Is "influencer" really a useful catch-all term for creators on social platforms? And is there a danger in the way it's become the default label?
Don't be an influencer: earn influence (a grumpy old blogger writes)
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A million accounts gone and a journalist suspended after fake follower exposé
It looks like Twitter is acting on the NYT fake followers exposé: More than a million followers have disappeared from the accounts of dozens of prominent Twitter users in recent days as the company faces growing criticism over the proliferation…
Fake Followers: the black market in cargo cult influencers
There’s a great piece of reporting from the New York Times that’s been, quite deservedly, doing the rounds for the last couple of days, exposing the seedy underbelly of the influencer economy. It’s been an open secret…
Klout clouted at Le Web
Klout's founder Joe Fernandez failed to defend his product under the lightest of criticism at LeWeb London.