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TikTok Warns Remote Employees They Risk Losing Jobs
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Jan. 23, 2023 3:26 PM PST ·
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TikTok is cracking down on remote work, telling some U.S. workers they could lose their jobs unless they show they have already moved near their assigned offices. Last week, TikTok informed some employees over its internal software, Lark, that they may face disciplinary action—including job termination—because their home address...
TikTok is cracking down on remote work, telling some U.S. workers they could lose their jobs...
Creator Economy Database
startups
entertainment
The Creator Economy’s Next Chapter: Living With Less
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Mahira Dayal
· Jan. 3, 2023 10:09 AM PST ·
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The creator economy will have to learn to live with less this year. Headed into 2023, startups that support online influencers don’t have the cash bulwark they did a year ago. Venture capital investors sank $2.5 billion into creator economy startups last year, down 50% from 2021, according to an analysis of The Information’s Creator...
The creator economy will have to learn to live with less this year. Headed into 2023, startups...
The Briefing
startups
amazon
Bezos Could Be the Real Winner from Amazon’s Sports Deals
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Nick Wingfield
· Dec. 28, 2022 5:14 PM PST
Last week, Martin Peers questioned in this space whether tech companies were making a wise move when they began showering billions of dollars on sports leagues for streaming rights to their games. But even if those deals turn out to be duds for the likes of Amazon, Alphabet’s YouTube and others, tech billionaires may have found another way to...
Last week, Martin Peers questioned in this space whether tech companies were making a wise move...
On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend
By
Jon Steinberg
· Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 AM PST
The Weekend
startups
e-commerce
On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend
By
Jon Steinberg
· Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 AM PST
Hi, welcome to your holiday Weekend!If you haven’t already slipped into a ’noghole (a bottomless tumbler of eggnog paired with an endless scroll of Netflix Christmas movies), we have a fascinating sampler of stories for you to indulge in this week.There’s Arielle’s dispatch from the red-hot AI scene in Texas, where a 6-foot-8-inch Kansan came up...
Hi, welcome to your holiday Weekend!If you haven’t already slipped into a ’noghole (a bottomless...
Social Studies
entertainment
The Season’s Hottest Toy? Hint: It’s a YouTuber
By
Abram Brown
· Dec. 22, 2022 12:00 PM PST
In September, Simon Philips found himself in an uncomfortable situation: seated across the aisle from two small children on a 10-hour work flight from Los Angeles to London. “Oh, god. What are they going to do?” Philips remembers thinking. As a father of two, Philips knows how bored kids can behave. Moreover, he’s spent a...
In September, Simon Philips found himself in an uncomfortable situation: seated across the aisle...
Opinion
entertainment
media/telecom
2023 Will Be Another Difficult Year for Traditional Media
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Andrew A. Rosen
· Dec. 21, 2022 9:00 AM PST ·
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Parqor is part of The Information’s newsletter network. To receive it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sign up here. Next year is going to be ugly for public media companies. Cord cutting has reached levels many have long anticipated—an estimated 60 million households still have cable service, down from 95 million in...
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venture capital
Back to Work, the Party's Over
By
Jon Steinberg
· Dec. 17, 2022 7:00 AM PST
Hi, welcome to your Weekend!Compared to other austerity measures that have swept over tech this past year (the mass layoffs, the hiring freezes, the end of in-house laundry), the demise of the holiday party likely isn’t inspiring panic amongst tech workers. But should it? As Annie and Arielle write in this week’s cover story, it seems like...
Hi, welcome to your Weekend!Compared to other austerity measures that have swept over tech this...
It’s Not Just Disney
By
Andrew A. Rosen
· Nov. 22, 2022 9:00 AM PST ·
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entertainment
media/telecom
It’s Not Just Disney
By
Andrew A. Rosen
· Nov. 22, 2022 9:00 AM PST ·
17 comments
Parqor is part of The Information’s newsletter network. To receive it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sign up here. I was putting the finishing touches on a different column when the surprise news of Robert Iger’s return to Disney broke. That column was contemplating whether any of the major public...
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cloud
entertainment
Twitter Employees Worry Its Infrastructure Is Hanging by a Thread
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Becky Peterson
and
Aaron Holmes
· Nov. 17, 2022 3:52 PM PST ·
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Inside what’s left of the technical teams that keep Twitter running, there’s an unlikely new source of anxiety: the FIFA World Cup. The soccer competition, which begins in Qatar this Sunday, is one of the most-watched media events on the globe, and like most sport events of its kind it is expected to bring with it an avalanche of...
Inside what’s left of the technical teams that keep Twitter running, there’s an...
Opinion
e-commerce
entertainment
TikTok’s Secret Weapon Has Always Been Audio
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Ryan Broderick
· Nov. 10, 2022 9:00 AM PST ·
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There have been whispers all summer that some kind of stand-alone audio app is coming from TikTok. In May of 2020, TikTok launched a social music app called Resso in Brazil, Indonesia and India. Then in late July, Insider reported that the company had filed a trademark for “TikTok Music,” which would allow users to “purchase,...
There have been whispers all summer that some kind of stand-alone audio app is coming from...
Creator Economy
apple
entertainment
At Musk's Twitter, What’s Old Is New Again; Spotify Jabs Apple Over Audiobooks
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Nov. 7, 2022 3:19 PM PST
Surprise! Elon Musk was busy tweeting over the weekend, including his priorities for Twitter, from fixing search (pronto) to making Twitter “by the far the most accurate source of information about the world.” He also asked a user how YouTube’s monetization works and where Twitter can improve. One person noted that YouTube gives creators...
