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She taught many of us older people who thought they were savvy about the internet how quickly and wonderfully it's changing with younger generations. Here she is on niche memes http://www.thedailybeast.com/niche-memes-are-the-secret-clip-art-diaries-teens-are-posting-on-instagram
She's also hyper aware of how the news industry works, where power lies, and surprising corners where information doesn't flow the way you'd expect it to, as with Instagram flop accounts http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/the-instagram-forums-where-teens-go-to-debate-big-issues/566153/
She understands the importance and centrality of the influencer economy, and wrote this fascinating story about how influencers make sponsored posts to appear like they've already made it http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/influencers-are-faking-brand-deals/578401/
If you put a chat box on it, it will get used for both good and bad things. All text boxes and upload buttons on the internet are also surprising new vectors for social behavior http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/hottest-chat-app-teens-google-docs/584857/
Lorenz identified TikTok's massive rise at VidCon, traditionally YouTube's turf. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/07/tiktok-stars-are-preparing-take-over-internet/593878/
It's possible (and sadly rare) to look at hype houses without just gawking at them, as here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/style/hype-house-los-angeles-tik-tok.html
Oops turns out having power in one domain doesn't grant those powerful people understanding of how the internet has changed everything. That seems like a relevant lesson today. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/style/michael-bloomberg-memes-jerry-media.html
