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☆ Cambodia says YouTubers are tormenting monkeys for clicks, and it plans to punish them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

YouTubers are abusing monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site, authorities said. The group overseeing the archeological site is prepared to take legal action, a spokesperson added. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAuthorities in Cambodia say YouTubers are tormenting monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site, and that they're prepared to take action against the worst offenders.

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☆ Trump plays the same songs from his iPad over and over when DJ-ing at Mar-a-Lago: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's playlist comprises classic hits like Lionel Ritchie's "Hello" and Elvis' "Suspicious Minds." Trump's DJ-ing appears to have become a popular fixture at his clubs, with regulars nicknaming him "Deejay T," per Axios. Trump's playlist, an individual close to the former president told Axios, was all about having "big names and songs people recognize." AdvertisementThis isn't the first time Trump's DJ-ing has come under the spotlight. 'Y.M.C.A.,'" Trump said.

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☆ Here’s why YouTube is shelling out to get creators to make short videos
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —YouTube says hundreds of thousands of creators are now earning a paycheck from posting short-form videos on the platform, as it ramps up its race to compete with rivals like TikTok and Instagram. It hasn’t been cheap: the Google-owned platform is shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to some of its top Shorts creators — like beauty influencer Sydney Morgan — every month. YouTube says the fresh data to its ability to incentivize existing creators to try out a new format — and to attract new users. “I make more from just YouTube Shorts (revenue) sharing in a month than I can make on other comparable platforms in a year,” she said. YouTube declined to share data around the total amounts it’s paid to creators for Shorts in the year since it added the feature to the YouTube Partner Program.

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☆ A UPenn student started a YouTube channel. In weeks, her face was stolen on China's social media.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

That message included a link to a video on Xiaohongshu, a social media platform rapidly gaining steam in China. The student started her self-empowerment channel in November and has so far published eight videos and seven YouTube Shorts. The Xiaohongshu deepfakes of other YouTubers do the same. In a matter of about 10 minutes, BI found deepfake videos of at least five caucasian women on Xiaohongshu. But at least one Chinese deepfake version of Blakely has a different agenda to share on Xiaohongshu.

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☆ Brooke Schofield's star is rising with the 'Cancelled' podcast — and it's teaching her to deal with hate and scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Brooke Schofield and Tana Mongeau on their "Cancelled" tour. But Schofield's confidence grew once her podcast with Mongeau, "Cancelled," launched in July 2021 and showcased her comic timing, fashion sense, and life stories. Schofield and Mongeau are also now taking their show on a US tour, which ends on June 2 in Oakland, California. "She's gotten hate for so many things and she's just really good at not taking it in," Schofield said.

Persons: —, Brooke Schofield, Hannah Montana, Tana Mongeau, Schofield, Mongeau, YouTubers Trisha Paytas, Jeff Wittek, Brooke Schofield Schofield, she's, Reddit, VidCon, She's, we've, Matt, I've Organizations: Service, Arizona, Business, YouTube, BI, Netflix Locations: LA, Oakland , California, San Antonio

☆ MrBeast's Coming to Prime Video With $5M Prize. Here's What to Expect.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

MrBeast is bringing his "Beast Games" YouTube show to Amazon Prime Video. Amazon said the show will have 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million prize. The company says it's the "biggest single prize" on TV and streaming. AdvertisementYouTube star MrBeast is launching a competition show on Amazon Prime Video in which 1,000 contestants will compete for a $5 million prize. It said the $5 million would be the "biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming."

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☆ YouTubers said they pranked Tucker Carlson by pretending to be a royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTwo YouTubers said they pranked right-wing TV host Tucker Carlson by pretending to be the royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco. In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, the two YouTubers said they faked employment paperwork to dupe Carlson's producers of the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) into setting up an interview. Related storiesBy the end of the interview, Carlson appears to be thrilled with the exclusive. Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone "planned abdominal surgery" and was expected to be recovering until Easter.

