President Joe Biden’s administration is doubling down on its interest in the creator economy. In August, the White House will host the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference, […]
How Creators for Palestine raised $1.6 million for Gaza — and what it means for the future
How Creators for Palestine raised $1.6 million in humanitarian aide for Palestine and what it means for the future of digital activism led by internet personalities.
Patreon introduces a gifting feature and other creator tools
Patreon, the paid membership platform for creators, announced Tuesday the release of new features designed to help creators monetize their non-paying followers and tap into new revenue streams. […]
TikTok introduces AI-generated digital avatars
TikTok is launching more AI-based tools, now allowing brands and creators to use digital avatars and AI-dubbing.
Twitch DJs will now have to pay music labels to play songs in livestreams
Twitch has come up with a solution for the ongoing copyright issues that DJs encounter on the platform. The company announced Thursday a new program that enables DJs […]
Former Priceline execs debut Plannin, a booking platform that uses travel influencers to help plan trips
Andrew Loewen and Randy Schartner, co-founders of Hotelsbycity.com and former Priceline executives, just announced their latest project: Plannin, a global travel booking platform that empowers creators to monetize […]
Creator fintech Slingshot raises $2.2 million
Sanil Chawla remembers the meetings he had with countless artists in college. Those creatives were looking for one thing: sustainable economic infrastructure that could help them scale rather […]
Pinterest expands its Creator Fund to allow founders
Pinterest announced today that it is evolving its Creator Inclusion Fund. Pinterest teamed up with Shopify’s Build Black & Narrative program to allow small business owners from or […]
Linktree surpasses 50M users, rolls out its social commerce program to more creators
Link-in-bio startup Linktree said on Wednesday that it has surpassed 50 million users. The figure represents a significant uptick from the 2.7 million users the company had in […]
Devastated by his image being posted to a porn site, this founder hit on an AI startup idea
Realising that a former partner had, unbeknownst to him, put previously private, intimate videos of them onto a porn site, tech founder Dan Purcell felt devastated. He resolved […]