disqualify him for cheating. Besides, he wasn’t really cheating. There were no rules that her best friend and partner couldn’t enter…

He’d keep it simple but on brand — thecatsmeow had a nice ring to it, and it was surprisingly not taken. Now that his account was squared away, he just had to pass the quiz. 40 questions? Piece of cake.

What is Ladybug’s favorite color? Easy, pink.

Favorite musical artist? Jagged Stone.

Eye color?

It was almost sad how easy the questions were, and before he knew it, he’d finished. Adrien sat back as the site tabulated his score, and Plagg came to a rest on the top of his chair. A perfect score flashed on the screen, and Adrien shot up with a whoop.

“Yes! Take that ladybugsfuturebf!” he cheered.

“Don’t you think Ladybug is going to be mad when she finds out you won?” Plagg asked.

“Oh, come on. If anything, this just proves how much I pay attention. She’ll be impressed that I know her so well,” he said. At Plagg’s skeptical expression, Adrien sat back down. “And she’s not going to have a choice because I won fair and square.”

“You’re delusional.” Plagg floated off.

Adrien shrugged it off, smiling at his username at the top of the leaderboard. He was finally going to get that movie date with Ladybug! Nothing was going to sour his mood.

***

The next day, Adrien arrived at school as usual, shutting the door to his silver town car without a second thought. After winning the date with Ladybug, he was on cloud nine, imaging how romantic it would be in the dark theater. Maybe he’d pick a horror movie and hold her when she got scared. Oh! And their hands could brush as they both reached for popcorn at the same time! Entering the contest was the best idea he’d ever had.

“There’s no way it’s not him. Chat Noir totally won the contest,” Alya said as he entered the classroom.

Adrien stopped in his tracks. Okay, maybe not his best idea, but it was fine because he used a fake account. There was no way they traced it back to him.

None of them paid him any mind as he took his seat beside Nino, who was tapping his chin in thought.

“But why would Chat Noir need to enter a contest to spend time with Ladybug. He spends like the most time with her out of everyone,” Nino said.

“It’s so obvious. He’s been trying to get her to go to the movies with him for like ever, and now she has to say yes,” Alya said.

“Shouldn’t that be against the rules or something?” Marinette asked. “I mean, they spend so much time together, of course he’d know all the answers.”

“I’m willing to allow it because I think it’s really funny, and I don’t mind being Chat Noir’s wing woman.” She shrugged.

“Alya!” Marinette gasped.

“What? I want them to get together. Sue me.” Alya giggled.

“Hey, didn’t all the contestants have to have valid accounts to enter? What’s the name on the email address for the username that won?” Nino asked.

Adrien stiffened.

“Way ahead of you,” Alya said. “I looked right after the results posted, but the email is registered to an obvious alias, which further proves that it’s Chat Noir. He wouldn’t use his real name. He may not always look it, but he’s a smart cat.”

He wasn’t sure if he should be offended by that statement or not.  

“Dang, would have been cool if we learned who he was,” Nino said.

Adrien breathed a sigh of relief when they let it drop. Everything was fine, and Alya wasn’t going to disqualify him. He could already taste the popcorn!

“Ya know,” it was Max who spoke up, having stopped midway up the stairs to his desk upon overhearing their conversation, “if you’re interested in knowing who the account really belongs to, I can track the IP address.”

Adrien’s heart shot up to his throat.

“Wait, for real?” Alya perked up.

“That would be totally awesome!” Nino added.

Maybe it would be fine. His father paid for crazy firewalls to protect his design secrets. No way anyone could get through them… Right?

“I recently upgraded Markov’s tracking capacity. I can crack a low-grade military firewall and find an address with pin-point accuracy,” Max said.

Most of the time, Adrien was amazed at Max’s genius, but today he was terrified of it. Plagg was right, entering the quiz was a surefire way to get him caught!

“Guys, that’s an invasion of privacy! Besides, don’t you think it will be dangerous if it is Chat Noir? I mean, exposing his identity will lead Hawkmoth right to his door. You’re practically handing him his Miraculous,” Marinette, his sweet pig-tailed savior, said.

Adrien cleared his throat and turned around, “Yeah, Marinette’s right. I think it will cause more trouble than it’s worth.” For him specifically.

“Chill out, I’m not going to post it online or anything. I just think if we knew who he was we could help him. I can be the girl on the ground, and I can also give him tips to fix his pitiful attempts at flirting with Ladybug,” Alya said.

Pitiful! Oh, she was definitely getting snubbed next time she asked for an interview.

“Alya, it’s dangerous and wrong. Even if he entered the contest for selfish reasons, that doesn’t mean you can invade his privacy like that.” Marinette chided. “Promise me you won’t look into it. It would put all of you and him in danger.”

Alya pursed her lips, exchanging glances with Max and Nino before slumping in her seat.

“Fine, I won’t look into it,” she said.

“Good,” Marinette said as Mlle. Bustier entered and called for everyone to find their seats.

Adrien turned back around, breathing out a ragged sigh. That was close, but it had all worked out in the end. He’d have to stop by the bakery later and buy a caseload of chouquettes to thank Marinette. Her level-head really saved his hide.

As the day wore on, Adrien pushed the morning’s conversation from his mind, though he had a feeling Plagg would give him an earful about it later. It would all be worth it when he and Ladybug finally went on their date. Could he get cherry blossoms this time of year? They were just barely out of season, but he could probably pull a few strings.

He pulled out his phone to check as he entered the library, and he’d almost found a promising listing when he rounded the corner and found Alya and Max crowded around a laptop at a table. Ducking back behind the bookshelf, he strained his ears to listen.

“His firewall is surprisingly good, it may take me a while to crack,” Max was saying.

“But you can definitely get around it?” Alya asked.

“Of course, what do you take me for?” Max scoffed.

They were going through with it after all! Adrien’s heart sped up, his palms growing shaky and sweaty. He should go over to their table and call them out for going back on their word, but would it be suspicious if he got onto them? Why would he be so bent on keeping Chat Noir’s identity secret unless he was Chat Noir? This was bad! What should he do?

Adrien bolted from the library, peering out over the railing at the courtyard below. Marinette was sketching quietly on a bench, and he raced to her side. She looked up at him with wide eyes, recoiling back with a nervous smile, probably in response to how desperate and deranged he looked, but there was no time to worry about that.

“Marinette, we have to stop Alya and Max. They’re in the library trying to crack Chat Noir’s firewall right now!” He panted.

“What?” She abandoned her sketchbook on the bench and took the lead back up the stairs to the library.

She burst through the doors and stormed over to their table, and Adrien did his best to look supportive but not too panicked. Alya winced when she saw them, and Marinette placed her hands on her hips.

