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☆ 'Tax the bad' to boost climate finance, COP28 panel advises
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] A general view shows Marathon Petroleum's refinery, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Anacortes, Washington, U.S., March 9, 2022. Higher carbon taxes - including levies on emissions from the maritime and aviation sectors - should be among options COP28 studies, the panel recommended. Subsidies for fossil fuels totalled $1.3 trillion, and substantially more if counting the societal cost of dealing with emissions and pollution. Co-chair Nicholas Stern, professor at LSE/Grantham Research Institute, said there was a compelling case for energy companies to make voluntary contributions. "I think that moral obligation is something that will be emphasised at COP28, and indeed before and after," he said.

Persons: David Ryder, Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe, Nicholas Stern, Mark John, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Summit, United Arab, Brookings, Center, Sustainable Development, Investments, World Bank, LSE, Grantham Research Institute, Aviation, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Anacortes , Washington , U.S, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Paris, COP28, China

☆ 16 influential talent management firms and agencies helping micro influencers build businesses, from getting brand deals to podcast collabs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Marta Biino | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The rise of influencer marketing has simplified one of the most sought-after marketing goals for brands — building community. Creating community is part of the reason brands continue to invest in influencer marketing despite economic headwinds. Micro influencers , who have smaller, usually hyper-engaged audiences, partner with brands and leverage the communities they've built for marketing purposes. Micro influencers often run lucrative full-time businesses on their own, but signing with a manager can supercharge that growth. Here are 16 talent-management firms for micro influencers, listed in alphabetical order by company:

Persons: HypeAuditor, Annelise Campbell, Lissette Calveiro Organizations: Business Locations: North America

☆ Execs of color at TikTok and Snapchat open up about the influencer pay gap and how they're trying to level the playing field for creators from diverse backgrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Today, Girma is TikTok's Black creator community development manager, leading # BlackTikTok , a virtual space on the social-media platform that amplifies the voices and content of Black creators. To address this, platforms from Meta to TikTok have introduced various programs over the years that intentionally center nonwhite communities. BI spoke with executives at TikTok and Snapchat who lead the initiatives short-form content creators say have been the most helpful to them. These programs offer tailored knowledge, connections, and funding for diverse creators like Gabrielle Cerberville, who has 1.1 million followers on TikTok . "Discrimination is baked into TikTok's algorithm because it centers on whiteness, so programs like CasaTikTok help normalize content by creators of color," Cerberville said.

Persons: Alexzi Girma, Girma, she's, execs, they've, Jessica Ufuoma, who's, Janice Gassam Asare, Snapchat, Gabrielle Cerberville, Kayla Zapata Fory, Fory, Varshini Shah, Francis Roberts, Roberts, Shah, that's, I've, AJ, Brooke Berry, Cerberville, Colin Rocker, Gen Z, BlackTikTok, He's, you'll Organizations: Business, Influencer Locations: Meta, CasaTikTok

☆ A Major Economic Challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There is one change, so simple it can be described in just six words, that could lift millions of people out of poverty and expand the world’s fifth-largest economy: Get more Indian women paid jobs. In many other countries, female labor-force participation has propelled economic growth. But India has one of the world’s lowest rates of formal employment for women. The percentage of women doing paid work has dropped sharply in recent years. Much of the country’s recent economic growth has been concentrated in small, family-owned firms that employ few outsiders.

Persons: ”, Shrayana Bhattacharya Organizations: World Bank Locations: India, China, “

☆ 5 key takeaways from a new survey on how creators influence their audiences, including what followers are willing to pay for
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Consumers are handing over their credit cards to pay for merchandise, podcasts, livestream access, and other products sold by creators, according to a November report from educational platform Teachable that analyzed how online audiences engaged with influencers. Among Gen Zers, 50% said their desire to support their favorite creators is why they purchase products or services advertised. The relationship between creators and their followers has strengthened in the past few years, heavily impacting the influence online personalities wield over people's purchasing decisions. YouTube's short-form shopping videos are growing in popularity, and TikTok has similarly been incentivizing creators to use its new shopping platform in the hopes of capturing their massive online audiences. Here are five key takeaways from Teachable's 2023 study on how creators connect with audiences:

Persons: Gen Zers, CreatorIQ, TikTok, Olivia Owens, Owens Organizations: Business, Social

☆ A travel YouTuber built a journaling company with her creator income. She uses this 2-page media kit to negotiate paid partnerships with brands like American Express and Priceline.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Joanna Franco, 31, quickly realized after she graduated from business school that no one job would tick all of her boxes. In early 2022, she created a media kit to help her negotiate higher rates with brands. Here's the exact two-page media kit Franco uses to negotiate with companies. Page 1 of Joanna Franco's media kit. Joanna FrancoThe second page of the media kit includes a detailed biography, including her email, websites, social-media audience, and other credentials.

