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In this episode:   Youtube’s trending page is highlighted. Why? Racism, favoritism . Josh and Lauren discuss the latest happenings with Youtuber CoryxKenshin .  What does TikTok, A Wall Street analyst, and crack cocaine have in common? There’s a link , we promise! And we’re all over it.  Tiktok launches new features. Josh says they do this best. Lauren explains it’s just different ways of thinking...

In this episode:   Lauren is back! But Josh is in North Carolina? Find out why. Shopify collabs . Lauren wonders about the pay structure; Josh thinks it’s an easier way ( nice to have our hosts back at it again !). Adam Mosseri announces another round of updates on IG Reels . Lauren and James Charles are on the same page. Clearly. Lauren’s favorite social media platform is… Yes, LinkedIn. And they...

In this episode:   Liz Perle , Creator Economy Expert and Consultant, steps in for Lauren’s last week of vacation. We learn a lot! Like why Liz thinks the word “creator” is meaningless, generational differences in social media, and why she says, teenagers aren’t addicted to technology, but to each other. ( This is all such good stuff! ). Josh and Liz discuss the latest Pew Research on teens and so...

In this week’s episode:   Max Benator, Co-Founder and CEO of Orca steps in for Lauren this week as co-host.  Netflix and Shonda Rhimes love that we love Bridgerton but there’s a line. Bear and Barlow are being sued .  Want to know where the $5 billion influencer market spending is going in 2022? Josh breaks it down.  MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, hits 100 million . Is Live Social Shopping dead or...

In this week’s episode:  TikTok’s PR problem / Chris Stokel’s expose . All companies deal with this, but is Tiktok trying to underplay China and its underage users? Lauren and Josh hash it out.  Instagram powerhouses Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are not okay with Meta’s need to be more like TikTok, and they shared those feelings with millions of their followers. Adam Mosseri knows it too. Laure...

In this week’s episode:  Can you guess which of  Lauren’s favorite creators joined Linkedin? Is it Cameron Dallas? FaZe Clan goes public. Youtube announces a new Creator Liaison and he’s creator  Rene Ritchie . Shopify and Instagram live shopping updates . Uploads / Downloads - includes a late night with Mark Rober and Jimmy Kimmel Live.  We have a  YouTube Page !  Please subscribe and follow us (...

In this week’s episode:  Walmart and Addison Rae . Bonkers Toys helps her dreams come true. Side note: is Lauren right about Walmart and Los Angeles County? Youtube TV is doing what they’ve always wanted to do – getting those TV dollars, but why? And yup, Josh, was right… The interview with Ali Adab from Solesavy – sneakers play an integral role in culture. Solesavy taps into the natural evolution...

In this week’s episode:  Logan Paul signs with WWE, he’s playing the villain? TikTok is pulling back on E-commerce Plan, it's a   devastating blow to TikTok The Interview with Famous Birthdays’ Evan Britton , learn how it started, how they monetize and Evan's big plans for what’s next (watch out IMDB). Uploads and Download – Ryan Trahan Penny Challenge Catch a new episode every Friday on your favo...

In this week’s episode:   Who won at Vidcon ? Get the summary of what went down.  What do 2 Million Followers on TikTok versus YouTube mean? Josh & Lauren discuss The FCC has its eyes on TikTok again. What is it asking of Apple and Google this time? Upload – Tubefilter’s Sam Gutelle , a rare plug from Josh.   Jellysmack’s Get In Touch link:  https://jellysmack.com/getintouch/  Catch a new episode...

In this week’s episode:  Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg makes announcements ahead of Vidcon 2022 .  We’re finally back at Vidcon IN PERSON!  And we’re Emceeing the Main Stage!  Fantastic interview with Content Creator Beth Le Manach, from Entertaining with Beth – gives a great behind-the-scenes look on what it takes to create content and build a business!  Uploads/Downloads – Ad Rates are trending......

In this week’s episode:   Vidcon 2022 is next week and we’ll be there emceeing the Industry Track Stage . Business Insider features Creator Upload in one of its articles. Youtube Shorts making huge strides against TikTok and promotes the “multi-format creator” as a way of invigorating a new content strategy. Alex Heath’s article in The Verge gets single-out in a rare moment for our podcast, find o...

In this week’s episode:  Lauren apologizes to Josh (What happened?) Big announcement concerning VidCon 2022 involving Creator Upload Linktree established the industry in this space, now check out what they’re doing and how our hosts feel about it. Famous Birthdays is connecting with Amazon’s Alexa. But why? Instagram Reels updates , including extending 60 seconds to 90 seconds.  Upload/Downloads –...

