Unlocked: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato

About this episode

Mia Sato discusses the complexities of the 'Clip Economy' in the content creation landscape.

Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate a shady secondary market of short form content whose ownership is unclear and is often not disclosed as advertising. Read Mia's Article: theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeastNote: This was originally recorded May 11th.Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

People in this episode

Guest: Mia Sato

Topics covered

• Clip Economy
• short form content
• streaming
• podcasting
• advertising
• secondary market

Keywords

• Clip Economy
• Mia Sato
• The Verge
• streamers
• podcasters
• advertising
• content ownership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Verge, Patreon

Books & works: Clip Economy

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