“So, you were just going to go behind my back and do it anyways?” She scoffed.

“I’m sorry, girl! But think of how much good we could do if we could team up and help him!” Alya said.

“Think of how much danger you’re putting yourselves in! If Hawkmoth finds out you know his identity, he’ll come after you and your families. What if one of you gets akumatized? You could get hurt. Chat Noir could get hurt or worse!” Marinette said.

“She’s right. You guys shouldn’t go through with this,” Adrien added.

“I’m almost through the firewall,” Max said.

“Call it off, Max!” Marinette ordered.

“Keep going! We’re so close!” Alya pleaded. She turned to Marinette and pressed her palms together. “Look, I know it’s risky, but what if we can help take down Hawkmoth? That’s worth the risk, right?”

“It’s not our job! We don’t have superpowers, and it can put us and the people we love in danger!” Marinette placed her hands on Alya’s shoulders. “Please, stop.”

“Girl, I know you’re scared for me, but I promise I’ll be careful. ‘All that’s necessary for the triumph of evil-”

“That doesn’t apply here!” Marinette shook her head.

“I made it through the firewall!” Max said. “A few more seconds, and I can tell you exactly where he lives.”

Marinette and Alya were at a stand-off, and every clack of Max’s keyboard was a nail in Adrien’s coffin. He didn’t have a choice, but if they were going to find out it was him, he was going to do whatever it took to convince them he wasn’t Chat Noir. He just hoped Ladybug didn’t think he was a total freak afterward.

“It’s me!” He blurted. When Marinette and Alya turned to him with quirked brows, he let out a sigh. “I’m the one who won the contest. I’m thecatsmeow.”

Max’s keyboard went silent, and he turned the screen to face them where Adrien’s home address was flashing. “He’s telling the truth.”

“Whoa, so you’re Chat Noir?” Alya grinned.

“No!” Adrien held up cautioning hands. “I’m just, uhh, I didn’t want my father to know I entered, so I used a fake profile. There’s no way he would have let me go if he knew about it.”

“Why didn’t you say anything sooner?” Marinette asked.

Adrien rubbed the back of his neck and averted his gaze. “I guess I was just embarrassed. I didn’t want any of you to think less of me.”

“I don’t think less of you!” Marinette assured him. “I-I mean, you won the contest fair and square, and you had every right to enter.”

Alya’s eyes narrowed, and Adrien shrank under her gaze.

“I’m still not entirely convinced. Ladybug and I made some of those questions crazy specific. How would you know she doesn’t like anchovies on her pizza, or that she likes lemon in her tea?” Alya crossed her arms over her chest.

“I… have a lot of money and free time.” He shrugged. “I got a bunch of drone cameras and spy equipment, and I watch her and Chat Noir all the time.” When everyone stared at him with wide eyes, he quickly added, “Not in a creepy way! I just admire her.”

“…You don’t know her identity, do you?” Marinette asked.

“No, of course not! I’d never do something like that.” Adrien shook his head. “I’m just…her biggest fan.”

Alya looked him up and down, her skeptical expression giving way to a smile. “You could have just said something. I mean, you know how freak-crazy I am about all of this. I would have understood.”

“I’m sorry. I’m just used to keeping a lot of my interests a secret because I have my father’s brand to consider — and my father to consider. If he knew what I was doing, he’d put an end to it immediately.” Adrien traced his thumb over his ring behind his back.

“Well, you don’t have to worry about us. Your secret’s safe.” Alya placed a hand on his shoulder with a wink. “Though, I may need to borrow your drone from time to time as payment.”

“Alya,” Marinette said in a warning tone.

“We’ll discuss the details later,” she said. “And if you ever want to talk Ladybug, I’m always here.”

“Thanks.” He smiled, letting his shoulders relax.

“Though, I am still a bit confused on your logic. I mean, you won the contest, so you were going to have to reveal it was you eventually to claim your prize. What was your plan there?” Alya quirked a brow.

“Uhh, wear a disguise?” Adrien said with a wince.

Alya threw her head back with a laugh. “Well, congrats on winning. I’ll pass the message on to Ladybug that you’re the winner, and we’ll arrange your prize soon.”

“Thanks,” Adrien said.

When the bell rang, Alya and Max packed up, and Adrien breathed a sigh of relief as they headed to their next class. That was way too close, but somehow, he’d managed to convince them. Plagg was going to scold him later.

Marinette fell into step beside him, tugging at her blazer.

“Um, congrats on winning,” she said. “I-I think it’s a good thing you won instead of some weirdo. I mean, if I was Ladybug, I’d be happy you won because it means we’d get to spend time together, and who wouldn’t want to spend time with you?”

Adrien smiled at her. “Thanks. I’m looking forward to hanging out with her. I admire her a lot,” he said. “And thanks for your help earlier.”

“N-n- Mmmhmm.” Marinette nodded.

She fell back to link up with Alya, and Adrien bit back a smile. It wasn’t exactly what he’d planned, but he still got to spend time with Ladybug either way. And who knew? Maybe there would be advantages to her going with Adrien Agreste instead of Chat Noir. At least this way, she couldn’t scold him. Besides, it didn’t matter to him which side she fell in love with, so long as it was him. He couldn’t wait for their date!

[shosiblog]

How do brands use blockchain technology in digital marketing?

Blockchain technology initially used to be the very foundation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Today, it finds its place in a wide variety of industries, and digital marketing is no exception. Blockchain, because of its decentralized, highly transparent, and secure nature, provides opportunities for marketers to add value by fostering a trusting relationship with the consumer. In 2024, blockchain technology will allow brands to invent more authentic, secure, and data-driven ways of marketing. Let's dig deeper into how blockchain will find its place in digital marketing and what advantages it will be able to bring.

1. Better Data Privacy and Security Data privacy has become big business-a huge concern for consumers and businesses alike. In the ever-changing landscape of regulations surrounding data, from the recent GDPR to the CCPA, security within customer data handling is of paramount importance to brands. Blockchain decentralized data storage can guarantee that no one entity owns the data and protect against data breaches by not putting all the data eggs in a single basket.

Why it matters: Blockchain can enable brands to win customer confidence by making data handling more transparent and safe, thereby developing better relations with customers and, eventually, loyal customers, too.

2. Better Ad Transparency

Especially, ad spending represents one of the greatest pain points throughout digital advertising. It's pretty simple: too much ad fraud and bot traffic, along with too many middlemen who act opaquely, get in the way of brands tracking their spend. Blockchain can deal with this by creating an immutable ledger of transactions, enabling brands to track every ad impression, click, and spend in real time.

Why it matters: Blockchain allows brands to cut out ad fraud, ensuring that ad budgets are spent. It creates complete transparency, and thus it is more responsible and more believable in campaigns that bring bigger ROI.

