Changelog

Five New Surfaces

• New Home Layout – Your video library front and center—six cards showing recent uploads with thumbnails, status badges, view counts, revenue, and audience sentiment. A prompt bar for monetizing new content and a task list with your most pressing action items.
• Tasks – Tasks grouped into This Week, Later, and Completed. Support for @-mentions to link specific videos and team members inline. Create tasks with one click, delegate to collaborators, set deadlines, and track completion in real time.
• Videos – Every video organized by status: Needs Approval, Ready To Post, Scheduled, Pending Brand Approval, Completed. Rich cards showing ad slot fill rate, estimated views, estimated revenue, and sentiment. Click any card for a full detail modal with a nine-metric grid. Grid and kanban views.
• Ad Slots – Every ad placement Darwin identified across all your videos, in a single table. Slot type, timestamp, brand, price, fill status, and CPM per row. Approve or reject placements, track what's live, and request new slots from any video.
• Payouts – Current Balance, Total Earnings, and Ad Slot Fill Rate at a glance. An earnings chart with configurable time windows. A transactions table that traces every dollar from the ad slot that generated it to the bank account it landed in. Withdraw anytime.

What's Next

Bulk ad slot management, creator-level attribution, automated task creation from campaign events, and deeper integrations with Darwin Ads. Updates ship every two weeks.

Creator Onboarding Rebuilt

• Account Verification – Paste your YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok URL. Darwin pulls your name, avatar, and bio instantly. Verify each platform in clicks—your entire content catalog is indexed in seconds.
• Creator Preferences – Set your brand deal income, pick brand categories and specific brands you want to work with, and declare existing commitments. Every opportunity that reaches you is pre-qualified.
• Upload Video & Monetize – Upload your first video, classify it as Recurring, Evergreen, or One-Off, choose platforms, and set metadata. Darwin handles ad slot identification and brand matching automatically.

New Earning Opportunities

• Entertainment Ad Slots – Movie studios and game publishers can now brand hats, apparel, and equipment in your videos. New revenue from entertainment IP placements that look completely natural.
• Fashion & Accessories Ad Slots – Fashion brands can place their products on clothing and accessory surfaces in your content. Earn from what you're already wearing—programmatic apparel placement at scale.

What's Next

Creator earnings dashboard and payout tracking improvements. Updates ship every two weeks.

The Economics

For a video with 100K views: passive slots earn $500-1,500, integrated slots earn $1,500-4,000, and active mentions earn $4,000-10,000. Most creators layer all three types per video, earning $2,000-5,000 per 100K views. Unlike traditional sponsorships where you might land one $3,000 deal per month, this lets you monetize every single video you publish.

How It Works

• Sync Your Content – Connect your channel and Darwin indexes your entire catalog. Old tutorials still driving 10K+ monthly views? They become instant revenue opportunities.
• AI Analyzes Your Videos – Our system identifies ad slots across your library—passive background opportunities, integrated product moments, active mention segments. Each slot tagged with expected views and CPM benchmarks.
• Brands Bid on Your Inventory – Multiple brands compete for your ad slots. You set minimum CPM rates, they bid above it. Competitive bidding means you earn more than you would negotiating one-on-one.
• Approve & Earn – Review placements, approve in seconds, and get paid within 24 hours. No waiting 30-90 days like traditional deals. Consistent, predictable cash flow.

Catalog Monetization

Your evergreen content becomes a passive income stream. Videos from months or years ago that still drive views continue earning as brands bid on inventory. Many creators earn $500-2,000/month from catalog monetization without uploading anything new.