Similarly, Wendy Atterberry wrote on the popular women's blog The Frisky, "Julia represents so much of what is icky about blogging and social networking. She is shamelessly narcissistic and vain, having posted thousands of photos of herself over the years and staging incredible, over-the-top 'photo shoots' simply to post on her blog ... She's utterly obnoxious." Perhaps Allison represents the apotheosis of self-focused participatory content, but she has faced intense hatred for not "deserving" her fame.

Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, loc. 402