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Influencer
How Tubby Nugget Turned a Personal Moment Into a Growing Creator-Led Franchise
March 18, 2026What began as a doodle sent in a private message between two partners has grown into...
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Influencer
AI Influencer Jessica Foster Draws Nearly 1M Instagram Followers Into Funding an OnlyFans Foot Fetish Account
March 18, 2026An AI-generated Instagram persona named Jessica Foster amassed nearly 1 million followers in roughly three months...
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Tech
Podcast Website Company Podpage Acquires School of Podcasting to Expand Creator Education Offerings
March 18, 2026Podpage, a podcast website platform, has acquired the School of Podcasting, a podcasting education membership founded...
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Platform
YouTube Partners With FIFA to Expand World Cup 2026 Content Access for Creators, Media Partners
March 18, 2026YouTube has officially joined TikTok as a FIFA-designated “Preferred Platform” for the FIFA World Cup 2026,...
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Influencer
Bonkers Toys Launches Product Line for YouTube Channel ‘Genevieve’s Playhouse’ at Walmart, Target, and Amazon
March 18, 2026Bonkers Toys has debuted the first-ever toy line for “Genevieve’s Playhouse,” an educational YouTube channel with...
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Tech
Apple Acquires Video Editing Company MotionVFX to Expand Creator Studio Subscriber Base
March 18, 2026Apple has acquired MotionVFX, a Poland-based video editing company that offers plugins, templates, and visual effects...
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Brand
Skincare Brand Evereden Gives Equity to Teenage Influencers in Shift From Paid Sponsorships
March 18, 2026Evereden, a New York-based Gen Alpha skincare brand, has granted equity stakes to three teenage creators...
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Commentary
Survey Finds Belonging Emerging as Key Differentiator Over Traditional Branding for Creators
March 18, 2026Nearly half of community builders surveyed by community platform Circle say that having a community gives...
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Commentary
Streaming Audiences Gravitate Toward Bigger Screens, Free Platforms as Viewing Habits Shift, Survey Finds
March 17, 2026Streaming audiences are becoming more deliberate about when and how they watch content, gravitating toward larger...
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Agency
The Drive Agency Wants to Turn B2B Creators Into Diversified Businesses
March 17, 2026Most talent management firms are built to close the next deal. The Drive Agency, launched in...
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Agency
Alyssa Izquierdo on Building a Creator Agency Around the Contracts Nobody Else Was Reading
March 17, 2026When Alyssa Izquierdo worked the brand side of Influencer Marketing, she noticed something that bothered her...
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Tech
Mercury Podcasts Turns One With a Blunt Message: Downloads Are Not the Point
March 17, 2026Independent podcasting has a structural problem. Most networks are built for shows that are already big....
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Influencer
From Creator to Strategist: How Libby Amber Shayo Helps Brands Understand the Creator Economy
March 17, 2026Brands entering the Creator Economy often underestimate how quickly social media moves. According to Libby Amber...
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Platform
YouTube Says It Paid Music Industry $8B in a Year as Platform Bets on Visual Storytelling and AI Tools
March 17, 2026In a letter to music partners, Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, outlined a 2026...
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Agency
How Ahmad Mahmood Built a MENA Influencer Agency on Peer Trust, Not Pitch Decks
March 17, 2026Most influencer agencies sell access to creators. Ahmad Mahmood started as one, and he argues that...
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Agency
The Creator Agency Built on Saying No: Anthony Cappocchi on Discipline, Deals, and AI’s Threat to Creator Rates
March 17, 2026For most Influencer Marketing agencies, every inbound brand inquiry is an opportunity. For Anthony Cappocchi, founder...
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Commentary
Podcast Movement Evolutions Confirms Return to SXSW for 2027
March 17, 2026Podcast Movement announced at SXSW (March 12-18) that Podcast Movement Evolutions will return to the festival...
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Platform
Meta to Remove End-to-End Encryption From Instagram DMs
March 17, 2026Meta will discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram direct messages starting May 8, 2026, citing low...
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Platform
Facebook Updates Originality Guidelines, Adds Impersonation Detection Tools for Creators
March 16, 2026Meta has updated Facebook’s original content guidelines and is rolling out new impersonation-detection capabilities within its...
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Talent Collectives
Inside Creator Hollywood™: MADE BY ALL’s Bet on a New Entertainment Power Structure
March 16, 2026Leanne Perice, the founder and CEO of MADE BY ALL, has spent nearly a decade positioning...
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Influencer
Natalie Rose Built a Creator Career on One Rule: ‘Don’t Be Boring’
March 16, 2026For creator Natalie Rose, the guiding principle behind her content is simple: “Don’t be boring.” The...
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Commentary
Short-Form Video Is Driving Viewers to Watch Full TV Shows, Research Finds
March 16, 2026Short-form video content on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is increasingly functioning...
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Commentary
More Than Half of Americans Now Listen to Podcasts Monthly, New Data Shows
March 16, 2026An estimated 167 million Americans aged 12 and older (58%) listened to or watched a podcast...
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Influencer
TikTok Food Influencer Keith Lee Partners With Vox Media for Weekly Family Business Podcast
March 16, 2026Keith Lee, a TikTok food influencer with more than 17 million followers, is launching a weekly...
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Influencer
Journalist & YouTube Creator Johnny Harris Launches Algorithm-Free Journalism Platform Newpress
March 16, 2026In February, Emmy-winning journalist and YouTube creator Johnny Harris launched Newpress, a community-driven platform designed to...

