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A Lighthouse Flickers on in Venice
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #316 | Feb. 18, 2025 – James Del, Publisher PLATFORMS A New YouTube Scam Is Taking Over Creators’ Channels One victim was a creator with 500k subscribers. By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED AI’s Hidden Opportunity While Wall Street buzzes about AI’s $80 trillion future, one company quietly leads the charge. This Stock Advisor…
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James Del
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The Female Creator Safety Tax
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #315 | Feb. 13, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor CULTURE The Brain Rot Words List Challenge Highlights Zoomer Dadaism On TikTok The kids are wonderful absurdists. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED AI’s Hidden Opportunity While Wall Street buzzes about AI’s $80 trillion future, one company quietly leads the charge. This Stock Advisor…
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Taylor Lorenz
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How To Nail Man on the Street Interviews
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #314 | Feb. 11, 2025 Greetings from New Orleans, where I just went to the Super Bowl, without actually going to the Super Bowl. I’ve spent over a decade doing man on the street interviews, turning my insufferable FOMO into a full-time job. I enjoy asking complete strangers deeply uncomfortable questions, like whether…
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Liz Plank
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Enron Returns as a Creator Crypto Scam
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #313 | Feb. 6, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES When Memes Rot, They Evolve What is a meme’s final form? By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED New tools to grow your future online presence Design a custom website with Squarespace’s professionally curated layout and styling options designed to sell anything. Start…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Creators Are Taking Over Pro Wrestling
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #312 | Feb. 4, 2025 – John-Michael Bond, Deputy Editor PLATFORMS TikTok Could Be Acquired With Sovereign Wealth Fund, Says Trump Will this fix the TikTok problem? By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED HubSpot’s Starter Bundle for Small Businesses Unlock the potential of your growing small business with HubSpot’s Starter Customer Platform. For a…
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John-Michael Bond
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Fortnite’s $350 Million Creator Hub
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #311 | Jan. 30, 2025 Gaming-related videos have been a major genre of online content since YouTube began. As the gaming world has grown, creators have expanded their empires beyond videos and streams of gameplay. Some gaming creators earn millions today by creating custom game experiences for hit games like Fortnite. Epic…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Y’all are quite busy this year
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #310 | Jan. 28, 2025 – James Del, Publisher CULTURE Creators Can Now Apply To Cover the White House Leavitt pushed for creators in the briefing room before joining the White House. By John-Michael Bond, Deputy Editor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Be Your Biggest Stan, Make Your Own Stanley Your logo, your face, your name, your…
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James Del
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Bison Coats at The Internet’s Inauguration
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #309 | Jan. 23, 2025 This week, I was in DC for both the People’s March and the Inauguration, and it felt like stepping into a parallel universe compared to the last time. Eight years ago, the atmosphere at Trump’s first inauguration was dark and heavy, even for those who had gotten…
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Liz Plank
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TikTok Secrets Exposed
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #308 | Jan. 21, 2025 January 19 was supposed to be the day TikTok closed forever in the United States. The US government decided that the video-hosting platform threatened national security and must be sold away from Chinese company ByteDance. Before its fond farewell, many creators fearing losing their platforms chose to have one…
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Steven Asarch
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The Neverending Challenge of Creating in 2025
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #307 | Jan 16, 2025 – Lon Harris, Passionfruit Contributor PLATFORMS TikTok Plans for App’s Immediate Shut-Off On Sunday Jan. 19 It’s time for us to accept reality. By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Stop Eating Plastic When You Cook Let’s face it…pretty much everything is leaching plastic into our bodies. Caraway Home…
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Lon Harris