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☆ My Nickelodeon show 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' was the high-point of my career at only 15. I'm 31 now and still trying to figure out Hollywood and adulting.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Devon Werkheiser was the star of Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" in 2004. A version of "Ned's" in high school was pitched (our show was specifically about middle school) to Nickelodeon, but they passed on it. When I started going in for more dramatic roles on bigger movies and shows, I'd never be right for the part. The next level I'd been trying to get to career-wise wasn't happening, and then my personal life wasn't a walk in the park either. or "Where's 'Ned's' guide to adulting?"

☆ I used mind games to make a 'pay pig' send me cash, but I ended up feeling sorry for him and gave it back.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I moonlighted as a financial dominatrix on Twitter to see if I could make money from a "pay pig." A pay pig is told by a findomme to send them cash in return for nothing other than the humiliation of doing so. Sensing the opportunity, I replied: "Is this a pathetic attempt to be my pay pig?" He said what he liked most about being a pay pig was how easily a findomme could take his money. But I'll admit, I did feel a little sorry for my pay pig.

I took a LinkedIn product manager course to understand the role and tie in my existing skills. 3 months after taking the course, I landed a new job as a product manager. He spoke passionately about the product, which got me excited about pursuing a new career as a product manager. I started with a LinkedIn Learning course that covered the basicsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. While starting the job hunting process, I took a few additional product management courses, like Product Innovation for Product Managers, Technology for Product Managers, and Product Management: Launching Your Product.

☆ How much money OnlyFans creators make
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OnlyFans offers creators a variety of options to earn money. The subscription platform OnlyFans has become a lucrative service for creators to publish exclusive content, and it has boomed among adult entertainers. Creators on OnlyFans can make money in a variety of ways:Karley Stokes, an OnlyFans creator in the top 0.01% of earners on the platform, started a coaching program to help other creators grow their businesses. Courtesy of Karley StokesHow much money OnlyFans models makeCreators on OnlyFans don't generally earn money from a single income stream — they often take advantage of the various monetization options the platform offers, as well as making money off-platform. How much OnlyFans creators with fewer than 10,000 fans earn:How much OnlyFans creators that have between 10,000 and 100,000 fans earn:How much OnlyFans creators with over 100,000 fans earn:

☆ American Airlines places price caps on some cities to help Southwest customers get home
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Many Southwest customers have been desperately trying something – anything – that will get them back home. American Airlines says it has a solution: It will place price caps on travel to and from select cities, the company told CNN in a statement. Although it didn’t specifically mention Southwest in its message, and the company didn’t name the cities, American implied the price caps were designed to help the melted-down airline’s customers get home. The price caps vary by location in areas affected by cancellations, an American Airlines spokesperson told CNN. American Airlines notified customers about the price caps in a series of tweets directed at people who posted screenshots of thousand-dollar flights.

☆ How Instagram nano influencers make money with under 10,000 followers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Nano" influencers are generally defined as having fewer than 10,000 followers on Instagram. Here's how several creators earn money as nano influencers on Instagram and other platforms. Baiden, a skincare influencer who had 4,000 Instagram followers and 8,000 TikTok followers when Insider interviewed her in May, earns money as a full-time content creator. We spoke with half a dozen nano influencers about how they make money. Here's a comprehensive list of Insider's coverage of how nano influencers are building businesses:How much money 7 nano influencers charge for brand deals on Instagram:Examples of real media kits and DMs that 6 nano influencers use to pitch brands:

☆ It's time to revive the 'pink-slip parties' of the early 2000s
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

First: Remember "pink-slip parties"? Now, 20-some years later, pink-slip parties are being floated as a way to ameliorate the pain felt by recently laid-off tech workers. Pink-slip parties originated with the dot-com bubble burst, when laid-off employees would gather to commiserate, laugh, drink, and meet prospective hiring managers. Hemming began running regular meetups for laid-off tech workers — misery loves company, after all — giving them an opportunity to network. She shared her thoughts on everything from the current hiring landscape to the benefits of pink-slip parties for younger generations.

