A Moment from our Marketing Future: Chapter 1
This is first in a series of short vignettes from what the Evil Marketer sees in his marketing crystal ball. The names have been changed to protect the evil.
Chapter 1: The Influencers
From the text logs of IPhone 4.3 Influencer Network, March 2, 20XX:
Session begins at 13:05:24
Subscriber 146766: yo dood thx fr the engmt ring ref — she totally frkd!
Subscriber 146777: no prob, i commd 250cr for that and kay’s bumped me to lvl 3 influencr
Subscriber 146766: swt is that your top lvl?
Subscriber 146777: in jwlry vert, bluenile and zales still at 2
Subscriber 146766: amy just made 5 at saks.clothing she gets top comm, coupn rights and 2 items/mo
Subscriber 146777: grl verts are all better bt hard took me 50 refs to get to 2, been at 5 at nintendo.fantasy frver
Subscriber 146766: cn u get me a coup for new zelda/
Subscriber 146777: 1 sec
Subscriber 146766: (System Message) Coupon Available from authorized user SkaRulezzz / 10% off entertainment.games .nintendo.fantasy title: Zelda Reborn Again / click to accept…
Subscriber 146777: (System Message) Coupon Accepted! You have earned a commission of 1 credit for coupon acceptance and will receive 15 credits for purchase within 3 days. You are currently a level 5 Influencer in entertainment.games.nintendo.fantasy. Click to convert credits into Paypal or MyBrands merchandise…
Subscriber 146766: swt thx dood u need any gear? 4 more refs gets me to 3 at bb, dbl comm for audio
Subscriber 146777: m me lata gonna troll the mall c if i can get some ez refs
Subscriber 146766: lata
Session ends at 13:10:02