Apple Podcasts' fresh leap into video podcasts accelerates the podcast industry's shift from an audio-centric medium to a decidedly video-focused one
Apple Podcasts' fresh leap into video podcasts refocuses the audio medium on visuals — Welcome back to Soundbite.
Meta is testing limiting Facebook professional accounts and Pages to posting just two links per month, unless they subscribe to $14.99+/month Meta Verified
is this seriously under consideration?! — #Open Social Web — RE: https://www.threads.com/... Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Lin...
Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants
OpenAI's CEO brazenly regurgitated major studios' characters to allow video app Sora 2 to spit out clips tailor-made for users.
A profile of LA-based Whatnot, a livestream marketplace valued at ~$5B, which has raised $700M+ since 2019 and expects its GMV to grow ~100% YoY to $6B+ in 2025
a $5 billion livestreaming shopping app that will sell $6 billion in goods this year...from sports cards to luxury bags. The app's eclectic group of sellers have a lot to do with i...
Sources: Substack is pitching investors on a round between $50M and $100M that would value it above its prior ~$700M valuation, and is generating ~$45M in ARR
a company that has turned tools for sellers into a real platform — or even better a new social network like Reddit that took years to turn into the $25 [image] Simon Owens / @simon...
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
and a threat,” he says. “YouTube showed us how powerful viral video could be.” He still thinks “Lazy Sunday” was a primary reason Google bought YouTube. https://variety.com/... Sim...
A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views
There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm - and it's nothing like what you know. Bluesky: @thomasgermain , @antisomniac , and @mausellmoli Mas...
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
It's a muggy morning the day before the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is stuck in parade traffic and not happy about it.
How Epic is transforming Fortnite into a content platform, paying $350M to creators in 2024; 36.5% of the total playtime was spent in games made by creators
impressive, but smaller than Roblox — made me want to dig into the YouTubeification of gaming. What are islands if not just creator channels? Decentralized, but connected content i...
Substack rolls out Notes, its Twitter-like service, to all users; writers have used Notes in beta to talk with their readers, promote newsletters, and network
Substack unveils Notes, letting users share posts, quotes, images, links, and more, shown in a short form feed that “may look like familiar social media feeds”
Dow Jones' general counsel says OpenAI lacks a deal to use WSJ reporting to train its AI; a source says CNN plans to ask OpenAI to pay to license its content
Major news outlets have begun criticizing OpenAI and its ChatGPT software, saying the lab is using their articles to train …
Debunking claims on Twitter's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, including that Twitter engaged in election interference or violated the First Amendment
Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
YouTube plans to expand its Partner Program to give 45% of Shorts ad revenue to creators with 1,000+ subscribers and 10M views on Shorts within a 90-day period
YouTube just announced a major change to its Partner Program that will allow its short-form video creators to make a lot more money from its platform.
Google plans to launch a pilot program this week to keep political campaign emails from going to Gmail's spam folder, following pressure from GOP politicians
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CEO Daniel Ek: Spotify plans to use the freemium model for audiobooks; the DOJ is reviewing Spotify's yet-to-close acquisition of audiobook distributor Findaway
This article first ran in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge's audio industry newsletter. — Spotify wants to make audiobooks the next pillar of its business.
Sources: Meta is considering reducing the money it gives news outlets and focusing on news content as short videos on Facebook rather than as links to articles
which executives originally thought could help improve relationships with media orgs—as the company's priorities shift. Story w/ @jtoonkel https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Mark ...
The auction for an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet, which sold for $2.9M last year, ended with a maximum bid of 2 ETH, worth around $6.2K
Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million last year. Source: OpenSea .
Twitter appoints Elon Musk to its board after Musk purchased a 9.2% stake in the company; Musk cannot own more than 14.9% of Twitter while on the board
- Elon Musk will join Twitter's board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the social media company, according to a release filed with the SEC.
Substack plans to launch a native video player in beta next week that will let creators upload or record a video and embed it directly in a Substack post
Writers can chose to make videos available to everyone or only paid subscribers only. Substack authors More on @axios : https://www.axios.com/... Erick Schonfeld / @erickschonfeld ...