News

• Atlanta’s Collab Crib closed its doors. Its residents decided to open a studio instead.
• Creators On The Rise: Miki Rai wants people to know what being a nurse is really like

  Rai is one of a growing number of healthcare professionals on YouTube and TikTok who share looks at their everyday lives.

  
• Spotify is selling concert tickets now

  
• Collab runs “content brainstorms” for its creators so they can “yes, and” their way to the top

  The owner of the corgis Hammy and Olivia was one creator who benefitted from 'Content Brainstorms' organized by Collab.

  
• 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
• TikTok’s Black-owned business accelerator is back for its third year
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/07/2022
• Starforge Systems is blasting off with a creator-led approach to custom PCs
• Jake Paul claims to have revolutionized boxing. Now he’s raising $50 million to shake up another part of the sports world.
• Twitch says it’s taking a “deep-dive look” into gambling streams
• YouTube is ready to get its Game On with an interactive live streaming event
• Elon Musk’s three-hour appearance on Nelk’s Full Send podcast gets 2 million views in less than a day
• Black creators who partnered with Triller are speaking out about the TikTok competitor’s “hypocrisy”
• YouTube Millionaires: MissDarcei’s viral “Black Girl Tries” videos helped make YouTube her full-time job
• Meta is reportedly paying creators up to $3,000 to test a new live streaming platform
• Liza Koshy will appear alongside Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in a Netflix rom-com
• Instagram announces support for NFTs in 100 countries and territories
• Dylan Lemay is slinging ice cream balls at his new brick-and-mortar shop
• Bounty, an influencer marketing company that caters to small TikTok creators, has raised a $5 million funding round
• STEEZY is looking to be a “source of truth” for the dance community. It’s launching a slate of four new shows.