07/02/2022
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #38: GRACE BEVERLEY LANDS $5.7M INVESTMENT, SNAPCHAT LAUNCHES VIRTUAL CONCERT AND THE LATEST IG UPDATES
Content Meta Experiences A Crash In Shares Covid Misinformation & Spotify Platform Spotlight: Spotter Twitch Forms New Deal With Universal Music Group Grace Beverley’s Activewear Brand Lands $5.7M Investment Addison Rae To Launch Blue Light Protection Skincare Product MrBeast Creates Feastables YouTube Gaming Re-Signs Top Streamer Instagram’s New Stickers & AR Features Meta’s 3D Avatar
31/01/2022
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #37: YOUTUBE SHORTS HITS 5 TRILLION VIEWS AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIKTOK CREATOR FUND
Contents YouTube Shorts Hits 5 Trillion Views State Farm Picks TikTok Over TV for Super Bowl Campaign Squarespace Moves In On Video Subscriptions Hank Green On The TikTok Creator Fund A TikTok Pop Group Formation TikTok’s Avatar Tools & Audio-Only Live Streams Twitter Tests New ‘Flocks’ Option Reddit & NFT Profile Pictures Instagram’s New Reach
24/01/2022
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #36: META AND VIRTUAL INFLUENCERS & TIKTOKER FRANCIS BOURGEOIS FEATURES IN NORTH FACE X GUCCI AD
Contents Meta & Virtual Influencers Patreon Hires Sarah Penna Spain To Regulate Influencers Promoting Crypto Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard App Spotlight: Anthem Francis Bourgeois Features In The North Face & Gucci Ad Nelk Boys To Create Their Own NFTs Amazon Prime Video & Talk That Talk TikTok Expanding Stories Test TikTok’s New Music Insights Spaces
17/01/2022
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #35: WHY TWITCH STREAMERS ARE GETTING HIT WITH BANS, TOP-EARNING TIKTOKERS AND META’S LATEST LEGAL BATTLE
Contents Spotify Studios Shuts Down Meta’s Antitrust Challenge With The FTC Forbes Breaks Down Top-Earning TikTokers of 2021 Is A Warning Logo Going To Be Required For Influencers With Edited Photos? Pokimane Banned On Twitch Twitter’s Tweet Takes Is Instagram Allowing Users To Re-Arrange Post Displays? Instagram Testing ‘Status’ Display Snapchat’s New Interaction Features Pinterest
10/01/2022
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #34: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM INSTAGRAM IN 2022, KSI AND LOGAN PAUL LAUNCH PRIME AND THE LATEST TWITTER UPDATES
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents MrBeast Team Seas Donation Drive Breaks $30 Million KSI & Logan Paul Launch ‘Prime’ David Dobrik Hasn’t Made Money From YouTube in Four Years
24/12/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #33: BYTEDANCE LAUNCH APP TO RIVAL ALIBABA, POPULAR CREATOR BECOMES VTUBER AND TIKTOK’S LATEST UPDATES
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents Shopify Launch NFT Beta Program ByteDance Launches Shopping App Reddit Is Going Public YouTuber Kwebbelkop Pivots To VTuber Channel Jake Paul Knockouts Tyron Woodley
20/12/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #32: THE RETURN OF THE CREATOR GAMES, META’S HORIZON WORLDS EXPANSION AND SNAPCHAT’S NEW STORY STUDIO APP
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents Twitch Co-Founder To Launch Gaming NFT Marketplace What Will New Social Media Legislation Mean In 2022? Meta Opens ‘Horizon Worlds’ To US & Canadian
13/12/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #31: INSTAGRAM’S LINK STICKER UPDATES, CREATOR MONETISATION ON DISCORD AND YOUTUBER HIT WITH 150 COPYRIGHT CLAIMS
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents Pinterest Acquires Video Editing App Vochi FaZe Clan’s New Deal with MoonPay 100 Thieves Raises $60 Million Totally Not Mark Hit With 150 Copyright
03/12/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #30: HOW TWITCH LOST ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST CREATORS, JACK DORSEY EXITS TWITTER AND TIKTOK’S LATEST FEATURES
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents Jack Dorsey Exiting Twitter The Problem With Meta’s Crypto Project Will Meta be Forced To Sell Off Giphy? YouTube Gaming & Ludwig MrBeast’s Squid
29/11/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #29: SPOTIFY’S $3.5 BILLION INVESTMENT & TIKTOK-LIKE FEATURE, LUSH QUITS SOCIAL AND SNAP’S AR
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! CONTENTS Spotify’s $3.5 Billion Investment Lush’s Anti-Social Media Policy Tarantino Sued Over Pulp Fiction NFTs Philip DeFranco Becomes CCO of Fourthwall Pokimane & The American
22/11/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #28: META’S HAPTIC GLOVE, CREATOR PING PONG TOURNAMENT AND PINTEREST’S NEW TWOTWENTY TEAM
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents Meta’s Haptic Glove The U.S Video Streaming Platform Slump? The D’Amelio Show Renewal Eric Decker’s XTreme Pong Creator Tournament TikToker Daniel Lemay to Open
15/11/2021
INDUSTRY ROUND UP #27: FACEBOOK’S IRL STORE, HASAN PIKER’S MERCH FOR A CAUSE AND NEW PLATFORM SPOTLIGHT: PEARPOP
We’ve pulled together the latest news from the social space in our weekly Industry Round Up. Explore the top headlines below and get up to speed with the latest news! Contents New Platform Spotlight: Pearpop Meta’s New Physical Store To Showcase Metaverse Products The Weeknd’s Album Launch Utilising Spotify Data MrBeast’s Philanthropy YouTube Channel Hasan