Definitions

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An accu­rate def­i­n­i­tion of “influencer” is: a vir­tuoso of a par­tic­ular internet platform; someone who has learned to use its mech­a­nisms to achieve their own objectives, rather than the other way around.

An accu­rate def­i­n­i­tion of an internet “creator” would have to be: someone whose income is deter­mined by a platform’s algorithms.

Honestly, I have found these def­i­n­i­tions clarifying!

June 2022