Tumblr+ kills Post+, its ill-fated subscription offering for creators

Tumblr’s ill-fated Post+ subscription service is shutting down, the company announced late on Monday. The service, which allowed creators to paywall select content for subscribers only, will no longer be an option Tumblr users can enable as of December 1st and will fully shut down in early 2024, when existing Post+ content will be set … Read more

The Series’ From ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Creators Coming to Hulu

The Big Picture Sand Land: The Series, a new anime from the creator of Dragon Ball Z, will be joining Hulu’s library in spring 2024, expanding the Sand Land universe with a unique story. To celebrate the upcoming anime, Hulu will have an Animayhem Booth at the Anime New York City convention, featuring hit shows … Read more

Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023 Amazon Music Live Stream Schedule & Details Announced

Tyler, the Creator’s music festival, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, is back for the first time since 2019. Performing at the Los Angeles event are Tyler, SZA, the Hillbillies, Earl Sweatshirt, Kali Uchis, Ice Spice, and more. Amazon Music is broadcasting sets from all three stages of the festival. See the full schedule below. Camp Flog … Read more

Matt Rife & Girlfriend Jessica Lord Make Red Carpet Debut at Forbes Top Creators List Launch | Jessica Lord, Matt Rife | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Matt Rife and his girlfriend Jessica Lord are now red carpet official! The 28-year-old comedian was joined by Jessica, 27, while attending the 2023 Forbes Top Creators List Launch on Thursday night (November 9) at Forbes on Fifth in New York City. Matt was one of the featured speakers of the night, joining creator and … Read more

Twitch’s CMO says competition from rival platforms is good for creators

Though attendees grumbled about Las Vegas as a city, the community sentiment at this year’s TwitchCon was notably more optimistic than it was at last year’s convention. TwitchCon 2023 closed out a tense year for the platform, which was punctuated by rounds of layoffs, unpopular policy decisions and the sting of competitors poaching major streamers … Read more

Bottoming TikTok: Meet the creators providing sex education about anal sex

Anal sex, especially when you’re bottoming, can feel like a game of Russian roulette. Actually, the same can be said for all kinds of sex. Our guard is down and really, we’re at our most vulnerable: we’re naked, turned on, eager to please, and there’s a risk that whatever we’re doing just won’t work. But … Read more

YouTube’s new program means more money for creators and more ads for viewers

YouTube Just in time for the holidays, there’s a good chance you’re going to see an uptick in product placement on YouTube. In an announcement this morning, YouTube rolled out a new program that makes it easier for content creators to showcase products and for viewers to buy them. Starting today, creators can add product timestamps … Read more

China’s Ernie AI is just as good as – or better than – ChatGPT, say its creators

da-kuk/Getty Images There’s a new name in the top spot of the ever-changing AI arms race. Well, at least if you believe the creator behind it.  Speaking at an event in Beijing, Baidu founder Robin Li, whose company is often called the Chinese equivalent of Google, said that the latest version of his company’s AI … Read more

Is Instagram bringing back its Reels Play bonus for creators?

Creators are often put in a frustrating position in which they rely heavily on platforms for their income but have almost no control over how those platforms work. At any moment, a platform can remove their stream of income or make their entire business model moot. Recently, a monetization tool on Instagram called the Reels … Read more

TikTok updates its Effect Creator Rewards program, making it easier for creators to cash in

Earlier this year, TikTok launched Effect Creator Rewards, its first program for creators to monetize their popular effects. It took the form of a $6 million fund. Today (Oct. 11), TikTok announced it’s expanding eligibility for the fund. Initially, effect creators needed their effects to be used in at least 500K TikTok videos to qualify … Read more