Seven decades ago, Carol Aird and Therese Belivet went on a second date. The film earned six Academy Award nominations and the enduring adoration of queer women the world over, who have dubbed Dec. 21 “Carol Day,” and the holiday season “Carol Season.”One of the best ways to celebrate? ‘Carol’ is that magic for the sapphic community.”Watching “Carol” has also been a holiday tradition for Kaina Dominguez, the founder of The Bush Films, a queer film festival with screenings throughout the year. Queer women-centered site Autostraddle once had a “30 Days of Carol” event, where it posted 30 articles about “Carol” in as many days, and one of its writers also watched “Carol” on a 24-hour endless loop. And then there is ‘Carol,’ braving the tsunamis of ‘business/industry requirements’ and telling the tale of love with sensitivity and honesty.”

☆ How this 31-year-old tech worker built a community to help her peers bounce back from layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These circumstances have left many Americans unsure about the future of their careers – but Fana Yohannes is dedicated to changing that. Through her Instagram account, Here2Help, Yohannes is providing access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and resume advice to over 4,000 followers. She launched Here2Help in May 2020 as a response to the surge of layoffs caused by the pandemic. For example, I'm able to onboard so many mentors and mentees because I'm very precise in the directions that I'm writing in a post. "All of the learnings that I'm able to see from Here2Help as it comes from being a social media manager, I'm able to apply it to my day-to-day job."

☆ A data scientist says Jack Dorsey told her Twitter was defenseless against a takeover by Elon Musk and the company should never have gone public
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Dorsey said Twitter was defenseless against Elon Musk's acquisition, per a data scientist. Dorsey said Twitter "should have never gone public" and that anyone could buy it, per Gorcenski. Gorcenski told Dorsey she wished the takeover could have been handled with "grace" and noted that Twitter had some of the best staff in "very important disciplines." No choice in the matter," Dorsey wrote in a message to Gorcenski, per the screenshots. Gorcenski told Insider that Dorsey started following her around five years ago on Twitter, adding that she wasn't sure why because she didn't know him.

☆ Couples are proposing to each other by writing 'marry me' on Ukrainian artillery shells to be fired at Russians
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A US supporter of Ukraine proposed to his girlfriend with a message on a Ukrainian artillery shell. They used a Ukrainian service that offers customized notes on munitions in exchange for a donation. "When we first started dating, I made an offhand comment one night," 38-year-old Emily Knight told Insider. A few months later that's more or less what her partner David did, using a then-burgeoning Ukrainian service known as SignMyRocket that the couple had been browsing. Her mother, who was ready to foot the bill for a white wedding, has been told to send the equivalent cash to Ukraine, Emily said.

☆ Vermont's first trans lawmaker gets engaged at rainbow-lit White House
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Vermont Rep. Taylor Small, the state’s first transgender lawmaker, got engaged to her partner, Carsen Russell, while the White House was lit with rainbow lights on Tuesday. Vermont Rep. Taylor Small got engaged to her partner, Carsen Russell (left), after the Respect for Marriage Act signing at the White House on Tuesday. Courtesy Rep. Taylor SmallAs the event was wrapping up, Russell said he asked Small if she wanted to take a photo. “Carson is wonderful at navigating the roads with such confidence.”Carsen Russell, Vermont Rep. Taylor Small's partner of nearly four years, said he wasn't sure he would be able to get a ring into the White House without Small noticing. “I was like, ‘How do I get a ring into the White House without her noticing?’” he said.

☆ Instagram is the new 'business card' for creators. Here's why industry experts say this could be Meta's secret weapon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Instagram has become a "business card" or "Rolodex" for creators and business owners. Here's why creator industry insiders and experts say messaging is a big opportunity for Instagram. "I could not do my business without Instagram DMs," said Eric Wei, a former Instagram staffer who left to found creator economy fintech startup Karat. Meta's making moves to monetize messagingCracking how to monetize messaging isn't so straightforward. This year, Meta hosted "Conversations" in May, a developer event focused on business messaging, after canceling its annual and broader developer event, F8.

