Influenced by Influencers

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Over 80% of young Americans aspire to be an influencer nowads. Social media influencers have redefined the meaning of entertainment and influenced our buying behaviours. Explore this podcast playlist to understand the rise of social media influencers, how the business works, and what it means for the rest of us.


  • 1

    The Influencer Show

    The Coup

    48:09 | Nov 26th, 2019

    1 recommendation

    At the beginning of this season, we looked at the advertising industry’s coup from my perspective. To bring it full circle, today I’m looking at it from a different angle: Yours. Content — editorial, ...Show More

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    Terrific summary of the origins and current state of the influencer business – from the Truman Show to TikTok. Amazing how the platform creates, throttles and extracts from creators and brands, and ho...Show More

  • 2

    The Influence of Social Media Influencers

    Stuff Mom Never Told You

    35:08 | Jan 8th, 2020

    3 recommendations

    The good, the bad, and the ugly of social media influencers, instafame, and what it has to do with feminism.

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    Terrific episode about social media influencers viewed in the lens of feminism. Great conversation about social media influencer sponsorship, accessible online feminist spaces, cyber-bullying "exposur...Show More

  • 3

    Taylor Lorenz just announced she is leaving her job covering internet culture for The Atlantic to join The New York Times. “With technology and internet culture, I am more of an optimist than a lot o...Show More

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    Really enjoyed this episode with one of my favourite internet culture journalists Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic and now The NYTimes. After hearing her story of her billion tumblr accounts and now her ...Show More

  • 4

    An online feud between two "beauty influencers," James Charles and Tati Westbrook, has racked up tens of millions of views on YouTube this week. Maybe you've never heard of them, but plenty of people ...Show More

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    Are Youtubers the new tabloid subjects? Crazy how Youtuber dramas are now being covered by MSM.

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