Minute-long soaps featuring tropes like vampires and billionaire husbands are a hot trend in entertainment

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A still from "Breaking the Ice" on ReelShort.

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Democrats cozy up to influencers as social media becomes a top news source, leaving traditional media feeling cold

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Nabela Noor was one of five content creators that spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night.
Influencer Nabela Noor spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.

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Beauty YouTube creators turned TikTok into QVC

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Brat summer is ending. Now brands are jumping on 'demure' fall.

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Everyone is reminding each other to be "very demure" and "very mindful."

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The FTC is coming after influencers and brands that buy fake followers

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I traveled from New York City to Disney World and back in 24 hours. It was exhausting, but I saved hundreds of dollars.

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Getting to the "most magical place on Earth" is getting more expensive.

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TikTok's algorithm is helping travelers discover the next hot vacation spot and lean into trends like 'destination dupes'

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Zanzibar is among the places seeing more tourists thanks to the destination dupes trend.

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An M&A expert says creator-economy companies need to look beyond influencers to grow

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John Lambros, co-head of US technology at the M&A advisory Houlihan Lokey
John Lambros, cohead of US technology at the M&A advisory Houlihan Lokey.

Houlihan Lokey.

Instagram is really weird right now. I think I've figured out why.

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I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.

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