Creators can now monetize their expertise on Quora
In May, Yahoo! Answers shut down after helping the internet answer its most burning questions since 2005. But now, Quora, which began as a question-and-answer site but expanded to incorporate blogging, is making its platform more appealing to creato.....»»
Microsoft Build 2021 so far: next-gen Windows, collaborative applications support in Teams and more
Microsoft’s annual developer event – Microsoft Build 2021, kicked off yesterday in an all-virtual format. The event’s primary focus is on developers and how Microsoft plans to empower them and lead them to be the digital creators of the next ge.....»»
Datacy raises $2.4M to help consumers monetize their own damn data
This morning Datacy, a startup with its headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, announced that it has closed $2.4 million in new funding to continue building its consumer-friendly data collection and monetization service. The company is effectively an.....»»
Getty Images leads $16M investment in Promo.com, a social video template tool
The social video tool Promo.com just raised $16 million in a Series B round led by Getty Images, the company synonymous with stock imagery. Brands, creators or whoever else might need some quick and dirty video content can search Promo.com for what t.....»»
New Instagram Insights make its TikTok competitor Reels more appealing
Over the last year, Instagram has added a slew of features to help independent creators make a living, like Instagram Shop and Shopping in Reels. Today, Instagram launched new Insights for Reels and Live on its Professional Dashboard, giving business.....»»
New Instagram insights make its TikTok competitor Reels more appealing
Over the last year, Instagram has added a slew of features to help independent creators make a living, like Instagram Shop and Shopping in Reels. Today, Instagram launched new Insights for Reels and Live on its Professional Dashboard, giving business.....»»
Beacons raises $6 million for its link-in-bio homepage builder that lets creators monetize
Mobile landing page builder Beacons has raised $6 million seed round to expand its vision for empowering creators to make money beyond the cramped confines of their social media profiles. The company, co-founded by Neal Jean, Jesse Zhang, Greg Luppes.....»»
YouTube Can Now Monetize Smaller Creators" Videos All Around the World
The Telegraph reports: Video-sharing platform YouTube has announced changes in its terms of services, which confer the company the right to monetise all content on its platform by placing advertisements along its videos from channels that are not co.....»»
Snap announces Story Studio, a new standalone app to edit stories
During Snap Partner Summit, Snap announced a brand new app focused on creators. Named Story Studio, this standalone iOS app gives you several editing tools so that you can make your content look as professional as possible. Story editing tools are st.....»»
Snap announces a new generation of Spectacles, streamlined glasses to experience the world in AR
Amid a pre-recorded Partner Summit where Snap took users through a whole set of new tools for Snapchat users, creators and companies, Snap also threw in a “one more thing” at the end that shows the company, after a rocky start several yea.....»»
Apple launches an affiliate program for paid podcast subscriptions
Apple last month unveiled its plans for paid podcast subscriptions in a newly redesigned Apple Podcasts app. Now, it’s introducing a new program that will help podcast creators grow their subscriber base: affiliate marketing. The company’.....»»
TikTok rolls out tools to bulk delete and report comments, block users
TikTok today is introducing a feature that will allow creators to deal with online abuse in an easier way. The company is launching new tools that will allow creators to bulk delete comments and block users, instead of having to moderate comments one.....»»
Aevum is building a modular autonomous drone for space and terrestrial deliveries
Logistics and delivery providers are territorially split between Earth and space, with companies like Amazon and FedEx working to master ground, air and drone transportation, and new entrants like SpaceX honing its expertise in space launch. Autonomo.....»»
Styra, the startup behind Open Policy Agent, nabs $40M to expand its cloud-native authorization tools
As cloud-native apps continue to become increasingly central to how organizations operate, a startup founded by the creators of a popular open-source tool to manage authorization for cloud-native application environments is announcing some funding to.....»»
Pinterest introduces Idea Pins, a video-first feature aimed at creators
Pinterest is expanding further into the creator community with today’s launch of a video-first feature called “Idea Pins,” aimed at creators who want to tell their stories using video, music, creative editing tools and more. The fea.....»»
Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives
Years of data from hundreds of successful startups show the impact of relevant executive expertise is even greater than anticipated — it doubles the rate of return on a venture investment. Rob Olson Contributor.....»»
Fave, with $2.2 million seed, looks to connect creators with their fandoms
When Jacquelle Amankonah Horton left her role at Google after seven years, where she had been a product manager for Google Assistant and various YouTube products, she knew there was a white space in social. She built Fave to fill in that gap, and the.....»»
How one founder’s startup journey began with dropping out of school to work with Drake
This week’s episode of Found features Courtne Smith, founder of NewNew, a social app where people pay to vote on your decisions. The platform takes the concept of social polling to the next level, essentially allowing everyone to monetize their.....»»
"I Made Doge In Like Two Hours": Dogecoin Creator Says He "Didn"t Consider" Environmental Impact
One of the creators of dogecoin has noted that he "didn't consider" the environmental impact of the cryptocurrency, which was initially created as a joke. The Independent reports: The comments from Billy Markus, one of the people who helped create do.....»»
Pinterest to test livestreamed events this month with 21 creators
Pinterest is expanding into live events. The company is planning to host a three-day virtual event that will feature livestreamed sessions from top creators, including big names like Jonathan Van Ness and Rebecca Minkoff, among others. The virtual ev.....»»
Even startups on tight budgets can maximize their marketing impact
A startup’s best marketing asset is its story. The knowledge and expertise of its team, together with the why and the how of its offering provides the most compelling content. Dominik Angerer Contributor.....»»