The Creator Feed

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley cover a range of topics in the creator economy. They discuss Amazon's new short video and photo feed feature called Inspire, which includes links to tagged products, and Twitter's new competitor, BlueSky, from Jack Dorsey. They also touch on Snapchat's Snap Star Collab Studio, a turn-key end-to-end service for brands to par...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley cover highlights from The Information's Creator Economy Summit, including TikTok's approach to e-commerce and live shopping. They also discuss YouTube's new Product Drops feature, AI-generated content, and vidIQ's new AI content generator for YouTube. Additionally, they explore YouTube's insight on how Shorts content really...

In this episode, we discuss Pinterest's initiatives to ensure a safer environment for kids and teens with private accounts and no-contact without consent policies, Snap's innovative "crystals" monetization system for creators, and the effects of Meta's layoffs on creator support, emphasizing the need for trust and transparency. We also dive into the recent controversy involving YouTuber Ethan Klei...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, co-hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss the latest news and trends in the creator economy. They cover how the White House is tapping into TikTok and Instagram as key platforms for political campaigning, Twitter's new feud with Substack, YouTube's new "For You" tab, and the democratization of auto-cutting, clipping, and reposting video through AI. They...

This week's episode of the Creator Feed Renee Teeley and Jim Louderback discuss the rise of Lemon8, a new video and photo-sharing social media platform from Bytedance that has been described as a blend of Instagram and Pinterest. We also talk about Pew Research's latest study on TikTok, which found that only 22% of Americans oppose a TikTok ban. We also explore the UK's recent fine of TikTok for v...

This week's episode of the Creator Feed covers various topics related to technology and social media platforms. Hosts Renee Teeley and Jim Louderback start by discussing the open letter from some of the most influential tech leaders that calls for a pause on the training of AI systems. Next they explore whether YouTube subscriber counts are still valuable due to the unintended consequences of Shor...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss the latest trends in the creator economy. Topics covered include TikTok's partnership with Major League Soccer to create a new Club Creator Network, copyright protection for AI-assisted works, the release of Midjourney v5, Meta's shift away from the Metaverse towards AI, YouTube's new multi-language audio support an...

Welcome to The Creator Feed, your source for the latest news and trends in the creator economy. In this episode, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley cover the latest updates from SXSW, including shocking insight around TikTok's $2B Creator Fund and the shift from NFT to GenAI.  They also explore  the latest on the threatened TikTok ban from the Biden administration and how Rhett and Link are goi...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, Renee Teeley and Jim Louderback celebrate Women's History Month by highlighting five female founders who are building innovative creator economy startups, followed by a discussion of the disappointing payouts from Shorts RevShare. They also analyze TikTok's new paywall feature, Twitch's compensation issues with top creators, the rise of Kai Cenat and the launch...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, co-hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss the latest developments in the Creator Economy. They begin by exploring YouTube's priorities for 2023 - as laid out by new head Neal Mohan - which include more creator monetization, generative AI, and better podcast functionality. They also discuss the platform's efforts to make videos more accessible to a global...

Welcome to the Creator Feed podcast, where we keep you up-to-date on the latest news and trends in the creator economy. In this episode, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley cover a range of topics, including TikTok's new Creativity Program designed to help creators foster their creativity, Instagram's new Broadcast Channels feature, and the launch of paid verification on Instagram and Meta, simi...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss the latest news and trends in the creator economy. They start by talking about YouTube's potential shift towards a self-service model for its influencer marketing service called BrandConnect. Next, they have a lively discussion about the Super Bowl of Creators, including Rhianna's performance and Logan Paul and KSI'...

The Creator Feed podcast covers the latest news and trends in the creator economy and what it means for creators. In this episode, Renee Teeley and Jim Louderback discuss Google's new experimental conversational AI service, Bard, which is a response to ChatGPT. They also talk about TikTok's plan for transparency and the questions it raises, including its partnership with Oracle. The podcast also c...

