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> While the term “influencer” often conjures up images of vacationing women who are as thin as they are wealthy, the reality is that it’s a broad industry, and
by francisofascii 4y ago
> While the term “influencer” often conjures up images of vacationing women who are as thin as they are wealthy, the reality is that it’s a broad industry, and cooking, cleaning, parenting, and budgeting influencers
They should also mention tech influencers. Weren't tech bloggers the first influencers? For me it was Spolsky, Atwood, Hanselman, etc. I like the idea of more down to earth celebrities rather than just movie stars and sports players. And a recession could simply divert attention from the luxury/travel influencers to other types. Or maybe that is what people want when they can't afford to buy luxury or travel.
- c0balt 4y agoIg the first influencers were/ are "just" people with a high social standing. Going from celebrities (movie stars, ...) back to class-based social standing. This could be further limited to a high standing in a specific niche, like tech, fashion or whatever is being observed. Though that is most likely a hard stretch of the "Influencer" definition.