Influencers

Opinion

Influencer-led branded content is set to boom

In India, YouTube is influencers’ social media platform of choice

3 min read16 Dec 2021
Opinion

TikTok influence: The great reset

The ban on this app has deprived its top 100 influencers of an estimated ₹100-120 crore in annual earnings. Their scramble for new platforms faces a problem of audience fragmentation. This turbulence could throw up new winners—which may not be a bad thing.

1 min read9 Jul 2020
Industry

TikTok ban led to ₹120 crore loss in influencer earnings in India: Report

Paid content on TikTok did not fetch as much as those on mature platforms such as YouTube and InstagramInfluencers on YouTube and Instagram earn nearly three times more when compared to those on TikTok

2 min read9 Jul 2020
Companies

Influencers, brands in limbo over the sudden decision to ban TikTok

With TikTok gone, most of the influencers will have to start their virtual lives from scratch, say industry watchers

1 min read1 Jul 2020
Opinion

Opinion | How mental disorders make influencers influential

What if many things that we now call philosophies had emerged from a mental disorder?

4 min read14 Jul 2019
Tech-news

LinkedIn unveils 30-second video-streaming service

Taking a cue from Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn's videos target select 'Influencers' in the first phase of the launch

2 min read3 Aug 2016
Industry

How to manufacture a Twitter trend

A look inside the world of orchestrating a trend on Twitter and everything that's wrong with it in India

15 min read18 Apr 2016
Industry

Twitter's teen influencer

The story of @VinayakSharma19, 17 years and 6 months old, is also the story of a get paid-to-tweet cottage industry which has sprung up on Twitter

19 min read14 Apr 2016
Politics

FM talks up nervous markets

FM talks up nervous markets

1 min read20 Nov 2008
Politics

Tough August for India’s influencers

Tough August for India's influencers

1 min read12 Feb 2008