Influencers - Intelligencer

influencers Oct. 24, 2024

Chef Bae Finds a New OccupationAn American influencer in Israel.

By Matt Stieb

olympics 2024 July 30, 2024

You Should Really Be Following Ilona Maher on TikTokThe rugby player moonlights as a very successful content creator.

By Olivia Craighead

pivots Aug. 22, 2022

Jake Paul Bets He Can Beat Everyone Else in Sports MediaThe TikTok-powered boxer has a new gambling app, and thinks he can take on ESPN, DraftKings, and Dave Portnoy.

By Matt Stieb

covid-19 May 27, 2021

Influencers Were Offered Cash to Smear Pfizer COVID-19 ShotA mysterious marketing agency offered them thousands of euros to make bogus claims about Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot.

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

who were the 2010s? Nov. 27, 2019

Instagram’s Co-Founder on Creating the World’s FilterKevin Systrom talks truth, scale, and influencers.

By Stella Bugbee

anthropaulogy July 26, 2019

Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau Getting Married Is Peak Wedding-Industrial Complex“Jake Paul & Tana Mongeau formally invite you plus 1 to join their Holy Cloutramony,” reads the couple’s invitation.

By Madison Malone Kircher

youtube June 24, 2019

Nightmare Neighbor YouTuber Engaged to Nightmare TanaCon YouTuber. Maybe?Everything you wanted to know in a dispatch from the dark, fake universe of YouTubers, including cameo appearances from Mod Sun, Bella Thorne.

By Madison Malone Kircher

influencers May 13, 2019

My Afternoon With ‘Curvy Wife Guy’I met up with a guy whose Instagram I’d devoted hundreds of words to making fun of. Was it possible we’d get along?

By Madison Malone Kircher

instagram Apr. 22, 2019

Curvy Wife Guy Proud to Announce Curvy Wife Is ‘Carrying His Seed’Congrats to the whole curve-loving family.

By Madison Malone Kircher

influencers Mar. 18, 2019

Why Is Jordan Peterson Selling Lobster Merch?The move comes months after the YouTube philosopher left a $66,000 monthly income on Patreon, after it banned an anti-feminist for saying the N-word.

By Matt Stieb

influencers Mar. 13, 2019

For Once, Influencers Are Not the Worst People in the StoryLori Loughlin’s daughter is a first-year student at USC with nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers. Her parents are accused of buying her admission.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 22, 2019

I Went to Influencer Caroline Calloway’s $165 Seminar So You Don’t Have ToThe uncanceled workshop offered five and a half hours of personal stories, journaling lessons, and Fyre Festival jokes.

By Madison Malone Kircher

media Jan. 17, 2019

Is It Time to Regulate Social Media Influencers?Cases of fraud are common in the multi-billion dollar influencer marketing industry. A “Cambridge Analytica moment” could be next.

By Simon Owens

select all Jan. 16, 2019

Instagram Influencer Un-Cancels Infamous Creativity TourCaroline Calloway is back, baby.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 14, 2019

This Instagram Influencer’s Failed Tour Will Satisfy Your Fyre Fest NostalgiaThe $165 ticket promised fresh orchid crowns. In reality, guests were given a single flower to put in their hair and then give back after a photo.

By Madison Malone Kircher

influencers Jan. 2, 2019

Former Vine Star Cameron Dallas Ended 2018 With Arrest for Alleged AssaultHe claims he was just defending himself.

Madison Malone Kircher

influencers Dec. 28, 2018

Talking With Instagram’s (and Ariana Grande’s) Favorite DancerIf you haven’t already seen his “Thank U, Next” tribute, stop what you’re doing immediately.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 1, 2018