Persons: Joanna Franco, Franco, She's, she's, Joanna Franco's, Jo, keynoted Organizations: YouTube, Business, LinkedIn, interning, Adobe Max, American Express, Samsung, Google, Netflix Locations: Brazil, New York, Instagram, Connecticut, Croatia, Mexico

☆ Fire That Shut Part of I-10 Freeway in Los Angeles Was Likely Arson, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that arson was likely the cause of the fire that damaged and shut down a portion of Interstate 10, a major artery in the Los Angeles freeway system. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe fire that shut down part of Interstate 10, a major artery in the Los Angeles freeway system, was likely arson, officials said. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference Monday night that it wasn’t yet clear who was responsible for the fire.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Mario Tama Organizations: California Gov Locations: California, Los Angeles

☆ Hollywood’s Extra-Long Movies Spark a Debate: Is It Time for an Intermission?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Joseph Pisani | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Police Investigate Death of Jewish Man at Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Rallies Near Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Gareth Vipers | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A vigil was held Monday for a Jewish man who died following an altercation during demonstrations held in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Photo: Sergio Olmos/StoryfulPolice are investigating the death of a 69-year-old Jewish man as a possible homicide following an altercation at dual pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations near Los Angeles. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said during a press conference Tuesday it was investigating the death of Paul Kessler in the city of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and had not ruled out a possible hate crime.

Persons: Sergio Olmos, Paul Kessler Organizations: Storyful Police, Ventura County Sheriff’s Locations: Thousand Oaks, Calif, Los Angeles, Ventura County

☆ Goldman Sachs just promoted 608 employees to the coveted role of managing directors. See the full list here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Goldman Sachs announced its 2023 class of managing directors Thursday afternoon, giving 608 employees the coveted title. It's a smaller cohort than the bank's 2021 MD class, down 5% amid a dealmaking slowdown. Still, Goldman appears to have taken pains to promote employees in revenue-generating divisions like investment banking and trading. Goldman says the percentage of women it promoted as part of the 2023 MD class sets a record, up 1% from 2021. Two years ago, Goldman promoted the largest managing director class in its history, naming 643 employees to the designation in 2021.

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☆ How a Gen Z couple got started on Snapchat and grew their earnings to 5 figures with the platform's revenue-share program
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AJ and Grey asked to be referred to by their first names to protect their privacy. The couple have been creating content for Snapchat since September 2021, when their manager set up a meeting with the platform's head of creator development, Brooke Berry. The Snapchat executive verified AJ and Grey as Snap Stars, a designation for public figures and top creators, and encouraged them to start posting immediately. Leaving brand partnerships behind to play around on Snap paid offBefore AJ and Grey began posting on Snapchat, they weren't earning much from content creation. The couple has been together for eight years and has built a dedicated audience who look to them for inspiration.

Persons: AJ, Grey, who's, Snapchat, Brooke Berry, Snapchat AJ Organizations: New York's, AJ, Snapchat Locations: New York, Snapchat

Charley Gilleran ’s rigging-equipment warehouse on the outskirts of Los Angeles is a lot quieter than it used to be. A Hollywood production freeze caused by months of writer and actor strikes has meant the chain hoists, trusses and ramps used in movies like “Oppenheimer” and Zack Snyder ’s coming “Rebel Moon” now sit largely unused. Gilleran and his partner have borrowed against their homes to keep their company afloat and are pursuing work on live events and commercials instead of film and TV.

Persons: Charley Gilleran ’, “ Oppenheimer ”, Zack Snyder ’ Locations: Los Angeles

Persons: Charley Gilleran ’, “ Oppenheimer ”, Zack Snyder ’ Locations: Los Angeles

☆ TikTok is testing an AI tool that identifies products in user videos so it can sell similar items via its e-commerce platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok has started shilling products for sale using videos that have nothing to do with shopping, as it continues its charge into e-commerce. The company is using artificial intelligence to scan videos, identify items, and encourage users to buy similar products through its e-commerce marketplace, TikTok Shop. The company uses machine-object detection to identify products in videos and suggest similar product categories, they said. TikTok added a "Shop now" button to Insider reporter Shriya Bhattacharya's video, encouraging other users to shop for wedding dresses on TikTok Shop. The arrival of shopping buttons on regular TikTok videos shows how deeply the company is integrating e-commerce into the app's overall user experience.

Persons: TikTok, it's, Shriya Bhattacharya, Shriya, Bhattacharya Organizations: Facebook, Google

☆ ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dies at 54
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Joseph Pisani | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Matthew Perry was found dead at his home, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesMatthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated “Friends” star, has died at 54 years old. The actor rocketed to stardom on “Friends,” an NBC comedy about six friends living in New York, from 1994 until the series finale in 2004. The TV show became one of the most watched sitcoms of all time, turning Perry and his co-stars—Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer—into household names.

Persons: Matthew Perry, Frederick M, Brown, rocketed, ”, Perry, — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer — Organizations: NBC Locations: Angeles, New York

Creator finance startup Karat Financial laid off staffers this month, four people familiar with the matter said. The cuts came a few months after the company raised $70 million in new funding. Karat declined to comment. The creator finance startup Karat Financial laid off staffers this month, four people familiar with the matter told Insider. The startup, which provides financial services such as taxes and bookkeeping for creators, was founded in 2019 by Eric Wei and Will Kim.

