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...

Influencer

UN Tourism Appoints TikToker Khaby Lame As Ambassador To Reach Digital Audiences

UN Tourism has named Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed TikTok creator, as its newest ambassador as...

Platform

YouTube Unveils Original Programming Push With Creator-Led Series And Specials

YouTube hosted its first “Creator Premieres” showcase at New York City’s Metrograph theater on November 13,...

Platform

Patreon Unveils On-Platform Discovery Features To Reduce Creator Reliance On Social Media

Patreon is launching new on-platform discovery features designed to help creators grow their audiences directly within...

Strategy

Kellogg’s New Influencer Marketing Course Hits Capacity

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management launched a fully-enrolled influencer marketing course this fall, signaling continued...

Talent Collectives

How Brittany Ratelle Built A Law Firm To Protect The Business Of Being A Creator

When Brittany Ratelle graduated from law school in 2011, few could have predicted that Instagram influencers...

Strategy

Where Capital Meets Capability: LivingWorks Ventures’ Bid To Empower Creator-Led Businesses

LivingWorks Ventures is wagering that the real currency of the creator economy isn’t clicks or contracts,...

Commentary

Content Creators Twice As Likely To Experience Suicidal Thoughts As General Population, Study Finds

A new study released by Creators 4 Mental Health (C4MH) and Lupiani Insights & Strategies finds...

Strategy

Visa Partners With Karat To Launch AI-Powered Financial Tools For Creator Economy In 2026

Visa is expanding its infrastructure offerings for content creators through a new partnership with Karat Financial...

Commentary

Influencer Marketing M&A Activity Rebounds In 2025 As Industry Consolidates, Per Report

The influencer marketing sector, valued at $44.2 billion globally and growing at a 12.8% compound annual...

Platform

iHeartMedia, TikTok Launch Major Cross-Platform Creator Partnership

iHeartMedia and TikTok announced a partnership that expands TikTok creators’ reach across multiple audio platforms, including...

Technology

Faved’s Media-Buying Play For Creator Brand Deals

Stephen Titus is the co-founder of Faved, a London-based media buying platform built to connect vetted...

Technology

Quill’s Podcast Analytics Platform CoHost Launches Podcast Growth Tracking Metric

Quill-owned podcast analytics and hosting platform CoHost launched its New Listener Metric, designed to help podcasters...

Commentary

Meta Projected To Earn $16B From Scam Ads In 2024, Internal Documents Reveal

Meta internally projected that approximately 10% of its 2024 revenue (roughly $16 billion) would come from...

Technology

How Symone Opara’s LUC.cooking Is Building A Royalty Economy For Food Creators

When was the last time you saw a recipe treated like a song – tracked, credited,...

Influencer

The Creator Next Door: Cassidy Montalvo On Building A Business From Everyday Moments

Cassidy Montalvo is a Virginia-based content creator who has built an online business from her living...

Commentary

Most Audiences Discover News Influencer Content By Accident, Not Design

Social media news influencers have established themselves as significant alternative information sources for American consumers, with...

Influencer

Spill Sesh’s Kristi Cook’s Next Act: Turning Pop Culture Chaos Into Conversation With ‘POPITY’ Podcast

Kristi Cook, the content creator behind “Spill Sesh,” is stepping into a new chapter with investigative...

Technology

PodEngine, Interview Valet Introduce Podcast Authority Score To Bring Clarity To Audience Metrics

PodEngine, a Cardiff-based podcast intelligence platform founded by Joe Tannorella, has partnered with Interview Valet, a...

Influencer

Jake Paul Exhibition Fight Canceled Following Gervonta Davis Domestic Violence Lawsuit

The exhibition boxing match between Jake Paul and WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, scheduled for...