Instagram launches Rings, an awards program recognizing 25 top creators; the judging panel includes Spike Lee, designer Marc Jacobs, and Adam Mosseri
Spike Lee, Marc Jacobs and Instagram head Adam Mosseri will be among the judges of the Rings program, which will honor the platform's top creators …
Former and current Twitch employees describe how Twitch never understood what its users wanted, failed to go mainstream, alienated its top creators, and more
It never diversified to recorded content whereas other apps like YouTube, TikTok or Instagram do both live & recorded video. … X: Gergely Orosz / @gergelyorosz : Interesting to look back and see just ...
Source: Meta is paying several top creators millions of dollars each over multiple years for nonexclusive use of their likeness in its text-based AI characters
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A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top creators, who Vine leadership resented for gaming the app's ranking algorithm and their humor
and a deeper understanding of who ultimately controls a social product. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Herb Scribner / @herbscribner : This is a great look at the downfall of Vine by @TaylorLore...
A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top creators, who Vine leadership resented for gaming the app's ranking algorithm and their humor
The wildly popular video app's contentious relationship with its own power users offers a cautionary tale for social platforms X: @herbscribner , @enahpets , @washingtonpost , @katienotopoulos , @gerr...
A look at Kick, a Twitch rival launched in 2022 that is attracting top creators with lucrative contracts, looser moderation policies, and a 95/5 revenue split
It seems someone else noticed and created a competitor called Kick with friendlier moderation policies towards both types of edgy content and a 95/5 revenue split. …
YouTube releases its 2022 recap for the US, highlighting the most-watched videos, top creators, breakout stars, top songs, and global top ads
YouTube releases its 2022 recap for the US, highlighting the most-watched videos, top creators, breakout stars, top songs, and global top ads
Following the Music Recap earlier this week, YouTube is revealing the top trending videos of 2022 and other lists that more or less serve as a stand in for Rewind.
“Welcome to hell, Elon”: Musk won't be able to grow Twitter users and revenue without enormous compromises and realizing that content moderation is the product
Now It's Elon Musk's Turn Benj Edwards / Ars Technica : How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account) Peter Kafka / Vox : The Big Tech boom is over and Wall Street kn...
An internal letter shows Twitch SVP of Global Creators Constance Knight resigned on the same day the company announced revenue sharing changes for top creators
they hold less than 80 viewers a stream and have less than 10k followers. So what does this mean for their income? @jasminericegirl : Why can't Twitch, the biggest live-streaming platform hosting the ...