3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's photo-sharing app — acquired by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012 — the defining platform for visual social media and influencer culture.
American entrepreneur — co-founder and CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook) — who built the world's most-used social media platform from a Harvard dorm room — controls Meta through supervoting shares — and has pivoted Meta toward AI and the metaverse.
British politician — former Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader — former VP of Global Affairs at Meta — who led the Lib Dems into coalition with the Conservatives (2010–15), then reversed the party's core tuition fee promise within months, destroying his political career.