Platform

Tubi, TikTok Launch Creator Development Program to Fast-Track Talent Into Long-Form Programming

Tubi, a Fox-owned streaming service, and TikTok have announced a Creatorverse Incubator, designed to help TikTok...

Influencer

AI Influencer Jessica Foster Draws Nearly 1M Instagram Followers Into Funding an OnlyFans Foot Fetish Account

An AI-generated Instagram persona named Jessica Foster amassed nearly 1 million followers in roughly three months...

Commentary

Podcast Movement Evolutions Confirms Return to SXSW for 2027

Podcast Movement announced at SXSW (March 12-18) that Podcast Movement Evolutions will return to the festival...

Commentary

Short-Form Video Is Driving Viewers to Watch Full TV Shows, Research Finds

Short-form video content on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is increasingly functioning...

Platform

Snapchat Unveils Nominees for Inaugural Snappy Awards, Honoring Top Creators Across 20 Categories

Snapchat has released the full list of nominees for the first-ever Snappy Awards Show, set to...

Tech

Basa’s Adam Schlossman: Creator Marketing’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Discovery, It’s What Comes After

Adam Schlossman believes Influencer Marketing has matured into a core media channel, but the operational infrastructure...

Platform

YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection to Government Officials, Journalists, and Political Candidates

YouTube has announced the expansion of its likeness detection technology to a pilot group of government...

Influencer

From ‘Plant Daddy’ to Plant Retailer: How Kossi Tchenawou Turned Social Media Influence Into a Community-Driven Business

Kossi Tchenawou did not plan to become the internet’s “Plant Daddy.” At the time, he was...

Influencer

Influencer Kay Dudley Launches Plant-Based Protein Bar Brand HEYNU

Kay Dudley, one half of influencer duo Kay & Tay Official, launched HEYNU (Hey Nutrition), a...

Agency

India’s Concept Group Enters Influencer Marketing With Puzzle Media Launch

Concept Group, an Indian independent agency network, has launched Puzzle Media, a dedicated Influencer Marketing vertical...

Agency

re:act: Tom Stone’s Social-First Agency Built to Align Creators, Creative, and Paid Media

Tom Stone believes many brands misunderstand how social media actually works. After years of working in...

Influencer

Courtney Michelle on Turning Relatable Chaos Into a Comedy Career Online

For more than a decade, Courtney Michelle thought she was building a career as a dramatic...

Platform

Trump, Bondi Sued Over TikTok Deal, Investors Allege ByteDance Retained Prohibited Control

Two California investors filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

Tech

AnyMind Group Becomes Exclusive Ad Intermediary for Truecaller Inventory Across MENA, Southeast Asia

AnyMind Group, a Tokyo-listed business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce, and digital transformation, has announced a...

Agency

Gaming Marketing Consultancy Open World Acquires Influencer Platform Drope.me to Scale Creator Campaigns

Open World, the marketing consultancy division of Loaded Holdings, Inc., has acquired the Influencer Marketing platform...

Talent Collectives

The IAMPACT MGMT Model: Hannah Roeloffs on What Creators Need From Talent Management in 2026

IAMPACT MGMT extends talent management beyond brokering brand deals. Founded in April 2025 by Hannah Roeloffs,...

Commentary

TikTok Shop Scales Workforce Amid Push to Cement Discovery Commerce Model in Global Markets

TikTok Shop is recruiting creator management and operations talent across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with...

Commentary

Top 10 Independent TikTok Creators Who Generated the Most Sales in February 2026

Five of February’s top 10 independent creators were not on January’s list. The creator who ranked...

Influencer

Jade Fiona on Why Self-Belief Is the Secret to Winning in Fashion and Creator Economy

Jade Fiona, a Los Angeles-based fashion creator, model, and body inclusivity advocate, has built an audience...

Commentary

Patreon, We Are Social, AnyMind Group Among Creator Economy Firms Seeking Summer Talent

Patreon, We Are Social, and AnyMind Group have opened applications for summer 2026 internships and full-time...

Commentary

India’s Ad Watchdog Deploys Influencers to Combat Greenwashing, Dark Patterns

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has launched its first influencer-led campaign to raise consumer...

Platform

Snapchat Announces Inaugural Snappys Awards Show, Names Matt Friend As Host

Snapchat has announced The Snappys Awards Show, its first flagship awards program dedicated to recognizing creators...

Commentary

2026 Kidscreen Awards: Disney Leads With Eight Wins, Roblox Categories Debut

Disney led all companies at the 2026 Kidscreen Awards ceremony, held February 24 at Kidscreen Summit...

Brand

Kidscreen Summit 2026: Where The Kids Creator Economy Meets Traditional Media

Children’s entertainment is no longer confined to a single distribution model. Characters now debut on YouTube,...

Influencer

Food Creator Abi Marquez On Building Beyond Sponsored Posts With Cookbooks, Live Events, And Owned IP

Abi Marquez, known online as the “Lumpia Queen,” keeps her introduction simple.  “I’m Abi. Full name...