creator economy

Klarna Expands Creator Shops as Consumers Embrace Social Commerce
Klarna Expands Creator Shops as Consumers Embrace Social Commerce
November 13, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Payments network Klarna has expanded its ad and marketing tools for creators and retailers.  The new offerings, announced Monday (Nov. 13), include new versions of the company’s Ad...

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Meta Offers Holiday Bonus to Instagram Creators
Meta Offers Holiday Bonus to Instagram Creators
November 06, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has introduced new tools to help creators on its platforms generate revenue. Among these offerings, announced Monday (Nov. 6) is a test of an invite-only holiday bonus...

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CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
August 22, 2023  |  eCommerce

Live selling technology firm CommentSold says it has acquired mobile live streaming marketplace Popshoplive. The deal, announced Tuesday (Aug. 22), marks CommentSold’s (CS) entrance into direct-to-consumer commerce, the company...

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Payment Problems Create Headaches for Patreon Creators
Payment Problems Create Headaches for Patreon Creators
August 03, 2023  |  Subscriptions

A pair of seemingly unrelated payment issues are bedeviling Patreon creators and their fans. As The Verge reported Thursday (Aug. 3), some creators cannot access their earnings due to...

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Snapchat Reportedly Reaps Benefits From Creator Revenue-Sharing Program
Snapchat Reportedly Reaps Benefits From Creator Revenue-Sharing Program
July 09, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Snapchat’s plan to woo creators by allowing them to share ad revenue could be paying off. That program, which debuted in April and is known as...

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Time to Treat Creators Like Business Owners, Says Visa FinTech Head 
Time to Treat Creators Like Business Owners, Says Visa FinTech Head 
June 22, 2023  |  Social Commerce

If you’re reading this, you might not be able to name a single creator.  But your kid probably can name five, 10, even a dozen...

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Platforms, Not Creators, Reap Financial Rewards of Creator Economy
Platforms, Not Creators, Reap Financial Rewards of Creator Economy
April 23, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The creator economy is apparently leaving a bulk of creators out in the cold. In an opinion piece published Saturday (April 22) by the Financial...

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Newegg’s Livestream Shift Follows Push Toward Self-Made Creators
Newegg’s Livestream Shift Follows Push Toward Self-Made Creators
November 21, 2022  |  Retail

Digital electronics retailer Newegg is hoping to capitalize on the potentially $1.2 trillion creator economy trend with a series of live streams centered around the holiday...

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Bump Teams With Mastercard, Highnote to Help Creators
Bump Teams With Mastercard, Highnote to Help Creators
November 16, 2022  |  Connected Economy

With the global creator economy expanding, financial services platform Bump has teamed up with Mastercard and card issuer Highnote to launch the Bump Creator Card....

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