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ABOUT THIS EPISODEWithin traditional games like RuneScape and World of Warcraft, there have always been vibrant economies where players buy, sell, and exchange in-game assets. But these traditional games are also closed ecosystems—none of them let players transfer assets across different games or exchange their in-game assets for money.Blockchain-based games totally disrupt this model. Not… Continue reading Means of Creation : Playing Games to Earn a Living in the Metaverse

ABOUT THIS EPISODEhere’s a shift afoot at Twitter. The long-time microblogging platform has recently made a series of moves to position itself beyond just tweets, including acquiring the newsletter company Revue and introducing tools to help creators make money on the platform.When Twitter acquired Revue, the company declared that it was making a “better home… Continue reading Means of Creation : Inside the Longform Content Game at Twitter

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ABOUT THIS EPISODESpotify is doubling down on investing in creators. Within the past week alone, the music giant both launched its own live audio app, Greenroom, to directly compete with Clubhouse and acquired an audio news feed app, Podz, to improve creator discovery. But while these moves might seem sudden, Spotify’s Chief R&D Officer Gustav… Continue reading Means of Creation : Inside Spotify’s Vision for Audio Creators

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist who has spent years studying the inner workings of tech companies—how and why they make strategic decisions. He’s also a solo creator with a newsletter and podcast (Big Technology), and has written a book, Always Day One, in which he studies the internal decision-making frameworks within big tech… Continue reading Means of Creation : #33 – Alex Kantrowitz on going solo as the creator economy goes mainstream

ABOUT THIS EPISODELi and Nathan are joined by Kat Tenbarge, senior reporter at Insider. Digging into Kat’s work as an influencer watchdog—including her recent expose on sexual assault allegations against David Dobrik’s Vlog Squad—they discuss the importance of holding influencers accountable, what people don’t always understand about the elaborate fact-checking and editing processes, and how… Continue reading Means of Creation : #32 – Kat Tenbarge on Why Influencers Need Watchdog Journalism

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