Derek Deng

Derek Deng is a freelance beauty writer and content creator. His work has appeared in NYLON Magazine, Popsugar, The LA Times, Madhappy, and The Duke Chronicle. When he's not making a TikTok or testing out sunscreens, you can probably find him attacking his friends for not wearing enough sunscreen, making avocado toast, or curating his next Instagram photodump. Keep up with his photodumps here.

Can Influencing Be Taught? Inside the College Class Trying to Make Me the Next TikTok Star

My fellow attention-seekers and I enrolled in Duke’s influencer course to see if we could really drill down on the formula for algorithmic success. It turns out it’s a little more complicated than that.

May 17, 2023