Agency

The Role Of A CFO In The Creator Era: Inside Influencer’s Latest Executive Hire

Creator marketing agency Influencer has appointed Ryan Fitzpatrick as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in response...

Technology

How Korean Tech Company VAIV Is Turning Influencer Discovery Into A Data Science Problem Through WHOTAG

For beauty marketers operating in the creator economy, influencer discovery has long been a time-intensive exercise...

Platform

Instagram’s Algorithm Reset Clarifies The Rules, But Raises The Stakes For Creators

Instagram’s December 2025 algorithm update did not introduce an entirely new system. Instead, it formalized a...

Agency

Online Travel Agency Trip.com Launches Creator Ecosystem With 12K Influencers, $14M Incentive Fund

Trip.com Group unveiled Trip Community, a unified platform integrating the company’s content and creator initiatives to...

Platform

Snapchat Launches Recap 2025 Featuring Personalized Year-End Video Highlights

Snapchat announced the release of its 2025 Recap feature, which offers users personalized video summaries of...

Platform

TikTok Hosts First Creator Day In Pakistan, Focuses On Safety And Platform Training

TikTok held its inaugural Creator Day event in Pakistan, bringing together content creators for educational programming...

Agency

HG Media Group’s Full-Stack Bet On Creators, Brands, And IRL Experiences

HG Media Group was founded on a simple but increasingly rare premise in the creator economy:...

Agency

Jay Kim Shares Vision Of A Cross-Border Infrastructure For Creator-Led Commerce

After nearly two decades in Asia, Jay Kim returned to the United States in 2023 and...

Brand

Pocket.watch Reveals Full ‘Rabbit Hole’ Cast Including Josh Peck, Collins Key, Sofie Dossi

Pocket.watch announced the complete cast of “Rabbit Hole,” its 10-episode variety series premiering on Hulu in...

Technology

Kartel Partners With InVideo, Plaud For AI Video Competition For Creators With $20K In Prizes

Creative engineering company Kartel has launched the Plaud PRO:AM Prompetition in partnership with AI video creation...

Commentary

Creator Marketing Campaigns Surged 70% In 2025, CreatorIQ Data Shows

CreatorIQ customers launched 70% more creator marketing campaigns in 2025 compared to the previous year, while...

Influencer

Influencer Taps Ryan Fitzpatrick To Scale Creator Payment Infrastructure As CFO

Creator marketing agency Influencer has appointed Ryan Fitzpatrick as Chief Financial Officer. Fitzpatrick joins from VaynerX,...

Technology

Wordle! Founder Steven Cravotta Is Back With Posted, A Marketplace For Brands And Creators

When Steven Cravotta launched Posted in July 2024, his goal was clear: make it easier for...

Platform

TikTok Sued By Hawaii Over ‘Coercive’ Design Tactics Aimed At Minors

Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against ByteDance Inc. and its affiliated TikTok entities, alleging that the...

Platform

Spotify Launches 2025 Wrapped With New Features Including Listening Age, Top Albums, And AI-Powered Archive

Spotify has released its annual 2025 Wrapped campaign, introducing nearly a dozen new features alongside returning...

Commentary

China Suspends Accounts Of Major Influencers For Tax Evasion, Content Violations

On December 3, China’s top cyberspace regulator disclosed a list of online influencers penalized for violations...

Platform

TikTok Shop Reports Record $500M In Sales Over Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend

TikTok Shop generated over $500 million in sales during the four-day Black Friday and Cyber Monday...

Platform

Instagram Mandates Five-Day Office Week For U.S. Staff Starting February

Meta’s Instagram will require U.S.-based employees to work five days a week in an office starting...

Influencer

Joe Barnard On What It Means To Be A Creator In The Age Of Spaceflight

Joe Barnard didn’t set out to become an internet rocket scientist. He was a music student...

Commentary

Malaysia To Ban Social Media Access For Children Under 16 In 2026

Malaysia plans to prohibit social media use for children under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia...

Platform

TikTok Secures Naming Rights For Sydney Venue In Platform’s First Global Venue Deal

TikTok has acquired naming rights to a 9,000-seat entertainment venue in Sydney, marking the first time...

Strategy

Popfly Launches Free Creator Marketing Platform For Small Businesses

Popfly announces “Popfly Local,” a free platform giving small retailers and storefronts access to its creator...

Brand

Lottery Operator Allwyn Seeks Influencer Marketing Agency For UK, European Markets

Lottery operator Allwyn launched a search for an agency to handle social media and influencer marketing...

Technology

Social Media Agency Little Dot Studios Launches ChIP Intelligence Platform For YouTube Channel Management

Little Dot Studios introduces Channel Intelligence Partner (ChIP), a proprietary analytics platform designed to optimize YouTube...

Influencer

Hannah Marie Hines On Finding Freedom And Humor In The Everyday

When the world slowed down in 2021 due to COVID, Los Angeles-based actress and screenwriter Hannah...