The YouTube monetization requirements have always been a little controversial. On the one hand, it may be cumbersome for YouTube to extend the partner program to the hundreds of millions of people who upload videos. On the other, the monetization requirements are pretty steep for channels just getting started, and that can be really discouraging

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A new Patreon update hints at more major changes to the creator economy platform. Patreon, which is a platform for content creators to monetize their audience by providing exclusive access to content, has steadily rolled out new updates since raising more than $155 million in 2021. But the company’s newest update suggests a fairly big expansion

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The Reddit API drama shows no signs of calming, as both sides dig their heels in. And the real bummer about all of this is that it will have a direct impact on content creators.  If you’re not familiar with what’s going on at Reddit, how John Oliver is involved, or why it might matter to you, stick

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Thanks to recent changes to NCAA rules and regulations, college athletes are now allowed to profit off their “name, image, and likeness” — colloquially known as NIL. But newly proposed NIL legislation at the federal level aims to put serious restrictions on what that means.  Many college athletes are ideal candidates for earning money from their

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At RootNote, we often talk about what makes up an individual’s or company’s “creator stack.” This is a phrase that may seem familiar to some, or be completely gibberish to others.  Creator stack is actually a term that’s integral to what we’re building for the RootNote platform. But it also kind of sounds like tech jargon.

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