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Meta Hires Snapchat’s Creator Connector in Wearables Push (Exclusive)
Jim Shepherd, who had been Snap's senior director of content partnerships, will help the Instagram and Facebook owner court celebrities and creators for its wearable products.
What happened
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, Meta Hires Snapchat’s Creator Connector in Wearables Push (Exclusive), Jim Shepherd, who had been Snap’s senior director of content partnerships, will help the Instagram and Facebook owner court celebrities and creators for its wearable products.
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- Meta Hires Snapchat’s Creator Connector in Wearables Push (Exclusive)The Hollywood Reporter - 2026-06-01T17:00:00+00:00
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