Surprise! Elon Musk was busy tweeting over the weekend, including his priorities for Twitter,...
How $20 Twitter Blue Compares to Amazon, Netflix and Disney+; Interview With a Sourdough Influencer
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Oct. 31, 2022 3:17 PM PDT ·
1 comment
Creator Economy
entertainment
How $20 Twitter Blue Compares to Amazon, Netflix and Disney+; Interview With a Sourdough Influencer
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Oct. 31, 2022 3:17 PM PDT ·
1 comment
Elon Musk plans to hike the price of subscription offering Twitter Blue to $20 from $5, The Verge reported. With the current plan, verified users would have 90 days to subscribe or lose their coveted blue checkmark. Currently, Twitter Blue offers early access features, such as the ability to edit tweets. The $20 per month fee is steep...
Elon Musk plans to hike the price of subscription offering Twitter Blue to $20 from $5, The Verge...
Opinion
entertainment
YouTube and TikTok Creators Are Tearing Up Netflix’s Streaming Rulebook
By
Andrew A. Rosen
· Oct. 26, 2022 10:00 AM PDT ·
15 comments
Parqor is part of The Information’s newsletter network. To receive it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sign up here. Netflix makes no secret of its long-term view that “streaming entertainment is replacing linear TV.” This has always been an elegant vision—the cable bundle is expensive, it...
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The Weekend
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Legs in the Metaverse, Heads in Reality
By
Jon Steinberg
· Oct. 15, 2022 7:00 AM PDT
Hi, welcome to your Weekend!The observant reader may notice an odd disconnect in this weekend’s newsletter. Above the fold, you’ll see Margaux’s cover story exploring how social media platforms can identify when users are experiencing manic episodes or other symptoms of bipolar disorder. Her reporting is backed by a decade’s worth of research...
Hi, welcome to your Weekend!The observant reader may notice an odd disconnect in this weekend’s...
The Briefing
Netflix Fast Forwards To Ads
By
Martin Peers
· Oct. 13, 2022 5:00 PM PDT
When it comes to moving fast, the old entertainment folks just can’t beat Netflix. The streaming giant said today it was launching its ad-supported tier of service on Nov. 1 in Mexico and Canada, and then in the U.S. two days later. That’s barely six months after CEO Reed Hastings interrupted an earnings call to reveal his willingness to...
When it comes to moving fast, the old entertainment folks just can’t beat Netflix. The streaming...
Inside Morning Brew’s Plans to ‘Ride the Creator Wave’
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Sept. 28, 2022 2:30 PM PDT
Creator Economy
media/telecom
Inside Morning Brew’s Plans to ‘Ride the Creator Wave’
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Sept. 28, 2022 2:30 PM PDT
Morning Brew, the newsletter publisher focused on young business professionals, is launching a course called “Strategy for Creators” next month aimed at aspiring creators, founders and industry experts who want to build a personal brand online. Co-founder Alex Lieberman, who has 226,000 Twitter followers, will teach the one-week course in...
Morning Brew, the newsletter publisher focused on young business professionals, is launching a...
Creator Economy
startups
YouTube’s Tech Reviewers Grow Up
By
Mahira Dayal
· Sept. 26, 2022 3:01 PM PDT
YouTube creator Dom Esposito has been around long enough to see the best and worst of YouTube tech reviews. He started posting to the Google-owned video unit in 2011, reviewing gadgets and making how-to videos. He now has 443,000 subscribers on YouTube, where he posts reviews of products ranging from phones, laptops and virtual reality headsets...
YouTube creator Dom Esposito has been around long enough to see the best and worst of YouTube...
The Briefing
e-commerce
entertainment
What Kyncl’s Jump to Warner Music Says About Music’s Prospects
By
Martin Peers
· Sept. 21, 2022 5:00 PM PDT
If Robert Kyncl’s career is an indication of which part of the entertainment industry is about to take off, then maybe we should put our life savings into a music company. Kyncl—who spent the past decade as a senior executive at the YouTube rocket ship and earlier worked at Netflix—was on Wednesday named CEO of Warner Music Group. Warner, owner...
If Robert Kyncl’s career is an indication of which part of the entertainment industry is about to...
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amazon
entertainment
Netflix’s New Ad Chief Has an Appetite for Danger
By
Kaya Yurieff
· Sept. 19, 2022 6:00 AM PDT
Before Netflix hired Jeremi Gorman as its new advertising chief to bring growth back to its struggling business, Gorman had compiled a colorful résumé of professional and personal accomplishments. While she’s best known for turning her previous employer, Snap, into an internet ad powerhouse, Gorman also played an important...
Before Netflix hired Jeremi Gorman as its new advertising chief to bring growth back to its...
Stoolies, Doodles, Royals and Whistles
By
Jon Steinberg
· Sept. 17, 2022 7:00 AM PDT ·
1 comment
The Weekend
Stoolies, Doodles, Royals and Whistles
By
Jon Steinberg
· Sept. 17, 2022 7:00 AM PDT ·
1 comment
Hi, welcome to your Weekend! On a week when The Information celebrated the rising tide of women leaders in media, tech and finance at its annual WTF conference, we also examined a more complicated paragon of female leadership. This week's cover story by Annie on Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini is a masterclass in tightrope walking—by both...
Hi, welcome to your Weekend! On a week when The Information celebrated the rising tide of...
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