Geoff Weiss

FaZe Clan’s latest merch partner is none other than racing brand NASCAR. The two companies partnered on a limited-edition clothing and headwear collection, which debuted at NASCAR’s season opener yesterday and is currently being vended online. The items were designed by FaZe Blazzy, who took inspiration from vintage NASCAR looks. FaZe Clan’s latest merch partner is none other than racing brand NASCAR. The two companies partnered on a limited-edition clothing and headwear collection, which debu…

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For the first time, YouTube is bringing one of its most popular creators, Katie Feeney, to the Super Bowl. On the big day, the 19-year-old Penn State student and aspiring sports broadcast journalist – who counts 1.9 million subscribers – will serve as as a sideline reporter of sorts, YouTube says. Feeney will be sharing Shorts content given that she’s one of the top proprietor’s of YouTube’s video format-du-jour. It’s a fitting gig, given Feeney’s massive interest in football. The freshman is…

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Reese Witherspoon’s recently-acquired Hello Sunshine is venturing into the metaverse alongside NFT collective World of Women. World Of Women, which celebrates inclusivity and equality in a male-dominated field, will work with Hello Sunshine to develop its NFTs into movies and scripted and unscripted TV shows, Variety reports. It’s a fitting partnership given that Hello Sunshine’s core ethos lies in centering women in storytelling. In addition to content development, Hello Sunshine and World Of…

Jamal Edwards, an early YouTuber and music entrepreneur, died on Sunday at age 31. His mother told the BBC that he had “passed away after a sudden illness.” Edwards was the founder of SBTV, an online urban music hub that helped launch the careers of Ed Sheeran, Dave, Jessie J, and others. SBTV’s name came from Edwards’ own rap moniker, SmokeyBarz, and its accompanying YouTube channel has amassed 1.2 million subscribers. It was home to early music videos from up-and-comers like Emeli Sande and…

Snapchat is looking to educate its usership about the mental health issues affecting Black communities with a new ad campaign dubbed Hey, You Good? The campaign hails from the Snapchat Creative Council – a joint, multi-year venture between Snapchat and ADCOLOR, a nonprofit that works to champion diversity and inclusion in creative industries. The council will work to build AR campaigns tackling issues that disproportionately affecting Black communities, as part of Snap’s ongoing DEI (diversity…

It looks like Instagram wants users to spend more time on its app; accordingly, it has changed the options with respect to its ‘daily limit’ feature, which lets users opt to minimize usage. Techcrunch notes that the changes coincides with slow growth shared during parent company Meta’s most recent quarterly earnings report, which subsequently saw its shares plummet 20%. Previously, Instagram offered daily limit options as low as 10 minutes, per Techcrunch, though now that limit appears to have…