3. Authentication and Counterfeiting

Authenticity is the name of the game for brands in the fashion, luxury goods, and pharmaceutical industries. Blockchain can offer tamper-proof digital records of products so that customers can confidently know their origin and authenticity. With a simple QR code scan or other blockchain-enabled tools, customers can see everything from the manufacturing process right through to sale.

Why it matters: Blockchain improves brand reputation by ensuring product authenticity-meaningful trust that reduces counterfeiting. It protects not just the brand but ensures customer satisfaction.

4. Blockchain Loyalty Programs

Most brands allow loyalty programs for customer retention. However, such programs face lots of issues related to a lack of transparency, limited interoperability, and complications during the redemption processes. Blockchain makes such loyalty programs seamless by developing decentralized ledgers to track points and rewards. This enables customers to earn and redeem their points across different platforms seamlessly while making sure that points are tracked accurately and securely for the brand.

Why it matters: Blockchain simplifies loyalty programs by making the experience smooth for customers and a very transparently secure way for brands to keep track of the rewards their customers earn.

5. Content Ownership and Monetization

Some of the most common problems that bloggers, artists, and social media influencers have to deal with are unlicensed usage of their materials and not being fairly compensated for them. Blockchain technology allows the development of decentralized platforms where owners keep ownership of the content and get paid directly every time their work is used. The smart contract, as a self-executing treaty where the terms are directly written into lines of code, can thereby automate payments in ways that properly compensate the creators.

Why it matters: Blockchain empowers content creators and brands through transparent and equitable monetization models; it incentivizes collaboration and reduces friction around ownership of digital content.

6. Improved Targeting Thanks to Decentralized Data

The traditional way of digital marketing relies heavily on third-party data when targeting consumers. In this regard, however, brands look for alternative methods of capturing customer information due to the rising concerns on privacy and deprecation of third-party cookies. Blockchain can provide decentralized marketplaces in which users are owners and sellers of access to their own data; brands will be able to interact directly with customers while still respecting their privacy.

Why it matters: Blockchain ensures that brands get access to more reliable data for targeting purposes, also in compliance with privacy, while the consumers benefit from sharing their data. This leads to better-targeted campaigns and more ethics in marketing.

7. Smart Contracts for Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing has been an OK option for many brands. The problem arises when having to manage the payments and see that the obligation that was stipulated within the contract the influencers sign is met. Smart contracts run on a blockchain that automates the execution of an influencer agreement-for instance, 'Release payments automatically when an influencer delivers content or when certain engagement metrics are met'. This adds an element of transparency and trust between brands and influencers.

Why it matters: Smart contracts facilitate the process of influencer marketing by ensuring that both parties in such a deal will fulfill their respective ends of the bargain. This minimizes disputes and makes the collaboration process more efficient.

Conclusion

Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the entire process of how brands do digital marketing: more security, more transparency, and a lot of efficiency. Want to give your marketing strategy a push using blockchain? Collaboration with a progressive agency-a must. Digital Marketing Agency in Tamil Nadu can help you explore blockchain solutions crafted for your needs. Contact us today to elevate your marketing strategies and stay ahead of the competition in the digital age!

[beontopoman]

Boost Your Brand: WIN BIG OMAN In Oman, spearheading the revolution in digital marketing

Within the dynamic commercial environment of Oman, the digital sphere offers countless avenues for expansion and achievement. Being the leader in digital marketing, BE ON TOP OMAN is changing how Omani companies use the internet to build their brands and accomplish their objectives. BE ON TOP OMAN is your go-to partner for successfully navigating the difficulties of digital marketing and growing your company to new heights. We are dedicated to innovation, competence, and perfection.

For their digital marketing requirements, companies all throughout Oman are turning to BE ON TOP OMAN for the following reasons: All-inclusive Solutions: We at BE ON TOP OMAN are aware that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to digital marketing. We provide a wide range of digital marketing services because we understand that every business has different needs, and we cater to those needs. We offer comprehensive solutions to assist you in reaching your business goals and achieving quantifiable outcomes, ranging from pay-per-click (PPC) advertising and search engine optimization (SEO) to social media marketing, content marketing, and other related services.

Strategic Approach: Spending money on advertisements alone won't cut it when it comes to effective digital marketing. It necessitates a calculated strategy that considers your particular objectives, target market, and competitive environment. At BE ON TOP OMAN, we take the time to thoroughly comprehend your company so that we can create strategies that are suited to your unique requirements and goals. Whether your goal is to create leads, boost website traffic, or raise brand awareness, we'll develop a plan that will yield noticeable effects. Data-Driven Insights: Information is power in the field of digital marketing. BE ON TOP because of this. OMAN uses sophisticated analytics and tracking techniques to obtain insightful data about audience behavior, campaign performance, and industry trends.

Creative Excellence: To stand out and grab attention from an audience in the congested digital scene, creativity is essential. BE ON TOP OMAN takes great pleasure in its exceptional creative work, producing campaigns and captivating content that move viewers to take action. We'll assist you in leaving a lasting impression on your target audience and generating meaningful engagement, whether it be through arresting imagery, provocative content, or creative campaign concepts. Open Communication: At BE ON TOP OMAN, we place a high value on openness and cooperation at all times. Communication is the foundation of any successful partnership. We ensure alignment and collaboration with our clients throughout the digital marketing journey by keeping them informed and involved from the initial consultation to ongoing reporting and analysis.

Having a reliable partner such as BE ON TOP OMAN by your side can be quite beneficial in the ever-changing digital landscape. We'll confidently guide you through the complexity of digital marketing so you can confidently accomplish your business goals thanks to our experience, creativity, and dedication to excellence. Why settle for anything less than the best if you're prepared to enhance your brand and realize the full potential of digital marketing? Select BE ON TOP OMAN to get started on the path to success in digital marketing right now!

[get-x-media]

Find Employees for Your Small Business: Step-by-Step Guide

Unlocking the Potential of Your Small Business: Innovative Hiring Strategies

Welcome to the digital era, where the landscape of recruitment is as dynamic as the ways we do business. As the captains of industry navigate through the bustling market of talent, it's imperative to have a co-pilot that not only understands the terrain but also charts a course for success. That co-pilot is us, Get X Media.

Our recent article provided you with a step-by-step guide to finding employees for your small business. Today, we're taking a deeper dive, lifting the veil on innovative hiring strategies that can set your business apart. And remember, if you're looking to sail smoothly through the digital seas, clicking that 'request a proposal' button on our website is like sending out the best SOS signal ever!

Now, let's cut to the chase. Here's a fresh perspective: think of each potential employee as a hidden treasure. That's right, the talent you seek might just be buried under the sands of traditional hiring routes. It's time to bring out the shovels and dig deeper. Let's explore.

