After Employer.com acquired bankrupt accounting startup Bench in a fire-sale late last year, CEO Jesse Tinsley pledged on LinkedIn and elsewhere to honor past customer payments. “We’re honoring all prepaid Bench services even though we will not have the revenue from that directly ourselves,” Tinsley said in an interview with founder and investor Julian Weisser. […]
Facebook now lets creators get paid for views on stories
Facebook is rolling out the ability for creators to earn money for views on public stories. The new monetization option is available globally to creators who are part of the Facebook Content Monetization program. With this new monetization option, creators can earn money from content that they are already producing and sharing if they post […]
Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments
Instagram is introducing a new way for creators to work with brands to make money by recommending products. On Thursday, Meta introduced an addition to its Partnership Ads called Testimonials, which allows creators to get paid via written endorsements, shared as comments on the brand’s social media posts and advertisements. The new ad format is […]
Actor Park Bo Gum Goes Viral For Rejecting Paid Fan Communication Service
Unlike most of his peers, actor Park Bo Gum has ditched the practice of joining paid fan communication platforms and gone for a free option instead. Park Bo Gum Earlier this year, Park had announced that he had created an open chatroom on Kakaotalk for his fans. The chatroom allowed users to join the group chat for […]
“Manchester City Teammates Paid My Legal Fees”: Disgraced Footballer Benjamin Mendy Makes Shocking Revelation
Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy borrowed money from team-mates for legal fees and child support after he was charged with sexual offences, an employment tribunal heard on Monday. Mendy is claiming £11.5 million ($ 15 million) in unpaid wages by the Premier League champions, who stopped paying him after he was charged with rape […]