Meta Expands Its Creator Ecosystem With Instagram’s New Instants App

Instagram takes on Snapchat and BeReal with new feature allowing users to share disappearing photos.

The Creator Economy’s Next War Is Over AI Ownership

As AI avatar tools go mainstream, creators and brands are battling over who owns digital likeness rights, synthetic content and AI-generated identities.

TikTok’s 30 Creators Show FIFA Is Redrawing World Cup Coverage

TikTok’s 30 Creator Correspondents and YouTube’s Preferred Platform deal show how FIFA is redrawing World Cup coverage, with broadcasters still holding live rights.

What Actually Gets Creators Hired For Brand Partnerships

The creators who are landing brand deals are exclusively the ones with the largest follower counts. They’re the clearest, most trustworthy, and easiest to work with.

4 Major Creator Economy Updates You Should Know (May 2026)

TikTok GO launches travel booking, Instagram drops DM encryption, YouTube tests AI search, and Target revamps its creator programs.

Top YouTube Golfer To Make PGA Tour Debut At Good Good Championship

Brad Dalke, one of the best players in the YouTube golf world, will make his professional PGA Tour debut at this year’s Good Good Championship.

Countries That Pay You To Move And Why Americans Are Leaving The U.S.

Countries are offering incentives to attract remote workers & digital nomads as more people consider leaving the U.S. for a lower cost of living and better lifestyle.

The Rise Of The ‘Casting Era’ In The Creator Economy

AI is turning the creator economy into a commodity. While the middle market drowns in generic data, elite brands are going analog to find what the algorithms can’t see.

Why More Brands Are Ditching One-Off Influencer Campaigns

With only 12% of consumers purchasing from a single exposure, something has to change.

What If You Could Pay With Influence?

Creators already trade attention for value. The next step could turn influence into a priced, spendable asset. But can it really be standardised and trusted at scale?