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The Creator Economy results from a complete paradigm shift in the way GenZ sees the Work. They don't want to work for others as they discovered they could make money on the internet by applying their skills in areas they love. They don't want to follow processes at a big corporation but rather collaborate on projects in which they thrive.
Eliot Couvat • How Creator DAOs redefine the way we work
New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creators
Eric Fengmedium.com
An aggregator like Facebook or Airbnb brings all the relevant goods, services, or information that a consumer might seek into one place, and it gathers all the consumers there, too. Netflix is a one-stop shop for film and television. YouTube is a one-stop shop for user-generated video. Uber is a one-stop shop for car rides. These aggregators amass ... See more
Hamish McKenzie • The Age of the Sovereign Creator
Some rare companies innovate on all three sides of the creator triad, crossing creation tools, distribution and monetization: Roblox, for example, provides accessible tools in Roblox Studio; allows developers to have their experiences discovered by the community; and shares earnings with developers via the virtual currency Robux, which underpins a ... See more
Rex Woodbury • The Creator Manifesto 🎨
Teachers are the new DJs: We see a strong parallel emerging. The skills, tribes, and culture DJs brought to the table in the music & entertainment world match closely with new forms of learning, particularly those powered by the internet. The new breed of teachers are to education what DJs were to music. They are... Less likely to h... See more
Wavetable • Liquid Learning - The Edutainment 3.0 Report
Over the past century, technological advancements have massively reduced the cost and time needed to create and circulate content. Though this has liberated artists, consumers are now drowning in a virtually infinite supply of things to watch, listen to and read. The answer to a world where attention is the key constraint, not capital or distributi... See more
Tal Shachar • REDEF ORIGINAL: Age of Abundance: How the Content Explosion will Invert the Media Industry
“The user as the producer.” This is a phrase I first heard from a founder of a new social platform we think is uniquely creative. I think of it as a step beyond user generated content–instead, it’s user produced content. The user doesn’t just contribute but shapes the product itself.
Union Square Ventures (USV) • A Social Resurgence | Union Square Ventures
