YouTube today announced a significant change to its strike system – the penalty system used when YouTube’s reviewers identify a video has violated the site’s Community Guidelines. These strikes could be issued against videos containing nudity or sexual content, violent or graphic content, harmful or dangerous content, hateful content, threats, spam, scams, or misleading metadata. […]
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Facebook Watch failed to take off in 2018, but some of its creators have found success
You’ve almost certainly come across Jay Shetty’s inspirational videos on Facebook.
The former monk has grown from around 2 million followers at the beginning of the year to more than 20 million followers just 12 months later.
“My highest viewed video this year was 360 million views on one video,” said the Facebook video creator when we spoke on the phone in December. “I have about 10 to 15 videos, over 100 million views each.”
When it comes to revenue via Facebook, Shetty’s stats are equally as impressive.
“I’ve been monetizing now for the last 5 to 6 months. And it’s been incredible for me,” Shetty explained. “To give you a few overalls, for me, I’ve been doing more than 6 figures per month, more than 7 figures over about 6 months. It’s been been really, really powerful for me.” Read more…
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TikTok spotted testing native video ads
TikTok is testing a new ad product: a sponsored video ad that directs users to the advertiser’s website. The test was spotted in the beta version of the U.S. TikTok app, where a video labeled “Sponsored” from the bike retailer Specialized is showing up in the main feed, along with a blue “Lean More” button […]
View More TikTok spotted testing native video adsMeaningful Moments: The year of love
One woman spreads the love with a unique, year-long quest. Read more…More about Video, Supported, Inspiring, Valentine S Day, and Inspirational
View More Meaningful Moments: The year of loveLinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service
LinkedIn — the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users globally — says that video is the fastest-growing format on its platform alongside original written work, shared news and other content. Now it’s taking its next step in the medium in earnest. This week, the company is launching live video, […]
View More LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast serviceInstagram thinks you want IGTV previews in your home feed
If you can’t beat or join them…force feed ’em? That appears to be Instagram’s latest strategy for IGTV, which is now being shoved right into Instagram’s main feed, the company announced today. Instagram says that it will now add one-minute IGTV previews to the feed, making it “even easier” to discover and watch content from […]
View More Instagram thinks you want IGTV previews in your home feedNetflix launches ‘smart downloads’ feature on iOS to automate offline viewing
Netflix today is launching a new feature on iOS devices that will help make it easier to watch its shows when you’re offline. The “smart downloads” feature, as it’s called, will automatically delete a downloaded episode after you’ve finished watching, then download the next one – but only when you’re connected to Wi-Fi. The idea […]
View More Netflix launches ‘smart downloads’ feature on iOS to automate offline viewingPluto TV will expand its free service with paid subscriptions, says new owner Viacom
Last month, Viacom picked up free streaming service Pluto TV for $340 million in cash. This week, the company spoke in more detail about its plans for Pluto TV – including its potential to for ad-supported streaming as well as the ability to market Viacom’s various subscription video properties directly to consumers, similar to how […]
View More Pluto TV will expand its free service with paid subscriptions, says new owner ViacomIt’s time to pay serious attention to TikTok
If you haven’t been paying attention to TikTok, you haven’t been paying attention. The short-form video app hailing from Beijing’s ByteDance just had its biggest month ever with the addition of 75 million new users in December — a 275 percent increase from the 20 million it added in December 2017, according a recent report […]
View More It’s time to pay serious attention to TikTokMan excavates his basement using nothing but RC construction toys
Work isn’t work if you have fun doing it.
YouTuber LilGiantsConstrCo proved this by spending years excavating his basement with RC construction toys. Well if it works, it works. And as his latest video above shows, those things can really w…
Twitch streamer falls asleep during stream, wakes up to find 200 people watching him
For just one day, the internet collectively came together…to watch someone sleep.
Twitch streamer JesseDStreams found that his audience was still willing to hype him up, even when he fell asleep for 3 whole hours during a livestream.
In the clip, you can see him waking up slowly, not sure what is going on — and then you can see the joy spread across his face as he realizes that he was not only still receiving donations from fans, but there are 200 people there looking at him.
The chat even erupted in a chorus of “HE LIVES” and “WE LOVE YOU” while it set in that, somehow, the stream had kept the party going while he was knocked out. Read more…
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‘Broad City’ star Paul W. Downs reveals he records his farts in Larry King interview
The human body can be a cornucopia of grossness. But somehow, that naturally lends itself to humor.
Actor and comedian Paul W. Downs went on Larry King NOW recently to discuss the upcoming final season of Broad City. There, he revealed one of h…