And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
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For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
And the future of social media platforms
Web3 is inverting the online creation model
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
Welcome to Issue #11 of the Means of Creation weekly news roundup where we break down the latest news on the passion economy, including the
Pinterest’s Global Head of Content & Creators unpacks why they’re doubling down on creators
Web3 is missing the magic of “mine”
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
Read to the end for influencer political marketing
Jason Prado, Head of Product at the Drivers Cooperative, is bridging the gap between labor and capital
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
And why David Dobrik may have a bigger impact than David Letterman
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
