Manou Oeschger is a social media influencer based in Brentwood, California. When she had her son Liam in 2019, Oeschger pivoted from posting fashion content to sharing mum-related content on Instagram. Now, Oeschger does brand collaborations with baby-food, skin, and hair-care companies that can net her up to $US12,000 a […]
The UK’s financial watchdog warned Wednesday fintech Lanistar wasn’t authorised to operate. Lanistar is gearing up to launch the “world’s most secure” bank card. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Lanistar “is targeting people in the UK,” and advised consumers to “be especially wary of dealing with this unauthorised firm.” […]
Amazon filed a lawsuit Thursday against two influencers who it says promoted counterfeit products on their social media accounts. Kelly Fitzpatrick and Sabrina Kelly-Krejci, the influencers named in the suit, are being accused of working with 11 other individuals or businesses to list and promote fake luxury items sold on […]
The founder of the popular Instagram account Accidentally Wes Anderson is releasing his first-ever book highlighting 200 of the “most idiosyncratic and interesting locations on Earth.” Images in the book span every continent and echo filmmaker Wes Anderson’s distinctive and whimsical visual style. Titled “Accidentally Wes Anderson,” the book is […]
Maria Fagerström is a Swedish pilot and Instagram influencer living in Spain. She shares insider secrets about her life as a pilot with her nearly 500,000 Instagram followers. She shared some of her best travel and packing tips with Business Insider. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Swedish influencer […]
Maria Fagerström is a Swedish pilot and Instagram influencer living in Spain. She shares insights about her life as a pilot with her nearly 500,000 followers. She told Business Insider some things about being a pilot that passengers don’t usually know. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Swedish pilot […]
Maria Fagerström is a Swedish pilot and Instagram influencer living in Spain. She posts about the aviation world, and frequently answers her followers’ questions about her job. Fagerström shared a little bit about her life with Business Insider. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Maria Fagerström is a pilot […]
Influencers have turned into household names in recent years, and the industry is now worth up to an estimated $US8 billion. However, people still struggle to understand what the non-traditional career consists of, so I followed an influencer around New York City for a day to offer people a better […]
Caroline Calloway is an Instagram influencer who is in the spotlight again after her former friend and ghostwriter published a tell-all story in The Cut this week. But this isn’t the first time that Calloway has gotten attention for her antics: She became famous for documenting her thoughts in detail […]
A PR person claiming to work for an “influencer” with 55,000 social media followers got in touch with a small wedding photography company asking for a freebie. They expected their client to receive a package worth at least $US5,000 in exchange for a few posts on Instagram. Betrothed & Co […]
Instagram influencers and celebrities numbering in the millions had their private contact info left exposed on a database, TechCrunch reports. The database was reportedly compiled by an India-based social-media-marketing firm called Chtrbox. The database has since been taken offline. Instagram said in a statement it was looking into the matter, […]
Instagram is testing a change to the app where the number of likes on your posts would be hidden to everyone besides yourself. Reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered the unreleased feature, and posted screenshots to Twitter. An Instagram spokesperson says the feature isn’t being tested “at the moment,” but […]
Last week, a couple went viral after a video of them missing their cruise ship in the Bahamas was shared on YouTube. INSIDER spoke to the woman in the video, Maria González Roesch, who turns out to be an Instagram-famous TV personality from Costa Rica. She was on her honeymoon […]
Whether you’re a full-time influencer or merely thinking of your career or dating prospects, maintaining a strong personal brand via your Instagram page is nothing to be sniffed at. Now, it’s actually possible to have a professional photoshoot designed to give you high-quality photos of yourself for the ‘gram. In […]
A web app called Year of Colour combs through Instagram photos to find the most vibrant colours reflected in top posts. App creator Stef Lewandowski told The Verge he was inspired to create it by his wife, Emily Quinton, who runs the company Makelight, which helps Instagrammers make their profiles […]
Would you pay $US600 for a pair of PaylessShoeSource sneakers? Some influencers would. As part of a viral ad campaign, the discount shoe retailer opened up a luxury shoe store and filled it with its cheap footwear. The company branded itself as “Palessi” and managed to trick fashion influencers into […]
IGTV has arrived. Instagram announced its new long-form video app on Wednesday, which is a new way for influencers, celebrities, and anyone with an Instagram account to publish videos for their followers. IGTV is specifically built for high-quality vertical video longer than 60 seconds. IGTV works as either a standalone […]
