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• Startup Stir Launches ‘Pay’ Product To Help Creators Collect On Brand Deals, Pay Collaborators
• YouTube Millionaires: For Brandon Baum, YouTube Shorts Is “The Key To Success”

  When Brandon Baum heard YouTube planned to launch its own shortform video platform, his first thought was, Of course. To him, it'd always made sense that YouTube would eventually challenge the likes of TikTok and Snapchat.

  
• Rhett & Link To Launch First Scripted Podcast, The Supernatural Thriller ‘Ronstadt’

  YouTube talk show luminaries Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal are set to launch their first scripted podcast, a supernatural noir comedy entitled Ronstadt.

  
• Creators On The Rise: iamdices’ Comedic Takes On The Wonders Of The Human Body Grew His Channel From 46,000 Views To 50 Million

  In the past two months, YouTube and TikTok creator iamdices (aka Lasayfies Wilson) has drawn hundreds of thousands of subscribers and tens of millions of views to his YouTube channel--all thanks to his comedic personifications of the wonders of the human body.

  
• FaZe Clan Names Talent Manager, Entrepreneur Kai Henry Chief Strategy Officer
• Funny Or Die Acquired By Designer, Philanthropist, And Democratic Fundraiser Henry Muñoz
• Tech Guru ‘Mrwhosetheboss’ Signs With Night Media (Exclusive)
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/10/2021
• YouTube Will Now Furnish Analytics For Creators’ Non-Video ‘Community’ Posts
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/10/2021
• Merch Platform Spring Now Lets Creators Mint And Vend NFTs
• Jellysmack Raises Series C Funding From SoftBank That Catapults It To Unicorn Status
• TikTok Testing New Platform To Connect Gen Z Job Seekers With Prospective Employers
• Instagram Launches Dedicated Field For Pronouns In User Profiles
• Wondery Added As Launch Partner For Apple’s Upcoming Podcast Subscription Service
• Spotify Introduces Ability To Share Timestamped Podcast Episodes
• YouTube Shorts Launches $100 Million Fund To Pay Creators Of Top Videos
• TikTok Test Will Let Creators Pay To Promote Their Own Videos On The ‘For You Page’
• Twitch Continues To See Record Traffic, With New Installs Up 62% YOY (Report)
• Insights: NewFronts Companies Pitched Big Screens And Brand Safety, Until TikTok Came Along
• Rooster Teeth Names Jejuan Guillory Head Of Casting And Talent Strategy
• 44 Attorneys General Urge Facebook To Scrap Kid-Focused Iteration Of Instagram
• After A Year On iOS, Clubhouse Launches Invite-Only Beta On Android
• YouTube Spending $7 Million To Help Independent Journalists, Newsrooms Start Their Own Channels