2024-03-13
This MrBeast article is really depressing. No amount of success is worth erasing your personality because you view it as a liability for optimal content. I can't wait for the day when “YouTuber/streamer” exits the top 5 answers for what kids want to be when they grow up [image]
Polygon
How MrBeast dominates this ostentatious YouTube era, using a fast, frantic, and omnipresent editing style, as his videos slowly evolve to focus on storytelling
Jimmy Donaldson warped YouTube in his image — but YouTube is warping him back — In the fall of 2023, a clip ripped from a video … X: @johnwolfeyt , @twinkophrenia , @justinwhang ...
2022-10-01
I've made it a point over the last few years to shut down/disable all forms of cash “tips”, and disincentivize viewers spending money on me (eg. Hype Trains, my old Patreon, etc.) I get that Twitch is a business, but I should have control over what gets monetized on my channel
Game Developer
Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make a one-time payment of $5 to $100 to highlight a message in select chats for 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes
Chris Kerr / Game Developer :
Kind of annoyed that I cannot opt out of this “experiment.” I don't want people to pay money for this. So I'm going to greatly reduce the cost of Highlighted Messages, which you can redeem with Channel Points (whch are free), so please use that instead of “Elevated Messages” thx https://twitter.com/...
Game Developer
Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make a one-time payment of $5 to $100 to highlight a message in select chats for 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes
Chris Kerr / Game Developer :
2021-05-21
I'm glad they're doing public apps again, but annoyed that for “influencers” you either have to be trending on Google, have your own Wikipedia article, or have journalists write multiple articles about you (?!?) to be considered? 😐 https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Twitter is rolling out its new verification program, with revamped categories that include activists and journalists, and previews upcoming changes to profiles
It also previewed potential changes coming to profiles — Twitter is relaunching its public verification program, allowing anyone to apply for a coveted blue check mark.