Public Culture· 2015Q2
Instafame: Luxury Selfies in the Attention Economy
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The photo-sharing app Instagram has spawned 'Instafamous' celebrities, from Singaporean socialites to high school students with thousands of followers.
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Key points
- Instagram has created a new type of celebrity known as 'Instafamous'.
- The phenomenon includes diverse individuals, from affluent socialites to high school students.
- Instafame is analyzed in relation to existing celebrity and tabloid culture.
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Abstract
The popular photo-sharing app Instagram has created a new breed of celebrities: the Instafamous. This essay examines the phenomenon—from Singaporean socialites showing off shoe collections to high school sophomores with ten thousand followers—and its relationship to celebrity and tabloid culture.
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