{"id":4370,"date":"2021-03-26T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publir.com\/blog\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:31:31","slug":"digital-monetization-update-march-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publir.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/digital-monetization-update-march-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Monetization Update \u00e2\u20ac\u201c March 26, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. <\/strong><\/span> The New York Times Sold An NFT For $560,000 (TheVerge)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times has entered the NFT game, selling the chance to own “the first article in the almost 170-year history of The Times to be distributed as an NFT” – and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sold for right around $560,000. While the Paper of Record isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the first brand to sell one of the digital tokens, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s certainly been one of the more successful.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/strong><\/span> Facebook and Amazon Are Top Spenders On Lobbying In US (BusinessInsider)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Public Citizen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s report, lobbying teams of big tech companies are using campaign contributions, existing relationships, and past experience to swing policy in their favor. Amazon increased its spending on lobbying by 30% from 2018 to 2020 spending $18.7 million, while Facebook spent around $19.6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/strong><\/span> Facebook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Tool To Catch Video Content Violators (AndroidHeadlines)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Facebook is making changes to its Rights Manager that enables video content creators to catch hold of pirates and get their due compensation. This tool was tracking video matches so far and can detect content violations also. This is meant to check big creators and channels managing content without compensating the creator.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. <\/strong><\/span> News Corp To Buy Investor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Business Daily For $275M (Variety)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s News Corp., the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, agreed to acquire Investor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Business Daily, adding it to his portfolio of business publications. News Corp. will pay $275 million to buy the financial news and research business from O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Neil Capital Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. <\/strong><\/span> BBG Ventures Closes $50M To Fund Women-Led Startups (Forbes)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BBG Ventures, an eight-year-old, New York-based seed- and early-stage venture firm that only backs founding teams that feature at least one woman, just locked down $50 million in capital for its third fund, a major leap over its first two funds, both sized at $10 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. <\/strong><\/span> Matt Salzberg Raises $25M For His New Venture Studio Material (TechCrunch)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-founder and CEO of meal kit startup Blue Apron, Matt Salzberg, has started a new venture studio called Material. The startup studio has been operating for the past year and has closed its first $25 million funds. Salzberg stated that Material will have \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a very slow and deliberate approach to company creation\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. <\/strong><\/span> MrBeast Announced $2M Funds For Up And Coming Creators (TheVerge)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Known popularly as MrBeast, the hit YouTuber, Jimmy Donaldson, has 56 million subscribers on YouTube. He announced a $2 million investment fund called \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJuice Funds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for up-and-coming creators to establish their channels. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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