# creator economy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover creator economy. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ariana Grande Tells Trump’s Team: “Never Use My Music Again”](https://whatstrending.com/ariana-grande-tells-trumps-team-never-use-my-music-again/) _2026-08-21 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Ariana Grande told Trump's team to "never use my music again" after they used her hit in a TikTok video. It's the second time this year she's called them out. ## [Hollywood’s AI Secret Is Out](https://whatstrending.com/hollywoods-ai-secret-is-out/) _2026-08-21 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Producer Kathleen Kennedy and American Film Institute dean Susan Ruskin have been quietly convening Hollywood power players and Silicon Valley figures since 2023 to hash out AI’s role in filmmaking, The Ankler revealed Thursday. The off-the-record meetings, which expanded to roughly 120 participants at an AFI event last weekend, produced the group’s first public document. Titled “Human Generative… ## [Amazon Is Buying Rare Books to Train AI, Then Destroying Them](https://whatstrending.com/amazon-is-buying-rare-books-to-train-ai-then-destroying-them/) _2026-08-20 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ A 404 Media investigation tracked 1,000 books to an Amazon warehouse where spines get cut off and pages scanned for AI training. Inc. found similar orders going back to 2024. ## [YouTube Changes How It Counts Views on Aug. 24 and Your Numbers Are About to Jump](https://whatstrending.com/youtube-changes-how-it-counts-views-on-aug-24-and-your-numbers-are-about-to-jump/) _2026-08-18 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ YouTube counts a view the moment a video plays starting Aug. 24, 2026. View counts will rise, but payouts still run on engaged watch hours. ## [Live Shopping Just Got a $20 Billion Valuation](https://whatstrending.com/live-shopping-just-got-a-20-billion-valuation/) _2026-08-18 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Whatnot hit a $20 billion valuation and passed $8 billion in H1 GMV while live's share of TikTok Shop's U.S. sales fell from 14% to 8.2%. Here's what changed. ## [A Letter to Working Moms](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-working-moms) _2026-08-17 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ Probably the Most Important Substack I've Ever Written ## [Apple TV Just Added 19 Classic Movies for Free](https://whatstrending.com/apple-tv-just-added-19-classic-movies-for-free/) _2026-08-14 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Apple TV quietly added 19 classic movies including Titanic, Arrival and Gone Girl at no extra cost for subscribers. Here's the full list and how long it may last. ## [Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing](https://whatstrending.com/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-to-federal-stalking-charges-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing/) _2026-08-14 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Sentencing is set for Dec. 18. ## [YouTube’s New Rules Could Cut Off Shorts Revenue for Creators Already Earning It](https://whatstrending.com/youtubes-new-rules-could-cut-off-shorts-revenue-for-creators-already-earning-it/) _2026-08-14 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ YouTube is adding a 10 million view minimum for Shorts Creator Pool earnings starting Feb. 1, 2027. Creators already monetized could lose Shorts revenue entirely. ## [TikTok Shop Hit $50 Billion in Six Months and Its Top Buyers Are Millennials](https://whatstrending.com/tiktok-shop-hit-50-billion-in-six-months-and-its-top-buyers-are-millennials/) _2026-08-12 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ TikTok Shop's global GMV jumped 92% to $50.3 billion in the first half of 2026, but 63% of Gen Z say they've stopped buying. Here's who's actually checking out. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iCDFIkPAMaNq) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Messi Says He Has Doubts About How Much Longer He Will Play After His Father’s Death](https://whatstrending.com/messi-says-he-has-doubts-about-how-much-longer-he-will-play-after-his-fathers-death/) _2026-08-12 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ In an open letter to his late father Jorge, Lionel Messi said he has serious doubts about how much longer he will keep playing. ## [Creator Tony Weaver Jr. Sent Megan Thee Stallion a Voice Note and the Internet Wants Her to Open It](https://whatstrending.com/creator-tony-weaver-jr-sent-megan-thee-stallion-a-voice-note-and-the-internet-wants-her-to-open-it/) _2026-08-12 · Keisha Oleaga · What's Trending_ Creator Tony Weaver Jr. DM'd Megan Thee Stallion a 58-second voice note pitching her on Nerds for Literacy, his nonprofit's $200,000 book drive. The internet is trying to get her attention. ## [America Followed the Bitcoin: Inside the U.S. Crypto Crackdown on Iran](https://whatstrending.com/america-followed-the-bitcoin-inside-the-u-s-crypto-crackdown-on-iran/) _2026-08-11 · What's Trending Staff · What's Trending_ From energy and mining to wallets, exchanges and hundreds of millions in frozen crypto, the campaign against Iran shows how Bitcoin has become part of modern economic power. ## [My agent setup](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-8-11-my-agent-setup.html) _2026-08-11 · Chad Arimura_ I'm a month into building a staff of six agents. This is how they run, communicate, and help across a few products and a nonprofit. ## [The Hill I’ll Die On for Every Mom Who Wants to Build a Freedom Business](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/the-hill-ill-die-on-for-every-mom) _2026-08-10 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ If you’re a mom who wants to build a business that gives you more flexibility, more freedom, and eventually replaces a full-time income, you must do this. ## [Entertainment is changing faster than its language](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/entertainment-is-changing-faster) _2026-08-05 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ 24 concepts shaping the convergence between Hollywood and the Creator Economy ## [The 4 Epiphanies that Led to Monetization DNA](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/the-4-epiphanies-that-led-to-monetization) _2026-08-03 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ Introducing the app that takes my 16 years of experience monetizing as a mom ## [Squeezie ne gagne pas sa vie avec ses vidéos 👀](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/squeezie-ne-gagne-pas-sa-vie-avec) _2026-07-30 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Creator Economy Whiplash](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/creator-economy-whiplash) _2026-07-27 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ Download a free guide that walks through some of the most common ways creators earn money today—from UGC and affiliate marketing to blogging, digital products, community building, influencer marketing, and TikTok Shop ## [Buzz in Action](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-7-27-buzz-in-action.html) _2026-07-27 · Chad Arimura_ Block's new Nostr-based Slack alternative, a Droplet full of agents, and an Obsidian vault they all share. Open protocols might finally be useful in the age of agents. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xlq8TzLOfWFT) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Le book club de Reese Witherspoon est une leçon de business](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/le-book-club-de-reese-witherspoon) _2026-07-23 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Announcing The Daily FM](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-7-22-announcing-the-daily-fm.html) _2026-07-22 · Chad Arimura_ I built it because I wanted a daily summary of the latest AI news sent to my podcast app, and then realized it was useful in summarizing a lot of other stuff too. Releasing it to see if anyone else thinks it's interesting. ## [I don’t think I’m pivoting.](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/i-dont-think-im-pivoting) _2026-07-20 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ I think I’m finally becoming who I was supposed to be all along. ## [Netflix ne perd pas contre Disney. Il perd contre ton pouce 👍](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/netflix-ne-perd-pas-contre-disney) _2026-07-16 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [It's still about the people...](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-7-16-iron-event-history.html) _2026-07-16 · Chad Arimura_ I recently came across a list of events Iron.io was a part of in some way. It got me thinking about the before times, when San Francisco felt small and we were optimistic that we were building the future of the developer stack. ## [I Finally Realized What I’m Actually Building](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/i-finally-realized-what-im-actually) _2026-07-13 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ The biggest problem isn’t that moms don’t know how to make money. ## [Are we still in the CD Era of AI?](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/are-we-still-in-the-cd-era-of-ai) _2026-07-10 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ On AI, creators and the questions Cannes Lions still couldn’t answer ## [Brand Opportunities 07/10/26✨](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/brand-opportunities-071026) _2026-07-10 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ New collabs just dropped! Now’s the perfect time to explore fresh opportunities and take your creator journey to the next level ✨🚀 ## [LinkedIn ne déteste pas ta boîte. Il déteste tes posts corporate.](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/linkedin-ne-deteste-pas-ta-boite) _2026-07-09 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [The Travel Layer of Your Content Might Already Be Working Harder Than You Think](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/monetizing-travel-content-with-travelpayouts) _2026-07-06 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ You may be sitting on a gold mine. ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZJuKK4OCEMpG) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Impeccable by Design](https://www.paulbakaus.com/impeccable-by-design/) _2026-07-03 · Paul Bakaus · Paul Bakaus_ I've just launched Renaissance Geek – the company behind Impeccable – with backing from a16z led by @illscience , and a new partnership with @github . This is a repost from the X article and a16z substack post, so you'll find it on my website as well. Here& ## [Cette créatrice veut rejoindre Los Angeles... sans avion 👀](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/cette-creatrice-veut-rejoindre-los) _2026-07-02 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [If everybody is a Creator, what is a Creator?](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/if-everybody-is-a-creator-what-is) _2026-07-01 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ Inside two very different conversations at Cannes Lions in the year creators became impossible to ignore ## [The Local Mom Creator: How to Turn Your Hometown Into a Creator Business](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/become-a-local-mom-creator) _2026-06-29 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ One of the biggest opportunities for moms right now is actually much closer to home. ## [YOUTUBE : MrBeast passe son temps à expliquer qu'il ne faut pas faire comme lui](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/youtube-mrbeast-passe-son-temps-a) _2026-06-25 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Opportunity Ready: Is Your Creator Business Ready for Opportunities?](https://momcreators.substack.com/p/is-your-creator-business-opportunity-ready) _2026-06-22 · Monica Banks · Mom Creators Playbook_ You don't need a bigger audience to attract opportunities. You need a profile, presence, and foundation that makes it easy for the right opportunities to find you. ## [Le vrai business de HugoDécrypte n'est pas celui que vous croyez 👀](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/le-vrai-business-de-hugodecrypte) _2026-06-18 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [What 50 Hours Inside HollyTube Taught Me About The Future Of Entertainment](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/what-50-hours-inside-hollytube-taught) _2026-06-14 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ 3 things you need to know about the merge between Hollywood and creators ## [Les marques deviennent des médias. Les médias deviennent des entreprises.](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/les-marques-deviennent-des-medias) _2026-06-11 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Deux étudiants de Yale font mieux que Facebook](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/deux-etudiants-de-yale-font-mieux) _2026-05-28 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Hermes-flare: Self-hosted Hermes Agent running on Cloudflare](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-5-28-hermes-flare.html) _2026-05-28 · Chad Arimura_ An agent that talks to me on Slack, persists between restarts, and runs every shell command it issues in a completely separate sandbox from itself. ## [Le deal à 975M$ qui inquiète toute la Creator Economy](https://lachapelle.substack.com/p/le-deal-a-975m-qui-inquiete-toute) _2026-05-22 · LaChapelle.club_ La Newsletter N°1 en France consacrée à la Creator Economy 💒 ## [Pitch a Creator!](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/pitch-a-creator) _2026-05-01 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ + plus: the hottest roles in the creator economy, snoop doggs ice cream and my new business \\o/ ## [Giving agents a brain + a Mac menu bar for Claude sessions](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-04-14-agent-brain-and-mac-menubar.html) _2026-04-14 · Chad Arimura_ Experimenting with a hybrid Karpathy-style Obsidian vault for agent memory, and discovering how easy native Swift menubar apps are. ## [Thanks and Onward, 2026](https://chad.cm/posts/2026-04-05-thanks-and-onward-2026.html) _2026-04-05 · Chad Arimura_ Almost 10 years after the acquisition, the same blog post title is announcing the close of my time at Oracle. ## [Marketing became entertainment. But CMOs are still thinking in campaigns](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/marketing-is-becoming-entertainment) _2026-03-30 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ The gap between campaigns and culture and the one where I ran myself through a creator background check ## [Carving Shaders Out of Claude Code](https://www.paulbakaus.com/carving-shaders-out-of-claude-code/) _2026-03-26 · Paul Bakaus · Paul Bakaus_ I needed a few lightweight shaders for my new personal website. Six weeks later, I'd shipped 88. The original ask was simple: my site runs on Ghost, so I needed standalone, embeddable shaders with zero framework dependencies. Most shader libraries are tied to React or Svelte, and nothing ## [🤯 Wall Street just discovered creator IP and this is CRAZY!](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/wall-street-just-discovered-creator) _2026-03-17 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ YOU NEED TO SEE THIS 👉🏼 Investors are building an index fund of creators now ## [What creators need from Hollywood](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/what-creators-need-from-hollywood) _2026-03-02 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ My conversation with Dhar Mann at the biggest Creator Camp in history. Inside the new power dynamic between creators and legacy studios. ## [The MrBeast model is broken](https://povcreatoreconomy.substack.com/p/the-mrbeast-model-is-broken) _2026-02-23 · Bia Granja · POV: Creator Economy_ The Community Flywheel and how this creator build a $10M business with 440k followers and zero paid media