{"id":18113,"date":"2012-04-19T15:05:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T22:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=18113"},"modified":"2024-02-15T00:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:24:58","slug":"guilty-pleasure-or-just-guilty-an-interview-with-get-off-my-internets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/guilty-pleasure-or-just-guilty-an-interview-with-get-off-my-internets\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilty Pleasure or Just Guilty? An Interview With Get Off My Internets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since its inception in 2009,\u00a0Get Off My Internets\u00a0has been one of the most controversial sites among fashion and lifestyle bloggers. Its editors critique and examine the posts and personalities of bloggers, and that's putting it lightly. From tongue-in-cheek call outs to cringe-worthy speculation, GOMI has become to fashion bloggers what National Enquirer<\/em> is to celebrities (sans alien auctions).\u00a0 We had a chance to talk to Lancelle, one of GOMI's contributors to get the scoop on why they love to target fashion bloggers, where they think we're headed and how to avoid getting covered by them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fashion and lifestyle blogging is more materialistic than I've ever seen it. It's been said on GOMI again and again that there are legitimate shopping addictions out there being fed and coddled by blog readers. Every time a post about a purchase gets comments, that blogger thinks to themselves, “This purchase was worthwhile because it got me attention, comments, etc., etc.” Meanwhile, there might be a significant amount of debt being accrued in the background. Even if there isn't, I wonder often if bloggers buy something because they actually want the object or because they feel a competitive drive to have it first and show it off.<\/p>\n Alice gets all the credit for developing GOMI. I think it's obvious why we take a certain approach with bloggers. That is, that bloggers can't have their cake and eat it too. They can't be public figures and expect everyone to love them. The good thing about GOMI is that it's there if they want to read it and if they don't want to, they don't have to. Several former GOMI targets haven't been featured in a long time because they took note of what was being said about them and made positive changes. A few have even thanked GOMI for pointing out their problematic posts or habits.<\/p>\n I think that 50% of the readers on GOMI legitimately hate a few GOMI targets, but the other 50% just like having a forum to express constructive criticism. As GOMI has grown, the comments may seem to have gotten more harsh, but that's only because there are more people making them. If you read the content of what the commenters say, they're usually dead on in their analysis. GOMI commenters are by and large educated, savvy blog readers.<\/p>\nWhat do you think about the fashion and lifestyle blogging landscape at this time? Have you noticed any major changes or trends since the beginning of GOMI?<\/h3>\n
Get Off My Internets is a bit like a tabloid publication staring bloggers we all know. How did you develop this approach?<\/h3>\n
It seems like a lot of the fuel behind the fire comes from the comments and forums of GOMI. Why do you think people love to hate these bloggers so much?<\/h3>\n
What fashion blogs\u00a0do<\/em>\u00a0you like?<\/h3>\n