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The New Payola: Record Labels Are Paying Influencers to Tell You What Music to Like
Music discovery has moved from radio and MTV to TikTok and Instagram. An old industry practice has followed listeners onto their phones, often without their knowledge.
By Will Davison Jr. · October 28, 2026
Creators
Stephie Jo Says Her Attraction to Black Men Isn’t About Race. The Comment Section Won’t Let It Be About Anything Else.
A creator’s explanation video shows how platforms turn a personal preference into a public trial, and why the people being discussed never…
Creators
Who Decided Men Taking Care of Themselves Was Corny?
Men are embracing skincare, grooming and looksmaxxing in ways that challenge traditional masculinity. But as fitness influencers turn personal routines into commercial…
Creators
The Influencer Has Entered Hollywood’s Casting Pipeline
When British creator Chiara King received an email asking whether she wanted to play a fictionalized version of herself in a horror…
Creators
Dubai Is Building a Technology Strategy Around Access, Not Invention
The emirate is recruiting Chinese technology companies, connecting foreign startups with capital and customers, and positioning itself between…
By Will Davison Jr. · October 17, 2026
Creators
Wellness Influencers Aren’t Just Giving Advice. They’re Building a Marketplace.
Pew analyzed more than half a million health and wellness posts. More than a third promoted a product…
By Bryson Davis · October 13, 2026
Creators
The Influencer Backlash Is Becoming a Business Opportunity
When every restaurant, shop and sidewalk can become somebody's content studio, some businesses are discovering the appeal of…
By Social Storytellers Collective News Desk · October 12, 2026
Creators
The Internet’s New Debate: Who Gets to Decide What Men Enjoy?
It started with a question about food photography, but it quickly expanded beyond that. A viral post asking…
By Social Storytellers Collective News Desk · April 2, 2026
Opinion
People Don’t Experience the Economy Through a Spreadsheet. They Experience It at the Pump.
Gasoline, eggs and groceries have become everyday measures of economic confidence. With Election Day next week, their political power comes from how often Americans see those prices, not from how…
By Will Davison Jr. · October 29, 2026
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Music discovery has moved from radio and MTV to TikTok and Instagram. An old industry practice has followed listeners onto their phones, often without their knowledge.
A creator’s explanation video shows how platforms turn a personal preference into a public trial, and why the people being discussed never get a say.
Men are embracing skincare, grooming and looksmaxxing in ways that challenge traditional masculinity. But as fitness influencers turn personal routines into commercial opportunities, are we witnessing greater freedom of expression or another industry learning how to profit from our insecurities?
When British creator Chiara King received an email asking whether she wanted to play a fictionalized version of herself in a horror movie, she was already bringing something most first-time actors cannot offer: millions of people who knew who she was. Women’s Wear Daily reporter Leigh Nordstrom wrote this week about King’s starring role in The Influencer Project, a psychological thriller produced with members of the team behind The Blair Witch Project. King has about 1.4 million Instagram followers and 4.3 million TikTok followers.
The emirate is recruiting Chinese technology companies, connecting foreign startups with capital and customers, and positioning itself between markets that are becoming harder to connect directly.
Pew analyzed more than half a million health and wellness posts. More than a third promoted a product or service, while only 9% cited an outside source when making a health claim.
When every restaurant, shop and sidewalk can become somebody's content studio, some businesses are discovering the appeal of saying no.
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