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☆ How to become an influencer and start making money
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Maesha Shonar, a micro influencer with 24,000 followers on Instagram, previously told BI she had such a highly engaged audience. Take a look at new data on influencer brand deals in 2024Platforms also pay creators based on their video views and engagement. Read more about how TikTokers can score huge paydays for longer videosOn Snapchat, creators have had success making money from its ad-revenue program. Related storiesAffiliate marketing is another popular way to make money after becoming an influencer. Nino de Guzman said she launched the app to help show others how easy it was to become an influencer and make money from social media.

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☆ Elon Musk’s X app ran ads on #whitepower and other hateful hashtags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

X bans the promotion or glorification of violence and has previously applied the policy to racist and antisemitic content. Before Wednesday, X appeared to have blocked at least three antisemitic hashtags, according to searches of the platform. After NBC News contacted X about the hashtags, 12 of 50 hashtags appeared to be blocked. Of the 50 reviewed hashtags, searches on X for 45 of them returned recent racist or antisemitic posts. On TikTok, 10 of the 50 hashtags returned racist or antisemitic posts, with the rest either blocked or producing other content.

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☆ Opinion: The meaning of Black History Month on campus following the ouster of Harvard’s president
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Opinion Khalil Gibran Muhammad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Black History Month, which gets underway this week, is a chance to give Americans the timely reminder that you can’t teach our history honestly without understanding Black struggle and triumph. There are few aspects of America’s past that haven’t been impacted by conscientious Black people and their resistance to systemic racism and illiberal democracy. The situation at Harvard has been made more dire by the university’s failure to push back sufficiently against broader political attacks. Another vocal critic of Penslar is the former Harvard president Lawrence Summers, who was also an outspoken opponent of Gay’s. As an academic institution, we should be leading the resistance to these assaults on higher education, not bowing to them.

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☆ In Hong Kong, homes for the dead can be more expensive than for the living
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

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☆ How Do Instagram Influencers Make Money and How Much They Earn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Influencers on Instagram earn money in many ways. Influencers on Instagram can also earn commissions on affiliate links, profits from selling merchandise, and proceeds from monetization tools Meta has introduced. Instagram is even testing an ad-revenue sharing program that would let creators earn money for high-performing reels on the app. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of Insider's cover on How much money Instagram influencers make:How much money Instagram influencers make from brand dealsMany influencers earn money on Instagram by working with brands on sponsored content. Read more:Reselling clothingResale apps like Poshmark, Depop, and Etsy have become lucrative small businesses for many Instagram creators.

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☆ Black TikTokers say having millions of followers sometimes isn't enough to make a living. 3 creators describe how they're supporting their content ambitions with side gigs at restaurants, universities
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some Black creators don't think they're being paid their worth by brands. However, there are still some TikTokers with millions of followers who don't earn enough money through content creation alone to support themselves. "Followers don't always translate to dollars, especially for people who look like me," he said. "Black male creators need blue-chip brand partners to advocate for them to further their access and upward mobility." Three Black TikTokers, including Lee Jr., share why they haven't been able to successfully monetize their content and how they're supplementing their income.

☆ Amazon Studios is growing fast and spending big on shows like 'Citadel,' but insiders say unclear creative direction, leadership shifts, and tech bureaucracy threaten to drive away staff and talent
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

The dust has been settling at Amazon Studios after a big reorg in the fall that solidified Jen Salke's power. Yet Amazon Studios faces major challenges. Amazon Studios' Head of Global Television Vernon Sanders told Insider that the goal is to deliver content with global cultural relevance. Amazon Prime VideoWhile spending on such big swings has soared, some insiders see far less budgetary support for underrepresented casts. "I do think people wonder what's the commitment to Amazon Studios," the current insider said.

☆ 4 stats that show how much TikTok has taken over the media world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok is outshining its competitors as a key media platform for Gen Z, a new online survey by The New Consumer and Coefficient Capital shows. TikTok's userbase has exploded in recent years, ever since the pandemic when millions of people turned to the social-media app to entertain themselves during quarantine. Here are the top four takeaways from the Consumer Trends 2023 report that show TikTok's rise:1. An excerpt from the 2023 Consumer Trends Survey. An excerpt from the 2023 Consumer Trends Survey.

☆ How to gain followers and grow an audience on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Building an audience is one of the first steps toward becoming a professional content creator. Here's how creators are growing audiences on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Whether it's on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or even LinkedIn, earning the trust and attention of thousands of people is crucial when on the path toward becoming a full-time content creator. (Read more about 13 startups helping creators grow their audiences and make money.) With YouTube's introduction of Shorts — the platform's TikTok competitor — growth has looked easier of late.

☆ 7 top brands to pitch as a micro influencer, from Dunkin' to Mejuri
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Marta Biino | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Micro influencers are creators with up to 100,000 followers on a platform like YouTube or TikTok. Insider spoke to 21 micro influencers to determine the seven top brands to partner with. Today, several micro influencers are earning more than six figures annually, such as Seattle, Washington-based creator Emma Cortes. Still, not all brands recognize the work of micro influencers and compensate them monetarily. Insider spoke to 21 micro influencers to determine the best brands to work with.

☆ How a TikToker with 1.8 million followers built a 6-figure income without an agent or manager
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His "stank walk challenge" video went viral two months later, and brands started reaching out. Nate White had been posting on TikTok for a month when he saw the viral "stank walk challenge" his friend Crayzrah created in April 2020. He started making money from social media later that month when brands reached out to collaborate. Now, White has 1.8 million followers on TikTok and almost 340,000 followers on Instagram. Brands pay him to make in-person appearances at events, post a video on his account promoting a product, or appear in campaign videos.

☆ How much money Instagram influencers make
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-28 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Influencers on Instagram earn money in a multitude of ways. And they don't need millions of followers to earn money on Instagram. Insider has spoken with dozens of Instagram influencers about how much money they charge brands for sponsored content and how else they make a living using the app. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of Insider's Instagram money log series:How much money Instagram influencers make from brand dealsMany influencers earn money on Instagram by working with brands on sponsored content. 35 Instagram influencers told us how much they charge for and have earned from sponsored content.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow and her new husband couldn't agree on which cake to serve at their wedding — so they served both
▼ + stars: | 2018-11-03 | by ( Kelsey Abkin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a wedding cake "compromise," Paltrow and Falchuk decided to serve 90 individual cakes at their wedding — 45 carrot cakes and 45 chocolate and vanilla cakes. For dinner, wedding guests were served prime rib and tortellini prepared by New York-based chef, Mario Carbone. In true Paltrow fashion, from her Valentino wedding dress to the elaborate decor, the wedding was a sight to see. We had the honor of making wedding cakes for @gwynethpaltrow + @bradfalchuk at their end of summer wedding in Amagansett. Per Goop, Paltrow and Falchuk served 45 individual carrot cakes — Paltrow's choice — and 45 chocolate and vanilla cakes — Falchuk's choice.

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