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Elon Musk Surprised To Learn Tesla Influencer Earns 50-100 Times More At YouTube Than At X: 'Wow, You Really Get So Much...'
Friday, July 12, 2024 - 1:17am | 839Elon Musk was taken by surprise when he discovered that Tesla influencers on YouTube earn significantly more than on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. What Happened: On Thursday, responding to allegations of being a “paid promoter” for Tesla, Farzad Mesbahi revealed that...
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Reddit Reintroduces Award Program: What It Could Mean For Future Monetization Prospects
Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 12:27pm | 451Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT), a retail investor favorite, has performed well since its IPO in March. The company has never turned a profit, and as Reddit continually looks to monetize its platform, a change in its award program could be a sign the company is looking at other ways to improve the platform...
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Gameloft's Disney Speedstorm Move Triggers Backlash From Gamers
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:14pm | 288Vivendi SE‘s (OTC:VIVHY) Gameloft’s decision to exclusively tie The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Disney Speedstorm’s premium battle pass track to real-money purchases has sparked discontent among players. According to IGN, previously, gamers could use in-game tokens, earned...
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Japanese YouTuber Faces Jail Time For Monetizing Gameplay Videos
Friday, September 8, 2023 - 5:01pm | 313A 53-year-old Japanese man named Shinobu Yoshida was sentenced to two years in prison and fined ¥1 million (around $6,785) for monetizing gameplay videos on Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube without permission from publishers. According to IGN, this marked...
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Twitch Rethinks Ad Guidelines And Streamlining Monetization Opportunities Due To Streamer Backlash
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 12:48pm | 453Amazon.com, Inc's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch has swiftly retracted its recent ad guideline changes after facing vehement criticism from streamers. The alterations, which imposed stringent restrictions on how streamers could monetize their channels, sparked outrage within the streaming community, as...
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YouTube Loosens Restrictions On Cannabis Content, Will Allow Monetization
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 12:45pm | 950This article by Natalia Kesselman was originally published on El Planteo, and appears here with permission. Until now, YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), has maintained tight restrictions on the monetization of marijuana and drug-related content. What does this...
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Why Google's Speedy Recovery In Digital Advertising Impresses Stifel Analyst
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 11:08am | 404Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) showed an impressive and speedy recovery in its digital advertising business after bottoming in 2020, according to Stifel. The Alphabet Analyst: Scott Devitt upgraded Alphabet's stock rating from Hold to Buy with a price target...
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IP And The 4 Lanes Of Cannabis Commerce
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 3:06pm | 1845This article was originally published on Hoban Law Group, and appears here with permission. In a recent article, Bob Hoban observed that cannabis commerce can be divided among 4 commercial lanes Recreational cannabis High-end “craft” strains Mass-marketed generic products...
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Snapchat's Stock Snaps Back: The Street Debates How To React
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 3:40pm | 615Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) reported a fourth-quarter revenue miss and widening year-over-year loss. Snap's total addressable market represents a top concern for investors to "worry about most," Needham analyst Laura Martin wrote in a note. Management said the...
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Facebook Quick Reaction: Buy The Dip?
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 10:07am | 387Shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) were lower by more than 6% Thursday morning and Wall Street pros are offering different takes if investors should buy the post-earnings dip. JMP: Take A Step Back In Facebook's fourth-quarter earnings report, the company's full-year 2019 costs and...
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The Street Reacts To Pinterest's Big Q2 Beat
Friday, August 2, 2019 - 2:05pm | 574Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) reported second-quarter results, which showed a 62% increase in revenue from the same quarter last year to $261 million. This handily beat the $236 million analysts were expecting. Pinterest's second ever earnings report as a public company marks a turnaround from a...
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Stifel Upgrades Snap Ahead Of Earnings
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 10:08am | 397The bullish case for Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) is based partly on a cautious second-quarter guidance and encouraging trends, according to Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's John Egbert upgraded Snap from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $13 to $17. The Thesis Snap's management guided its...
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The Street Is Out With Pinterest Ratings
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 2:06pm | 600Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) debuted on a public market in April and research firms are now free to offer their recommendations to clients. Here's a sampling of what some sell-side firms think about Pinterest. Bank of America's Justin Post initiated coverage of Pinterest with a Neutral rating...
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Facebook Rolls Out A Redesign To Emphasize Groups
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 9:28am | 376Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) introduced a redesign to its platform that better emphasizes its groups. The change is part of what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said is a renewed focus on "making communities as central as friends." What Happened Zuckerberg acknowledged in his presentation the...
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Investors Give Facebook's Quarter A Thumbs Up; What Does The Street Think?
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 11:52am | 1106Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) reported first-quarter results highlighted by better than expected daily active users (DAUs), monthly active users (MAUs) and average revenue per user (ARPU) metrics. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print. The Analysts Bank...