V&A futuristic exhibition: from a drone to clean oil spills to a towel-folding robot
Museum plans 2018 exhibition, called The Future Starts Here, exploring how groundbreaking technologies could change the world
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Unicorn lollies and six million avocados: our insatiable appetite for Instafood
As a new exhibition charts our obsession with photographing food, we look at the hottest dishes, the dark side of Instagrammed cupcakes and how social media is changing the way we eat
Taylor Swift swan frolic prompts huge expansion in sales of inflatables
Demand for designer pool accessories – from doughnuts to unicorns – soars as shoppers splash out on social media props
Social media and the great recipe explosion: does more mean better?
Recipes were passed through generations, now they’re shared around the world via Instagram and Pinterest in seconds – and you don’t even have to leave home for the ingredients
Millennial ‘influencers’ who are the new stars of web advertising
Beauty vloggers and cult celebrities are being courted by luxury brands
Chiara Ferragni – how a ‘crazy blogger’ turned her life into a shop window
With her blog The Blonde Salad, the former law student has used her social media style posts to create a multi-million pound business. ‘People like my story as a self-made woman,’ she explains