Index

Citation

Ritter, C.S. (2024), "Index", Locating the Influencer: Place and Platform in Global Tourism, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 135-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-597-420241009

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2025 Christian S. Ritter

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INDEX

AirBnB

, 112, 46

Algorithmic curation

, 76–77

Amazon Prime

, 18, 28

Anthropocene

, 95

nature travel in Kolarbyn

, 104–107

sustainable tourism on Youtube

, 98–104

times of crises

, 96–98

Anthropocenic imaginary

, 96

Application Programming Interface (API)

, 6–11

Assemblage theory

, 11–13

Black female travel influencers

, 6

Black Travel Alliance

, 6, 84

Black-boxed technologies

, 68

Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens

, 87

Brand ambassadors

, 24

Brand marketers

, 52–53

Broadcasting travel on Youtube

, 26–29

Celebrity environmentalists

, 99

Co-living

, 46

Co-presence practices

, 45

Collaborations

, 24–26

Commodification

, 59–61

Computational network analysis

, 7–11

Content monetisation

, 25–26

Cosmopolitan sociability

, 3

COVID-19 pandemic

, 6, 34

Creator Fest in Singapore

, 1

Creators’ Camp

, 54–55, 57

Credibility labour

, 58

Critical political economy

, 19

Dance performances

, 9

Data activism

, 98

Data minimalism

, 11

Datafication

, 85, 99

Degree centrality

, 55

Digital craftwork

, 23

Digital ethnography

, 7

Digital media technologies

, 57

Digital methods

, 10

Digital Methods Initiative (DMI)

, 9

Digital nomads

, 7, 33–34, 43

Digital storytelling

, 4

Documentary film-making

, 21

Drones

, 22

Eco-friendly accommodation

, 102

Eco-lodge

, 111

Ecotourism

, 98–101

Eiffel Tour

, 116

Eigenvector centrality

, 40

Encounters

, 20, 56

Entangled encounters

, 57

Enumerated milestones of career progression

, 59–63

Environmental volatility

, 96

Environmentally friendly tourism

, 100

Estonian tourism stakeholders

, 54

Estonian Tourist Board

, 53–55

Ethics of authenticity

, 4

Ethnographic observations

, 11

Ethnographic tourism research

, 115

Expert-novice culture

, 39

Facebook Cambridge Analytica

, 11

Filmmaker

, 2

ForceAtlas 2

, 9, 72, 91

Gephi

, 9–10, 40–41, 72, 91

Gig economy

, 24, 46

Ginger Garden

, 87

Global assemblages

, 11–13, 27

Global forms

, 13, 27, 62

Globalisation

, 12–13, 27, 36

GoPro cameras

, 22, 28, 38, 88

Government-based regulations

, 101

Governmentality

, 33

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)

, 60

Green travelling

, 100

Guidebooks

, 19

HBO

, 18

Hegemonies

, 33

High-spec camera equipment

, 18

High-spec smartphone cameras

, 28

Hippie traders

, 43

Holiday destinations

, 58

Holism

, 7

Hostels

, 112

Hosts of television travel

, 28–29

Hotel chains

, 62

Hulu

, 18

Hunter-gatherers

, 32

Hypermobile lifestyles of digital nomads

, 34

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

, 27

Imaginaries

, 82–86

Impressions click-through rate

, 59

Indicator culture

, 59

Industry-based eco-certifications

, 101

Influencer marketing

, 5

Instagram

, 3, 5, 8, 18, 22, 24, 38, 45, 52, 88

Jewel of Changi Airport

, 22

KakaoTalk

, 45

Kyōsei

, 44

Lifestyle mobilities

, 33

Literary accounts

, 19

Living rooms

, 36

Local tourism professionals

, 84, 110

Locality

, 36

Lockdowns

, 96

Long-term tourism

, 33

Los indignados

, 98

Macro-influencers

, 3–4

Measure modularity

, 55

Mediascapes

, 12

Medical gaze

, 28

Mega-influencers

, 3–4

Meta

, 5, 83

Metrics

, 61

Micro-influencers

, 3–4

Mixed-method research

, 10–11

Mobile community

, 3, 114

Mobile lifestyles

, 12, 33

Multinational corporations

, 36

Music journalists

, 68

MyData movement

, 99

Nano-influencers

, 3–4

National Orchid Garden

, 87–88

Nature travel in Kolarbyn

, 104–107

Neo Culture Technology (NCT)