Expanding Horizons: The Virtual Network

Finding top-notch employees isn't just about posting an ad and hoping for the best. It's about expanding your network, virtually. Harness the power of social media platforms, LinkedIn groups, and professional forums. Network like you mean it, because your future star employee might just be one tweet away!

Portfolio Power: Skills Beyond the Resume

Resumes? They're just a tease to the full story. For creative roles, ask for portfolios that showcase actual work. This is where you can really gauge the mettle of applicants. Is your business ready to be an art critic? We thought so. And as a Canada web design expert, we're all about appreciating the fine art of an impressive portfolio.

Refine the Shine: Finessing the Interview Process

Interviews don't have to be a grilling session. Turn them into a conversation where passions ignite. Seek alignment with your company's values and culture. Remember, it's the harmony between the notes that creates a symphony, and your business is the maestro.

On-Brand Alliances: Tap Into Industry Partnerships

Collaborating with educational institutions or industry organizations can be a game-changer. Consider internship programs that let you preview potential talent. This approach is a win-win; it offers real-world training for interns and a talent pipeline for your business.

Leverage Tech: The Shortcut to Top Talent

And, of course, there's technology. As a Canada marketing automation aficionado, we're all about utilizing tech to streamline processes. Applicant tracking systems (ATS) and AI-driven tools can sift through applicants faster than any human, ensuring you don't miss out on a gem in the rough.

In conclusion, the quest for the right employee is much like a knight's journey – daunting yet exhilarating. We at Get X Media are the sage advisors in your corner, equipped with digital marketing wizardry and ready to bolster your recruitment arsenal. Tap into Canada SEO Agency expertise to ensure your job postings rank high in the quest for visibility.

Still questing for top-tier talent? Shed the old cloak, embrace these strategies, and watch your team grow stronger. And don't forget to click over to our main page to request that proposal. We're ready to charge into battle with you, ensuring your digital presence is as formidable as your new team. Together, let's make your business not just a player, but a legend in the market.

Ready to transform your hiring narrative? Join forces with Get X Media. Your adventure awaits.

[incarnateirony]

Yo Mount Pleasant, you may have turned off javascript to avoid one part of my countertrolling but you realize I can still see your insane amount of accesses right. And the rest of your details. right. ...Right? You. You realize that, right?

Your commitment of the sum of your life to trying to find a way to troll my blog is both impressive and secondhand embarrassing. I don't know why you expect me to be anything but flattered at reading your 112 listed accesses in the last few days. Broooooooo.

did it really take you motherfuckers a goddamn week to figure out to turn off javascript, and you STILL think you can come out with a win from this, what the genuine fuck.

m e d i c a t i o n

all this because Vinnie couldn't keep her retarded mouth shut about her blatant assumptions so you guys committed to spending a week getting dragged through the dirt face-down to prove... something.

Protip, if you're now violently clicking around your browser figuring out what ELSE to turn off so I can't see your shit, good luck, the internet itself will become nonfunctional to you when you do, which is a very hilarious length for yall to go to.

So for all of your hot nonsense the last week getting rickrolled on automation, has it occurred to you absolute inbred dumbfucks that you never had shit and got led down moron hill by queen retard yelling nonsense, or is the attempt to disprove that what is making yall persist while proven wrong time and again.

cuz lemme tell you "inbred dumbfucks that never had shit getting led down moron hill by queen retard yelling nonsense" just about sums up the entire fandom history of anyone dumb enough to believe a word from the evil incest cow.

We go back to Point A: Ignoring you dumb, useless motherfuckers that exist only to tax on world resources and use valuable air does not mean you are winning or tricking anyone, it just means you're underneath someone so fucking far it's comedy. And this is just on the whole "URURURURUR I USA DA PROXY" dipshittery. That says NOTHING about WHY you and your fandom noise are so below me, but I think your desperate attempt to disprove to YOURSELVES while I don't even say direct what it is for you to attack livelihoods with comes from that. Bro. Just get over it. You lost. You've lost this game. You've lost the battles. And you absolutely lost the war, now you're just shitting on the battlefield crying trying to find something to win by despositing turds everywhere. When will it sink in y o u l o s t e v e r y t h i n g. y o u a r e p o w e r l e s s. y o u d o n ' t m a t t e r. y o u a r e o u t c l a s s e d. These repurcussions are, in fact, entirely the fault of Vinnie and the retard incest gang's hostilities compiled on themselves for years, there is no coming back, thanks for the Reason to Stay and even the momentum you unwittingly gave us at times. COPE. JESUS CHRIST.

Yall truly condemned yourselves to losing everything to a trans gamer catboy who gave no fucks beyond wanting to piss you off. I never cared about your conventions. I never cared about your actor worship. I just cared about facts and change and you did not fucking comprehend what you were doing to yourselves for years.

I'm going back to writing the gay dragon porn I've been posting between writing this, while you all claw around trying to find some new way to pretend to have leverage.

I know your parents told you that you can do whatever you wanna do and be whatever you wanna be when you grow up but yall missed the memo that it comes by way of actually gaining skills. Googling proxies and trolling for years online aren't skills. They're wastes of your already pointless lives. You aren't communications majors, you aren't marketing managers, you aren't socmed keyholders, you aren't producers, you have no earthly tangible understanding of the corporate media world even in any fractal part much less the whole, you've never worked for a large studio, you all just rumor bullshit to each other off of google blurbs you're too illiterate and biased to really understand. Your capability in understanding media events is even lower than your understanding of the internet. It's time to accept that.

and before you try to console yourselves that you, idk, annoyed me or something, this is what my conversation looks like with my friends

Vinnie wants so bad to chase out the trans man but is so powerless she can't even do THAT because he walked out on his own after setting everything she loved on fire and hitting her in the face 20 times a day from other sources while they waste a literal week of life getting rickrolled, god FUCKING bless you, you dumb cunt. Chew on my messaging for all eternity now. I promise you don't have to stalk my blog to even see it!

Also no, coming from google doesn't fucking save you either lmfao

m o r o n s

dunning-kruger ass yeehaws

[gadgetsinfo]

The Power of BD Digital Marketing: Making Connections with People for Long-Lasting Effects

In this fast-paced digital age, businesses are always looking for new ways to connect with their customers and build relationships that will last. BD digital marketing is becoming a powerful tool because it combines the latest technology with humanistic values. By using the power of Big Data (BD) and giving it a human touch, companies can completely change their marketing strategies, making it easier for people to connect and have a real impact.

BD digital marketing takes advantage of the huge amount of data that is created in our connected world. It gives businesses valuable information about how people act, what they like, and what trends are happening. With this information, businesses can tailor their marketing to give their customers more personalized experiences that hit them on a deeper level.

