Instagram's New Megaphone, Roblox Turns Everyone Into A Creator, Chatbots Get Weird And Other Hot Topics In The Creator Economy

Welcome to the Creator Feed podcast, where we keep you up-to-date on the latest news and trends in the creator economy. In this episode, hosts Jim Louderback and Renee Teeley cover a range of topics, including TikTok's new Creativity Program designed to help creators foster their creativity, Instagram's new Broadcast Channels feature, and the launch of paid verification on Instagram and Meta, similar to TikTok.

They also discuss Roblox's vision of using generative AI to enable every user to become a creator, and the recent development of AI chatbots that are becoming more anthropomorphic, which can lead to both positive and negative consequences. Lastly, they touch on YouTube's new Shorts Metrics, aimed at helping creators better understand their video performance. Tune in to learn more about these exciting developments in the creator economy.

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LINKS:

• TikTok Announces Creativity Program

• https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/unlocking-even-more-opportunities-for-creators-with-the-creativity-program-beta

• Everyone Will Be A Creator: That's Roblox's vision

• https://blog.roblox.com/2023/02/generative-ai-roblox-vision-future-creation/

• https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/roblox-rblx-earnings-q4-2022.html

• Instagram Launches Broadcast Channels

• https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/introducing-broadcast-channels

• https://geekout.mattnavarra.com/p/telegram-for-mr-zuckerberg

• https://messengernews.fb.com/2023/02/16/introducing-broadcast-channels-a-new-way-for-creators-to-deepen-connections-with-followers/

• Chatbot Battles Get Weird

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/chatgpt-bing-hands-on/

• https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/chatgpt-is-a-blurry-jpeg-of-the-web

• https://stratechery.com/2023/from-bing-to-sydney-search-as-distraction-sentient-ai/

• Why a Conversation With Bing's Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

• YouTube Just Announced Two New Shorts Metrics

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP504uFsAlE

• Instagram and Meta launch paid verification just like TikTok!

• https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/19/meta-verified-instagram-facebook/