Instafame means having a relatively large follower count on Instagram
Evidence
With Instagram’s user base of 150 million people comes the possibility of achieving Instafame, the condition of having a relatively great number of followers on the app. — Alice E. Marwick, Instafame, 2
Categorization
- DEFINE: The coinage ‘Instafame’ is introduced here as a scaled-down, achievable micropolitan status distinct from real celebrity.
- XREF: connects to: Follower counts conflate popularity with influence, visibility, and personal status — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 213; Microcelebrity status on Instagram can arise without an obvious platform or talent — Alice E. Marwick, Instafame: Luxury Selfies in the…, 43
Related
- Microcelebrity status on Instagram can arise without an obvious platform or talent (similarity 0.88)
- Follower counts conflate popularity with influence, visibility, and personal status (similarity 0.81)
- A following around 10,000 unlocked access to closed influencer circles (similarity 0.80)
- Social-media popularity amplifies high-school popularity into mainstream celebrity (similarity 0.79)
- Microcelebrity is strategic self-presentation aimed at accumulating attention and online status. (similarity 0.78)
- Proximity to a celebrity can confer fame onto otherwise unknown people. (similarity 0.78)
- Open-ended social media platforms let non-mainstream individuals attain popularity. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Follower counts conflate popularity with influence, visibility, and personal status
#expands(0.90) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 213 - Microcelebrity status on Instagram can arise without an obvious platform or talent
#exemplifies(0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Instafame, 43