{"id":289,"date":"2024-12-17T22:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploringstudent\/chapter\/unboxing-influencers\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:51:15","slug":"unboxing-influencers","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploringstudent\/chapter\/unboxing-influencers\/","title":{"raw":"Unboxing Influencers","rendered":"Unboxing Influencers"},"content":{"raw":"A lot of kids know now that influencers are trying to sell them something. That\u2019s why influencers try harder to seem like they\u2019re your friends.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Here are some tricks that influencers use to make it look like they really know you:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Putting on lip gloss at the beginning of the video<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Acting like they\u2019re in a rush or adjusting the camera at the beginning of the video<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Giving personal details about their lives<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Speaking to you directly by saying \u201cYou\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Calling you a nickname or a casual greeting like \u201cfriends\u201d or \u201cfam\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Being alone and looking right at the camera while talking<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Asking you to give feedback or share your opinion about the post or video<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Talking about \u201cbackstage\u201d details of how the videos are made (including their brand deals)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploringstudent\/chapter\/unboxing-influencers-2\/\">Select this for a description of what happens in this video.<\/a>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"37\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>A lot of kids know now that influencers are trying to sell them something. 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