-
Influencer
Theo Wisseh Stopped Caring About the Algorithm and Started Building a Film Studio
June 30, 2026Theo Wisseh reached more than six million TikTok followers and then changed the metric. The new...
-
Influencer
CircleToonsHD Made a Card Game for His 4M Subscribers, and It Turns Out Everyone Else Wanted It Too
June 30, 2026When Christian Brantley arrived at VidCon Anaheim this past week, he had just crossed four million...
-
Commentary
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage Drove Over 1.1B Livestreaming Hours Watched, Report Finds
June 30, 2026Livestreaming tied to the FIFA World Cup 2026 drove more than 1.1 billion Hours Watched during...
-
Platform
Instagram Tests New Ways to Surface ‘Your Algorithm’ Controls
June 30, 2026Instagram is testing new ways for users to access and adjust “Your Algorithm,” the feature that...
-
Commentary
Creator Economy Job Radar – June 30, 2026 – Warner Music Group, Campbell’s, SEGA, Movers+Shakers, and More
June 30, 2026Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring at the end of June is led by Warner Music...
-
Commentary
Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 29, 2026 – MAD//Fest, Dream Con, CreatorFest, and More
June 29, 2026Events in late June and early July 2026 bring together podcast creators, social media professionals, brand...
-
Strategy
OLIPOP’s Steven Vigilante Says Brands Are Misreading Creator Marketing: ‘One Video’ Is Not a Test
June 29, 2026OLIPOP Director of Media and Partnerships Steven Vigilante said at VidCon 2026 on Friday that most...
-
Influencer
Jayda Cheaves Signs With WME Following Departure From The Team
June 29, 2026Fashion influencer Jayda Cheaves has signed with WME for representation following her departure from The Team,...
-
Platform
YouTube Shorts Dislike Data Stops Updating by Month’s End as Platform Overhauls Viewer Feedback Layer
June 29, 2026YouTube will stop updating dislike counts for Shorts in YouTube Studio by the end of June...
-
Influencer
YouTuber Syndicate Faces Copyright Claims on Nearly 3,000 Videos After Outro Song Acquired by New Rights Holder
June 29, 2026YouTuber Tom “Syndicate” Cassell says a new rights holder has issued copyright claims against nearly 3,000...
-
Strategy
How Sprout Social Turned Cannes Lions Into a Creator Community Play
June 29, 2026Sprout Social entered Cannes Lions 2026 without a major beach presence. Instead, the company used its...
-
Influencer
Jake & Logan Paul’s Anti Fund Tops $180M AUM With Oversubscribed Growth Vehicle
June 29, 2026Anti Fund, the venture and growth investment platform co-led by Managing Partners Geoffrey Woo and Jake...
-
Agency
YKONE-Backed ONE Group Takes Stake in UAE Experiential Agency BYSELECT
June 29, 2026ONE Group has acquired a strategic stake in BYSELECT, a UAE-based experiential strategy agency founded by...
-
Influencer
How Chloe Holladay Turned Earning Families’ Trust Into a Multi-Platform Creator Business
June 29, 2026The mothers find her first. They come to meet-and-greets and send handwritten letters, and they leave...
-
Influencer
The State of Talent Management in the Creator Economy 2026
June 27, 2026The creator economy spent a decade minting stars. This year the money is going to whoever...
-
Tech
Former Apple Executive Launches AI Likeness Governance Platform for Creators
June 26, 2026Phillip Shoemaker, a former Senior Director of App Store Review at Apple, has launched PersonaShield, a...
-
Influencer
The Wassabi Brothers Are Taking Two Decades of YouTube to VidCon and Finally Arriving as One
June 26, 2026When Andrew Burris was growing up, his older brothers were already building YouTube careers he could...
-
Influencer
Lana Rae Went Deeper Into Roblox While Everyone Else Was Looking for the Exit
June 26, 2026There is a dress somewhere in Lana Rae’s VidCon wardrobe that started as a Pinterest pin,...
-
Agency
True Native Media’s Heather Osgood Explains Where Brands Go Wrong With Podcast Ads
June 26, 2026U.S. podcast consumption reached an all-time high in 2026, with 167 million Americans (58%) listening each...
-
Tech
G&B Digital Management Is Paying College Creators Because Mentorship Alone Won’t Level the Field
June 26, 2026G&B Digital Management and College of Influence awarded $1,000 each to five college creators this spring,...
-
Influencer
Kristal Heredia Built a Creator Talent Firm After Seeing Inequities in Brand Deals Firsthand
June 26, 2026When Kristal Heredia started managing a creator early in her career, she quickly learned how much...
-
Influencer
‘Hard Fork’ Podcast Hosts Sign with UTA as They Exit NYT for Independent Media Venture
June 26, 2026Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, hosts of the New York Times technology podcast “Hard Fork,” have...
-
Commentary
Podcast Retargeting Outperforms Standard Campaigns by Up to 7x as YouTube Simulcasting Reaches New Highs
June 26, 2026Podcast advertisers deploying site visitor retargeting campaigns see dramatically stronger performance than standard buys, while YouTube...
-
Platform
YouTube Removes Dislike Button From Shorts, Adds Speed Controls and Clear Screen Mode
June 26, 2026YouTube is rolling out a set of player updates to YouTube Shorts, including the removal of...
-
Brand
Starbucks Pilots TikTok Creator Network Program With Ad Revenue Sharing for Barista Creators
June 26, 2026Starbucks will pilot a custom “Creator Network” within TikTok’s Content Suite this summer, making it the...
Connect with us
