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Today, Josh is joined by special guest cohost Drew Baldwin, Josh's partner in crime at Tubefilter. After 17 years, we finally got him on the show! On the show itself, first: YouTube changes up the definition of what a view is, as content consumption preferences continue to move away from legacy media. Elsewhere: Good Good Golf gets great money, a TikToker is running for office, and the most outrag...

Lauren and Josh are back in the studio (Josh, notably, caffeine-free) to discuss the biggest beef in kids content today...Bluey vs Brainrot? Well, at least that's what YouTube's new Youth Digital Wellbeing Initiative has us believing. Elsewhere: more than half of brands will pay YouTubers to market their products this year; March Madness sells out its ad space early, and the biggest game show of a...

Lauren has just returned from SXSW (and announced a new role!) and is here with Josh to spill all the details on the creator front from the marathon conference. Then: creators are usurping TV ad dollars via their own version of Upfronts, and MrBeast's investor deck leaks additional detail about his various businesses. Plus: the biggest creator charity event of the year just happened in the UK, and...

Josh rediscovers crochet and Lauren teases SXSW. Meanwhile, YouTube is leaning harder than ever into its premium era, and creators are scrambling to polish their content offerings to match. Here's more detail on what we covered today: YouTube brings its more affordable ‘Premium Lite’ subscription to the US | The Verge YouTube's Premium Lite tier arrives, providing cheaper access to ad-free viewing...

Lauren and Josh are finally back in the studio together, just in time for MrBeast to claim his business should be valued at $5 billion. Elsewhere, Alex Cooper dumps Alix Earle as the latter leaves Unwell, YouTube takes over the podcast crown, and Crime Junkie cashes in (though with over $40 million of annual profit...why?). All that, plus Reels might go standalone. Lots to cover! Here's more detai...

This week, Josh welcomes special guest cohost Billy Parks. Billy is a Venture Partner at Slow Ventures, which recently announced a $60 million fund for creators. On the show, we discuss the landscape of creator brands through the investor lens -- and also take a look at some headlines for the week, including the NikeSKIMS announcement and a peculiar case of true crime, fake content. Here's more de...

This week, Lauren is joined by special cohost Jamie Gutfreund (Forbes; Creator Vision) to look back at 20 years of YouTube through the lens of their 2025 letter from CEO Neal Mohan. Then: Netflix pursues podcasters, Poppi tarte-d at the Super Bowl, and Buzzfeed invests in hopecore via a new social media platform. Here's more detail on what we covered this week: Follow Jamie Gutfreund on LinkedIn!...

It’s a rare occurrence that Josh and Lauren are in the same place — BUT, they come together today during SoCom 2025 to hit us with all the hot creator economy goss. Headlines include: YouTube’s Community push and creators at the Super Bowl. Hike! Here are the main headlines for the week: YouTube wants creators and fans closer than ever with its new Communities update - Tubefilter Creators are ruli...

Josh and Lauren are back in the studio! Major news for today: Meta is balling out on creators (again), the NFL is giving more content access to its legends, and Trump-favoring creators will now have a path to gain White House credentials. This episode is sponsored by Memberful. Memberful is a best-in-class membership software that empowers creators to build customized membership businesses. Creato...

This week, Josh is joined by special cohost Kaya Yurieff. Kaya is Team Leader for the Creator Economy beat at The Information, and originally scooped the news that TikTok would be shutting down ahead of its supposed ban. Now that the ban has been delayed for 75 days, Kaya joins the show to talk about what happens now. Here's what we discussed: Follow Kaya Yurieff on LinkedIn! Kaya's profile on The...

We welcome Lauren back to the studio for the closing days of social media's most impactful app of the last 10 years. TikTok is set to shut down on Sunday January 19, and we're here to discuss it. Plus: the tech elite are cozying to Trump's ways, and Ms. Rachel's empire grows. Here's what we covered today: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned - The Verge Sena...

Today Josh is joined by temporary co-host Adam Conner (long-time producer of Creator Upload). We kick off 2025 with a few major headlines about ad networks rising to compete with YouTube and big fact check changes at Meta...oh, and by the way, a huge YouTube star has returned. New year, same us! Here's what we covered today: There are many ways to contribute to victims of the LA Fires. One mention...

