While some creators proudly embrace the label of sex worker, many others reject it outright.
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Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.
Research has moved past the question of whether we can live longer. The new question is whether we’re willing to invest — seriously, equitably and early — in the things that will help us live better.
Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.
A growing wave of content suggests what feels ‘real’ online is changing.
The so-called ‘kidfluencer’ economy is huge and growing. Australia should consider regulating it more tightly.
The way wealthy migrants and influencers reacted to Iranian attacks can tell us a lot about the image that places like Dubai have carefully cultivated.
The unlicensed peptide market is expanding faster than regulators can keep up.
Misfluencers fuel the spread of misinformation by being a perceived as a trustworthy source of information.
Although Jimmy Donaldson might have you think otherwise, exploiting people for entertainment can’t be morally offset by doing good elsewhere.
Social media ‘influencers’ were dismissed in some quarters when they were allowed into the budget lock-up. But they carry huge clout, and are here to stay.
Climate change is already re-shaping how people engage in sport. Due to warming temperatures, running may become less accessible and safe for many of us.
Money management guidance used to be uncontroversial and staid. It’s become something completely different on social media.
The ‘Bachelorette’ controversy exposes a gendered double standard, revealing how patriarchal norms shape who’s punished and who’s protected after violence.
Louis Theroux (perhaps unintentionally) shows us that a traditional TV documentarian like him no longer holds the power.
A definition of happiness must include unhappiness and chance if it’s to have real meaning.
Women are frustrated at being bombarded with marketing for menopause ‘solutions’ that don’t work or overstate the benefits.
Celebrity stories show that prayer plays a central role in how celebrities and Ghanaians cope with mental illness.
The most prominent news creators on social media and video networks are men and YouTube is the most important platform for them.
By cultivating ‘parasocial’ bonds, digital creators and microinfluencers have turned personal connection into economic power.
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Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Internet Studies & Director of Influencer Ethnography Research Lab, Curtin University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, University of Georgia
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Professor, Management, University of Bath and Professor of Marketing, Concordia University
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia
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Reader in Marketing, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
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Professor of Marketing, Cardiff University
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Principal Academic in Marketing, Bournemouth University
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Sociology, City St George's, University of London
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Assistant Professor - Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Essex
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Reader in Digital Media Studies, Cardiff University