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• Snapchat Wants Its New Lenses To Spark Virtual Shopping Sprees
• Substack Is Launching Native Video

  Subscription newsletter platform Substack is testing native video in a private beta. 

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/23/2022

  DiYeh reminds us that bad things come to those who upset children, though they can also get YouTube views and a spot in the U.S. Top 50.

  
• Simon Fuller Has Formed A Pop Group On TikTok Because

  Simon Fuller, the British media entrepreneur who managed the Spice Girls and created American Idol, has formed a new music group via a TikTok hashtag challenge. 

  
• Jellysmack Has $500 Million to License Your Old YouTube Videos
• Twitter Is Testing ‘Flocks’ So You Can Just Tweet With Your Besties
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/23/2022
• YouTube Loses 3 Major Execs: Ryan Wyatt, Jamie Byrne, And Heather Rivera To Depart (Exclusive)
• YouTube Shorts Crosses 5 Trillion Views
• Hank Green Has A Problem With TikTok’s Creator Fund: “When TikTok Becomes More Successful, TikTokers Become Less Successful.”
• CoComelon Is Getting into Podcasts
• Jellysmack Signs MMA Star Francis Ngannou To Its New ‘Marquee’ Division
• SuperBam Reclaimed $10 Million In Pirated Revenue For Content Creators From YouTube, TikTok, And Twitch
• TikTok Puts Up Paywalls With Creator Subscription Test
• FaZe Clan Offering $1 Million In Crypto To Find New Recruit
• YouTube Millionaires: Carmen Pritchett’s Life “Isn’t Always Sweet And Full Of Rainbows.” That’s Why She Documents It On YouTube.
• Twitter Is Rolling Out NFT Profile Picture Authentication — But Only For ‘Blue’ Subscribers
• Nelk’s NFT Collection Sells Out, Grosses $23 Million
• Facebook And Instagram Might Let You Create, Buy, And Sell NFTs
• Creators On The Rise: Meet Nate Ranallo, Who’s Like Dr. Pimple Popper For Dairy Cows
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/16/2022
• Creators Going Pro: Carter Sharer Is Ready To “Take On All Of YouTube”
• Instagram Wants You To Be Able To Subscribe To Creators
• TikToker Sissy Sheridan Inks Development Deal With Influencer Movie Maker Invisible Narratives