This is a special edition of The Creator Feed with a guest, Tim Schmoyer! We discuss the challenges and stress creators face today and ways to improve their health and overall well-being. Plus, Tim shares his personal story of burnout and the incredible impact on his life. It's a doozy!  Tim is the founder of Video Creators, which was recently acquired by vidIQ . He now serves as the Chief Creator...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss the latest news and trends in the creator economy. They start by discussing Meta's licensing deal with Shutterstock, which allows Meta to use Shutterstock's content library to develop and train its AI tools. They also talk about Discord's acquisition of the teen app Gas and what it could mean for the platform. Next,...

In this episode, we talk about YouTube Shorts monetization launching on Feb 1, the new YPP terms of service, TikTok's new Talent Manager Portal, and the drama with Hasbro and Dungeons & Dragons. Buckle up; it's an action-packed episode!  Check Out Deals From Our Sponsors: VidIQ : Ready to take your YouTube channel to the next level? Check out the  vidIQ Max  group coaching program and creator comm...

In this episode, we discuss Instagram's 2023 focus on inspiring creativity, helping people discover things they love, and sparking connections between people. We also talk about the trough of despair in the creator economy and how 2023 will be a tough year for many startups and creators.  Additionally, we dive into YouTube's experimentation with hashtag recommendations for Shorts and how it aims t...

In this episode of The Creator Feed, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley discuss their predictions for the future of the creator economy in 2023 and beyond. They predict that generative AI will become mainstream and widely adopted by creators, augmenting rather than replacing their work. TikTok and YouTube are expected to become more similar, with both platforms supporting longer videos in multi...

In today's episode, we dive into the  potential ban  of TikTok in the US and the  growing number  of states banning the app on government-issued devices. Plus, we examine problems with more people turning to influencers on TikTok as their  primary news source . And that's not all for TikTok; we also talk about the platform taking on YouTube with horizontal long-form videos.  Additionally, we discu...

The Creator Feed is a show that covers the latest news and trends in the creator economy. In this episode, the hosts discuss the publicly available beta version of ChatGPT, an AI tool that uses natural language processing to understand and respond to people's conversations in a conversational manner. They also discuss the updates from Creator World, including shopping trends in Malaysia and the gr...

This week on The Creator Feed, we talk through some of the massive missteps at Twitter 2.0, the changing company culture, and ideas to help repair relationships with advertisers, employees, and consumers. Plus we dive into free speech vs hate speech. Finally, we talk about the future of social media and its impact on our society.  OUR AMAZING SPONSORS! Big thank you to our sponsors  Spreadshop  & ...

This week on The Creator Feed - in honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday - we talk about some of the shopping events and new features happening across social video platforms.  TikTok brings their store to the US and Pinterest and YouTube have shopping events running live.  We also explore what TikTok's $2B revenue shortfall might mean to creators, and talk about YouTube's new QA feature - which a...

This week on The Creator Feed, we talk through some of the biggest and most explosive aspects of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.  This episode - part 1 of a two-part series - dives into the changes on the executive level, the massive layoffs, separation packages, and the new team running the ship.  Along with talking about cost reduction and RIF, we dive into the revenue side of Twitter 2.0, expl...

This week on The Creator Feed, Jim talks about what he learned at WebSummit – including details from OnlyFans CEO Amy Gan, Michael Le's real reasons for creating, three great creator entrepreneurs, and a new AI Generative music too..    We also unpack TikTok's gaming summit, which didn't really answer a lot of questions – so we speculate on what it means.  Renee and Jim also take a look at a host...

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee and Jim dive deep into a number of YouTube stories, including enhancements to shoppable links, a subtle but well-executed redesign, and what's behind the quarterly ad decline at big red. We also talk about how venture money might change MrBeast, welcome changes to Instagram's Creator Marketplace – including a cool new "creator profile" option, and Adobe's lates...