Actress Maisie Williams, best known for her role as Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, is the latest celeb to venture into tech entrepreneurship, with the launch of a new company aimed at connecting creatives, called Daisie. Available later this summer as a mobile app, Daisie will offer a platform where creators can network, like, share and collaborate on projects within a social networking… Read More
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Facebook lets you tip game live streamers $3+
Facebook Live is launching monetization for video gameplay streamers, allowing users to tip creators a minimum of $3 via the desktop site. Right now, the contributor of the tips doesn’t get any special call-out or privileges, though Facebook tells me it’s considering different options for creators and gamers. Read More
Patreon might destroy itself while trying to figure out how to pay artists online
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Internet strangers and supporters pay $1,080 a month to Stuart Schuffman, better known as his online persona Broke-Ass Stuart, to write things like “8 Ways to Get High for Hannukah.”
Yet, somehow, he’s not thrilled with it.
“The system we’ve set up is broken,” Schuffman said.
Schuffman is one of thousands of other creative people that use Patreon, a donation platform that has surged in popularity in recent years. Think Kickstarter but with a focus on the people behind the projects and tailored to providing a sustained monthly income rather than a one-off influx of cash.
The once-niche artist-focused platform was thrust into the spotlight recently when it raised $60 million in venture capital and changed its fee structure. Then all hell broke loose. Read more…
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How Facebook Watch will overtake YouTube as the biggest video platform
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Facebook is crushing Snapchat. Well, forget that, because I’m interested in a much bigger tech company Facebook is poised to overtake: Google’s YouTube.
Facebook has managed to grow, outpace, and marginalize its competitors thanks to its huge user base, massive data collection operation, and the breakneck speed at which the Facebook engineering teams execute. We’ve seen Facebook steamroll several social networks over the years.
Now, Facebook is taking video more seriously than ever with its new product Watch, and I predict it will ultimately overtake YouTube as the biggest video players. Read more…
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How Facebook Watch will overtake YouTube as the biggest video platform
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Facebook is crushing Snapchat. Well, forget that, because I’m interested in a much bigger tech company Facebook is poised to overtake: Google’s YouTube.
Facebook has managed to grow, outpace, and marginalize its competitors thanks to its huge user base, massive data collection operation, and the breakneck speed at which the Facebook engineering teams execute. We’ve seen Facebook steamroll several social networks over the years.
Now, Facebook is taking video more seriously than ever with its new product Watch, and I predict it will ultimately overtake YouTube as the biggest video players. Read more…
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YouTube is launching its own take Stories with a new video format called ‘Reels’
Even YouTube is adding Stories. The popular format introduced by Snapchat, then adopted by Instagram, Skype, Facebook, Messenger and even some dating apps, is now making its way to YouTube as a new feature the company is calling “Reels.” To be clear, Reels is YouTube’s spin on Stories, not an exact copy. And Reels won’t live at the top of the app, as Stories do on… Read More
Facebook launches Creator app for influencers to build video communities
Facebook wants to turn mindless, passive video consumption into “time well spent,” and now it’s giving social media stars a powerful tool to foster communities around their content. Today Facebook launches Facebook Creator, offering influencers Live Creative Kit for adding intros and outros to broadcasts, a unified inbox of Facebook and Instagram comments plus Messenger… Read More
An app where teenagers lip synch reportedly got bought for $1 billion
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$1 billion. That was the price tag for what’s cool, according to Justin Timberlake Sean Parker’s conversation with Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg.
Apparently, it’s still true.
Musical.ly just sold to Beijing Bytedance Technology, the companies announced Friday. The price tag was between $800 million to $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. If you haven’t heard of Musical.ly, you may be old — or perhaps you just forgot about it.
After launching three years ago, the smartphone app quickly became a viral sensation. The concept was simple: Create 15-second music videos. Tweens and teens became obsessed with lip-syncing to their favorite songs. By 2016, it had attracted 100 million users. It even launched some new social media stars like Jacob Sartorius. Read more…
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