TikTok moves to create generative-AI avatars
TikTok wants to transform you into an AI-generated avatar.
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Fake Drake song highlights a real problem
While some think the song could be a huge marketing stunt by Drake, that just doesn’t seem to track.
Becoming an influencer is now part of job training
Professional influencer may soon be a job you can apply for at some companies.
TikTok lifts professional-dancer discovery
TikTok has opened up doors for dancers around the world,
Young Americans love Chinese apps
Last month, four of the five top apps in the US were made in China.
TikTok may be a concert buzzkill
More and more people are acting out at live shows, all in the name of TikTok fame.
Does banning TikTok even matter?
The news is out: the Biden administration is demanding that ByteDance sell TikTok or risk the app getting banned in the country.
TikTok tries out being indie TV
TikTok is taking on YouTube by introducing Series — large paywalled collections of videos that can be double the length of a normal TikTok.
TikTokers turn to alternative forms of revenue
With overall viewership down, payouts from the company's creator fund dwindling, and the specter of an outright ban of the app in the US, TikTokers are updating how they make their videos or finding new outlets for creative expression (and making money).
Brands hire college kids to be their “chief TikTok officers”
Forget coffee runs — TikTok content creation could now be the foundation of a college internship.