Persons: Eric Wei, Will Kim

☆ Judge Orders Georgia to Redraw District Maps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’s order requires the creation of additional Georgia districts with Black majorities. Photo: Joshua L. Jones/Associated PressA federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps to better represent Black voters after finding the state’s current maps violated a section of the federal Voting Rights Act. A group of civil activists and religious leaders challenged the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly, saying the Black community’s voting power was being illegally suppressed.

Persons: Steve Jones’s, Joshua L, Jones Organizations: District, Associated Press, Republican, Assembly Locations: Georgia

A shooter killed at least 22 people in several locations in Lewiston, Maine, according to a law-enforcement source. The local sheriff’s department released photos of a man with a semiautomatic rifle near the entrance to the bowling alley. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/APA shooter in Lewiston, Maine, killed at least 22 people late Wednesday, according to a federal law-enforcement official, and authorities were still on the hunt for a person of interest near the state’s second-largest city. The massacre was the deadliest mass shooting of 2023 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group.

Persons: Robert F Locations: Lewiston , Maine

The creator economy buzz has simmered down but some startups are still catching investors' attention. Insider asked over a dozen VCs and angel investors to share which startups are on their radar. Here are 14 startups to watch in the creator economy as 2023 comes to a wrap. Yes, the buzz around the creator economy has fizzled out and consolidation has swept through the industry, but some startups are still catching the attention of investors. Insider asked more than a dozen venture capital and angel investors specializing in the creator economy, from firms including Hustle Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and MaC Ventures, about the creator startups they think are most promising this year.

Organizations: Hustle Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MaC Ventures

A shooter killed at least 16 people in several locations in Lewiston, Maine, according to a law-enforcement source. The local sheriff’s department released photos of a man with a semiautomatic rifle near the entrance to the bowling alley. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/APA shooter in Maine killed at least 16 people in Lewiston, the state’s second-largest city, according to a federal law-enforcement official. The city police department said late Wednesday evening that authorities were trying to locate Robert Card, 40 years old, as a person of interest in the shooting. He should be considered armed and dangerous, the police said on Facebook.

Persons: Robert F, Robert Card Organizations: Facebook Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Maine, Lewiston

☆ Warm Winter Predicted for Northern U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Talal Ansari | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Despite the predictions for a warmer winter, cities along the East Coast may see more snowfall than last year. Photo: John Minchillo/Associated PressA warmer-than-average winter is predicted for much of the northern U.S. this year, capping an unusually warm 2023 that broiled some cities. The warmer temperatures are expected to blanket parts of California and stretch across the northern U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report released Thursday. Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and northern New England are the most likely to see an unseasonably warm winter, the forecasters said. Much of the rest of the U.S. is expected to see near-normal temperatures.

Persons: John Minchillo Organizations: National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: U.S, California, Alaska, Pacific Northwest, New England

Here's a secret some content creators are holding close to their chests: Facebook is an overlooked goldmine for cash. "There's so many ways to make money on Facebook that my manager calls it a cash cow," My Nguyen, the creator behind the viral food and recipe account MyHealthyDish, told Insider. Take Morgann Book, a lifestyle influencer with 2.8 million TikTok followers. Meanwhile, Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily, whose account has 7 million TikTok followers, told Insider in 2022 that his monthly earnings from several Facebook accounts rounded out to between $60,000 and $70,000. Meanwhile, Cassandra Bankson, who uploads skincare-related content for her 437,000 TikTok followers, uses the company Decked to syndicate her content across Facebook.

Persons: She's, Nuseir Yassin, Here's, Instagram, Tom Alison, Wasil Daoud, he's, Daoud, TikTok, doesn't, Rob Clark, Jellysmack, Cassandra Bankson, she's, they'll, Adorian, Khamyra, Logan Nathanson, Nathanson Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Nas Daily, Amazon Locations: Nas

☆ Louise Glück, American Poet and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A VC shares his predictions for creator startups raising money in 2024 and how first-time founders of color can make inroads
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He started the firm after spending five years at Uncork Capital, where he realized he felt most energized working with first-time founders. Half of the firm's investments are focused on the creator economy because he's loved learning about the innovative ways entrepreneurs were addressing issues for creators. He didn't spotlight specific areas within the creator economy that are at risk of collapse or consolidation. Usually, the founders he's already invested in connect him with other BIPOC entrepreneurs, which is how he's earned his reputation as a go-to VC. Even if they don't know the person that well, Hudson has had founders reach out and introduce him to others.

Persons: Charles Hudson didn't, he's, Natalie Barbu, Hype's Nick Chen, we've, Hudson, that's Organizations: Precursor Ventures, Uncork Locations: Hudson, San Francisco

☆ The Fed Seeks to Up Its Influencer Status
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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