The real magic of BD digital marketing, on the other hand, is in its capacity to make these interactions more personal. It's important to keep in mind that behind every click, like, or purchase is a real person with their own wants and needs. Businesses can make real connections that go beyond the digital world by emphasizing empathy and real understanding.

Storytelling is a part of BD digital marketing that shows how humanistic it is. Marketers can create compelling stories that connect with their target audience by using data-driven insights. When you tell stories that fit with your customers' values and goals, you create an emotional connection that makes them more likely to trust and stay with you. By mixing data with a personal touch in a skillful way, businesses can win hearts and minds and make an impression that lasts.

Also, BD digital marketing makes it possible to give customers personalized experiences that make them feel important and understood. Personalizing marketing messages, offers, and suggestions for each person shows that you care and appreciate them. By treating each customer as a unique person, businesses can build trust, get customers to come back, and get more people to talk about the brand.

Active engagement and dialogue are also important parts of humanistic BD digital marketing. Platforms like social media make it possible for businesses to listen to, respond to, and interact directly with their audience in ways that were not possible before. Companies show they care about customer satisfaction and build a strong community around their brand by taking part in conversations, addressing concerns, and giving helpful advice.

The final benefit of BD digital marketing is that it allows for ongoing education and development. By looking at data and listening to feedback, businesses can improve their strategies and make their marketing campaigns more relevant and effective. This iterative process makes sure that businesses keep up with how their customers' needs change, which helps them adapt and thrive in a world that is always changing.

In the end, BD digital marketing is a change in the way businesses connect with their customers. By combining data-driven insights with empathy, storytelling, personalization, and active engagement, companies can make real connections that resonate deeply. In this humanistic way of thinking, technology is used to improve and strengthen relationships instead of as a barrier. When businesses use BD digital marketing, they can make an impact that lasts, build brand loyalty, and make the future better for themselves and their customers.

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[shur-27]

Affiliate Marketing- Benefits+Ways to Promote

Affiliate marketing is the promotion of products and services by someone else’s company and the Affiliate earns a commission on the sale of the product and services. Affiliates get paid one per sale not on the clicks or impressions. Affiliate marketing’s main goal is to have a win-win solution for both the affiliate and the merchant. 

Ways to Promote Affiliate Links

Reviewing the products and services- 

One of the most popular methods of affiliate marketing is to review items and services. Consumers frequently read reviews before making purchases, and content created for affiliate marketing aids in their informed decision-making. To increase conversions and earn reliable commissions, product reviews are of great help in affiliate marketing. 

Although reviewing products is not difficult, you must be creative due to the large variety of products and services available.

Using Affiliate links in the newsletter and emails:

You should already have an audience that is prepared to receive emails and newsletters for this. This can be used to advertise your online course or encourage people to sign up for your newsletter, for example by offering a special discount to anybody signing up for your course online. 

Using newsletters as a platform, you can advertise your affiliate products and blog content. 

Use of Affiliate banners on your website:

Contextual links are less enticing than banners. It can be positioned anywhere on your website page, including the header, footer, sidebar, and centre of your content. 

The likelihood that a user will click a banner increases with its position on the website. If the visitors are more interested in making a purchase, the information is read carefully. 

Since banners are more appealing than the website's contextual links, post them sparingly and in harmony.

Affiliate linking into your video content:

Converting your outdated written material into a video will allow you to boost conversion rates. 

YouTube and other video-based platforms allow for affiliate links, but how exactly does this work?

 Links are added to the video descriptions, and they can be said vocally in the video.

Affiliate links on social media platforms:

One of the most effective methods for improving conversion rates for your products and services is to use social media platforms. Affiliate marketing can be done on social media platforms through videos, images, or even blogs. 

As it is uncommon for social media to generate direct sales and because users typically overlook promotional videos and photographs, affiliate marketing should be used instead. You should select the social media platform based on the sector of business you are in. 

Affiliate marketing is not permitted on Quora and Reddit; if you do, your account will be suspended or reported as spam.

Benefits of Affiliate Marketing

Convenient and Flexible:

Affiliate marketing is a flexible and convenient marketing strategy for promoting the goods and services offered by your company. People do affiliate marketing for a passive income with the freedom to work whenever and wherever.

Lower Investment:

Unlike other marketing methods, affiliate marketing requires a lower initial investment. In this case, the affiliate must game up their content in order to maximise ROI.

Only a small amount of effort is required to create the content, and everything else runs as smoothly as butter, including generating leads for affiliates to earn commission on.

Low Chances of Risk:

Since affiliate marketing requires less investment, the risk is automatically reduced. Payments are made only when there is a genuine conversion, which aids in budgeting for businesses with fixed marketing budgets.

Expertise?Not required:

If you aren't an expert in the brand's niche, no worries; all you have to do is get all the information that will be included in the promotion of the product and services from the merchant. 

To engage in affiliate marketing, you can use any marketing tool. If you blog, you can start writing blog posts about the affiliate product or service.

Infinite ways to do Affiliate Marketing:

You can market your chosen affiliate marketing program in an infinite number of ways by using social media sites and blogging. You can write blogs about affiliate products and services, for example. Using social media sites, create short videos of the affiliate program's products and services.

Max ROI:

Affiliate marketing has a higher ROI than other marketing tools, according to 84% of business marketers. Simply marketing products is not enough; affiliate marketing helps people gain trust because some affiliates' products and services include a video demo. 

Affiliates target the audience that is influenced because it increases the chances of conversion. 

FAQs-Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What exactly do Affiliate Marketers do?

Ans. Affiliate Marketers use their marketing channels to promote the products and services of some other company. If the product or service is purchased, the affiliate marketer earns a commission.

Q. What are the three types of Affiliate Marketing?

Ans. The Three types of Affiliate Marketing are unattached affiliate marketing, involved affiliate marketing, and related affiliate marketing.

Q. What is the eligibility for Affiliate marketing?

Ans. There are no eligibility requirements for doing affiliate marketing with no initial investment. All that is required is some effort in creating content to reach the right targeted audience and gain their trust.

Q. Which platform is the most suitable for affiliate marketing?

Ans. The most famous, suitable and easiest Affiliate Marketing Platform is Amazon Associates.

Conclusion

If you have a small marketing budget, affiliate marketing is an excellent option. These ways make it easy to advertise an affiliate programme and reap its rewards. Therefore if you want to advance in affiliate marketing, study everything there is to know about affiliate marketing, including the benefits which are associated with the ways of marketing one’s affiliate program.

