Why most NFT owners are insufferable on social media NFTs were supposed to be about supporting art, but in most cases, the art is beside the point.
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Ask me a questionHey there! So I’ll keep this short. I’m rolling out a regular Q&A feature that allows my paying subscribers to ask me questions that I can answer in a …
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MrBeast is changing the economics of YouTubeThe top echelons of YouTubers are now spending upwards of $3.5 million per video.
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Was Randy Cassingham the first member of the Creator Economy?In 1994, he launched This is True, one of the first email newsletters, and grew it into a thriving business.
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Should creators accept VC investment?Would you give up a 5% equity stake in your content business in exchange for a healthy advance on earnings?
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There's a massive amount of media consolidation afootMedia holding companies are gobbling up hundreds of digital media outlets.
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Do your subscribers actually want paywalled content?More and more creators are pivoting to a patronage model.
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Why The Globe and Mail trusts an AI to run its paywallSophi not only automates the metering of stories, but it also controls story placement on the homepage.
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Should publishers allow their journalists to launch personal newsletters?Substack Pro has spooked some media outlets, triggering draconian policies.
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The podcast-to-Hollywood pipelineHow valuable is podcast IP?
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How ScoopWhoop became one of India’s most viral publishersThe BuzzFeed-like site has built two popular channels on YouTube, one of which serves as a counterbalance to partisan TV news.
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Video podcasts are low-hanging fruit YouTube is the third most popular podcast player behind Apple and Spotify.
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