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CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 51 | July 19, 2022 It’s no secret that BookTok has a strong influence on consumers, but as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. One of the most popular genres is the sad girl novel, which coincides with the Fleabag era that was popularized on the platform last…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 50 | July 14, 2022 The travel industry, like so many industries, has had to reckon with its lack of diversity over the past few years. As a result, travel influencers of color have made space for themselves in a space that has historically excluded them and encouraged other marginalized travelers…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 49 | July 12, 2022 TikTok’s cannamoms have been celebrated for their mission to break the stigma around mothers who smoke weed. A search for the hashtag #cannamom once garnered countless videos that racked up millions of views. However, in recent months, the platform has completely banned #cannamom, which was a…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 48 | July 7, 2022 Online content featuring children has been criticized since the days of the earliest mommy bloggers. However, it seems like audiences have become more fatigued by and critical of family content. This is likely, in part, due to the various controversies around YouTube’s biggest families like the…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 47 | June 30, 2022 We’re continuing with our VidCon takeaways today, with Passionfruit reporter Grace Stanley writing about the best advice and tools they saw at the conference. In case you missed the Tuesday newsletter, you can find it here. In it, you’ll find how creators mitigate burnout and how…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 46 | June 28, 2022 Happy Tuesday! Beginning today, we’ll be bringing you two newsletters per week (although, as a programming note, we will be skipping July 5 to account for the holiday). This week, we’re sharing some of our dispatches from VidCon, which returned to Anaheim after three years away…

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER Issue 45 | June 23, 2022 Together with: … Yesterday marked the start of VidCon, and the Passionfruit team is here to give you the rundown of what’s going on in Anaheim. After nearly three years away due to the pandemic, the conference is back, and the energy is chaotic. From legendary…