News

• Half Of Teens Turn To YouTube For News, Preferring Influencers Over Traditional News Organizations (Study)
• St. Jude’s PLAY LIVE Gamer Fundraising Summit Kicks Off In Memphis With Tons Of Twitch Stars

  Last night, nearly 300 streamers from 30 countries gathered in Memphis for a three-day summit to launch the sixth iteration of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s gamer-focused fundraising event PLAY LIVE.

  
• Study Finds Streaming Service Usernames And Passwords For Sale On Dark Web

  If you have an account with a streaming site, you may want to change your password. Buyers trawling “dark web” marketplaces can illicitly — and easily — purchase usernames and passwords for 42 different streaming services, according to a report from Variety.

  
• Insights: In ‘Helping Helen Smash’, Laura Clery Finds A Massive Facebook Fanbase

  
• Insights: With Billion-Dollar Sibling Musical.ly Now Merged Into Its Platform, Is It Time For TikTok?
• Insights: Twitter, Facebook Investors Find No Upside In Doing The Right Thing
• Insights: As Subscriptions Drain Wallets, Ad-Supported Online Services Find New Fans
• Insights: A Pox on Your Vox – ESPN, Netflix Latest To Dump User Input
• Insights: Purging – It’s Not Just For Twitter Anymore (Or At Least It Shouldn’t Be)
• Insights: Mobile Makeover – Go90 Went, IGTV Came, Apple Bundles And SnapGames Loom
• Facebook To Launch News Programming On July 16, Will Organize ‘Watch’ With New Categories
• YouTube Pledges $25 Million To News Organizations As It Continues Fight Against Fake News