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  Anela Malik

  

  How Instagram influencers become enterprises, and what happens next

  Fast Company - By Danica Lo

  More than a decade after she hit it big on Instagram, Amber Fillerup Clark’s hair care line tops the sales charts at Sephora. And like many first-wave influencers who’ve become business owners, Clark is reinvesting in the creator economy. By the time Amber Fillerup Clark landed a major profile in The …

• If I never hear the term womblands ever again I’d be happy

  

  Anela Malik

  

  After Womblands threw their community into chaos, call-out creators face an existential crisis

  Daily Dot - Charlotte Colombo

  They claim to expose bigotry on TikTok—but are they doing more harm than good? By now, the situation between TikTok creators Lance Tsosi (better known …

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  Anela Malik

  

  The TikTok dilemma: Creators say the features that make the app so attractive also hurt their ability to make money from brands and build lasting fanbases

  Insider Business - Tanya Chen and Amanda Perelli

  TikToker Jack Neel has over 8 million followers on the app, but these days he's devoting most of his time to YouTube, where he only has a fraction of that audience. Why? Though Neel is a lot more popular and visible on TikTok, he's struggled to build a sustainable community and career on the app. The …

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  Anela Malik

  

  A TikTok rival promised millions to Black creators. Now some are deep in debt.

  The Washington Post - By Taylor Lorenz

  Last fall, David Warren seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough. With more than half a million followers on TikTok, Warren, 22, had left Hot Springs, Ark., for a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, near a dance studio, where he could attend classes five days a week. Warren had the promise of …

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  Anela Malik

  

  Can Group Chats Give Control Back to Food Creators?

  Eater - Bettina Makalintal

  Diaspora Co., the five-year-old company with a mission of building a better spice trade, sold its first batch of kadipatta plants this year, sending small green shoots to homes across the country in May. Also known as curry leaf trees, kadipatta plants have leaves that lend crucial flavor to many …

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  Anela Malik

  

  Even if TikTokstagram works, it won't

  garbageday.email - Ryan Broderick

  Meta’s In A BindMeta, for the first time since it went public 10 years ago, is losing money. In an earnings report this week, the company announced …