Tech

How Ceartas Is Turning Creator Brand Protection Into Infrastructure

Most content creators understand, in the abstract, that piracy exists. What they don’t know is how...

Talent Collectives

From Viral to Viable: Heather Weiss Besignano on Reframing PR for the Creator Economy

Heather Weiss Besignano has built her career on visibility, but not the fleeting kind. As founder...

Tech

Canva Create 2026: A Case for Human Creativity in an AI Era

When the world’s largest design platform stages its most ambitious event, the tension on the floor...

Platform

ZOOP Launches Globally as Official Social Platform Partner of Inaugural Enhanced Games

ZOOP, a social media platform founded by serial entrepreneur and former OnlyFans executive R.J. Phillips, has...

Platform

Creator Monetization Platform Passes Rebrands as ‘Creator Accelerator’

Passes, the creator monetization platform founded in 2022, has announced a rebrand, unveiling a new visual...

Platform

Snap Map Adds ‘Place Loyalty’ Badges to Rank Users’ Most-Visited Locations

Snapchat has rolled out “Place Loyalty,” a new Snap Map feature that ranks users by their...

Platform

Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Scam Ad Profits

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) filed a class-action complaint against Meta on April 21 in...

Commentary

Podcasting’s Audio-First Power Users Listen More, Recommend More, and Spend More Time With Shows

A new report from podcast industry research firm Sounds Profitable identifies a distinct listener segment it...

Commentary

SiriusXM Media Named Exclusive U.S. Audio Ad Representative for YouTube

SiriusXM Media and Google have announced a partnership that makes SiriusXM Media the exclusive advertising representative...

Agency

SAMY Named Barilla’s Global Influencer Marketing Partner

SAMY has secured a global Influencer Marketing partnership with Barilla Group, expanding the social-first agency’s growing...

Brand

Samsung Taps AnyMind’s AI Platform to Power Live Commerce Across APAC

Samsung Electronics will use AnyMind Group’s AI live commerce platform, AnyLive, to run live commerce activities...

Influencer

Jason & Travis Kelce to Host Live ‘New Heights’ Podcast Event in LA During FIFA World Cup

Amazon and “New Heights,” with Jason and Travis Kelce, have announced a live edition of their...

Platform

X Courts Advertisers With Platform Overhaul, Expanded Creator Strategy

X hosted senior advertisers, brands, and agency partners in New York last week for an invite-only...

Platform

Visa, TikTok Launch UK’s First Creator Debit Card to Address Cash Flow Gaps Among LIVE Streamers

Visa and TikTok have introduced a debit card and business account product for TikTok LIVE creators...

Platform

Snap CFO Derek Andersen to Depart After Nearly Eight Years, Doug Hott Named Successor

Snap Inc. CFO Derek Andersen will step down effective May 8 to pursue another professional opportunity....

Brand

Fashion Retailer Quince Sued Over Unauthorized Music Use in TikTok Influencer Posts

Universal Music Group and Concord Music Group filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against direct-to-consumer fashion retailer...

Talent Collectives

Fixated Acquires Studio71 U.S. From ProSiebenSat.1, Expanding Creator Network to 1,000+ Creators

Creator management company Fixated has acquired Studio71’s North American business from German media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media...

Agency

Publicis Groupe Acquires UK Social Agency Fabric Social

Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Fabric Social, a UK-based social-first creative agency, for an...

Agency

From a Facebook Page to a Billion-Strong Audience: How LADbible Outgrew Its Origins

In 2012, LADbible began as a Facebook page aimed at young men. Today, it operates multiple...

Commentary

Quiet Luxury Dominates Taiwan Influencer Marketing as Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana Lead Q1 2026

Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana ranked as the top three luxury brands in Taiwan by...

Agency

Social-First Creative Agency Uncovered Taps Ex-Coolr Exec Katie Fieldman to Head New Influence Division

Social-first agency Uncovered has appointed Katie Fieldman as Director of Influence, tasking her with leading the...

Agency

Kill Boring Dead’s Marcus Willis: The Safest Campaign Is Also the Most Expensive One

Kill Boring Dead (KBD) built its client model around rejection. Roughly 99% of inbound pitches don’t...

Commentary

Druski, Colin & Samir, Keith Lee Lead Creator Economy Wins at 30th Annual Webby Awards

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) has announced the winners of the 30th...

Tech

Podcast Data Firm Bumper Unveils Audience Verification Metric to Boost Advertiser Confidence

Podcast data and growth firm Bumper has announced the Bumper Score, an audience verification tool designed...

Commentary

Fashion Retailer Quince Tops Podcast Ad Spending, Sports and Comedy Dominate Genre Placements in March

Fashion retailer Quince topped podcast advertising expenditures in March 2026 with an estimated $6.57 million in...