Platform

Twitch Adds New Community-Driven Monetization Tools for Eligible Creators

Twitch announced three new monetization features designed to increase creator earnings through community participation: Creator Badge...

Tech

Creator Marketing Platform Hummingbirds Goes National With New York City Launch

Hummingbirds, a Des Moines-based creator marketing platform, has launched in New York City, completing its expansion...

Platform

X Unveils ‘Creator Connect,’ an AI Matchmaking Tool for Brand-Creator Campaigns

X has launched “Creator Connect,” an AI-powered solution that matches brands with creators on the platform...

Commentary

The Podcast Show Kicks Off 5th Edition With Creator Economy Stage, International Programming

The Podcast Show is opening its fifth annual edition on May 20 at London’s Business Design...

Commentary

Fashion Brand Social Media Views Surge While Engagement Rates Fall, Data Shows

Fashion brands are reaching larger audiences on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, but engagement rates are falling...

Tech

Fohr’s Bet That Influencer Marketing Can Be as Predictable as Any Other Media Buy  

Every time Fohr ran an influencer campaign, it felt like a trip to the casino. Bets...

Commentary

For Practitioners, By Practitioners: Influencer Marketing Infrastructure Is About More Than Just Scale  

What happens when the influencer industry starts to scale based on technology that was not built...

Tech

Kit Founder Nathan Barry: As AI Pushes Creators to Work Alone, Connection Becomes the Edge

As artificial intelligence makes it cheaper and easier for creators to produce content alone, Kit founder...

Agency

Charlotte Griffiths on Building Bridge Models to Move Diversity Beyond Fashion’s Drop-Down Menu 

In the early 2010s, as plus-size modeling gained commercial momentum, many of Britain’s largest talent agencies...

Tech

Digital Agency Moburst Lands $11.8M Investment to Deepen AI, Client Services

Moburst, a full-service mobile-first digital marketing agency, has secured an $11.8 million investment from Chrysalis Holdings,...

Influencer

Danny & Zach Guarino on Building ‘The Bread Basket’ Into a Multiplatform Sports Media Brand

Danny and Zach Guarino were seven years old when they decided they would do something together...

Platform

YouTube, BBC Launch UK Creator Training Program

YouTube and the BBC have launched a nationwide training program in partnership with the National Film...

Platform

LinkedIn Bets on Creator Events as Path to Compete With YouTube, Patreon

LinkedIn is moving into creator-led events as part of a broader effort to compete with YouTube,...

Platform

TikTok Shop Philippines Honors Top Creators at 2026 Creator Awards as Active Creator Base Doubles

TikTok Shop Philippines hosted its 2026 Creator Awards, recognizing standout creators, brand partners, and agencies as...

Platform

TikTok Taps 30 Global Creators for FIFA World Cup 2026 Coverage Program

TikTok and FIFA have selected 30 creators to serve as official correspondents during the FIFA World...

Commentary

Athlete Influencers Outperform Traditional Creators by More Than 2x, per Report

Brands activating athlete marketing campaigns are generating more than twice the engagement of those working with...

Commentary

India’s Influencer Marketing Industry Estimated at $400M as Regional Creators Reshape Brand Strategy

India’s Influencer Marketing sector reached an estimated ₹3,000 to 3,500 crore ($353 million to $412 million)...

Tech

Steven Bartlett’s Flightcast Adds Apple Podcasts Video Support, HLS Publishing for All Customers

Flightcast, the podcast hosting and analytics platform co-founded by “Diary of a CEO” creator Steven Bartlett...

Tech

Coinbase’s NBA Playbook: No Script and a Creator Brief Built on ‘Show, Don’t Tell’

Coinbase has a front-row seat inside the NBA. Since October 2021, the crypto platform has served...

Tech

No Logo’s Lola Wants to Be the AI Talent Manager Independent Creators Can Afford

Nicholas Guy, founder and CEO of No Logo, believes the Creator Economy has a talent management...

Strategy

How Tinder Canada Turned the Anxiety of ‘Hey’ Into a Creator Campaign

Tinder Canada had a problem anyone who has opened a dating app will recognize: nobody knew...

Tech

ShopliveX Bets U.S. Brands Are Underestimating Live Commerce’s Next Shift

When Jing Zhao watched livestream shopping capture roughly 20% of China’s total e-commerce volume, he saw...

Commentary

Report: AI’s Role in Creator Monetization Shifts From Content Output to Fan Engagement

A new report from creator platform Fanvue argues that artificial intelligence is reshaping how creators generate...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts of April 2026

Lily Jay led Australia’s Instagram growth in April, adding 177,000 followers through personality-driven lifestyle content as...

Agency

Why Brands Keep Losing on TikTok Shop: Z Media’s Case Against the Macro Influencer

What does it cost to wait another year on TikTok Shop? According to Remy Beaumont, founder...