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How Netflix Makes Money and What Smaller Streamers Can Copy
How does Netflix make money? Plans, the ad tier, sharing rules, games and content costs from Netflix's own pages, and what a smaller streamer can copy.
How Live Streaming Agencies Work: Hosts, Splits and Contracts
How live streaming agencies work: the host, agency and platform relationship, targets, splits and contracts, a worked example and the risks on both sides.
How Does Twitter Make Money? Ads, Data and Subscriptions
How does Twitter make money? The revenue lines of a microblogging network, what X's own pages say about Premium, and which lines a smaller network can copy.
How Does Tinder Matching Work? Swipes and Discovery Explained
How does Tinder matching work? The swipe, the mutual like and the chat, what shapes who you see, and how general recommender practice fills the gaps.
How Does TikTok Shop Work? Social Commerce Explained
How does TikTok Shop work? Sellers, creators and shoppers, fees, affiliate commission, returns, and what a smaller video app needs to run its own shop.
How Does TikTok Make Money? Ads, Gifts, Shop and More
How does TikTok make money? Each revenue line explained: ad formats, virtual gifts, shop commissions, subscriptions, and what a smaller operator can switch on
How the Instagram Algorithm Works: Feed, Reels, Explore
How does the Instagram algorithm work? There is no single one: feed, stories, explore and reels rank differently. See the signals and how to design yours.
How Does the TikTok Algorithm Work? A Builder’s View
How does the TikTok algorithm work? What TikTok documents, what is general recommender practice, and which feed controls an operator should keep.
How Does ReelShort Work? The Viewer Journey Explained
How does ReelShort work? Follow the viewer from free episodes to the lock, then see how coins, ads and VIP unlock episodes and what the operator controls.
How Does ReelShort Make Money? Coins, VIP and Ads
How does ReelShort make money? Three revenue lines (coins, VIP, ads), where the costs sit, and what a new operator can copy from the model and what it cannot.
How Does Reddit Work? Subreddits, Karma and Voting
How does Reddit work? A plain explanation of subreddits, voting, karma, moderators and rules as design choices, with the trade-offs each one creates.
How Does Patreon Make Money? A Founder’s Reading of the Model
How does Patreon make money? A founder's reading of the membership model: platform fee, processing, paid extras, costs, and what a niche platform changes.