How TikTok And Snap Are Wooing Influencer Agencies, Challenging Meta’s Dominance

TikTok and Snap are intensifying efforts to attract influencer agencies, offering exclusive perks and data access...

Apple Hits Patreon With 30% Fee, Forces Change Of Billing Systems

Creator platform Patreon announced significant changes to its iOS app due to new Apple requirements.  Starting...

TikTok Rolls Out Group Chat Feature, Custom Stickers

TikTok introduced new features to enhance user interaction, including group chats and custom stickers for direct...

Instagram Quietly Rolls Out Location Sharing To Select Users

Instagram is testing a new feature that allows users to share their location on a map,...

YouTube Experiments With AI-Powered Idea Generator To Boost Creator Creativity

YouTube is testing the new “Brainstorm with Gemini” feature that integrates Google’s artificial intelligence to help...

New Amazon-TikTok Partnership Brings In-App Shopping to Social Media

Amazon is partnering with TikTok to enable in-app shopping, allowing users to purchase items from Amazon...

TikTok Challenges U.S. Government Over Secret Evidence In Legal Battle

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) attempt to...

Snapchat’s Subscription Service Hits 11M Users, Outpaces Meta, X

Snap Inc. announced that its subscription service Snapchat+ has reached 11 million subscribers. Launched in 2022...

Subscribers Sue OnlyFans For Allowing Impersonation Scams

Fenix Internet LLC, owner of the OnlyFans platform, is facing a class action lawsuit filed by...

TikTok Faces DOJ Lawsuit Over ‘Widespread’ Violations Of Children’s Privacy Laws

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media...

TikTok UK Taps Influencer Marketing Agency Diffraction For Expansion

At a time when TikTok fame can seem elusive, Diffraction is charting a course to turn...

Marketing Maven Stephanie Harris Exposes Lost Revenue In Influencer Partnerships

In the Wild West of digital marketing, where influencers reign and affiliate links abound, one company...

YouTube Veteran Semion Kremeniuk Presents A Tool That Pays Creators Upfront

Imagine an industry where content creators never chase payments and brands never waste time on fruitless...

Invoca Introduces New Integrations For TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest To Solve The Social Ad Puzzle

Revenue execution platform provider Invoca announced new no-code integrations for Pinterest, Snapchat, and TikTok, expanding its...

Moscow Targets Google And TikTok With Fines In Ongoing Content Battle

Russian courts have fined Google and TikTok for failing to remove prohibited content, escalating tensions between...

Advertising Fuels Meta’s 73% Profit Increase, Outpacing Metaverse Losses

Meta reports a 73% surge in second-quarter profits, driven primarily by its core advertising business.  The...

Meta’s AI Clones Of Influencers Have Arrived On Instagram

Meta introduced AI Studio to the United States, enabling Instagram creators to develop personalized AI characters. ...

Snapchat, NBCUniversal Unveil Personalized AR Lenses For The Olympics

Snapchat and NBCUniversal have launched new augmented reality (AR) experiences for the 2024 Olympic Games in...

Kamala Harris Joins TikTok: Here’s Why She’s Embracing The App Over Half Of Lawmakers Want Banned

Vice President Kamala Harris launched an official TikTok account during the 2024 presidential campaign despite ongoing...

Meta Hosts First Creator Workshop In Lagos, Unveils New Monetization Tools For Nigerian Influencers

On July 18, Meta hosted its inaugural creator workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, gathering over 20 prominent...

Pinterest Appoints Ex-Google Shopping Exec Matt Madrigal As CTO

Pinterest announced the appointment of Matt Madrigal as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  Madrigal joins...

Level Up Creators’ 2-Pronged Approach To Transforming Creator Businesses

Level Up Creators is bringing Silicon Valley’s recurring revenue model to individual content creators.  Co-founded by...

TikTok Allows Creators To Design Their Thumbnails, Potentially Boost Profile Views

TikTok has introduced a new feature enabling creators to upload custom thumbnail images for their videos. ...

15 Diverse Creators Join Snapchat’s 523 Program

Snapchat announced the 2024 class of its 523 creator program, expanding its support for underrepresented content...

LTK’s New Video Features Boost Creator Earnings By Nearly 50%

Creator commerce platform LTK announced the launch of new video-first features on its shopping app. The...