“Influencer” is now ranked one of the most popular career aspirations for American youth, above professional athlete and astronaut. And yet, 25 years after this industry first emerged, the U.S. government still has no laws regulating how creators earn a living or flex their power. Learn more in the first piece from The Washington Post’s new series examining the industry of online influence and its impact on American culture, media and power. We’ve also got Flipboard’s AI policy.
The U.S. Census Bureau tallies for the federal government an extensive list of 22,607 American industries, recognizing those who work in such narrow fields as pickled onion manufacturing, adult bookstores and canoe repair. But the index makes no mention of “social media,” an oversight that misses …
While artificial intelligence (AI) is stealing the spotlight this year, it has long been a part of Flipboard’s DNA. AI plays an important role in our algorithms, and our expert machine-learning team is constantly working to provide you with better and more relevant content for your unique …
Here are five talented voices we think you should know from our Creator Collective. As a quick refresher, we partner with original content creators through our Creator Collective program to offer you a broader range of sources on Flipboard. We add new creators every week and love discovering gems …
Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plug-in that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others. As a result, it launched version 1.0.0 of the plug-in, allowing WordPress blogs …
Some say the fediverse is the future of social media. But it also feels like the good ol’ days. Upon launching Threads, Meta said its plan was “to …
Growing an impressive presence on social media doesn’t happen by accident. You can’t mindlessly scroll your way to a hundred thousand followers. Every decent account, whether a fashion influencer, how-to expert or fluffy cat, had to make an effort. They had to become students of the social media …
Meet Kym Tyson, one half of the dynamic duo behind 33andFree. Once a corporate professional in Los Angeles, she and her husband Kevin now document their adventures as full-time travelers. She’s already an active contributor to our travel community, and for the next three months, she is Flipboard’s …
Twitch is further broadening its simulcast rules, the livestream platform announced on Friday. As shared during TwitchCon in Las Vegas, streamers can now live broadcast streams onto even more platforms — YouTube and Kick, for example. That said, streamers with an “agreement with Twitch that …
Have you ever found yourself exhausted from the grind of producing content? Maybe you’re not finding the joy in editing videos, or you’ve lost …
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