In our 2024 finale episode, Josh and Lauren give us some long shots on what's likely to arise in the creator economy for 2025. Also, we chat about TikTok's case getting picked up by the Supreme Court, monetization on Twitch vs YouTube, and creators now having the ability to consent to AI usage of their content. Happy birthday to our co-hosts!! Here's more detail on what we covered today: TikTok fi...

Josh and Lauren chat about the TikTok ban which is now likely headed to the Supreme Court, Instagram's new "Trial Reel" feature (dark posts, anyone?), and Alex Cooper's newly-launched Unwell Hydration. Drink up! Here's what we covered this week: Trisha Paytas is following up her 'SNL' cameo with a one-night-only Broadway show - Tubefilter D.C. Court of Appeals upholds U.S. TikTok ban, setting up l...

Josh and Lauren are back to regale us with tales of Thanksgiving and Black Friday (including one creator who made serious bank!) before diving into the headlines du jour. Up first: judging from TikTok Shop and a new beta on Facebook... are we about to enter the "monetize everything" era of content? Then, Cameo cozying up to creators and the Beast Games PR push begins. Here are the main topics we c...

Josh and Lauren are back to banter over the creator headlines that matter this week. On tap: generative AI seems to be growing up. Between new launches in Hollywood and the platform landscape, we’re curious about the long term implications of this specific tech on the lives of creatives. That plus a refresh for Instagram, all coming up. Here‘s what we covered this week: https://www.tubefilter.com/...

Today we welcome a special guest: Andrew Yaffe, the new CEO of Dude Perfect. We discuss his decision to leave the NBA to take a shot on the creator economy, upcoming Dude Perfect content, and the flywheel which creates the Dude Perfect brand ecosystem. Pound It! Noggin!   Today we also covered: Kai Cenat overtakes Ironmouse to break Twitch subscriber record for second time - Dexerto Creator Upload...

Well, the 2024 U.S. Presidential election has seen a sweeping Trump win for a second term. On today's episode, we explore what that means for the creator economy over the next few years. We discuss TikTok, the impact of new media, and more. Joining us as special guests are Kaya Yurieff, Team Leader, Creator Economy for The Information, as well as Sam Gutelle, Sr. Editor at Tubefilter. Here are som...

Lauren and Josh are back to discuss YouTube ad revenue pushing Alphabet earnings past projections, Instagram degrading quality on certain content, and other creator economy highlights du jour...including a certain creator, a mega-celebrity, and "Mafiathon 2." Here are more links to what we covered today: Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Launch Their Own Fortnite Map - GameSpot Here’s Tim Walz playing Cr...

Today we're joined by special co-host Max Benator, Co-Founder & CEO of Orca. Orca partners with the best brands in the world to provide a complete shopping experience for consumers through shoppable livestreams, short videos and over 10,000 affiliate sellers. To that, our conversation today focuses on social commerce, as well as the creator economy headlines du jour. From Max: SoCom is Feb 6th in...

Today Lauren is joined by special co-host Miles Sellyn, VP of Partnerships at Course Studio. On the show: YouTube keeps rolling out update after update, we chime in on the latest LinkedIn founder beef, and Messi sues KSI. Here are the links for what we covered today: Check out Miles Sellyn on LinkedIn. Check out Course Studio! YouTube shares the deets about where its videos come from - Tubefilter...

YouTube's playing catchup in the short-form game. Longer videos and some other trending features will help it contend for the zeitgeist. Meanwhile, McDonald's is doing some amazing marketing? In "dupe culture" and streaming with Kai Cenat? (Also, yes, "dupe culture" is a thing.) The Sidemen also get Oozed in a Paramount partnership and Twitch is asking VTubers to put on some clothes.  Here's what...

Given the rise of LLMs, and social platforms like YouTube and LinkedIn leveraging creator content to train their models, we have to wonder: should creators be compensated? That's the primary discussion for today. Elsewhere: Amazon rakes in over a billion in video marketing commitments in a challenge to YouTube et al, plus Charli D'Amelio is headed to Broadway! Here's what we covered today: This St...

Here's what we covered today: Follow Kim Larson on LinkedIn. 9 new features we announced at Made on YouTube 2024: Here's everything YouTube announced at their Made On conference. Everything announced at Meta Connect 2024 Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK

Here's what we covered today: 9 new features we announced at Made on YouTube 2024   Introducing Instagram Teen Accounts: Built-In Protections for Teens, Peace of Mind for Parents   Creator Upload Socials: YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TIKTOK