“They’ve done something that the companies in the firearm industry cannot do on their own: make the gun lifestyle as attractive and aspirational as all the others on Instagram.”— Kaitlyn Tiffany, vox.com
“It's about time James Charles stopped getting a pass for his repeatedly toxic behavior. But why did it take a video from Tati for the internet to finally cancel him?”— Morgan Sung, mashable.com
“I could’ve created anything, but if they don’t show up, or you’ve got a couple weak links, it could’ve been a disaster.”— Kris Jenner, nytimes.com
“Perhaps this may come as a surprise, but neither local nor state police have jurisdiction over which accounts are allowed to remain on Instagram.”— Emily Alford, jezebel.com
“It’s flourishing now as one of the web’s most compelling storytelling platforms, a repository for uplifting confessions, compressed screeds, some with candidly political overtones, self-help digests, mini essays and speculative musings and, perhaps most compellingly, serialized memoirs in sound-bite…”— Ruth La Ferla, nytimes.com
“By utilizing social media platforms such as Instagram or Youtube, these content creators have created a brand and identity that gives them the title of influencer.”— The H Hub, thehhub.com
“Typically, having a criminal record or any negative press makes an influencer radioactive in the eyes of an advertiser.”— Eric Dahan, hollywoodreporter.com
“When we are talking, she lets the women around us know I am a reporter, something I’d already told them, and jokes that they should all be very mean to me. She then says she’s kidding and wants everyone to feel welcome and like they are getting the full value out of the day, even the reporters. It’s…”— Madison Malone Kircher, nymag.com
“And just like that, the Creativity Workshop by Caroline Calloway ascended into failed influencer-event heaven. I imagine the ghost of Fyre Festival met it at the gates.”— Madison Malone Kircher, thecut.com
“That Instagram influencer I occasionally check in on because she's The Worst is now charging $165 for a 4 hour "seminar" on how to be yourself.”— Kayleigh Donaldson, twitter.com
“It’s a reminder that our anxiety about a girl like Cohn being sexualized comes only because we, as adults, are sexualizing a child.”— Scaachi Koul, buzzfeednews.com
“We shouldn't tolerate toxic relationships in real life, and online should be no different.”— Emily Schuman, cupcakesandcashmere.com
“I am living proof that it really isn’t easy to become an overnight social media star.”— Anna Lewis, cosmopolitan.com
“Eat, Pray, Love felt about as authentic to me as the heroine's "journey" on The Bachelor: Either she triumphed against all odds, or she quietly disappeared. It had to be a certain kind of redemptive narrative for a certain kind of lady at a certain stage in life when perhaps she has taken to wistful…”— Carina Chocano, amazon.com
“It’s just like any other business...You need to learn about your customer. I think the best influencers know how to relate to people — they’re inspirational, but not perfect.”— Amber Venz Box, thecut.com
“Don’t do it because you think you’re going to make an easy buck, because it’s not.”— Evan Asano, thecut.com
“Instagram is now my bread and butter. I’m finding that I can charge more for posting on Instagram now because there is real engagement there. There are actionable insights. The other day I posted about a book I was reading, and someone told me two months later that they bought it. I can screen grab…”— Ilyse Liffreing, digiday.com
“What’s better than a million followers? The empty field that frees you of the urge to care.”— Ian Bogost, theatlantic.com
“My Instagram is a feed of curated photos. They have a certain look, a certain lighting, a certain aesthetic. I have a private Instagram now as well, which features ‘real’ moments – not that photographs on my Instagram aren’t real, but they are an idealised reality. I wouldn’t put a personal selfie w…”— Millie Cotton, theguardian.com
“We’re the influencers, but the people being influenced don’t have a clue, they think it’s real life. And that’s kind of dangerous.”— Ama Peters, theguardian.com