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The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning the internet

Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.

The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning
the internet
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Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.

(Image credit: Emrah Bayraktar)

Originally published at NPR Business

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