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Book Review: The Woman Who Fooled the World by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano

After yesterday’s review of how social media and influencing could harm someone, I thought it would be interesting to review another book on influencers; this time looking at how influencing can harm others. This book is about Belle Gibson, the wellness influencer who was found to have faked a cancer diagnosis (meaning her story of… Read More Book Review: The Woman Who Fooled the World by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano

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Book Review: The Accidental Influencer by Bella Younger

I chanced upon this in the library and since I’m always slightly ambivalent about Instagram and other social media, I thought it would be interesting to read this and see what life is like for an “instafamous” person. The Accidental Influencer is the story of Bella, who creates a satirical wellness account “deliciouslystella” and achieves… Read More Book Review: The Accidental Influencer by Bella Younger

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LikeWar by P.W. Singer

This is another one of the books that’s been on the TBR list for some time. While it’s not related to the overuse of social media, I thought it would be interesting to read about how social media is being used as “weapons”. LikeWar argues that social media is being used by various groups to… Read More LikeWar by P.W. Singer