Facebook’s splitting ad revenue with creators who use licensed songs

4 years ago

Creators who use songs by artists like Post Malone and Tove Lo in their Facebook videos can now earn 20%…

How do you make $1,500 off a YouTube Shorts video? Upload it as a long-form clip by accident.

4 years ago

YouTube Shorts is one of the hottest products on the online video market, drawing trillions of views and endless speculation…

Galaxy raises $7 million to get more sellers hosting secondhand live shopping streams

4 years ago

Live shopping is a multibillion-dollar industry in China—and although it’s been slower to catch on the U.S., more and more…

The YouTube Shorts Drive-Thru at VidCon was a hit. Here’s how the Shorts Marketing team pulled it off.

4 years ago

A giant gumball machine. MrBeast's smiling face. A pop-up restaurant with 16 menu items. These were the sights that greeted VidCon attendees as…

Twitch’s new “charity mode” aims to ease “logistical hassles” of raising money

4 years ago

Creators have raised millions of dollars for good causes by hosting charity livestreams on Twitch. But they’ve never had built-in…

TikTok and YouTube are Gen Z’s trusted sources for financial advice, according to a new survey

4 years ago

TikTok is a lot more than just a video platform. It's a search engine, an atlas, a shopping mall, and, increasingly,…

Esports streamer Tarik signs with Loaded (Exclusive)

4 years ago

Pro gamer and Twitch streamer Tarik Celik has signed with management firm Loaded. Celik, who has 2 million followers on…

YouTube is banning videos that promote “unsafe abortion methods”

4 years ago

If you're looking to fix your car or prepare sushi, how-to videos on YouTube can be a valuable guide. Some…

Twitter lost money last quarter–and it’s blaming Elon Musk

4 years ago

The Elon Musk acquisition fiasco has cost Twitter $33 million so far, the company said in its second-quarter earnings call.…

OnlyFans’ SFW platform gets a boost thanks to reality stars from ‘The Only Way Is Essex’

4 years ago

Last year, the risqué platform OnlyFans made a bet on safe-for-work content by launching OFTV, which offers scripted and unscripted programming on demand.…