Stories By Karina Gandola
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Influencer
Joe Barnard On What It Means To Be A Creator In The Age Of Spaceflight
December 2, 2025Joe Barnard didn’t set out to become an internet rocket scientist. He was a music student...
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Commentary
Malaysia To Ban Social Media Access For Children Under 16 In 2026
December 2, 2025Malaysia plans to prohibit social media use for children under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia...
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Platform
TikTok Secures Naming Rights For Sydney Venue In Platform’s First Global Venue Deal
December 1, 2025TikTok has acquired naming rights to a 9,000-seat entertainment venue in Sydney, marking the first time...
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Strategy
Popfly Launches Free Creator Marketing Platform For Small Businesses
November 26, 2025Popfly announces “Popfly Local,” a free platform giving small retailers and storefronts access to its creator...
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Brand
Lottery Operator Allwyn Seeks Influencer Marketing Agency For UK, European Markets
November 25, 2025Lottery operator Allwyn launched a search for an agency to handle social media and influencer marketing...
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Technology
Social Media Agency Little Dot Studios Launches ChIP Intelligence Platform For YouTube Channel Management
November 25, 2025Little Dot Studios introduces Channel Intelligence Partner (ChIP), a proprietary analytics platform designed to optimize YouTube...
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Influencer
Hannah Marie Hines On Finding Freedom And Humor In The Everyday
November 24, 2025When the world slowed down in 2021 due to COVID, Los Angeles-based actress and screenwriter Hannah...
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Influencer
How Monica Ravi-Conway Turned Color Theory Into A Creator Business
November 24, 2025Before she became one of TikTok’s most recognized beauty educators, Monica Ravi-Conway was a software engineer...
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Commentary
Side Hustlers Turn To AI, Social Platforms To Build ‘5-To-9’ Creator Businesses
November 24, 2025Canva has released new research in partnership with PureSpectrum showing 44% of U.S. professionals earn income...
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Platform
TikTok Tests Feed Controls For AI Content, Launches $2M Education Fund
November 20, 2025TikTok announced new tools for managing AI-generated content on its platform, including user controls for feed...
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Commentary
Creator-Led Fundraising Gains Momentum As Traditional Charitable Giving Shows Signs Of Strain
November 19, 2025American charitable giving reaches record highs in total dollars, yet fewer people contribute to nonprofits even...
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Commentary
Creator Content Drives India’s Tech Purchases As Consumer Trust In Influencers Reaches 71%
November 18, 2025Indian consumers increasingly rely on creator content to make technology purchasing decisions, with 71% trusting creators...
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Agency
Billion Dollar Boy Partners With Portal To Track Creator Sales Across Third-Party Retailers
November 17, 2025Billion Dollar Boy Group announced a partnership with conversion visibility tool Portal to launch what the...
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Influencer
Lindsay Nikole Is Bringing Zoology To Millions By Turning Science Into Storytelling
November 17, 2025Lindsay Nikole built an audience of more than five million followers by making the natural world...
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Technology
Kale CEO Isha Patel On Turning Superfans Into A Scalable Marketing Force
November 14, 2025What if the most powerful marketers for a brand aren’t influencers, but its everyday fans? That...
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Agency
Solving The Equation Between Brands And Creators: Algebra Media’s Direct-Response Model
November 14, 2025David Keller founded Algebra Media in 2017 when influencer marketing was entering a noisy adolescence. Networks...
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Influencer
Why Ashley Norton Swapped Law Books For Long-Form Storytelling On YouTube
November 14, 2025It’s not every day that a lawyer trades case files for YouTube scripts. Yet, for Ashley...
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Platform
Snapchat Study: 45% Of Top Creators Prioritize Long-Term Partnerships, Community Engagement
November 14, 2025A new multi-market study from Snapchat, Publicis Media, and Ipsos reveals that nearly half of high-follower-count...
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Platform
TikTok Adds ‘Bulletin Board’ For Creators To Connect Directly With Fans
November 14, 2025TikTok introduces “Bulletin Board,” a new in-app communication tool that allows creators to broadcast messages directly...
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Agency
At Day One Agency, Creativity And Credibility Collide In The Creator Era
November 12, 2025Day One Agency has built its reputation on the premise that attention can’t be bought –...
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Technology
Billo Bets On Systemization To Turn Creator Videos Into Scalable Ad Performance
November 11, 2025Billo, a Lithuania-based startup once known for its simple user-generated content (UGC) marketplace, is now positioning...
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Influencer
How Janesha Moore Turned Her Followers Into A Movement For Automated Influence
November 11, 2025A lifestyle influencer whose feed blends style, faith, marriage, and, more recently, training for the New...
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Strategy
Creator Hub ‘The Lighthouse’ Opens In Historic Brooklyn Pencil Factory
November 11, 2025The Lighthouse, part of Whalar Group, has unveiled its East Coast Creator campus in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint...
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Platform
TikTok Shop Reaches eBay Sales Volume Despite Regulatory Headwinds
November 10, 2025TikTok Shop achieved $19 billion in global quarterly sales, matching eBay’s volume, according to analytics firm...
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Influencer
Rachel Barker On Building ‘Girl Horror’ And A Career That Puts Craft Before Hype
November 7, 2025Rachel Barker is a New Zealand-born writer, editor, and filmmaker whose YouTube channel, “Girl On Film,”...

