Popular transgender beauty influencer Nikita Dragun has been released from jail after she was arrested following an altercation at a Miami hotel pool, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Police were called to the Goodtime Hotel in Miami Beach after reports that Dragun was acting in a disorderly fashion. She was arrested …
Read More »MrBeast Has Your Views. Now He Wants Your Cash
In less than 10 years, media mogul MrBeast has conquered YouTube with an empire of stunt videos branded philanthropic ventures, and a hoard of teenage fans. Now, the YouTube star wants to dominate store shelves. According to an Axios report Tuesday, MrBeast is searching for $150 million in funding, which …
Read More »The Try Guys Try Explaining How They Fired Their Friend
“Ned Fulmer is no longer working with the Try Guys.” With their opening sentence, the stunt Youtube group’s first video since dropping former cohost Fulmer from their roster set a serious tone: one widely different from their usual comedy-driven content. In a five-minute video titled “What Happened,” posted late Monday …
Read More »'Minecraft Manhunt' YouTube Star Dream Reveals Face Online for First Time
Dream — the YouTube and Twitch star who has amassed more than 40 million subscribers on YouTube alone for creating Minecraft content — shared his face publicly online for the first time on Sunday. More than 1.2 million people tuned in for his big reveal. “It’s Dream, I don’t know …
Read More »Are the Try Guys Becoming a Trio?
The Try Guys, a YouTube group famous for their stunt videos and series spanning comedy, food, and entertainment, are officially a trio. The group, which consisted of Ned Fulmer, Eugene Lee Yang, Zach Kornfield, and Keith Habersberger, announced Tuesday that Fulmer was out of the group. “Ned Fulmer is no …
Read More »The Northern Boys, Rapping Retired U.K. Teachers, Break Down Their Filthy Viral Hit 'Party Time'
“This song may be the single best thing to come out of 2022,” tweeted one fan. “It’s breaking me how good this is,” wrote another. “This is not safe for work, but you should just quit your job and watch it,” a third recommended. All had shared a link to …
Read More »YouTube Knows Using Music in Its Videos is a Pain. It May Have Found a Solution
For years, YouTube has had a pain point in serving its thousands of content creators: Licensing music in videos is a headache. For the largest video-sharing platform on Earth — particularly as it’s fending off competition from TikTok and Instagram for the loyalty of a creator economy that heavily uses …
Read More »New Report Claims YouTube Is Cashing in on Misogyny, Racism, and Targeted Harassment
On YouTube, engagement is king. The platform, which thrives on its dual status as both a social media network and news space, pays creators handsomely for making videos that get large amounts of views and interactions from any given audience. To keep the worst out, the sheer influx of content …
Read More »How 'Channel 5' Is Changing Journalism, One YouTube Post at a Time
I t’s 11 o’clock in the morning on a sweltering Sunday in New York’s East Village, and Andrew Callaghan, sporting a smirk and shock of curly blond hair, is, uncharacteristically, moving a little slow. A few blocks down from his aunt’s apartment, where he crashed the night before, Callaghan, 25, …
Read More »11 Key Tips for a Successful Affiliate Marketing Program
By now, it’s likely that every social media user has seen YouTube stars, Instagram influencers and other popular content creators asking their followers to use their affiliate links when purchasing from a business. That’s because an affiliate marketing program is an optimal way for businesses to usher in leads and …
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