Can a former Myspace CTO drive the creator economy's next evolution?
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Can a former Myspace CTO drive the creator economy's next evolution?
Influencers, now a slowly fading cliché in the Internet’s tableau vivant, found success articulating the cult of personality, and marketing themselves as direct-to-consumer-goods. The shift away from this algorithmic surrender can be traced to the macro and micro “creator economies” spawned by the likes of Patreon, Substack, OnlyFans and even... See more
Dirt • Dirt: Are we post-platform?
on @lovable_dev , monetization, and the vibe coder economy
| these are all just notes from a 30-minute conversation i had with somebody. a fun little exercise, as you will see.
when people ask me what a hot take is, here's mine: more agent tools and ai tools should be pricing on outcomes... See more
jason liux.comAfter a decade of inaction, web2 platforms have finally woken up to the need to help their creators make money. This was instigated by TikTok’s $2B Creator Fund, but has resulted in dozens of similar funds and new features across Snap, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and even LinkedIn.
Meanwhile, web3 platforms are pioneering a new form of... See more