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As always, we’re touching base on everything you need to know about the Creator Economy.  In this episode, we’re catching up on what’s new with Facebook & Instagram Reels. Could it be Meta’s new answer to TikTok?  Maybe. We dive into how they plan on making it work - here’s a hint: monetization for creators that includes banner ads on videos.  Do you know what Upfronts are? The New Fronts ? We get...

Snap is adding midroll ads to stories, will this work or be too disruptivesn? Spotter raises $200M from Softbank, but is that actually that much? And can they succeed? Lauren has thoughts. And more! Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Meta is on the defensive about threatening to leave the EU, Tiktok updates policy on everything from drugs, to misgendering and a million other things but Lauren is most surprised that they mentioned a "kids version" of Tiktok. Why is no one else freaking out about this? Snap's numbers are going up and Spring is getting into instant NFTs. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Despite massive revenues, Facebook stock takes a huge dive after earnings call, YT earnings are relatively the same, MrBeast is going into food and doing major giveaways, Airrack got $3M to teach you how to be a Creator and Koji raises $20M to be the future of link-in-biosCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

YouTube just lost three very big executives who have been with the company several years (a couple of them 15 years!). At least two of them are moving into roles at crypto/Web3 companies. Are we sensing a theme here?!? Also, Hank Green lays out the argument for why YouTube is so good (it pays creators) and why TikTok isn't as good as it can be (it doesn't pay creators enough). Plus, Jellysmack is...

Youtube is shutting down all of their original programming minus ouTube Kids Fund and the Black Voices Fund and Entertainment vet Suzanne Daniels is exiting, Instagram is rolling out subscriptions to ten Creators, Linkedin is in beta on it's Clubhouse competitor and more! Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Jessy Grossman from Women in Influencer Marketing joins the podcast, Instagram is going to allow grid customization, Youtube is being called out as a spreader of misinformation what are they doing about it? Josh talks world of women and FB dating is done! Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Jake Paul is at war with Dana White and the UFC, Facebook gaming views are up by 45% YOY, Tiktok is letting you repost selectivelyCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

TikTok is partnering up with the same people behind Beast Burger to bring viral food items to a food delivery service near you. Meanwhile, at least one veteran YouTuber is trying to phase himself off the platform and phase a virtual avatar of himself in. And here's what we learned in 2021 and what's in store for 2022. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Tiktok is making changes to it's algo to protect the kids. Why does it seem enough when Instagram does the same thing and it's never enough? Meta is coming in hot with the Metaverse, Minecraft has a TRILLION views on Youtube and Twitch's cofounder can't resist NFTSCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri testifies before congress but not before he adds safety measures for teens, Facebook is giving profiles a lot of the same features as pages, Casey Neistat is starting film school while talking sh*t about film school and The Streramys are live this weekCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Larray is the MC of the 11th annual Streamy Awards, Jack Dorsey Finally Quits Twitter what does this mean for the product?, TikTok rolls out Creator Next and expands money-making opportunities for creators, 100 Thieves Is Now Worth $460 MillionCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

FaZe Clan Inks Wide-Ranging Sponsorship Pact With Sports Bettor DraftKings, Pinterest Launches ‘TwoTwenty’ Experimental Products Division Amid Push Into Video, Jellysmack acquires KamuaCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Youtube is hiding dislike counts, Youtube's shopping lineup is huge #MrBeast #DonutMedia, #GordonRamsay, #PatrickStarrr, #JackieAina, #MannyMUA, Youtube is paying Creators to do shorts, Instagram is gearing up for subscriptions, Clubhouse is letting you record and share later. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

MrBeast launches #teamseas with Mark Rober and has already raised $12M, Zuck already dropped Oculus from Meta, what's next? Pinterest TV is the best thing we knew we needed and don't have to wait for anymore. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

New Creators are coming back to Youtube via shorts, Facebook is now META, Dhar Mann makes the afterschool specials that we all need and launches an app that reaches #1Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

10% of YouTube's workforce is dedicated to helping creators navigate YouTube and their careers. That's a LOT! YouTube should be shouting that from the rooftops (or the pages of the Wall Street Journal - which they basically already are). Meanwhile, Kevin Systrom is probably laughing or crying that Instagram is now fully desktoppable. And the heat is turning up for Mark Zuckerberg, so he's getting...

Facebook can't catch a break - first the whistleblower, then the outage, what's next? Youtube is making so much money and Snap is still giving away moneyCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

The Facebook Files exposé in the WSJ shows they knew they were harming kids, should they make IG for kids? Snapchat isn't paying much anymore and Tiktok has 1 Billion usersCreator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Nuseir Yassin aka Nas Daily talks to Lauren and Josh about his start up Nas Academy and what it takes to be come a Creator Entrepreneur. Lauren and Josh debate whether or not Youtube stole their Podcast name. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Addison Rae's gender-swapping 'She's All That' redux was panned by critics, not liked by users of Rotten Tomatoes, and was watched by, like, a @#$ ton of people. So, Netflix did what Netflix does and booked her to a multi-picture deal because data rules everything around us. TikTok also overtook everything as the most-watched app per person. That's according to App Annie, which says the average US...

Vine's co-founder spawned virality by confining everyone to a six-second block of video. Now he's doing kinda the same thing in crypto. Meanwhile, TikTok wants you to shop a LOT on TikTok, Twitter wants you to pay creators for exclusive content, Facebook wants you to play Fantasy Sports (but not with $$$), and Amazon is reinventing audio (Spoiler Alert: It's radio.). Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUB...

Crypto hasn't gone anywhere, UTA is partnering with the Creator commerce company, Pietra, to create brands with its clients, Tiktok is adding minutes to video which means ads are coming, IG is getting rid of the swipe! What does this mean for the Link-in-bio industry which is hot hot hot and Vidcon is cancelled. Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Josh bought a Crypto Punk. Well, he kinda bought a Crypto Punk. And it was at a party. Well, it was kinda at a party. Let him tell you the story and also how one man is shattering the old-school, tech-journalism, pay-for-play paradigm along the way. Meanwhile, OnlyFans really wants to go mainstream, investing in creators isn't that difficult to wrap your head around, and YouTube is figuring out mo...

Fred Wilson is a prominent Venture Capitalist who Lauren may or may not know. Regardless, he this week wrote a very compelling blog post about the promise of crypto and the when, how, and why of crypto gathering mainstream adoption and how incumbent kings of the internet looks like they'll last forever, but then something like social NFTs come around and now they look like Ozymandias. It's a party...