In this week’s episode:  Lauren’s in New York. Again. Did she just miss Josh? TikTok’s “Creative Center” has Josh gushing about the front-facing feature interface… A “must listen to” interview with  Jeremy Lewis , Senior Director, NFT Acquisition at  Crypto.com and co-host of the Podcast Wild ‘Til 9. Gives us the 101 on all things NFT, Cryptocurrency and building communities. When is it a good tim...

In this week’s episode:  Another Mass Shooting. Can social media move people to act? Hear the positive side, what happened on Reddit. TikTok launches live creator subscriptions – copies Twitch. Lauren chimes in and Josh reveals the surprising reason. We’re Just Chatting y’all. YouTube Shorts rolls out Ads globally. How does this affect Creators? The Interview with Annelies Jansen , COO of Spring –...

In this week’s episode:  Creator Clash, a “sporting” event that helps give creators a mental health break?  Lauren has questions. Josh explains how boxing helps with burnout, plus all proceeds go to charity. Do platforms like Discord, Twitch and Facebook have a responsibility when it comes to violence and hate speech? The Buffalo shooting is just the latest. What can they do, and what should they...

In this week’s episode:  Josh and Lauren are finally face-to-face on Broadway! Instagram is getting into NFT’s – can we trust Adam Mosseri this time though ? U.S. users are on track to  spending more time  on Tiktok than on YouTube.  Impressive. And a cool interview with Paul Leys , Co-Founder of 368 in NYC – wait, what is 368? Paul tells us, ".. .it's a lot of things ..." and he shares how they m...

In this week’s episode:  LinkedIn gets real serious about Creators and we have the best person to talk about all of it with us as a guest - Andrei Santalo , Global Head of Community and Creators over at LinkedIn. He answers so many questions, but the most important: Who should be a creator on LinkedIn ? Hear everything that the platform is doing for Creators, it’s impressive!  Facebook doesn’t wan...

In this week's episode:  What will it take for you ( and Lauren ) to use Twitter again? Elon Musk bid . Pros and cons. YouTube’s monetization of Shorts could be a game-changer.  What makes a creator investible? Jellysmack makes an amazing acquisition . All this plus, Lauren defines what freedom of speech is, Josh asks who Lauren’s celebrity crush is (and she totally answers!) and we get product up...

We’re celebrating for a pretty cool reason!  We’re also summarizing the best moments from the week:  Josh goes to a swanky dinner in Manhattan and hangs out with former mogul media types and big-time CEOs and Lauren asks what we all want to know: What? And better yet, who was there?  For Clubhouse and all of its copycats , only one seems to be surviving. Is it Spotify’s Greenroom, Meta Live Audio...

On today’s episode, we have an amazing guest host , Brendan Gahan , Partner & Chief Social Officer at Mekanism . We get Brendan’s influencer marketing eye on all of our top stories!  What Piper Sandler’s biannual report means in terms of Gen Z and top influencers Emma Chamberlain and her coffee brand.  Speaking of coffee... ever wonder why a Veteran-owned, successful coffee brand like Black Rifle...

Did Will Smith’s actions at the Academy Awards change the viewership of   MrBeast's long-held YouTube record ? Josh explains how Reddit got involved and how The Guardian may have changed the game by converting the event so quickly garnering millions of views. There’s the Washington Post article discussing Facebook’s hiring of a conservative lobbying firm to undermine TikTok and, Meta doesn’t deny...

Game Developers Conference is happening right now and you’d be forgiven if you mistook Unity’s latest avatar in the teaser Enemies for a real person! The new tech is so accurate, even wrinkles and blood flow are on point!  Lauren and Josh talk about Unity’s latest and whether or not the real time video game developer is too much for Western tastes?  And more importantly, will we still be able to c...

Yes, you read that right – the White House reached out to TikTok Stars to help spread the message about Ukraine. The idea was to help inform creators about the US policy towards Russia. In doing so, the White House acknowledged that people are getting their information from these social media platforms. So, why do Lauren and Josh think this is both terrifying and genius? And what does Saturday Nig...

Brandon Sanderson is a prolific author who basically bypassed his publisher TOR to self-publish his next set of books through his own company, Dragonsteel using Kickstarter to raise funding to the tune of $26M. Is it possible for anyone else to follow in his footsteps? Are we heading back to the days when creators can fund projects in substantial ways through Kickstarter and Indiegogo? Lauren and...

Curious what the natural evolution of a YouTube creator is?  Check out this episode where Joshua Cohen and Lauren Schnipper explain how the final stop and aspiration for any successful creator seems to always lead to LinkedIn. Best example that happened this week?  MrBeast joins LinkedIn and everyone wonders but why? Well, he wasn’t the first. Jessica Alba with the Honest Company , Ryan Reynolds w...