Neowin News Feed for: Creators

GIGABYTE's AERO X16 Copilot+ PC is on a $320-off sale

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:54:01 +0000

If you're a gamer looking for a new laptop check out the GIGABYTE AERO X16. Right now you can save $320 off the list price. Read more...

Spotify launches Partner Program, giving new monetisation options for creators

Steve Bennett — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:36:01 +0000

Spotify is launching a new Partner Program to give creators more ways to monetise their content on the platform. Read more...

Instagram is adding some features to DMs for content creators

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:02:01 +0000

Instagram has announced new features to sort and filter DMs for creators who receive a lot of messages. Read more...

Facebook introduces a new monetization program for creators

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:42:01 +0000

Facebook has launched a new Content Monetization beta program that consolidates its existing monetization options into a single program. Read more...

YouTube announces "For you" section of channel Home tabs to recommend content to viewers

Steve Bennett — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:18:01 +0000

YouTube's channel Home tabs are getting a new "For you" section, which will recommend content from the channel to users based on their watch history which will begin rolling out on 20th November. Read more...

TikTok is shutting down its $1 billion creator fund on December 16th

Steve Bennett — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:52:02 +0000

TikTok's Creator Fund, an original monetisation scheme on TikTok where it would promise to pay out $1 billion over three years to creators, is shutting down on December 16th according to reports. Read more...

Meta begins testing a ‘holiday bonus' for creators on Instagram and Facebook

Steve Bennett — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:32:01 +0000

Meta has announced that it will be testing a new monetisation method for creators in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, which it dubs the 'Holiday Bonus' or 'Year-end Bonus.' Read more...

Spotify thinks that white noise podcasters are making too much money, starts crackdown

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:18:01 +0000

Spotify is cracking down on white noise podcasters as they will no longer be eligible for its Ambassador Ads program where it used to pay creators for talking about its podcasting platform. Read more...

Snap launches the Lens Creator Rewards scheme for AR lens makers

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:40:01 +0000

Snap has launched a new Lens Creator Rewards scheme that pays creators of popular AR lenses up to $7,200 per month. The performance of lenses will be measured in the United States, India, and Mexico. Read more...

TikTok will pay creators $6 million for popular effects

Omer Dursun — Tue, 16 May 2023 17:18:01 +0000

TikTok's "Effect Creator Rewards" aim to empower creators by providing them with opportunities to monetize their content. With $6 million, the company rewards creators for their AR effects. Read more...

TikTok rumoured to be working on a paywall feature for creators

Steve Bennett — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:08:02 +0000

In a way to drive growth on the platform, TikTok is turning to more different ways to help creators earn more money. The latest rumour is that it is working on a paywall feature for creators. Read more...

Spotify expands Video Podcasts feature for all creators in select markets

Rahul Naskar — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:20:01 +0000

Spotify has announced that it's launching its Video Podcasts feature to all creators in select markets. The company has also announced new features to make Video Podcasting a great experience. Read more...

Snapchat creators now have a new way to earn money

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:44:01 +0000

Creators that have a significant number of followers on Snapchat will have a new way of earning money through the platform - mid-roll advertisements. The feature will be available later this year. Read more...

Google's Qaya is a storefront for creators and it's now in beta

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:30:01 +0000

Google has launched a new product called Qaya in the United States. It's currently in beta and gives content creators a way to sell products and services directly to their audiences. Read more...

Here is the type of content Facebook demotes on its platform

Usama Jawad — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:22:01 +0000

Facebook has provided more information about how it demotes certain content on the News Feed. This includes posts from "broadly untrusted news publishers" and "sensationalist health content". Read more...

Microsoft acquires Clipchamp, a startup offering video-editing software on the web

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced another acquisition, this time by the way of Clipchamp, a startup from 2013 that offers browser-based video-editing capabilities. Its pricing currently goes up to $39/month. Read more...

YouTube launches new Creators website to help channels thrive

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:32:01 +0000

YouTube has refreshed its website aimed at helping creators succeed on the platform. Several new sections have been added including those for growing your channel and making money on the platform. Read more...

Snap unveils SPS 2021 Spectacles aimed at creators

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 May 2021 22:50:02 +0000

Snap has unveiled its SPS 2021 Spectacles. Unlike other Spectacles devices, the SPS 2021 will not be going on sale, instead, it's being reserved for Lens creators so they can create AR Lenses. Read more...

Google reveals results of its anti-piracy efforts in new report

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:00:01 +0000

Google has released its 2018 'How Google Fights Piracy' report for all to read. The firm explained the measures it has taken to stop copyrighted material being illegally shared on its platforms. Read more...

Nokia pledges to pursue N-Gage crack creators

Marcel Klum — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:38:27 +0000

Nokia today vowed to "aggressively pursue" the people behind the successful attempt to crack its N-Gage handheld console-cum-phone's copy protection mechanism. A Nokia spokesman told The Register the company had already begun working... Read more...

Tomb Raider Creators Start New Company

Marcel Klum — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:41:04 +0000

According to our connections at Core Design, Angel of Darkness should not be on the shelves yet. The release date they were shooting for was Christmas 2003, probably a November release date as most of... Read more...