Neowin News Feed for: Monetisation

Stories are the new way to earn money on Facebook

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:24:02 +0000

Expanding its content monetization program, Facebook now offers creators a new way to earn extra cash. 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...

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...

Selling in the Metaverse will cost developers 47.5% as 'Meta Toll', dwarfing 30% 'Apple Tax'

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:24:01 +0000

Meta is planning on charging developers as much as 47.5% commission on sales of all virtual items in the New Horizons metaverse, which is way higher than the 30% Apple Tax that Facebook had opposed. Read more...

Meta expands Horizon Worlds monetisation with saleable virtual items and creator bonuses

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:32:01 +0000

Meta has outlined two new ways that creators on the platform can earn an income. The first is the ability to sell in-world items such as accessories, and the second is creator bonuses. Read more...

Facebook starts allowing short-form video monetisation

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:06:01 +0000

Facebook is allowing content creators to monetise one-minute videos with minimally disruptive advertisements. It's also trialling sticker ads in Stories to help creators earn more money. Read more...