The Instagram Stories - 5-24-24 - Interview with Taylor Lorenz, author of Extremely Online book

Show Notes:Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist in Los Angeles, CA and author of the new book ⁠Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet⁠. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. She is currently a technology columnist for The Washington Post's business section covering online culture and the content creator industry. She was previously a technology reporter for The New York Times business section, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast. Her writing has appeared in New York magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside magazine, and more. She frequently appears on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and the BBC. Lorenz was named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list of leaders in Media and Entertainment. Adweek included her in their Young Influentials Who Are Shaping Media, Marketing and Tech listing, stating that Lorenz “contextualizes the internet as we live it.” Town & Country named her to their New Creative Vanguards list of a rising generation of creatives, calling her “The Bob Woodward of the TikTok generation.” In 2023, Lorenz was named tech and media influencer of the year by the World Influencers & Bloggers Association. In this interview, Taylor talks about her new book, Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet - and we discussed: Taylor's goals in writing Extremely OnlineThe most fun part of the book to write (and my favorite parts to read)How she deals with the negativity she receives for her writing and social posts What Taylor thinks will be the biggest trend for online culture 2024Her thoughts on AI and the impact it will have) on internet cultureWhat Taylor thinks it would take to make online culture fun again  Enjoy Ad-Free Episodes: Patreon Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