Agency

AnyMind Group Launches Exclusive Influencer Community in Thailand

AnyMind Group has launched its “AnyMind Exclusive Influencer Community” program in Thailand, targeting long-term creator development...

Influencer

Beauty Creator Golloria George Signs With UTA for Global Representation

Beauty and lifestyle creator Golloria George has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for global representation...

Tech

Cameo’s TikTok Partnership Targets the Gap Between Creator Fame and Creator Revenue

TikTok’s algorithm is optimized for one thing: keeping users inside the app. For Cameo, a marketplace...

Commentary

From Wire Services to Viral Clips: The White House Briefing Room’s Shift Toward Creator Media

The Trump administration has restructured access to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, creating a...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 10, 2026 – Cannes Film Market, The Podcast Show, and TikTok Shop Lead a Creator-Heavy Fortnight

The coming weeks bring a dense schedule of Creator Economy, social commerce, and podcasting events concentrated...

Agency

NewGen Bolsters U.S. Talent Department With Two Senior Hires From Kinetic Group, Bad Moon Talent

Creator agency NewGen has added two senior hires to its New York office, expanding a U.S....

Platform

OnlyFans Valued at $3.15B as Parent Company Sells 16% Stake to Architect Capital

Fenix International Ltd., the U.K.-based parent company of OnlyFans, has sold a 16% minority stake to...

Platform

TikTok Nears $400M Settlement With DOJ Over Children’s Privacy Violations

The Trump administration is finalizing a $400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve a 2024 Department...

Agency

Social First, Commerce Second: Chad Hetherington’s Bet That TikTok Shop Is This Decade’s Amazon 

Commerce channels rarely look inevitable at first. Amazon’s marketplace model spent years moving from one online...

Agency

The Influencer Channel You Can’t Rush: How Superbloom’s Lily Comba Turned Brand-Side Experience Into an Agency Edge 

Lily Comba spent nearly a decade running influencer programs from inside consumer brands before she built...

Platform

Twitch Introduces New Enforcement Measures Targeting Persistent Viewbotting

Twitch is rolling out a new enforcement mechanism designed to penalize streamers who persistently inflate their...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of April 2026

Football player Michael Olise added nearly 1.9 million Instagram followers in April 2026, making him the...

Commentary

AI Search Visibility Index: TikTok Shop Agencies, May 2026

TikTok Shop agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with visibility concentrated among the top-ranked...

Tech

Creator Agency NewGen Launches AI Platform to Help Brands Scale Creator Campaigns With Compliance Controls

NewGen has launched Multiple, an AI platform designed to help enterprise brands manage creator campaigns with...

Influencer

‘Stop Posting Pretty Things. Build a Business’ – Hannah Wilson on How to Scale as a Creator Enterprise  

The morning after running the London Marathon, Hannah Wilson boarded a flight to New York. She...

Platform

OnlyFans Adds Community Pages for Sports, Comedy, and Podcast Creators 

OnlyFans has launched three community pages for sports, comedy, and podcast creators, expanding its discovery tools...

Tech

Levanta Makes the Case That Creator Channels Belong Alongside Every Amazon Ad Budget   

Levanta, the Seattle-based affiliate and creator platform for e-commerce, announced in early April the acquisition of...

Commentary

How Social Commerce Summit Aims to End the Silo Problem That Has Cost Brands Real Money

Social commerce does not have a neutral room. Major gatherings in the space are sponsored by...

Strategy

General Motors Built Five Hollywood Soundstages to Prove Creator Marketing Can Scale

The easiest version of creator marketing is a sponsored post. A brief, a rate card, and...

Commentary

How 28 Creator Economy Experts Are Rethinking Brand Safety Workflows in the Age of Automation  

As creator rosters grow and campaign velocity increases, reviewing submitted content for regulatory disclosure language, logo...

Commentary

10 Independent Creators Who Drove the Most TikTok Shop Sales in April 2026

April’s independent creator rankings delivered a full reshuffling. @trending_ttok reclaimed the top position it last held...

Agency

The Creator Economy Keeps Adding Tools – The Influencer Marketing Factory Keeps Finding the Same Gap

Brands are consolidating their creator budgets under fewer agencies, demanding a single point of contact for...

Commentary

Social App Meete Faces Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Use of TikToker’s Likeness in Ad Campaign

A 19-year-old University of Tennessee student has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Meete,...

Agency

SocialChain Taps Havas Play UK Veteran Sophie Berman to Lead Influencer Division

Social media marketing agency SocialChain has appointed Sophie Berman as Head of Influencer, placing her in...

Platform

TikTok Unveils New Positioning as Commissioned Research Touts Mid-Funnel Influence 

TikTok unveiled a new global business positioning, “Watch it. Love it. Want it.”, at OMR Festival...