People are making what appears to be fast and easy money just by posting clips to social media — but there’s a catch.

In December, rapper Bbno$ posted a message on social media announcing that he was quitting music. “As you guys know, I am for the people,” he wrote. “And the people have asked me to stop making music.

At the beginning of the year, few people knew who Clavicular was. By February, the 19-year-old looksmaxxing (young men who maximize their physical appearance, sometimes through extreme measures) ...

Clipping – turning long-form videos and streams into short, viral snippets – has become the growth hack of choice for creators, spawning its own cottage industry. Controversial figures like Braden ...

Over the past two years, clipping has quietly become a staple in some advertisers’ media mix. The term “clipping” refers to the practice of sharing short clips from longer content such as podcasts, ...

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is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Earlier this year, after a tumultuous period serving as the former ...