Yahoo

Influencer Divides the Internet Over Viral TikTok of Her Eating Whole Tomato at Restaurant

Cassidy Miller posted a TikTok video of herself preparing and eating a raw tomato at a fine-dining restaurant in Las Vegas as an appetizer served in replace of the usual bread. The clip went viral, ...
Yahoo

'Influencer fatigue' is real. Here's why people are getting tired of watching internet personalities post about their lavish lifestyles.

Although the spectacle of influencers flaunting their affluence has long been a staple of social media, there are signs that audiences are growing tired of it. Experts say “influencer fatigue” is ...
Pajiba

Is The Influencer Era Over?

This wasn’t the first time I’d seen these complaints about influencer culture and the endless pattern of fame and ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

A car dealership got a call from an irate internet troll mad that an influencer bought a car, and they couldn’t stop laughing

The post A Car Dealership Got A Call From An Irate Internet Troll Mad That An Influencer Bought A Car, And They Couldn’t Stop ...
Los Angeles Times

How L.A. really made the internet what it is

The influencers have won. Digital media institutions are crumbling. We have pivoted to video. The internet of the 2020s is dominated by a handful of platforms — Instagram, TikTok, Spotify, YouTube — ...
New York Post

Influencer charged with DUI fights to get back her pet monkey — who was found sick and malnourished

An influencer is fighting to get back her internet-famous monkey, Jorgie Boy — even though the unpermitted pet was found deathly sick and malnourished in a car crash where his owner says she had ...

Everyone on the internet is trying to sell you something. Here's how much they're really making.

When clicking through Ashley Dorough’s Instagram stories, you’ll find that almost every single one includes a link to purchase the clothing items she’s trying on. Dorough’s Instagram bio reads “your ...
Washington Examiner

Internet activists target TikTok influencer who dared ‘humanize’ Karoline Leavitt

When the fitness influencer Kate Mackz uploaded her newest running-themed interview video, she had no idea she was about to become the internet’s latest punching bag. But Mackz had stepped into a ...
Forbes

Relatable Influencers Are The Key To Successful Influencer Marketing

Posts, vlogs and blogs give followers a window into the lives of creators. From spilling the juicy details of their relationships over their morning matcha, to canvassing the internet for parental ...
Chicago Tribune

New-fangled internet dazzled 1996 DNC in Chicago. Today, experts debate the benefits — and dangers — of online influence.

During the summer of 1996, Scott Albert Johnson was covering the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in a highly unconventional manner for the era on his website, Publius ’96: A Virtual Walk ...
Reuters

U.S. regulator targets 'influencer' internet ad campaigns

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s settlement this week with Warner Bros Home Entertainment Inc highlighted the regulator’s increasing focus on internet advertising by so-called ...