[facts-over-fiction]

Stump Speech

It's 4 in the morning, a few days before the midterm elections. Not that my mind has needed a reason to be awake at this time or ever lacks subject matter to turn over again and again, such as: if my cats are crying in the middle of the night now, how much worse will it be when I put them on a diet? Or, have I put myself on the chopping block at work for telling my boss that he overcomplicates things and writes meandering tickets for me to work on? Or, do I really want to hang out with people or is it more about distracting myself from myself?

But often, when my mind wanders, it is to politics. I often imagine myself giving a speech or in a debate. I impress myself with my 'of the people' attitude, my casualness, that makes complex political realities manageable. Then, usually, the daydream wanders off in a way and I find myself explaining to the press why there are so many pictures of my dick in circulation and why it shouldn't be my shameful downfall ("I'm young, gay, and they were sent consensually!")

I can articulate positions and solutions to many issues, at least, in my mind, without an actual audience. For instance, I would admit that no one likes abortions. For some reason, this seems to never come up from the Democrats. Yes, I believe in the right to abortion, but why can't we say that it's not something that anyone wants to think about or have done? Abortions are inevitable and should be made safe. Making universal childcare, universal healthcare, and paid parental leave would do more to reduce their occurrence than making them illegal. I'll admit, most of it is not very original thinking, but it is conveyed fervently and compassionately, again, entirely in my head, in a way that almost convinces myself to run for office ("but the dick pics!")

One topic that I have never been able to come up with a solution for is misinformation. How do you control misinformation without censoring? In a country where you can basically lie as long as you really believe it, we have many people who do believe and spread things that are untrue. I plead with the people: learn how to check sources to see who is funding them, don't get your information from social media or even your colleagues who fancy themselves experts, and realize that college is not about indoctrination, but about teaching you how to research and separate fact and fiction. But in my daydreams, I fail to ever get this point across, to combat lies, to convince anyone of anything.

Yet, here I am, wondering if the sun is starting to rise already, hoping I can change someone's mind.

I care because there is a lot at stake this election. I don't want you to take my word for it. I want you to go to non-profit new sites like npr.org or apnews.com and read for yourself. If they seem left-leaning, that's because, in spite of the Democratic Party's fuck-ups, they are still trying to operate within reality, and not a culture of fear that seems necessary for clicks, likes, and profit. I want you to look up the threats to our democracy--lies about stolen elections, rigged voting machines, rising political violence from the right, disenfranchisement under the false pretense of voter fraud, and a Supreme Court that could allow Republican-gerrymandered state legislatures to overwrite state constitutions and state supreme courts and further erode democracy. I want you to look up who gets abortions and why and the stories of women with pregnancy complications who are denied care due to thoughtless Republican laws. I want you to see that, although Republicans are "winning" on issues like violence, they fail to look at the problem systemically and instead insist on more guns and less accountability.

And then I want you to go vote.

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this is how i imagine jason todd…

(a lot of this is also canon/inspired by canon)

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- loves to cosy up with a cup of tea and a piece of classical literature.

- definitely drinks tea and not coffee, and definitely boasts about how much healthier he is than tim for it,

- but then will finish a bottle of vodka by himself and wash it down with a glass of whiskey.

- this man cannot get hung over and it’s unknown how much he actually has to drink before he becomes fully drunk. have you seen the size of him? nothing can knock him.

- listens to east coast rap and will argue that it’s better than west coast until the day he dies again; and even that won’t stop him.

- he was a street kid; he was raised on that kind of music and he has to defend his childhood life source.

- knows a bunch of undercover street artists which he recommends to people to get them more hype.

- can you imagine the amount of street cred you could get if you get saved by red hood and he goes “oh btw sick music dude”

- he hardly listened to any other music until later in life, but he’s not absolutely reluctant to other genres anymore.

- definitely goes on private mode on spotify if he listens to any guilty pleasure pop songs.

- i like to think he only listens to pop songs dick used to listen to, (aka the ones that sound like they should be in jazzercise lmao) but that for some reason stuck with him.

- not only do they share music, why these brothers share a ✨ fear of commitment✨ too.

- all height and muscle which he uses to his advantage -as well as being super stubborn.

- someone’s hogging the batcomputer? sit on them. someone’s winning in a sparring match? lay down on them or the mat and refuse to move. someone’s doing push ups? hold them down with his weight.

- some days he’s throwing stuff (and people) and shooting things, but other days he’s rubbing his knuckles on damian’s head, calling bruce his old man and patting him on the back, telling dick to be careful on patrol, giving cass a hug and throwing a blanket over tim after he’s all cried out.

- very sleight-of-hand. if you're hiding something in your pocket/bag or behind your back, jason can get it if he wants to.

- likes watching really shitty movies to laugh at them.

- always uses niche movie references and quotes that only a few people ever pick up (the others are just impressed at his one liners).

- shamelessly watches the kardashians, can name all of them -including step kids and ex husbands- and knows everything going on with them.

- for some reason gen z on social media have made red hood’s moto “stay in school” because of his constant literary and movie references, and the fact that he busts drug rings dealing with kids and will threaten to do unspeakable things to the dealers (and anyone who messes with children for that matter), all while promoting school/education to the kids.

- he is probably the best cook out of the batfam (excluding alfred obviously). he had to look after himself for so long he’s had a lot do practice.

- he’s bruce’s favourite, but i’d need to elaborate on this in another post

[btsrunmylife]

Into the Safe Zone; Introduction

summary: Jungkook has been hooked on the Mobile version of Call of Duty since his friend Taehyung introduced him to it. What he’s not expecting is to stumble across a female gamer on the platform that may actually be better than he is...and once he finds you, he can’t help but get a little addicted. To the game, of course...not to you...no matter what his clan may think.

genre: social media au, romance, comedy

rating: pg13 (subject to change)

pairing: jungkook x reader

tag list: TAG LIST CLOSED

Jungkook sighs to himself as he collapses onto his couch in the living room he shares with his two best friends. Blowing hair from his face, he opens the Call of Duty: Mobile app on his phone, turning his volume up so he can hear the music that plays during the title screen. Maybe it’s a little lame, but the familiar sound always makes his heartbeat quicken just a little, anticipation for the impending matches pumping through his veins.

A good first-person shooter game is just what he needs after a long day at work, especially after spending most of the day making complicated drink orders for all the teens now on summer vacation. Honestly, it was like clockwork every year. As soon as that final bell rung, they swarmed the little coffee shop he worked for. And, without fail, they always order these really long, complicated, and incredibly specific drink orders. Honestly, if he had to make one more coffee order that was so long it didn’t even fit on the label, he might scream. How do these people even remember their own orders?

