Creator Economy Magazine

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  Ken Yeung

  

  2 days ago

  Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban

  The Washington Post - By Taylor Lorenz

  LOS ANGELES — David Ma, a film director in Brooklyn, never had the money to go to film school. And though he loved shooting films, he was largely shut out of the types of opportunities reserved for big-time directors with Hollywood connections. Then came TikTok. Ma joined the app in 2020 and …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  4 days ago

  How Twitch lost its way

  The Washington Post - By Nathan Grayson

  For Twitch, the live-streaming platform watched by over 30 million viewers each day, 2022 was not an easy year. Now, with the company set to lay off hundreds of employees in the next few weeks, it’s feeling the impacts of tumult — and bracing for more. In September, a streamer admitted he had …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  4 days ago

  TikTok Stars Visit D.C. as Creators Turn into Temporary Lobbyists

  The New York Times - Madison Malone Kircher

  Correction: March 24, 2023 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article described incompletely where TikTok stores user data. Some of the data has been stored on servers outside the United States. WASHINGTON — In a hotel room on Wednesday …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  4 days ago

  How Matt Navarra Uses Broadcast Channels to Avoid the Algorithm + Reach Audiences

  linkedin.com - Lia Haberman

  Welcome to a special edition of the ICYMI newsletter. I’m launching a new series called OFF SOCIAL examining how creators and influencers are …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  4 days ago

  Twitter Blue subscriptions roll out globally, despite missing many promised features

  The Verge - Mitchell Clark, Jay Peters

  It’s now much more available, but some big features still aren’t there. People all over the world can now pay for Twitter, as the company has announced that its Twitter Blue subscription service is now available globally. While the subscription has been pretty widely available before (you could sign …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  Mar 15

  TikTok’s Former Head of Product Says Creator Fund Wasn’t Launched to “Help Creators Monetize”

  hollywoodreporter.com - J. Clara Chan

  Sean Kim, who oversaw product for TikTok in the U.S. until last year, claimed the social media giant launched its $2 billion fund as a "reactive …