Casey Neistat is ‘mad’ at Burger King for their marketing ploy

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Burger King’s brilliant marketing tactic was slammed by vlogger Casey Neistat for being “exploitative” — but he ended up promoting Burger King in his call out anyway. 

“I don’t like to be taken advantage of. I don’t appreciate being manipulated,” Neistat said in a video posted Tuesday. “Yet that is exactly what Burger King … did to me.” 

Here’s a rundown: About a week ago, Burger King started liking people’s tweets from 2010, and Twitter users were thoroughly confused. Casey Neistat posted a screenshot of the recently liked gems, which brought even more attention to the weird likes.  Read more…

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For IGTV, Instagram needs slow to mean steady

Instagram has never truly failed at anything, but judging by modest initial view counts, IGTV could get stuck with a reputation as an abandoned theater if the company isn’t careful. It’s no flop, but the long-form video hub certainly isn’t an instant hit like Instagram Stories. Two months after that launched in 2016, Instagram was […]

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Casey Neistat asked Logan Paul tough questions. His answers prove he still doesn’t get it.

It seems Logan Paul still isn’t ready to own up to all of his mistakes.
It’s been about seven months since the YouTuber posted a controversial video containing footage of an apparent victim of suicide found in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, but fellow Yo…

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Casey Neistat now wonders if he made the right decision releasing his Logan Paul interview

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Two of YouTube’s most popular creators sat down for an conversation about one’s fall from grace.

Casey Neistat, who is approaching 10 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, just uploaded a 30-minute video where he talks to controversial YouTube star Logan Paul in an in-depth interview

The topic of the conversation: Logan Paul’s notorious “suicide forest” video, the one that stoked worldwide outrage and caused YouTube to place monetization sanctions on his channel — a channel that currently has nearly 18 million subscribers.

Logan Paul has been on a sort of redemption tour over the past few months. After the suicide forest video was posted and subsequently removed from YouTube in January, Paul apologized for his actions and took a short break. He’s in the midst of filming a documentary about what was going through his mind when filming the controversial video. Read more…

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Crunch Report | CNN shuts down Casey Neistat’s Beme

Robinhood is going to let you buy and sell crypto soon, CNN shuts down Casey Neistat’s Beme and Sotheby’s acquires Thread Genius. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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CNN shuts down Casey Neistat’s Beme, but some of its digital news tech will live on

 CNN’s attempt at expanding its digital news business by bringing in a top YouTube creator has failed. According to a confirmed report from BuzzFeed, CNN is closing down YouTube star Casey Neistat’s video business, Beme, which it bought for a reported $25 million back in 2016. In addition, the YouTuber and his co-founder, Matt Hackett, are also leaving the company. Neistat spoke… Read More

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