Settling into the cushions, he lets himself relax for the first time all day and smiles when the game finally loads. He clicks out of the screens advertising Battle Passes and Limited Edition bundles before selecting “Battle Royale”. He clicks the small “Invite” option on the side of his screen and scrolls through the people online. Being a Friday night, it’s really a tossup as to whether anyone will be around. Although some like to stay in and game like he does, he knows some are much more sociable, like Jimin, Taehyung, and Hoseok.

He checks with his clan first and, although a few people are online, there’s no one he knows or has really played with before. He switches to his friends list, but it mostly consists of people that are offline or already in a game. Sucking his top lip into his mouth, he chews on it idly as he clicks back and forth, hoping someone will randomly decide to log on or finish a game. 

When a few minutes pass, he finally decides to just jump into a game, slamming his thumb on the “start” button and allowing the platform to fill his four-person team for him. It’s a bit of a gamble, really, either playing with new people goes well or it doesn’t. It all depends on whether the players decide to work together and win or go their separate ways and die one by one. When the latter happens, you might as well quit right after you die because it’s very rare for them to make the journey across the map to revive you. Especially before the safe zone starts to shrink.

But, sometimes, if he’s lucky, he finds some genuinely impressive gamers to befriend and game with later. He’s met quite a few since joining the game a few months ago after Taehyung had convinced him to play. He’s been a part of his and Jimin’s clan, “Bangtan Sonyeondan” since he caught the attention of their clan leader, Rapmon. Jungkook isn’t...the best at the game, but he’s become one of the top players in their clan, helping bring them up in ranks and attracting fans during their livestreams. It’s been fun, to say the least, but there are times when absolutely no one is online due to the exclusivity of their clan and due to members living around the world. It’s cool to connect with people worldwide, but gaming in different timezones can be frustrating.

When his Battle Royale screen loads, he briefly scans the class screen, sticking with the usual “Airborne” class that allows him to spawn a catapult on the ground that can launch all four team members into the air to travel larger distances. If used correctly, it can come in handy, especially when the safe zone starts shrinking and there are no vehicles nearby.

Slowly, his teammates choose their own classes and he glances at the usernames of his group. He squints, but it never does much good. Even with decent eyesight he can barely read the small lettering. It doesn’t matter anyway -- their usernames aren’t important. What’s important is how well they play the game.

Apparently, he’s teamed up with a bunch of amateurs. Within minutes, the jump leader lands them in a hotspot and dies. Another teammate isn’t far behind, essentially running straight into enemy fire, which leaves Jungkook and his final teammate left to pick up their dog tags without getting annihilated themselves. It’s not easy, there are people everywhere and a few shots manage to land, lowering his health. His teammate navigates well, sliding in between players and sneaking up on a few to strike them from behind with a pickax. The female character, one of very few on the game, slides across the ground, grabbing both dog tags before landing a few kill shots with a gun. Jungkook scrambles to keep up, following his teammate’s lead and narrowly avoiding shots along the way.

Once his class is fully charged, he slams his thumb on the button, aiming the station at the ground between him and his teammate before sliding across the ground to avoid a few more shots. Quickly, the two of them rush to the station as it lands and Jungkook grinds his teeth, muttering under his breath and hoping the catapult launches them before the other teams manage to kill them. A few bullets hit him, screen tinting an angry red before the tell-tale sound of the catapult launching sounds through his speakers.

Opening the map, he marks a spot to land and aims himself in that direction, not waiting around to see if his teammate follows. There are still bullets flying through the air, zinging past him as he glides through the air and away from the crowded warzone.

He scopes out the ground below as he glides before landing somewhere safe and leading his teammate to a small cluster of buildings to gather more supplies. He makes sure to switch out his shotgun for an AK117, feeling much better having a gun with a faster reload and higher stock. He listens to the sound of dog tags being scanned and breathes a sigh of relief.

Even if they happen to get attacked now, there’s a chance their teammates will be back in time to collect their dog tags...if they don’t die first. Jungkook doesn’t feel very confident at this point.

He doesn’t even know how they made it out of there alive, to be honest. Squinting at the name of his teammate, he notes the nickname “PinkIvy2063″ and wonders briefly if his teammate is a girl. So used to ignoring the page that shows all the players’ avatar display pictures, he hadn’t noticed if she’d had a social page connected or whether she was using one of CODM’s generic avatars.

His curiosity continues to burn the longer they play, with Pink Ivy only dying once when trying to save the other two, who continuously die throughout the game. Surprisingly, and likely entirely due to Pink Ivy and Jungkook, the team makes it to the very end, only dying when it’s 4 (the other team) against 2 (Ivy and Jungkook). He sighs in slight agitation when the game ends, but quickly skips through the summary of what happened throughout the game to get to the team stats page.

He’s not sure whether he’s more surprised or impressed to find PinkIvy2063 in the top spot on their team...with a display photo that’s very clearly a woman blowing a kiss at the camera. He notices her kill count is “13″ and raises his eyebrows.

“Holy shit,” he breathes, clicking the yellow button next to her photo to send her a friend request. He exits back to the lobby and pulls up the “Invite” screen, searching the “recent games” tab to invite her to play another game.

A notification flashes at the top of his screen, letting him know PinkIvy2063 accepted his friend request, just before she joins his lobby. He uses the Yeah Buddy emote, his character tapping his chest with a balled fist three times. She does it back and he pulls up the (admittedly clunky) messaging system in the app to congratulate Pink Ivy on a good game.

There’s a prolonged silence, one where he waits with bated breath to see if she’ll respond. When she does, his heart skips a beat before sinking. Her reply is in English, something he’s not expecting, but he knows enough to translate the sad emoji and the “I’m sorry, I speak English.” He can’t deny he’s a little disappointed and he can’t help but pout when he switches his keyboard to romanization.

He struggles through, “I speak Korean. Good game. You play well!”

Pink Ivy’s response is immediate and, honestly, he’s just happy she understood. The two languages aren’t always compatible. “Thanks!”

He frowns at the short response, but his eyebrows shoot up when the next reply is in Hangul.

“You are good too.”

He licks his lips. “Translator?”

“Yes, I hope it translates correctly.”

He sits back, genuinely impressed and thankful she’s trying to make communication easier for them. “Another game?”

“Let’s get it!” she writes back in English.

He grins to himself and closes the message, clicking “start” and launching the two of them into another game.

Yeah...he might just like her already.

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Analyzing Illumi Zoldyck's Character

Chrollo Analysis | Hisoka Analysis | Killua Analysis

What’s up y’all! Sorry for being away for the last few days. I needed a break from social media because I am so tired of seeing toxic, self-righteous people on my TL. Anyway, quite a lot of you liked my posts about analyzing HxH characters and somehow comparing them to VLD characters. Today, I’ll be talking about Illumi Zoldyck and I’ll try to compare him to a Voltron character. I know many people have already analyzed this character before, but it wouldn’t hurt to add to the discussion some years later. If you want me to write about anything else, send me an ask! The formatting of this post may be different than the one I wrote about Hisoka Morrow (click his name to view that post).

