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Amazon is offering influencers a measly $25 per video to promote products listed on its new shopping feed, Inspire. The company is capping the payout at $12,500, saying influencers can submit a maximum of 500 videos to reach that price.

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Amazon is asking influencers to create videos for its new Tiktok-like shopping feed.
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The Big Apple is joining the TikTok ban bandwagon. New York City issued a new directive on Wednesday banning TikTok from city-owned devices and forcing local agencies to remove the app from its phones and tablets within 30 days. Starting today, anyone using a city-owned device or network is prohibited from downloading …

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We tested the new TikTok Music streaming app in Singapore to see how it compared to other streamers.
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For retailers, TikTok live streams could be a goldmine.
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2023 has been a doozy of a year for anyone keeping their ear to the ground on technology-related legislation.

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No other burger chain has permeated pop culture like McDonald’s in film and television, and the fast-food chain is here to prove it.

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Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a first-of-its-kind bill entitling young social media influencers to a percentage of earnings for monetized videos they appear in. The law, which could accelerate interest for similar legislation in other states, marks one of the first known examples of…

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Aritzia's mirrorless-dressing-room approach has become a source of tension for some shoppers.
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'Girl Math' is the latest financial trend going viral on TikTok where purchases under $5 don't count and big ticket items should be measured by their cost per wear.