Want to become a social media celeb? There's a college degree for that

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Want to become a social media celeb? There's a college degree for that
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Wanna become an Instagram star? **w, you can get a formal education for that.

A university in China is offering courses that are meant to equip students with the skills they need for online fame.

SEE ALSO: Instagram influencers are utter **nsense, and Fyre Fest proves it (http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/fyre-festival-social-media-influencer-schadenfreude/)


From make-up classes, catwalk practice to dance performances, the Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College (http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina/universitydetailen.aspx?collegeId=252) (YWICC) near Shanghai says it k**ws what you need to become a social media celeb.*

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In a country with over 700 million phone users, it can be tough standing out.*

But top-earning internet celebrities, k**wn as Wang Hong in China, can earn up to $46 million a year (https://www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/2017/01/26/superstar-influencers-chinas-internet-celebrities-at-heart-of-alibabas-growth/#17038eb22c98). It's ** wonder everyone's jostling to become the Next Big Thing. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/20/wanghong-china-social-media-star/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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