HERE WE GO!

In the first season, all of the characters are contestants for the Hunter’s Exam. I say contestants because this is a contest to see who can win without any injuries and can keep up with each host. I forget what number stage they were at, but I do know they were at the stage where each opponent has to fight each other. They are declared the winner if their opponent forfeits or gives up mid-match. (Off-topic, but) I am going, to be honest; Gon was my favorite character but his flaws began to show, annoyed me, and later led to his horrific downfall (based from YouTube clips). He didn’t know when to stop and kept pushing himself over the limit. Anyway, Killua and Gittarackur are set to fight. This is when things take a turn for the worse.

Gittarackur is a form of a disguise for Illumi to mask his identity. His face is long; nearly (and reminds me of) in the shape of a Tiki. His face also reminds me of the Witch Doctor mask from Scooby-Doo and Hell-raiser. He has several pins stuck in his face to maintain the facial features of Gittarackur. On the flip side, if he removes the pins, his biological form is revealed. Once he does this, Killua is nearly paralyzed; he cannot believe his eyes and I’m sure the trauma he endured at home hit him like a sack of rocks. Illumi then tells Killua that he wants him to return home, that he cannot maintain a friendship with Gon, stated that he was going to kill Gon, but realizes that if he does so he will be disqualified and will not obtain his Hunter’s license.

I’m assuming the cops aren’t a thing in this reality and the only way for them to “destroy” under the law is by obtaining the license. What do you think? I rarely see police officers; all I see are the Mafia and every they suck compared to the Zoldyck's and the Phantom Troupe. Shit, it seems like they’re the police but have twisted motives.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a fictional character or not, first impressions matter and he bombed this one...even for a villain.

But you did this for what?

How can you hypnotize (by using Nen) your own brother into killing another opponent because he doesn’t want to become an emotionless zombie like you? At least, that’s my perception. Telling your brother to run every time he faces an opponent that he knows he cannot win against is the sickest shit I’ve ever seen. I know I’m jumping around but another thought popped into my head. As the seasons go on, Illumi expresses an odd way of loving his younger brother and to him, that means to make him suffer in the same way he had to. It seems like Illumi is jealous of Gon in a way. (I’ve seen clips on YouTube) Killua takes Alluka to the hospital to heal Gon. Illumi has stated several times to Hisoka that Killua was hiding rules from him and that he still wanted to get rid of Alluka. Although it is clearly stated why he wanted Alluka gone, I still think that Illumi was jealous of Gon simply because his younger brother preferred to be with a friend instead of him. This is why he emphasizes “You cannot have friends. Either they will betray you or you’ll betray them.”

As I read and watched as the seasons went on, I noticed something about Illumi and his family. We all know that the children were raised by their parents. Specifically, their dad is a trained assassin. I can’t remember but I think Zeno is their grandfather who is also an assassin.

I view him as a character that has suffered from abuse and trauma in order to mold him into an assassin. He is emotionless, doesn’t really care for others, has an odd relationship with Killua that he doesn’t have for his other siblings, and is a hypocrite. Killua can’t be friends with Gon but every time the show cuts to him, he’s with Hisoka? Something is fishy there. Are they more than friends? OK, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. Here's the physical analysis below.

Face

When masquerading as Gittarackur, his face has several pins in them and his hair is in a rock star form of Mohawk that is purple. I’ll give him 10/10 for uniqueness, yet it still reminded me of Hell Raiser.

I’ve noticed that when he is in public he is in costume. Why doesn’t he reveal himself in public? I’ve researched this and no one could answer this question. My guess is that he is a verified hunter and assassin. How can you carry out your missions if everyone knows what you look like? Without the pins in his face, it reverts back to his natural state. To me, his large eyes and long, shiny black hair are his distinguished features. Although he may be my least favorite character, he does have pretty eyes. Haven’t you all heard of “I got lost in his/her eyes”?

Yeah, that can be said about him. Most definitely. He rarely smiles and when he does, something BAD is going to happen. I saw him laugh crazily once Alluka began the healing process, the Nen (I guess) rose from the hospital and got on him. This scene reminds me of how Haggar reacted once the Komar’s quintessence bounced from Voltron and bounced onto her. Wow, these supernatural abilities make y’all feel that good?

Clothes

Gittarackur and Illumi wear the same clothes, which should be a clear giveaway that they are the same. Illumi wears a neural green short jacket that has yellow pins in them, a light green shirt underneath, and green pants. His shoes remind me of loafers with a heel on them, something my grandmother would wear.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say again, these bad-ass men in this show are very stylish and seem to be in shape more than I am. Although Illumi irks me, his fashion is great and this is why people prefer him to be their favorite character. Shows should always produce characters that are memorable; that is the key to a long-lasting fan base.

In conclusion, this anime (for the most part) has well-rounded characters that make the plot interesting and wanting more.

Illumi and Lotor are somewhat similar. They both grew up in abusive households and lost some sense of sensitivity, common sense, and were often “misguided” by their own selfishness. Illumi wants a better life for Killua by constantly brainwashing him into thinking that he cannot have friends and his can only find happiness through killing. Zarkon raises Lotor to be a prince that shouldn't work with planets and should destroy them. This explains why he used deceased Alteans from the colony, drained their quintessence, and didn't give them a proper burial. Lotor IS just like his father but Killua IS NOT like Illumi. Ironic, huh? As we all know by now, Lotor is the son of Honerva (Haggar) and Zarkon. After the rift accident, he became an emotionless, ruthless monster that colonized and destroyed planets just to gain their quintessence. He taught this to his son and once he was old enough to think for himself, he refused to act in such a way. Although he was exiled and said he wasn’t like Zarkon, he was; but worse. Lotor studied and gained knowledge about Altea and its people while using Allura to gain the secrets of Oriande. I say he used her because he knew from the moment he met her that he was harvesting Altean quintessence. While fighting the white lion, he yelled “Victory or Death” which is a common catchphrase the Galra use when they are in battle. In fact, the Galra have been victims of trauma from Zarkon. Zarkon’s ruthless ways of ruling had no other motive except for obtaining quintessence so he could live forever. Silva’s way of raising his children was done to mold them into assassins. Since he was taught this way he did the same thing to his children. Zarkon, Silva, and Zeno think that their ways of parenting are necessary for survive in life when it doesn’t have to be that way. Illumi and Lotor have experienced this horrific parenting and deal with it in different ways. Illumi is oddly obsessive of his younger brother and Lotor is a fucking liar.

This analysis was fun! Next, I’ll be analyzing Killua and Keith Kogane.

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