Geoff Weiss

• YouTube Integrates Ticket Vendor AXS To Help Artists Bolster Concert Sales
• Apple Taps Beauty Gurus Patrick Starrr, Desi Perkins To Showcase Memoji Update

  Tech giant Apple has tapped two of YouTube’s most influential beauty creators to get the word out about an update to its Memojis feature -- or the animated icons that users can create in their own likenesses, not unlike Snapchat’s beloved Bitmojis.

  
• Michelle Phan Returns To YouTube — Though Not With Her Typical Beauty Tutorial Fare

  Michelle Phan, one of YouTube’s first massive makeup stars, has taken an extended break from her flagship channel for roughly two years due to creative exhaustion and to pursue other entrepreneurial endeavors.

  
• Montreal-Based YouTube Giant WatchMojo Taps Bank As It Seeks Potential Sale

  Thirteen-year-old digital media purveyor WatchMojo has hired the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) to explore a potential sale, as well as to consult on other affairs.

  
• Scotty Sire Performs New Music At Wango Tango Ahead Of Summer EP Release
• Creator Who Conducted Cruel Oreo Prank On Homeless Man Gets Jail Sentence, 5-Year YouTube Ban
• Hillary And Chelsea Clinton Reportedly Readying Production Company For TV, Film
• Vine Successor ‘Byte’ Has A Live Beta, Tech Review Creator Sam Sheffer Calls It “Very Promising”
• 17-Year-Old British Phenom ‘Morgz’ Hudson Blasts Past 10 Million Subscribers
• Digital Multi-Threat Rickey Thompson Signs With UTA
• YouTube’s Dobre Brothers, With 23 Million Subscribers, To Embark On Another Nationwide Tour
• YouTube Pivots Physical ‘Spaces’ Strategy To Emphasize Region-Specific Pop-Ups (Exclusive)