Influencing Pillows

"Are we going for suntan, personal development or being the envy of our friends on Instagram?"

"Amen. Thanks everyone, oh and don't forget to subscribe!"

"But this time we’ll get billionaires to think it’s their idea to pay more taxes."

"There's no such thing as 'bad publicity'." "All traffic is good traffic."

"It's terminal? Brill, I was worried my YouTube channel was loosing it edge."

"Work? - Of course I don't work. . . I'm a celebrity!"

'For those with books, open and follow along. For those with laptops, follow me on Twitter.'

"I don't post selfies because I don't want people to feel better or worse about their looks."

Pity vs. Bragging and Public Relations

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

"Where have you been? This content's not going to create itself."

"‘Click’, you have reached the White House, press 1 for shameless groveling, 2 for presidential pardons, and please have your credit card details ready..."

Network Extending from Buttonhole

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

'And the wicked stepmother looked into her smartphone and said, "Selfie, selfie in my face, who's the fairest in this place?"

"We're not really fighting, mom. We just need a little drama for our YouTube channel. Subscribers equal money."

From Hunter-Gatherer to Influencer: The Evolution of the Dignity of Labor

"I'm spending more time promoting myself than I am being myself."

"Perhaps more people would give heed unto the word of the Lord if the Lord had a funny blog."

'Bring me some more power.'

Bill hits the ground running, makes a big splash early on, and rides a roller-coaster of insane popularity right into the "Where Are They Now?" Wilderness of Forgotten Celebrities.

Witches of Instagram

'He's at a very impressionable age.'

"That's right, it's @kingphilbert3rd... Yeah, with a P-H... That's him, yep, now tap "follow"..."

"This is off our first TikTok."

Creativity 2.0

'Your tweets have quite a following.'

"Remember when we were Instagram models?"

"I already have the perfect hashtag!"

Paranoia vs Social Currency.

'How do I get people to visit my...'

"Can you take a video of me attacking the garbage so I can post it on Instagram?"

"I only told a few friends."

"I'd like to get my withdrawal in either cryptocurrency or social-media exposure."

"Hello, and welcome to Victor and Igor's latest unboxing video."