News

• The ship has sailed: A TV show from Kazakhstan will portray romances between top TikTokers
• YouTube Millionaires: How one creator became TikTok’s most popular animator—in a Nutshell

  When Nutshell Animations was three years old, they drew a motorcycle.

  
• TikTok has close ties to Chinese state media. Here’s why that matters.

  A report from Forbes reveals that about 50 people who work on TikTok at ByteDance were previous employed by Chinese state media.

  
• Want your brand to stand out on social? Hire a creator as your Chief TikTok Officer.

  Nerf and Olipop are two of the brands that have hired TikTok creators as social media managers. Sophie Lightning is running the Nerf account.

  
• Invisible Universe has raised $12 million and wants to be the “Pixar of the internet”
• Underscore Talent is going outdoors with a new division
• Atlanta’s Collab Crib closed its doors. Its residents decided to open a studio instead.
• Collab runs “content brainstorms” for its creators so they can “yes, and” their way to the top
• Can The Completionist bring his combination of video games and acting to TV? 100%.
• Some advertisers seem to be avoiding Dr. Pimple Popper. Are her videos safe for brands?
• After raising $20 million, a startup wants creators to “invest in each other”
• Reddit is scoring Points on the Ethereum blockchain