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, […]
Directo turns a TikTok travel hack into a deal-finding Chrome extension
A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new […]
Elon Musk says he will defy CNN, let creators stream the presidential debate on X
Elon Musk says X won’t take down unauthorized presidential debate livestreams if CNN makes such a request.
TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction
TikTok earlier this month launched a new social app called Whee, an Instagram-like service for taking photos to share with friends. Like Instagram, Whee also supports the use […]
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. […]
Smashing, from Goodreads’ co-founder, curates the best of the web using AI and human recommendations
Goodreads‘ co-founder Otis Chandler is back to build the next big app community. But this time, his focus isn’t on books; it’s on the content you can find […]
How to do an Instagram Live to only your Close Friends
You can do a live broadcast to your Close Friends on Instagram now.
Sabrina Carpenter partners with Spotify to give her top listeners early access to ‘Short n’ Sweet’ tour
‘Espresso’ singer Sabrina Carpenter launches Spotify Top Listener Pit for her upcoming Short n’ Sweet Tour across North America, which gives priority access to her top Spotify listeners.
Influencer shopping app LTK gets an automatic direct message tool
LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it and RewardStyle), the influencer shopping app with 40 million monthly users, announced on Thursday the launch of a free direct message tool for creators to […]
Instagram now lets users livestream exclusively to their Close Friends list
Instagram is introducing the ability for users to broadcast live to just their Close Friends list, the company announced on Thursday. The new “Close Friends on Live” feature […]