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• TikTok Links Up with Shopify For Ad Integration Amid Social Commerce Push
• Tubular Labs Debuts New Industry-Standard Viewership Metrics For Digital Video

  Analytics firm Tubular Labs has rolled out a new set of audience measurement metrics that are intended to serve as a standard across the digital video industry.

  
• YouTube Introduces New Icon For TikTok-Like ‘Shorts’ Tool, Shares Discovery Tips For Creators

  YouTube is testing a new icon for its TikTok-like Shorts tool, which is only available in India right now (where TikTok is banned), and which is rolling out to other markets in coming months.

  
• A Biden-Harris PAC Is Funding TikTok’s Newest Virtual Creator House

  
• Adult Card Game ‘What Do You Meme?’ Launches Official TikTok Edition
• Startup ‘Kindred’ Wants To Help Socially-Conscious Influencers Speak With Greater Authority
• Insights: How To Avoid Quibi’s Gigantic Bust-Out In Your Own Startup
• TikTok To Provide Greater Insight Into Video Takedowns With New Notification System
• Facebook’s New Podcast Hooks Small Business Owners Up With Established Executives
• YouTube Is Running Out Of Room For Political Ads
• Invisalign Shares Soar Following Huge Quarter, With Substantial Jolt From Charli D’Amelio
• Quibi To Shutter Roughly Dec. 1, Stays TBD On Whether Content Will Live On Elsewhere
• Complex Sets Slate Of Three Interactive Series, Streaming Live On Twitch
• Record Deals Are So Yesterday. Here’s The New Playbook For Musicians On The Internet.
• 100 Thieves Is Turning Its Cash App Compound Into A Voting Center
• On The Podcast: YouTube Originals’ Head Of Innovation Ben Relles Talks About How David Dobrik, Vsauce, Tina Fey, and More Are Registering 100Ks Of Voters 
• After Exiting ‘Bon Appetit’, YouTube Star Claire Saffitz Signs With CAA
• YouTube Music To Hold All-Day Digital Fest Featuring Artists From Its Foundry
• Quibi Is Shutting Down
• ‘Fortnite’ Taps J Balvin For Latest In-Game Concert In Honor Of Halloween
• Snap Hits Record $50 Billion Valuation After Significant Q3 Growth In Revenue, DAUs
• Spotify Inks Overall Podcast Deal With Talent Manager Scooter Braun
• David Dobrik, Emma Chamberlain, James Charles Lead This Year’s Pack Of Streamy Nominees
• 439,000 People Watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Take On Top Content Creators In ‘Among Us’