This week, Lauren is joined by special cohost Jamie Gutfreund (Forbes; Creator Vision) to look back at 20 years of YouTube through the lens of their 2025 letter from CEO Neal Mohan. Then: Netflix pursues podcasters, Poppi tarte-d at the Super Bowl, and Buzzfeed invests in hopecore via a new social media platform.

Here's more detail on what we covered this week:

Follow Jamie Gutfreund on LinkedIn!
Jamie covers the creator economy on Forbes -- more here.
More on Creator Vision here.
From the YouTube CEO: Our big bets for 2025
Neal Mohan says YouTube is the new TV--and creators are the new Hollywood - Tubefilter
Despite YouTube's investment in Shorts, viewers are gravitating toward long-form video - Tubefilter
February 14 marks the 20th anniversary of YouTube's founding - Tubefilter
YouTube and Spotify want to be video podcast kings. But they might have a new challenger: Netflix. - Tubefilter
Netflix is eyeing video podcasts and once courted 'Call Her Daddy' star Alex Cooper
BuzzFeed to launch new social media platform called BF Island
Duolingo Owl Dies—But ‘The Dead Internet Theory’ Lives On
Poppi sent vending machines to influencers — and it majorly backfired
Celebrities Protest Kanye West in Fake AI Video; Scarlett Johansson Makes Statement

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