social influence

Engaged Reading Digest: a changing language, unfluencers and dodging state surveillance Members Public

Some interesting reading on how the internet is changing language, reverse influencer psychology and apps in pretests.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
chat apps

Don't be an influencer: earn influence (a grumpy old blogger writes) Members Public

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?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
blogosphere

A million accounts gone and a journalist suspended after fake follower exposé Members Public

Twitter wiped out over a million fake followers after an NYT report

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
fake followers

Fake Followers: the black market in cargo cult influencers Members Public

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 [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/100000005704904.app.html] . It’s been an

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
bots

Klout clouted at Le Web Members Public

Klout's founder Joe Fernandez failed to defend his product under the lightest of criticism at LeWeb London.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
alexia tsotsis