Geoff Weiss

• Candle Media Hires UTA Digital Architect Brent Weinstein And Disney Vet Salil Mehta
• “Baby Shark” Becomes First YouTube Video With 10 Billion Views, Which Is More Than The Human Population

  “Baby Shark,” the children’s earworm courtesy of South Korean educational entertainment giant The Pinkfong Company, has made YouTube history as the first video to surpass 10 billion views."

  
• Snapchat Adds Emoji Polls, Bitmoji Reactions To Direct Messaging

  Snapchat has unveiled four new messaging features that it says seek to make chatting with friends “more fun and expressive” – all of which are rolling out on Android and iOS in coming days. 

  
• Instagram Could Soon Let Creators Rearrange Their Profile Grids In Any Order

  Attention, Instagram grid artists. The app is allegedly exploring a feature that would enable creators to rearrange the photos on their profile grids in any order.

  
• Retired League Of Legends Pro ‘Doublelift’ Signs With Talent Firm Loaded
• Emma Chamberlain’s Coffee Brand Expands Into Hot Chocolate
• Spotify Shutters Internal Podcast Studio, Laying Off And Reassigning Staffers
• Charli D’Amelio Was 2021’s Top-Earning TikToker With $17.5 Million, According To Forbes
• Brittany Broski, Sarah Schauer Are ‘Violating Community Guidelines’ In Studio71 Podcast
• Twitch Star Amouranth, Known For Hot Tub Streams, Acquires Inflatable Pool Toy Company
• Pokimane Temporarily Banned On Twitch For Copyright Violation, Calls It Fair, Inevitable
• TikTok-Famous Corgi Maxine Spawns Hot-Selling Dog Backpack Brand ‘Little Chonk’