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• James Charles Leaks Own Nude Photo Amid AT&T Hack Affecting Several Creators
• FameBit Founders Raise $2.2 Million For Podcast Advertising Startup ‘Podcorn’

  The founders of Famebit -- an influencer marketing startup subsequently acquired by Google -- are looking to bring their expertise to the podcast space with a new company called Podcorn.

  
• Quibi Parts Ways With Partnerships, Distribution Head Months Prior To Launch

  Amid a reorganization on its partnerships and distribution team, Quibi has let go of one of its top execs months prior to its launch. Tim Connolly, who formerly served the head of partnerships for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video startup, is no longer with Quibi, after joining the company from Hulu late last year.

  
• Beauty Giant Estée Lauder Now Allots 75% Of Its Digital Marketing Budget To Influencers

  The Estée Lauder Companies, one of the biggest behemoths in the global beauty industry, has gone all in on influencers.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Murray SawChuck Uses YouTube To Bring The World A Whole Lot Of Magic
• Bhad Bhabie Pacts With BBTV Interactive On Mobile Car Game ‘Ride Or Die!’
• Creators For Good: Staying Fashion-Forward and Thrift Shopping With Kristen McAtee
• Vlog Squad’s Toddy Smith To Make Literary Foray With Co-Authored Story Collection
• Rapper Offset Invests In Leading Esports Collective FaZe Clan
• Cameo Names Former TikTok Exec Stefan Heinrich Henriquez CMO And GM Of International
• Kristen McAtee Launches Video Campaign With Goodwill For ‘National Thrift Shop Day’
• YouTube Millionaires: The Leaderboard Is Building An Inclusive Destination For Gamers Of All Sorts