As social media becomes more prevalent in our lives, a career as an influencer may seem enticing. But those interested in this new career should be aware of the challenges.
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The Youtube stars have created something of a commercial blueprint by harnessing the platform’s algorithms to maximise Prime’s exposure.
An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
Here are the trends on the cusp of transforming the online world.
This strategy has been around since the birth of influencer marketing.
Some of the now-adult children of influencers are pushing back.
What’s true and what’s not? An expert in media literacy explains how to evaluate information.
Digital activism can be fruitful if it is followed up by practical and strategic offline actions.
Citizens’ social media is a form of alternative media that challenges both mainstream media and right-wing propaganda.
Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
Whether we’re talking songs that are popular on Spotify, or were Billboard hits through the ‘40s up to recent years, popularity cannot be attributed solely to quantifiable acoustic elements.
The booming child influencer industry is still largely unregulated – so parents and managers are starting to make their own rules to protect kids.
There’s a lot of information on social media that would support legal proceedings, but courts have yet to harness this.
The study is the largest of its kind. Researchers hope it could be a breakthrough in the fight against misinformation.
Antisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions on social media platforms.
An expert explains the issues that influencers and content creators are up against.
New research shows using social media can provide a much-needed boost to UK farmers’ wellbeing, connectedness and mental health, and even bank balances.
Increased media literacy education and government regulations are necessary to combat fake information on social media platforms.
In the quest for clicks, YouTube content creators produce videos that combine trends with animal abuse. The growing popularity of these videos is of concern and some involve endangered species.
Researchers looked at the most popular YouTube fitness videos and the types of behavioural change techniques they used. Here’s what they found.
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Reader in Marketing, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, RMIT University
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Marketing, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
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PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology; Epidemiogist at Henry Ford Health, University of Windsor
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Mark Kamlet is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Founders University Professor of Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
