News

• TikTok’s plan to get more agency dollars includes cheap ads
• The Easy Company raises $14.2 million to create “an Instagram-like experience for NFTs”

  The Easy Company has raised a $14.2 million seed round to create a crypto wallet that doubles as a social media platform

  
• Dan Mace joins Beast Philanthropy team as Chief Creative Officer

  Dan Mace, who is known as a protege of Casey Neistat, will now be the Chief Content Officer for Jimmy Donaldson's Beast Philanthropy.

  
• Twitter rips another page from TikTok’s book with its take on the For You Page

  On iOS, Twitter is now defaulting to a tweet order that looks like the For You Feed from TikTok. Reverse chronological order remains active.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Pro musician Landen Purifoy talk box’d his way to a million subscribers
• Mobile users spent $5.6 billion on short-form video apps in 2022
• Roblox’s debut on Meta Quest could be a game-changer for the metaverse
• Fintech company Karat launched a podcast to fall in love with creators
• State governments are banning TikTok, and global leaders are applauding the effort
• YouTube creators can earn Shorts ad revenue on February 1 (if they agree to new Partner Program terms)”
• Doing Things Media, which introduced Corn Kid, has acquired another well-known account
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/08/2023