Agency

Influencer Appoints North America President Jenny Penich as Global CMO

Creator marketing agency Influencer has named Jenny Penich as Global Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Penich,...

Platform

Kick Hits 100M Users but Co-Founder Warns Milestone Masks Deep Platform Flaws

Kick has reached 100 million users, a milestone co-founder Bijan Tehrani marked with measured candor.  “100M...

Platform

Ex-OnlyFans CEO Launches Vylit, an 18+ Creator Platform Positioned Between Social Media, Adult Content

Ami Gan, former CEO of OnlyFans, has publicly launched Vylit, an 18+ creator platform she co-founded...

Commentary

Five Social Video Patterns to Know Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Social video intelligence and measurement platform Tubular Labs has published new research outlining social video audience...

Commentary

LinkedIn Engagement Shifts Toward Clicks as Visible Metrics Decline, Study Finds

Likes, comments, and shares on LinkedIn fell across the board in 2026, but a new study...

Tech

InfluenConnect™ Wants to Be the Skyscanner of Global Influencer Marketing

When a global brand wants to book an influencer in Japan or Singapore, it often doesn’t...

Platform

YouTube Premium is Raising U.S. Subscription Prices

YouTube is increasing subscription prices for its Premium and Music tiers in the United States, joining...

Platform

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Feature Now Surfaces Podcasts Alongside Music

Spotify is expanding its Prompted Playlist feature to include podcasts, extending a tool previously limited to...

Commentary

Top 10 Sales by Independent Creators on TikTok in March 2026

March 2026 brings a near-complete reshuffle to TikTok Shop’s independent creator rankings. Two creators who did...

Strategy

Syracuse University Wants to Be Where the Creator Economy Goes to College

Higher education has been slow to adapt to the Creator Economy. Most universities still treat content...

Platform

Patreon Reports Podcasters Earned $629M on Platform in 2025, Up 33% Y-o-Y

Patreon reports that podcasters earned more than $629 million on its platform in 2025, a 33%...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts of March 2026

Oscar Piastri added over 200,000 Instagram followers in March 2026, the largest gain among Australian accounts...

Tech

Video Startup Livid Raises $10M From StreamYard Founders, Targets Vimeo Users With New Hosting Platform

A new entrant is positioning itself as an alternative in the video hosting market following recent...

Commentary

Japanese Streaming Market: YouTube Gaming Dominates, Kick Surges, VTubers Rival Human Streamers

Stream Hatchet’s latest report on Japan’s livestreaming market finds YouTube Gaming capturing nearly 60% of all...

Agency

Open Influence Names Julie Levitas Greenhouse VP of Partnerships in New York

Open Influence has appointed Julie Levitas Greenhouse as Vice President of Partnerships, based in its New...

Tech

Fox’s Red Seat Ventures Launches Creator Hosting, Distribution, and Monetization Platform Speakeasy

Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corporation’s Tubi Media Group, has launched Speakeasy, a new...

Tech

Triton Digital Lands NBC Sports Partnership for Podcast Hosting, Ad Tech

Triton Digital, a global audio technology and services company, and NBC Sports announced a partnership, with...

Commentary

B2B Has Run Out of Excuses to Avoid Creator Marketing, Says Later CEO Scott Sutton

B2B companies have watched creator marketing transform consumer brands for a decade. Most are still on...

Talent Collectives

Inside Mom 2.0 Summit 2026: Ownership, AI, and the Creator Economy’s Next Phase

Parenting creators were the first to prove that personal storytelling could generate real commercial value online....

Platform

TikTok Partners With Cameo to Bring Personalized Fan Videos In-App for U.S. Creators

TikTok and Cameo have announced a partnership that allows U.S.-based TikTok creators to offer personalized video...

Platform

YouTube Opens Creator Partnerships API to Third-Party Influencer Marketing Platforms

YouTube has expanded access to its Creator Partnership API, allowing a select group of third-party Influencer...

Agency

Creative Network Residence Reshapes Leadership With Dual Appointments

Residence, the global network of creative companies, has appointed Ben Langsfeld as Chief Creative Officer and...

Tech

Stamp’s Lucy Magri-Overend on Building a Certification System That Puts Creators in Control of Their Credibility

Lucy Magri-Overend spent years watching the Creator Economy accumulate infrastructure on one side of the ledger...

Tech

If Finding a Good Videographer Is Gold Dust, Then Content Jungle Is Building the Mine

Every Creator Economy platform promises to connect talent with opportunity. Most focus on creators. Content Jungle,...

Platform

Reddit Announces New E-Commerce Ad Tools, Shopify Integration to Capture High-Intent Shoppers

Reddit unveiled a suite of new shopping advertising products, expanding its Dynamic Product Ads (DPA) platform...