Persons: —, Tucker Carlson, Kate Middleton, Josh Pieters, Archie Manners, Kate, Prince, they'd, Manners, Carlson, Wales, Ian Vogler, Princess, Wales's, Kensington Organizations: Service, Business, Tucker Carlson Network, Getty, AP, AFP, Reuters Locations: London, Kensington

☆ An accountant who works with top YouTubers shares 3 money-management strategies for freelancers and influencers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As an accountant and business advisor for creators, his day-to-day life is made of numbers, spreadsheets, and "boring," "compliance-driven" tasks. Uwins began doing taxes for creators and influencers in the early 2010s, when making money online was still relatively new. In 2021, he cofounded Arcade Media, a talent-management company that works exclusively with the YouTube group the Sidemen. He's helped develop products with the YouTubers, like fried-chicken chain Sides, vodka brand XIX, and their most recent venture, a company making breakfast products called Best Breakfasts. Build a business structure as soon as you start making moneyCreators should have a registered business regardless of how much money they're making, Uwins said.

Persons: —, Sam Uwins, Uwins, Patricia Bright, He's, Sidemen, wean, it's, Uwin Organizations: Service, Business, Arcade Media, YouTube

☆ YouTube's mass exodus of stars show the uncertainty of the creator economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at a potential exodus of stars from YouTube and what it means for the creator economy. What's on deck:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementBut some people who helped fuel YouTube's rise are walking away from the platform that gave them their big break. TikTok's challenges represent the ongoing uncertainty content creators face trying to make a living in such an unpredictable and shrinking world.

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☆ The great YouTube exodus is coming — leaving AI junk and MrBeast to reign supreme
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewWhen MatPat announced he would leave behind his renowned YouTube channel The Game Theorists this year, he also had a prediction: 2024 will be the year we see a mass exodus from the platform. Speaking with the Guardian, he said he'd seen many of his peers reducing how much time they were dedicating to YouTube. AdvertisementJenna Marbles said goodbye to her YouTube channel back in 2020 after criticism over her old content. Hannah Witton / YouTubeScaling up in an AI worldWitton said she's always been aware of the "growth trap" creators can fall into. "I've seen cheap five-second videos of just an AI voice reading a summary of a movie," Tran said.

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☆ MrBeast has grown up. He thinks his YouTube videos should too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In his latest post on X, the YouTube megastar said wants to leave frantic, energetic personas in his videos behind. "This past year I've slowed down our videos, focused on storytelling, let scenes breathe, yelled less, more personality, longer videos, etc. The formula for YouTube successMrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has 242 million subscribers on YouTube, and his numbers are still growing rapidly. In his videos, Donaldson shreds Lamborghinis, gives away massive amounts of cash, and performs ambitious, over-the-top stunts like recreating the Netflix phenomenon "Squid Game." This past year i’ve slowed down our videos, focused on story telling, let scenes breathe, yelled less, more personality, longer videos, etc.

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☆ Millennials could become the richest generation ever — but only if they already come from money
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewIf you're a Millennial whose parents have a boatload of money, you're about to make your generation historically rich. The transfer in wealth will make "affluent millennials the richest generation in history," according to the report. "It goes beyond a simple shift of existing wealth," Pickett said. "I think the diversity of opportunity to create wealth has also grown — for example, there are YouTubers worth tens of millions. The report urges the financial sector to be ready for the influx in monied millennials by offering wealth management "on their wavelength."

Persons: —, Knight Frank, Millennials, Mike Pickett, Pickett Organizations: Service, Business, Cazenove Locations: Millennials, India, China

☆ Millennials stand to become the richest generation in history, after $90 trillion wealth transfer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

However, over the next twenty years, Millennials are poised to inherit some $90 trillion of assets and become the richest generation in history – but only the ones who already come from affluent families, potentially deepening wealth inequality further. Between now and 2044 in the US, the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers are expected to hand over the reins of their significant wealth to Millennials, according to The Wealth Report, a periodic report from global property consultant Knight Frank. But whether you’re a Millennial on the receiving end of that wealth transfer is largely a lottery of birth. Looking ahead, the number of supremely wealth people is expected to increase by 28% over the next five years, according to the report. More growth in ultra-high-net-worth individuals is expected in Asia, including India, China, Malaysia and Indonesia, the report said.

