Commentary

WallStreetBets Creator Vs. Reddit: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns User-Built Brand Names

Jaime Rogozinski launched the subreddit r/wallstreetbets on Reddit on January 31, 2012, establishing an online community...

Commentary

Gen X/Boomers Embrace Influencer Content As YouTube, TikTok Usage Surges Among Age Groups

More than half of users aged 55 to 64 now watch influencer content every week, according...

Influencer

Jake & Logan Paul Announce $30M Venture Fund Backing AI, Robotics Startups

Anti Fund, co-founded by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo, closed its oversubscribed $30 million...

Influencer

YouTuber Doug DeMuro Says He’ll Never Start Another Business After Cars & Bids

YouTuber Doug DeMuro says he will not start another business after building Cars & Bids, the...

Technology

AsqMe Shuts Down After Failing To Find Buyer Despite Creator Adoption

AsqMe has begun winding down operations after failing to secure a strategic buyer for its AI-powered...

Influencer

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee To Shut Down Panels Wallpaper App

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, announced that his phone wallpaper app Panels will...

Platform

X Ends Chronological Following Feed With AI Ranking

X now uses artificial intelligence to rank posts in users’ Following feeds, ending the platform’s chronological...

Technology

Acast UK Launches YouTube Program With Little Dot Studios Partnership

Podcast company Acast launches a UK premium audio and video podcast offering through a partnership with...

Commentary

Most Instagram Users Overestimate Their Addiction To Social Media, Study Finds

A new study published in Scientific Reports challenges the widespread narrative that social media use constitutes...

Commentary

How 9 Business Models Power the Creator Economy’s Path to $500B

What separates creators earning millions annually from those struggling to monetize similar-sized audiences? The answer lies...

Influencer

Influencer Chiara Ferragni Faces 20-Month Prison Sentence In Italian Fraud Trial

Milan prosecutors requested a 20-month prison sentence for fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni during a court hearing...

Strategy

Taiwan’s ‘Waves Of Wonder’ Campaign Taps Creators To Woo U.S. Travelers

In 2025, the Taiwan Tourism Administration’s Los Angeles office set out to reintroduce Taiwan to North...

Brand

How EssentiallySports Built A $25M Sports Media Brand From A College Dorm Room

EssentiallySports began as a college project with $100 and a shared obsession for sports. Today, it’s...

Commentary

What’s Working In Influencer Discovery Tools? Insights From 28 Industry Professionals

Influencer discovery tools have become a critical starting point for brands building creator partnerships, yet the...

Agency

Emily Blair Media: The PR Agency Giving The Creator Economy Its Hollywood Moment

Emily Blair Marcus has always had an eye for a story. Long before she founded one...

Platform

Twitch Added To Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban List

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has designated Twitch as age-restricted under new legislation, while Pinterest received exemption. The...

Influencer

‘Beast Games’ Returns To Prime Video For Season 2 In January With $5M Prize

Prime Video set a January 7, 2026, premiere date for the second season of “Beast Games,”...

Agency

Inside Delka Talents’ Rise As A YouTube-First Agency In Influencer Marketing

Gidon Rotteveel is the co-founder of Delka Talents, a YouTube-focused influencer marketing agency operating in the...

Commentary

BRIDGE Summit 2025: A Global Bet On The Future Of Media, Creators, And Content

The BRIDGE Summit 2025 is positioning itself as one of the most ambitious attempts yet to...

Influencer

Slow Ventures Invests $1.1M In Fitness Creator Tayla Cannon’s Rehab Platform Rebuildr

Slow Ventures announced a $1.1 million seed investment in Tayla Cannon, a fitness and rehabilitation creator...

Commentary

AI Tools Deliver Universal Quality Gains For Content Creators, Survey Finds

Content creators report unprecedented unanimity in their assessment of artificial intelligence tools, with new research from...

Influencer

The Invisible Storyteller: How Primal Space’s Ewan Cunningham Makes Mesmerizing Animated Documentaries On YouTube

When Ewan Cunningham opens a new animation file, it is usually the start of a month-long...

Technology

FoodSocial: Building A Community Where Creators, Brands, And Home Cooks Thrive Together

What happens when a creator who built one of the early food blogs sets out to...

Technology

KOMI Launches AI-Powered Platform Connecting Creators With Brand Partnerships

London-based creator marketing startup KOMI announced the launch of a new platform designed to streamline connections...

Technology

Creator Ad Platform Agentio Raises $40M Series B Led By Forerunner

Agentio has announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Forerunner, bringing the AI-native...