Tech

Rebel Audio Launches Invite-Only Podcast Summit Pod U With Mike Majlak, MDMotivator and Caleb Simpson

Rebel Audio, an AI-powered podcasting platform, announced “Pod U,” an invite-only creator think tank set for...

Commentary

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in September 2026

QVC, Inc. and Comfrt both push into TikTok Shop’s top three in September, while Shark Home...

Agency

Noise Media Group CEO: Making Ads Is Easy Now, Knowing Exactly What to Make Is Not

When organic reach on Facebook declined in 2014, Joseph Levi lost the student media community he...

Strategy

Kaer Let a Creator’s Community Co-Design a Fragrance That Sold Out in Less Than a Day 

Fatima Farouk, founder of the fragrance and body care brand Kaer, was a fan of lifestyle...

Influencer

Street-Style Interviewer Maurice Kamara Signs With UTA

Maurice Kamara, the creator behind the celebrity and street-style interview page “The People Gallery,” has signed...

Commentary

Health Topics With the Most Influencer Promotions Often Have Fewer Source Citations, Research Finds

Health and wellness influencers are most likely to pitch products in topics where posts are also...

Platform

X Launches AI Campaign Builder for Small Business Advertisers

At Advertising Week New York, X unveiled “X Lift,” a set of AI tools inside X...

Brand

FOX Deepens Creator Economy Push With Two Senior Creator Studios Hires

FOX Corporation has named Bryan Thoensen Senior Vice President, Content Partnerships at FOX Creator Studios, and...

Platform

Instagram Adds Carousel Editor to Its Edits App

Instagram has rolled out a carousel editor inside its standalone video app Edits, letting creators combine...

Influencer

WME Signs Raj Shamani, Indian Podcast Host Nearing 20M YouTube Subscribers

WME has signed Raj Shamani, founder of Figuring Out Media and host of “Figuring Out with...

Platform

Facebook Tests Reels-First Homescreen in India and Indonesia, Widening Meta’s Short-Video Push

Meta has begun testing a new Facebook interface in India that opens directly into a full-screen...

Commentary

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Builds Unpaid Influencer Network in Governor’s Race

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s gubernatorial campaign has built a volunteer influencer program called “Creators for...

Agency

Get Engaged, Agency Behind DoorDash’s 50 Cent Super Bowl Campaign, Joins SAMY in Reported Nine-Figure Deal

Get Engaged, the Atlanta-founded social-first marketing agency that built DoorDash’s viral “Beef 101” campaign with 50...

Platform

LTK Brings Apple Intelligence Into Creator Workflow With Auto-Draft Posting Tool

LTK has launched “Auto-Draft,” a new feature in its Creator app that uses Apple Intelligence to...

Commentary

Consumers Are Pushing Back Against Algorithmic ‘Optimization,’ Report Finds

Creative agency OK COOL has released its sixth annual trend report, “The Societal Ozempification of Personality,”...

Brand

Danish Consumer Group Files Complaint Against Red Bull Over Influencer Marketing to Minors

The Danish Consumer Council has filed complaints with Denmark’s Consumer Ombudsman against Red Bull Denmark, influencer...

Influencer

YouTuber Gossip Goblin Moves AI Film ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ to December for Oscar Campaign

Zack London, the YouTuber known as “Gossip Goblin,” and his film studio partner Fable have moved...

Influencer

ESPN & HBO Veteran Bomani Jones Moves Podcast ‘The Right Time’ to Sports Media Firm Playmaker

Bomani Jones, known for his tenures at ESPN and HBO, is partnering with podcast company Playmaker...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of September 2026

Rapper Macklemore added 2.9 million Instagram followers in September, by far the month’s biggest jump, after...

Talent Collectives

THE·TEAM Acquires UK Creator Agency Outreach Talent Group

Global sports, music and entertainment company THE·TEAM has acquired Outreach Talent Group (OTG), a London-based creator...

Agency

How a France-Based Gaming Agency Is Convincing Lifestyle Brands to Bet on Twitch

When The Node acquired Matchmade in 2024, the plan was to rebuild the creator platform into...

Talent Collectives

Lost Co-Founds Media Companies With Athletes and Targets Television Budgets on YouTube

YouTube channels built around elite athletes are beginning to generate media company valuations, but production capacity,...

Platform

TikTok’s New AI Shopping Assistant Lets Users Buy Without Leaving the App

TikTok has unveiled a conversational AI shopping assistant and a one-click checkout tool, part of a...

Influencer

Jake Paul’s Anti Fund Seeks $400M for New Venture Fund

Anti Fund, the venture and growth investment platform co-led by Jake Paul and Geoffrey Woo, is...

Influencer

Paris Hilton’s Nonprofit to Host ADHD Creator Summit With 50+ Neurodivergent Creators

Paris Hilton will host UNSTOPPABLE, a daylong summit for neurodivergent creators, on October 15 at Slivington...