An influencer is a person who builds a large online audience and shapes its tastes, purchases and conversations, often as a full-time career. Emma Chamberlain is frequently cited as the defining influencer of her generation: she turned YouTube vlogs into a coffee company, fashion contracts and magazine covers. The intensity of coverage around her walk with Eden Joel shows how completely influencer fame now rivals traditional movie-star fame.
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