Vindman first joined Twitter while working in the Trump administration because it was often the way his then-boss, the president, made policy. His wife, liberal activist and podcaster Rachel Vindman, has almost 400,000 followers, making them a progressive Twitter power couple. In a clubby city obsessed with status and information, Twitter delivers both, all from the comfort of one’s mobile phone. No one wants to leave Twitter until everyone else does, but there’s no obvious place to go next. Some think Musk will kill Twitter regardless of whether there’s a mass exodus of its users.

☆ Elon Musk and Facebook's former chief security officer got into it on Twitter over the release of the 'Twitter Files Part 2'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk sparred on Twitter with Facebook's former security chief over "Twitter Files part two." Alex Stamos tweeted "Musk fired the lawyer" who would tell him what happens if non-employees have access to users' DMs. On Thursday, conservative columnist Bari Weiss tweeted the latest thread of "files," an installment about "Twitter's secret blacklists." Journalist Matt Taibbi tweeted the first part of the "Twitter Files" last week, which Musk described as internal communications that would reveal Twitter tried to censor free speech on the platform. Stamos tweeted that he was the target of "a wave of really poorly targeted racist and antisemitic slurs from" Musk's "posse," after Musk's reply.

☆ 9 email and DM templates that influencers use to reach out to brands for paid partnerships
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For many influencers, brand collaborations are one of the main ways to earn income, especially for those who work full-time as content creators. Her Instagram template that she used to successfully pitch brands has helped her earn enough to sustain her lifestyle in Virginia. Kovach has a "pitch bank" of email templates, and chooses one depending on the company, product, or experience. Here is a recent template she used to successfully pitch a brand over emailInsider spoke to nine influencers who shared their exact DM and email templates used to land brand collaborations. Email templates influencers use to pitch brands:DM templates influencers use to pitch brands:

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried said he thought the wild DM exchange between him and a reporter was a conversation with a 'longtime friend' who he 'stupidly forgot' was a journalist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Following the FTX collapse, the founder and former CEO exchanged wild DMs with a Vox reporter. The Twitter direct messages were published by Vox on November 16, days after his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, collapsed. It was a longtime friend of mine who I stupidly forgot was also a reporter," Bankman-Fried said, adding: "I'm not sure what they thought the capacity was at the time, but it certainly ended up being reported on." During the exchange, Piper also mentioned the conversation the two had over the summer. In a lengthy Twitter thread published shortly after the DMs came out, Bankman-Fried also referred to the Piper as his "friend."

☆ A finance and lifestyle YouTuber with about 20K followers explains how she built 7 income streams and how much she's earned each month this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She started in May 2020 posting finance tips on YouTube, and now has 19,3000 subscribers. After the post about her house, her followers asked her to create a dedicated platform about building wealth. The 26-year-old also posts personal finance and lifestyle content on Instagram, where she now has 14,000 followers, and on TikTok, where she has 23,800 followers. Since January, she's made 105,654 Canadian dollars, or about $78,600, from seven streams of income, according to documentation verified by Insider. Below is a breakdown of how much money Odetoyinbo has earned in each month in 2022 so far.

☆ Merriam-Webster word of the year 2022 is gaslighting. There's hope for 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Judi Ketteler | Judi Ketteler Frequently Writes About Self-Awareness. She Is The Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

As a person who writes about honesty and deception, I felt a spark of hope Monday when I found out that Merriam-Webster had made “gaslighting” the official word of the year for 2022. We have to engage with issues like gaslighting, including all the ugliness of the ways it’s been done in the past and the ways it’s still happening today. Gaslighting, as Merriam-Webster defines it, is “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.” Our friends at the dictionary choose every year’s word based solely on data: This year saw a 1,740% increase in lookups on Merriam-Webster’s site for the term gaslighting. So while gaslighting is very 2022, it also could have been the word of the year many times before now — indeed, in nearly every period of American history. If we all did this, maybe the word of the year for 2023 would be self-awareness.

