This Beauty Influencer is Making Hair Stylists Angry—What’s Behind It

Beauty influencer and certified trichologist—a specialist in hair and scalp health—Abbey Yung offers a structured 11-step ...
Frontiers

Carpet bombing vs. targeting: the impact of pro-government social media influencers during the 2022 Hungarian general election campaign

Hybrid media systems challenge the agenda-setting role of legacy media and political elites, and open new avenues for political parties and governments to push their narratives. Social media ...
Benzinga.com

Truth Social Launches 'America First' ETFs

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ: DJT) on Tuesday said new exchange-traded funds tied to its Truth Social brand began trading. The first group of Truth Social ETFs launched on the New York ...
The New York Times

Influencers Get Their Night at the Opera as the Met Courts New Fans

Performances in N.Y.C. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 influencers to help convince a younger, online audience that opera isn’t scary or even unaffordable. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 ...
CNBC

Your CEO wants to be a social media influencer. Is it cool or cringy?

Corporate executives and founders have been told that a vibrant social media presence is good for business. In many cases, however, these leaders come off not as relatable but as cringey. In this ...
AOL

Why Are So Many Influencers Dying? Expert Explains Why Social Media Star Deaths ‘Seem Like a Trend’

Keeping up with content creators used to mean watching Charli D’Amelio’s dance moves and Alix Earle’s Get Ready With Me videos. But lately, it feels like there’s a darker side to the world of ...
Vogue

Which Beauty Brands and Influencers Won on Social Media in 2025?

2025 was the year beauty embraced entertainment and digital-first storytelling. Social media campaigns rivaled Hollywood blockbusters with star-studded casts. Content stopped revolving around product ...
Reuters

X Corp sues social media startup over bid to claim 'Twitter' brand

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X Corp sued a startup on Tuesday after it sought to cancel X's Twitter trademarks so it can "bring Twitter back" as a new social media platform. X said in the lawsuit, ...
Decider

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Influencers’ on Shudder, a Clever, if Inconsistent Sequel to 2022 Social Media Slasher ‘Influencer’

Just like Aliens was to Alien, Influencers (now streaming on Shudder) is to Influencer. Director Kurtis David Harder follows up his 2022 must’ve-been-a-hit-but-who-can-tell-in-the-streaming-era psycho ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Understanding Persuasive Communication Strategies of Online Social Influencers through the Lens of Sociology and Decision Neuroscience ()

This literature review synthesizes current research to explore the persuasive communication tactics employed by online social influencers and their impact on the psychological and sociological ...
Wired

Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media

When 15-year-old Carlee Jade Clements wakes up, her first thought is to record a Get Ready With Me video to share with her friends on TikTok. “I love recording everything and posting it the moment I ...
Gizmodo

Your Favorite Social Media Psycho Is Back in Killer Sequel ‘Influencers’

Kurtis David Harder’s follow-up to his 2022 horror hit stars Cassandra Naud as a shifty, seductive, tech-savvy villain. Reading time 4 minutes Influencer hit Shudder in 2023 after an acclaimed ...