Persons: Millennials, Knight Frank, Liam Bailey, ” Mike Pickett, Z, ” Pickett, “, ”, Bailey Organizations: DC CNN, Boomers, Cazenove Locations: Washington, North America, Africa, America, Asia, India, China, Malaysia, Indonesia

☆ British politicians think they have a plan to combat Andrew Tate's influence in schools. It's doomed to fail.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewBritish politicians have a plan to train young men in schools to be alternative influencer role models to controversial anti-feminist figure Andrew Tate. He's become an all-encompassing figure for young men who feel attacked by modern society and believe they have been left behind. Boys and young men idolize TateLiking manosphere creators doesn't directly mean someone will be violent toward women. Experts have expressed worry that the influence of Tate and other manosphere creators is deeply ingrained. AdvertisementThe ideological gap between Gen Z's young men and women is also widening, and these creators could be making it worse.

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☆ One reason the Vision Pro might be so expensive: 'mimetic desire'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rooted in philosophical thought, mimetic desire refers to the notion that people desire the same things that their role models want. In the context of the Vision Pro, that theory could mean consumers may be more likely to purchase the device because celebrities or influencers they admire own it. "If these people are models to you—which they are for many young people—mimetic desire kicks in and you subconsciously want a Vision Pro too." If you have an Apple Vision Pro, some photography tips. After all, the Oculus founder, who did not respond to BI's request for comment, said he believes the Vision Pro will eventually be cheaper for the masses.

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☆ MrBeast is asking for trouble by calling his employees 'friends of friends' instead of giving them job titles, HR experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewYouTube megastar MrBeast doesn't like traditional job titles. Instead, he prefers to call his employees "friends of friends," or "FOFs." Experts say leaning away from traditional work structures, like disregarding job titles, may give the illusion of an employer providing a better culture, but in reality, these frameworks persist because they are important. "Get job titles defined and what someone's actually in charge of, and everyone will be able to hold each other to account about whether all the wheels are turning neatly." A cautionary taleTravis Lindemoen, the founder and CEO of the recruitment startup Enjoy Mondays, told BI that "friends of friends" set off "alarm bells" for him.

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☆ I quit my job at 30 to make comedy skits on YouTube. 2 years later, I have millions of followers and worked with Disney.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Corey Tonge, a 32-year-old content creator who makes comedy skit videos for YouTube and TikTok. I've always been a gamer, but I never thought I could build a following by making skits about video games. But I transitioned to YouTube quickly because, for me and most creators, YouTube is the golden platform of sustainability. After I work with a brand, I'll add the people I worked with on LinkedIn. Aside from Disney, I've now worked with Amazon Prime, Netflix, and PlayStation on paid deals, and every single person that I've worked with or pretty much spoken to I've later added on LinkedIn.

Persons: —, Corey Tonge, I've, Guy, I'd, It's Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Disney, Apple, LinkedIn, Amazon Prime, Netflix, PlayStation Locations: TikTok

☆ Creator+ is looking to sell parts of its business as it winds down after raising $12 million to make movies starring influencers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Dan Whateley | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company began winding down operations at the end of last year, a source familiar with the matter told BI. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Creator+'s business launched in 2021 and aimed to produce six feature films that year that would begin airing in 2022, cofounder Jonathan Shambroom previously told BI. "The company reviewed acquisition offers for various aspects of its business — completed films, films in development, technology, brand IP, etc. Investors and industry professionals told BI that creators are better served as a vehicle to launch a separate business in areas like e-commerce rather than as a product or customer on their own.

Persons: Benjamin Grubbs, Jonathan Shambroom, TikTokers Griffin Johnson, Noah Beck, YouTubers, Jason Kilar's, Shambroom, Grubbs, Jane, —, It's, Rex Woodbury, they're Organizations: Business, Hulu, Netflix, . Entertainment, Amp Studios, BI, VC Locations: TikTokers, influencers

☆ People are turning to TikTok and YouTube tutorials to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

YouTubers, influencers, and bloggers are tapping into a new market — Disney park planning. AdvertisementPeople are turning to YouTube videos and TikToks to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips, The Washington Post reported. But for the less organized, Disney trips might seem like a nightmarish experience. Hart shares Disney planning trips for taking toddlers or preschoolers to the parks on her YouTube channel, where she has more than 19,000 subscribers. The site has racked up hundreds of thousands of views sharing a variety of "tips, tricks and tutorials" on visiting Disney parks.

