Influencer marketing is estimated to be a two-billion dollar industry, and that number is expected to climb quickly. More than two-thirds of companies acknowledge influencer campaigns as an important part of their annual advertising budgets.
DJ and Founder of HBFIT.com Hannah Bronfman explains how she turned her Instagram feed into a business, and landed deals with companies such as Adidas and Tampax. She says it's all about authenticity.
Bronfman also shares her tips for staying true to your New Year's fitness resolutions. It takes 21 days for something to become a habit. Bronfman says more than 80% of people don't make it through those first three weeks.
Stocks were generally flat after the opening bell on Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments in a speech at Spelman College later. Investors are growing optimistic that the central bank is done raising rates and may start cutting next year.
The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.