Instagram just announced an expansion of the Instagram Creator Marketplace, a program the company introduced to select U.S. users in 2022. Meanwhile, Livvy Dunne just signed a major deal with a platform aiming to diversify content creator revenue streams. Oh, and the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is an unexpected boon for creators.  Let’s dive in.Instagram

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OpenAI, the company at the forefront of controversial technology like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Sora, says it’s working on a tool to allow creators to exclude their content from future products. Dubbed OpenAI Media Manager, the tool appears to be the company’s first serious attempt to alleviate concerns about copyright infringement.  Open AI announced the new tool

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The Slack hold music is growing in lore. What could be just a fun little throwaway feature has become a genuine Internet hit.  A lot of people are familiar with the workplace communication app Slack. The company came onto the scene in 2013, eventually revolutionizing the concept of team communication in the workplace. After years of

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It’s been a big week for content creators using two of the most popular social media apps. The Instagram algorithm is getting some major changes meant to help smaller creators and Universal Music Group has relented to TikTok, signing a licensing agreement that will put UMG artists’ music back on the platform. Instagram Algorithm Changes To

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Airchat has entered the, uh, chat. Compared to last year’s bonkers amount of social media news, 2024 has been somewhat quiet. But the “new app buzz” is once again kicking into gear, this time around “social walkie-talkie” platform Airchat.  Helmed by former Tinder chief product officer Brian Norgard and AngelList founder Naval Ravikant, Airchat is essentially Twitter

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