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Creator Essentials
The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo is $80 off at Amazon
Content creator deal: The compact DJI Mic Mini wireless system drops to $79 at Amazon
The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is back on sale at Amazon — save $60 right now
The Insta360 X3-360 has dropped to its best-ever price at Amazon — save $70 right now
Rare DJI price drop: Save $100+ on DJI's range of content creation cameras this weekend
The ultimate travel vlogging setup: Save over $100 on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Vlog Bundle
The DJI Power 1000 V2 is $300 off at Amazon and ready to power up your next adventures
Get the flagship 8K Insta360 X4 Creator Bundle for $485 at Amazon
Explainers
YouTube is giving livestream communities more ways to play, pay, and participate
Caleb Hearon & Zooey Deschanel offer blunt advice for creators eyeing the jump to film
'Adults' assembles the Avengers of man-on-the-street creators
What happens when your AI self starts influencing without you?
'Larper' is the internet's new favorite insult. Here's what it means.
For creators like Hank Green, AI is now a reputational risk
OpenAI’s first brand trip puts influencers in the hot seat
Nantucket's 'No influencers' sign reignites debate over social media tourism
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Dynamic Thumbnails, video A/B testing, and other new YouTube features will help YouTubers in the content creation process.
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YouTube's microdrama boom is getting bigger
Microdramas aren't just a phone thing anymore.
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Mashable 101 creator Grace Reiter joins ‘Saturday Night Live’
Next stop: Studio 8H.
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From Owen Thiele's Lisa chat to Gillian Anderson's 'last meal'.
Digital creators are now on IMDb. Here's why.
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Apple introduces variable aperture and more AI tools for creators
Apple is giving creators more control over light and depth of field, along with a new way to verify that an image came from a real camera.
The best celeb interview podcasts of the week (Sept. 4, 2026)
From Laverne Cox's powerful chat with Keke Palmer to MUNA on 'Gaydar.'
The U.S. Open has an influencer problem. But creators are not solely to blame.
Ring lights, outfit shoots, and expensive suites have turned the tournament into the latest target of influencer fatigue.
TikTok is bringing voice notes to the comment section
The platform is adding voice comments, polls, photo carousels, and Live Photos to make the comments even more chaotic.
By Crystal Bell
Alex Cooper sparked a baby registry gifting chain across social media — and the videos are heartwarming
Expectant parents are sharing their stories online — and strangers, creators, and brands are responding with gifts.
OnlyFans links may help creators get seen, report finds
In search visibility, anyway.
By Anna Iovine
Welcome to the Hamptons, where every day is another sponsored brand activation
Inside the crowded Hamptons circuit, where brands, creators, media, and customers meet — and then post about it.
The best celeb interview podcasts of the week (Aug. 28, 2026)
Starting with Madelyn Cline on 'Royal Court,' wearing the same ears Harry Styles wore.
Shelen's 'Subway Takes' episode about child influencers is on point
"Forcing your child to do a TikTok is child labor."
How Liz Plank created her dream job and keeps it real
"If you're trying to be authentic, you're not."
By Mark Stetson
The best celeb interview podcasts of the week (Aug. 20, 2026)
Legend has it Ziwe and Law Roach are there to this day, defining "dystopian."
The HoverAir Versa camera-drone combo has dodged the FCC ban — meet the drone taking on DJI
A drone that's not technically a drone — at least not on paper.
By Soumya Kumar
Your YouTube video views are about to skyrocket. Here's why.
YouTube is changing how it counts views on videos.
By Matt Binder
WEBTOON is turning 6 fan-favorite webcomics into microdramas
Mashable has the first look at Short Dramas, WEBTOON's bet on the booming vertical entertainment format.
By Crystal Bell
