Agency

How CreatorCaster Is Bringing a Hollywood Casting-Call Model to Family Brand Influencer Campaigns

Brands in the family market that come to CreatorCaster are not handed a software dashboard. Deborah...

Agency

Wurx Media Tells Brands Not to Judge TikTok Shop Returns by TikTok Shop Sales

At $100,000 a month in TikTok Shop revenue, a brand is typically losing between $15,000 and...

Talent Management

How NETWORK Helps High School Athletes Create Brand Identities Before They Reach College

Justin J. Giangrande, founder and CEO of NETWORK, doesn’t think traditional sports representation works anymore.  “The...

Technology

Creator Tech Platform HashFame Launches Tool to Verify Creator-Manager Representation in India

HashFame is expanding its product roadmap to build technology specifically for Indian talent managers and agencies,...

Tech

Daisy Thinks Brands Have a Creator Distribution Problem, Not a Content Problem

Daisy does not ask creators to make anything. The New York-based startup pays 5,000 creators to...

Commentary

New Zealand Proposes U-16 Social Media Ban, Following Australia’s Lead

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon unveiled legislation on August 24 that would ban children younger...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 25, 2026 – Amazon, Epic Games, Twitch, and More

Creator Economy hiring for the week of August 25, 2026 pivots toward gaming, platform operations, and...

Influencer

CMG Talent’s Attorney-Founder Says Most Creator Agencies Don’t Review Their Own Contracts

Most creator contracts are never reviewed by a lawyer, according to Joey Roesler, who knows, because...

Influencer

How Amanda Graves Built a Creator Business Around Her Tattoo Studio

Amanda Graves built an audience by showing people how she tattoos. That audience eventually began flying...

Commentary

The Creator Economy Talks Trust, but the Market Still Pays for Reach

The Creator Economy talks about trust and fit. The market still pays for reach. A survey...

Platform

Patreon Ditches Creator Similarity Model, Will Rank Discovery by Post Content Instead

Patreon is overhauling the algorithm behind its creator discovery feed, moving away from a system that...

Influencer

MrBeast Names Former Complex Networks President Justin Killion Interim Studio Head

MrBeast Studios has named Justin Killion interim head of the division, filling part of the vacancy...

Platform

YouTube Expands 24/7 ‘Stations’ Streams Beyond Music to Creators, Podcasts, and Media

YouTube announced in an August 21 update that it is expanding “Stations,” its continuous 24/7 stream...

Influencer

Disney Partners With Dhar Mann Studios on 20-Episode Series Order

Disney has struck a content partnership with Burbank-based Dhar Mann Studios, kicking off with a 20-episode...

Platform

Streamer Sues Twitch, Amazon Over Undisclosed AI Training on Creator Content

A Twitch streamer has filed a proposed class action accusing Twitch Interactive and parent company Amazon...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 24, 2026 – Gamescom, Glossy Pop NYC, and a Global Influencer Marketing Awards Ceremony in London

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events across Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the...

Commentary

The State of TikTok Shop Q3 2026

Two things can be true at the same time. First, TikTok Shop has arrived. Americans have...

Strategy

How Ryde: Turned Rob Gronkowski’s Wellness Failures Into the Strategy Behind Its Functional Shot Launch

Rob Gronkowski’s job in Ryde:’s SLEEP shot launch was not to demonstrate a perfected nighttime routine....

Tech

News App SaySo Is Betting Creators Can Build a News Feed Readers Actually Finish

When Caliber, a media holding company, ran user testing for SaySo, its new creator-led news app,...

Commentary

How Long Should Brands Test a Creator Partnership? 28 Creator Economy Experts Weigh In

Brands routinely test creator partnerships for a month or two before deciding whether to continue. But...

Influencer

Vita Kari on Treating Virality as a ‘Medium for Fine Art’ 

In graduate school, Vita Kari printed an unflattering photo of themselves staring at a screen and...

Agency

How Soren Iverson Turned Daily Satirical Posts Into a Design Agency With Figma, Duolingo, and Meta As Clients

One evening in late 2022, product designer Soren Iverson assembled a concept: iOS alarms with Figma’s...

Platform

Twitch Opens Brand Sponsorship Opportunities to All Affiliates

Twitch is extending its brand sponsorship program beyond Partner-tier streamers, giving all Affiliates globally the ability...

Technology

Creator Commerce Company Amaze Holdings Explores Minority Stake in Live Social Platform C2

Amaze Holdings, Inc., a creator commerce company, has entered a non-binding letter of intent for a...

Platform

Major Update Sees Patreon Launching 30 New Creator Features

Patreon has rolled out dozens of new tools for creators in its most substantial product update,...