Stories By Karina Gandola
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Influencer
Inside ProjectAir: How James Whomsley Built A YouTube Business By Pushing Engineering To Its Limits
February 2, 2026James Whomsley did not study engineering at university. He studied history. He describes himself as “always...
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Influencer
How Josh Zilberberg Built A Creator Business Where Personality Does The Heavy Lifting
February 2, 2026Josh Zilberberg is a Toronto-based creator whose rise did not follow a traditional influencer playbook. Before...
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Commentary
India To Equip Over 15,000 Schools, Colleges With Animation Labs To Meet Creator Economy Demand
February 2, 2026The Indian government announced plans to establish animation and content-creation laboratories in 15,000 secondary schools and...
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Technology
Growth Firm Winclap Acquires Creator Management Platform Brkaway To Scale Social-First Marketing Operations
January 30, 2026Winclap, a growth transformation company, has announced the acquisition of Brkaway, a creator management platform. The...
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Commentary
YouTube Removes Major AI Slop Channels With Combined $9.8M In Estimated Annual Revenue
January 29, 2026YouTube has removed 16 of the top 100 most-subscribed AI slop channels from its platform, according...
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Commentary
Fabulate Releases List Of Top 100 Most-Searched Creators In Australia
January 28, 2026Tech platform Fabulate has released the Fab 100, a ranking of the most-searched creators on its...
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Commentary
Consumers Detect AI-Generated Video Content While Marketers Embrace Tools, Study Finds
January 26, 2026Consumers report growing skepticism toward AI-generated video content, even as marketers rapidly integrate artificial intelligence into...
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Commentary
Social Commerce Fest To Bring Creator-Led Shopping Experience To Miami In April
January 23, 2026Social Commerce Festival is coming to Miami on April 4, 2026, as part of a global...
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Tech
Creator Networking Platform Creatorland Launches AI Tool To Address Creator Inbox Overload Problem
January 22, 2026Creatorland has opened a public waitlist for Dealsync, an AI-powered inbox management system designed to help...
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Commentary
The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of 2025
January 21, 2026Zachery Dereniowski added 3.2 million followers in 2025, leading a list dominated by wildlife conservation, motorsport,...
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Platform
TikTok Added €31B To EU Economy In 2025, Study Finds
January 21, 2026Businesses advertising on TikTok generated €31 billion in economic value across the European Union in 2025,...
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Agency
How summer. Built A Dual-Sided Influencer Agency For Brands Demanding Performance
January 20, 2026summer. is a London-based influencer marketing agency built to operate on both sides of the creator...
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Agency
Gushcloud Acquires Majority Stake In UAE Talent Firm TalentPlus, Eyes MENA Expansion
January 20, 2026Singapore-based creator and IP management and licensing company Gushcloud International has completed a majority acquisition of...
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Commentary
Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes 50% Tax On OnlyFans Creator Income
January 19, 2026Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback announced plans to implement a 50% tax on income earned by...
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Agency
AnyMind Group Acquires Japan Live Streamer Agency Bcode To Expand Social Commerce Operations
January 19, 2026AnyMind Group announced that it acquired all shares of Bcode Inc., a Japan-based company that manages...
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Technology
AdLarge Acquires Tech Platform Inlet Media, Names First CTO In Podcast Monetization Push
January 16, 2026AdLarge has acquired the assets of Inlet Media, a technology platform the audio advertising company has...
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Platform
TikTok Identifies Three Major Behavioral Shifts For 2026 In Annual Trend Forecast
January 15, 2026TikTok released its annual trend forecast, identifying three behavioral shifts expected to shape creator and marketing...
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Commentary
TheBurntPeanut Tops 2025 VTuber Rankings As Western Creators Gain Ground, Data Shows
January 12, 2026American streamer TheBurntPeanut accumulated 60.2 million hours watched in 2025 to lead all Virtual YouTubers, according...
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Brand
Xiaomi Fires Staff, Strips Executive Bonuses After Influencer Deal Backlash
January 12, 2026Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has terminated employees and revoked executive bonuses following fan outrage over a...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts Of December 2025
January 9, 2026Immigration consultants, cosplayers, and charity-focused creators led Canadian Instagram growth in December 2025, with regulated immigration...
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Agency
Why Genflow Is Honing In On Career Architecture To Empower The Next Generation Of Creators
January 8, 2026Saad Aslam has spent nearly a decade operating inside the creator economy, long before it became...
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Agency
PMG Acquires Influencer Marketing Agency Digital Voices
January 8, 2026PMG announced the acquisition of Digital Voices, a London and New York-based influencer marketing agency, as...
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Agency
ThoughtLeaders’ Bet On YouTube Sponsorships And Why CEO David Tintner Thinks Long-Form Content Still Wins
January 5, 2026David Tintner is building a business around a deliberate bet: that high-quality, long-form YouTube content can...
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Platform
Creator Platform Triller Delisted From Nasdaq After Missing Filing Deadlines
January 5, 2026Triller, a publicly traded creator and marketing company, was delisted from the Nasdaq exchange on December...
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Influencer
Jacob Uy On Turning HeroTech Engineering Into A Scalable Creator Business
December 29, 2025When Jacob Uy uploaded a short YouTube clip of a homemade Spider-Man web shooter as a...

