CREATOR NEWSLETTER
Issue #272 | September 12, 2024
A Marshall McLuhan (tw) acolyte watching Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris might have understood the historical significance of an evening marked by instances where the meme-dium was the message.
As her opponent argued with moderator David Muir on the legitimacy of an internet rumor regarding dog-eating Haitian immigrants in Springfield (“I saw it on TV!” Trump repeatedly claimed), the VP stood resting her head against the back of her hand, an instantly iconic reaction that, depending on her expression, could be read as fascinated, bored, bemused or concerned. It was instantly reposted across social media and stayed at the top of the night’s trending hashtag on X for #Debate2024.
THE COMMENTS SECTION
“moderator: mr trump says he’ll make fortnite real. what say you?
– X user Soul Nate (@MNateShyamalan) on the presidential debate.
harris: [winking at camera] deez nuts ahaha!
moderator: understood. sir should home depot be making 12 foot skeletons? might god see it as a challenge?
trump: its incredible. just incredible. it is so very incre-“
– Drew Grant, Editorial Director
NOTED BY LON HARRIS
How the Internet Took Over the Presidential Race
Influencers are not just commenting, but driving conversations.
By Lon Harris, Passionfruit Contributor
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IN THE BIZ
- Adobe announced its new text-to-video AI model, Firefly, which will be released in beta at the end of 2024 and trained only on licensed content.
- Google’s experimental feature in NotebookLM turns your research into an AI-generated podcast with two “hosts” discussing the findings.
- Facebook admitted to using public data of Australian adults to train its AI models without offering the same opt-out option given to Americans and Europeans.
- Fyre Festival, a failed luxury music event notorious for its disastrous execution and fraudulent practices, is making a controversial comeback.
CULTURE
The Webby Awards Add New Categories For Creators
There will also be a range of new judges from the creatorverse.
By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor
TIPS & TRICKS
The Essential Guide to Monetization for Content Creators
Everything you ever wanted to know about monetization but were too afraid to ask.
By John-Michael Bond, Passionfruit Contributor
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
- Simon Davies of Simon Talks Star Wars has some thoughts on the demonetization drama unfolding in the Star Wars community.
- This creator broke down the similarities between “The Matrix” and “The Lego Movie.”
- This creator reminisces about 80s animated movies and all the emotional damage they caused a generation.
- Some More News has a breakdown on Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
YOUTUBE MADE ME DO IT
The episode of Hot Ones Versus with Aubrey Plaza and Patti LuPone had us glad we weren’t eating death wings.
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