, 74

Neo-nomadic mobilities

, 43

Netflix

, 18, 27–28

NodeXL Pro

, 10, 40

Nomadic life-worlds

, 31

Nomadic lifestyle

, 33

Nomadic video-making

, 32–38

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

, 36, 99

Non-media-centric ethnographic research

, 113

North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)

, 20

Novice travel content creators

, 23

Numbering practices

, 61–62

Numerical expertise

, 61

Occupy Wall Street movement

, 98

Opinion leaders

, 3

PageRank analysis

, 40–42, 90–91

Parallel-convergent approach

, 7

Pastoral nomads

, 32

Performative encounters

, 20

Phenomenological theories

, 113

Place-assemblages

, 13, 36

Platform metrics

, 51

enumerated milestones

, 59–63

platform monetisation

, 56–59

Platform-orientated labour

, 63

Platform-oriented content creator

, 1

Platformisation

, 2, 7, 84

Political influencers

, 5

Post-video discussions

, 11

Product sponsorship

, 23, 25

Professional groups

, 33, 111

Professional networking

, 57

Public service broadcasters

, 21

Radio presenters

, 68

Responsible tourism

, 100

Rock climbing

, 33

Scripted material

, 18

Sculptors

, 2

Self-branding

, 39

Self-expression

, 39

Self-styled algorithmic experts

, 69

Short-term contractual assignments

, 24

Silver Creator Award Program

, 59–60

Singapore 2023 Creator Fest

, 116

Singapore Botanic Gardens

, 81, 86–90

construction of tourism imaginaries

, 83–86

travel stories on Youtube

, 90–93

Singapore’s Exhibition Centre

, 1

Smartphone apps

, 36

Smartphone photography

, 1

Smugglers

, 43

Songkran festival

, 65

Sponsored content

, 4

Sustainable development

, 100

Sustainable lifestyle choices

, 99

Sustainable tourism on Youtube

, 98–104

Sustainable travel

, 100

Sydney Opera House

, 116

Tactics

, 69

Taj Mahal

, 116

Tallinn Tourist Information Centre

, 53

Television travel series

, 21

Television travel shows

, 18–20, 109–110

Terrorism

, 39

Thematic similarity

, 75

Third-party developers

, 84

TikTok

, 5

Timestamps

, 9

Tour operators

, 62

Tourism assemblages

, 19

Tourism boards

, 44

Tourism ethnographies

, 2–3

Tourism imaginaries

, 82

construction

, 83–86

Tourism professionals

, 8, 61, 83

Tourist encounters

, 20, 57

Tourist gaze

, 28

Touristic vlogging genre

, 37

Toy-making

, 1

Traditional anime filmmaker

, 1

Traditional crafts

, 1

Translocality

, 12

Transnational media industries

, 36

Travel bloggers

, 6

Travel destinations

, 4, 44, 71–75

Travel ethnographies

, 2, 113

Travel experiences

, 53

Travel influencers

, 2–4, 8, 17, 53, 59, 83–84, 96, 110

broadcasting travel on Youtube

, 26–29

citation network

, 5

expertise

, 22–26

platform content

, 6

travel vlogs

, 19–22

Travel restrictions

, 96

Travel stories on Youtube

, 90–93

Travel videos

, 18

Travel vlogs

, 13, 18, 22, 76–77, 109–110

Travelogues

, 19

TripAdvisor

, 83

Tripods

, 28

Twitch

, 27–28

Twitter

, 3

Twitter Capture and Analysis Toolset

, 10

Vaccination

, 39

Visibility tactics

, 68–71

VisitEstonia

, 53

VisitTallinn

, 53, 55

Vlogs

, 23, 36

Vloggers

, 2, 38

Vlogging

, 1

VOSviewer

, 5

Web of Science database

, 5

WhatsApp

, 8

White travel imaginaries

, 84

World Wide Web

, 27

X (formerly Twitter)

, 3, 38, 83