☆ Twitter CEO Musk says user signups at all-time high, touts features of "everything app"
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has said that new user signups to the social media platform are at an "all-time high", as he struggles with a mass exodus of advertisers and users fleeing to other platforms over concerns about verification andhate speech. Signups were averaging over two million per day in the last seven days as of Nov. 16, up 66% compared to the same week in 2021, Musk said in a tweet late on Saturday. Reported impersonations on the platform spiked earlier this month, before and in wake of the Twitter Blue launch, according to Musk. Advertisers on Twitter, including big companies such as General Motors, Mondelez International, Volkswagen AG, have paused advertising on the platform, as they grapple with the new boss. read moreHundreds of Twitter employees are believed to have quit the beleaguered company, following an ultimatum by Musk that staffers sign up for "long hours at high intensity," or leave.

☆ See the slides Elon Musk used for his company talk on Twitter 2.0, including graphs saying signups and active minutes are at an all-time high
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk on Saturday shared slides he said were from a Twitter company talk he delivered. Musk shared a series of slides he said were from a Twitter company talk he delivered. The slides also listed features and goals Musk has for Twitter 2.0, including long-form tweets, encrypted DMs, and "advertising as entertainment." Musk and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment or additional details about the company talk he said the slides were used for. He previously shared some details of his vision for Twitter 2.0, which he described as "extremely hardcore," Insider's Kali Hays reported.

☆ Tampax forced to apologize for 'creepy' tweet after being accused of sexualizing women
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US arm of the tampon company tweeted their spin on a well-used meme, saying: "You're in their DMs. People immediately expressed outrage with the tweet, saying it "sexualized" women's healthcare and was "demeaning" towards women. Others said the tweet was "creepy," considering minors often use Tampax products during menstruation, Sky News reported. In response to the backlash, the company, owned by Procter & Gamble, tweeted an apology saying they "messed up." "Women and girls want sanitary products they can trust, not wink, wink sexualization of a basic biological function.

☆ Creator Caleb Simpson calls himself this generation's 'MTV Cribs.' His main goal? To capture 'different walks of life.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | Daysia Tolentino Is A Culture | Trends Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But creator Caleb Simpson prefers to show a more realistic look into the lives of “everyday New Yorkers” with his popular video series featuring apartment tours. The creator, who first blew up on TikTok in 2019, had a number of successful videos prior to his apartment tour series, including pizza reviews, photography tutorials and comedic sketches. Other videos introduce viewers to more unfamiliar faces, like Tomo Delaney, who gave Simpson a tour of his soon-to-be former home. But her friend from high school, who is based in Chicago, is — and suggested Simpson tour Werle’s home. "I’m really, really excited about it."

☆ How micro influencers get paid partnerships, from templates for reaching out to top brands to collaborate with
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Micro influencers are landing lucrative paid partnerships with brands by pitching themselves. Several micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shared the templates they use. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe creator economy has grown so much that there are now different tiers — nano influencers, micro influencers, macro influencers, and more. Insider recently spoke with 21 micro influencers, who broke down the top brands they work with. Insider spoke with 15 micro influencers who have all pitched brands and landed paid collaborations using unique templates and documents.

☆ Elon Musk says he wants 'Twitter 2.0' to have video chat, voice calls, and encrypted DMs — and has enlisted the help of Signal's founder
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk said in the meeting he wants to encrypt DMs for security and add voice and video chat functions. The creator of messaging app Signal, a former Twitter employee, could help with the plans, Musk said. Under the plans, DMs would be encrypted, meaning the text could only be read by participants, as is the case on platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal. Musk added that he had spoken with the creator of Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, an ex-Twitter employee, who is "potentially willing to help out" with encrypting Twitter DMs. In August, an ex-employee was found guilty of spying after passing Twitter users' information to Saudi Arabia, having been paid over $300,000 to do so.

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