Persons: —, Rob Kayris, Kayris, it's, Bekah Hart, Hart, She's, TikToker Brooke Raybould, Raybould Organizations: Plus, Disney, Service, Washington Post, YouTube, Plan, Magic, Ear Scouts, Genie, Post

☆ A Lead Scare Strikes Stanley Tumblers, but You Don’t Need to Worry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sopan Deb | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They’ve become a fashion accessory, especially since the company that makes the cups, Stanley 1913, has made use of influencer culture to target women and make the tumbler’s sales skyrocket. The reach of the bottles has been amplified by social media users. But social media giveth and social media taketh away. Some Stanley owners, hoping to check the claims, started to use home lead-testing kits, which experts say are not reliable. A sendup of the Stanley cup phenomenon on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend — a sketch called “Big Dumb Cups” — even mentioned the lead in passing.

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☆ At Sundance, a reckoning with our digital selves
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Harper that premiered at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, rapper Kemba enters an electronics store. Sundance is a broad church, but one throughline this year was a reckoning with our digital selves. Courtesy of Sundance InstituteIn the game Steen could be whatever he wanted to be, do whatever he wanted to do. The Sundance Film Festival concluded on January 28. Documentary Competition)“Sujo” (World Cinema Dramatic Competition)“A New Kind of Wilderness” (World Cinema Documentary Competition)Audience Favorite Awards“Daughters” (U.S.

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☆ Some X users are convinced Elon Musk rigged the results of a MrBeast ad experiment where he earned $250,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He tested how much ad revenue one video generated, and after three days, he said it earned $250,000. AdvertisementSome X users are convinced that Elon Musk rigged the results of MrBeast's ad revenue experiment to inflate his earnings to $250,000. "I'm curious how much ad revenue a video on X would make so I'm reuploading this to test it. Will share ad rev next week ❤️ pic.twitter.com/amSSmddFht — MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 15, 2024Donaldson, though pleased with the result, said it was "a bit of a facade." Musk seemed to respond to the claims he rigged the results in an X post on January 20.

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As 2024 kicks off, the creator economy is having an identity crisis. "The venture-scale generational companies are, yes, creator companies, but they're also typically fitting into another bucket." Why the creator economy has been 'disappointing'Once pitched as a rocket-ship opportunity, service companies in the creator economy that focus on products for influencers haven't delivered, investors and industry professionals told BI. Although the phrase already existed, the world needed a new way to describe this prospering industry, and thus, the term "creator economy" entered the mainstream. Lia Haberman, an influencer marketing expert and instructor at UCLA Extension, described influencer marketing as separate from the services arm of the creator industry that has faltered.

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☆ Elon Musk says 'rewards will increase significantly' for creators after YouTube star MrBeast rejected an offer to post his videos on X
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk appeared to respond to MrBeast blowing off his entreaties to put his videos on X.Musk said "creator rewards will increase significantly" in 2024. Musk made the announcement on Tuesday, after a recent exchange in which MrBeast said X didn't pay enough to justify putting videos there. AdvertisementMusk's tweet came two weeks after MrBeast, one of YouTube's top creators, with 229 million subscribers, rejected Musk's offer to post videos on X. AdvertisementIn an exchange with Donaldson in October 2022, Musk promised "higher compensation for creators" than on YouTube, but Donaldson was skeptical. In August, Olajide Olatunji, better known as KSI, told his fellow YouTuber Logan Paul on his podcast, "Impaulsive," that he didn't think X "paid that much."

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, —, could've, MrBeast, X, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, He's, I'd, Olajide, YouTuber Logan Paul, he'd, Paul Organizations: Service, YouTube, Twitter

☆ Fresh from a murder sentence, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is becoming the internet's favorite influencer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The 32-year-old was recently released from prison after eight years for orchestrating the murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Where Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story beganDee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. AdvertisementBehind closed doors Dee Dee was overbearing, but to the outside world, it was a different story. She was also a lot older than Dee Dee was telling people she was. In one with People after her release, she said killing Dee Dee was an act of "panic" and "desperation" because she was facing yet another surgery.

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