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  • Read This If You Want To Be YouTube Famous

    Read This If You Want To Be YouTube Famous

    A former YouTube employee unveils the secrets of how to strike it lucky on the platform
    Go to the profile of willeagle
    willeagle
    Feb 3, 2020
    YouTube Viewers are Witnessing the End of a Deadly Disease

    YouTube Viewers are Witnessing the End of a Deadly Disease

    Trikafta appears to be a miracle drug for cystic fibrosis sufferers, who are sharing their stories on YouTube
    Go to the profile of Molly Kendrick
    Molly Kendrick
    Jan 31, 2020
    TikTok Is the New Home for Thinspo

    TikTok Is the New Home for Thinspo

    Given the app’s young userbase, the rise of ‘thinspirational’ videos — seen by billions — is worrying
    Go to the profile of Molly Horan
    Molly Horan
    Jan 29, 2020
    The Bloodiest Battle in the Shortform Video App War Will Be Fought Through Off-Platform Embeds

    The Bloodiest Battle in the Shortform Video App War Will Be Fought ...

    It’s not about how many users you have. It’s about how long a half-life the videos have off the platform
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 27, 2020
    TikTok’s Medical Professionals Maybe Aren’t All That Professional

    TikTok’s Medical Professionals Maybe Aren’t All That Professional

    Doctors and nurses have always let off steam privately — but what happens when you do it to 1.5 billion people?
    Go to the profile of Amelia Tait
    Amelia Tait
    Jan 24, 2020
    Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTube

    Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTube

    There’s big business in crudely re-recorded karaoke versions of pop songs
    Go to the profile of Jack Needham
    Jack Needham
    Jan 22, 2020
    Here’s How Delish Makes their Crazy Theme Park Videos

    Here’s How Delish Makes their Crazy Theme Park Videos

    A year ago they were reuploading minute-long recipe videos. Today, they’re producing longform content for YouTube — and have become…
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 20, 2020
    Here’s How a TikTok Challenge Goes Viral

    Here’s How a TikTok Challenge Goes Viral

    Compelling audio and something to do energizes TikTok’s engaged userbase, as Ashley Jenkins and Danilla Carvalho know
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 15, 2020
    Quibi is Offering Something Impressive, But Does Anyone Want It?

    Quibi is Offering Something Impressive, But Does Anyone Want It?

    The world loves Chrissy Teigen, but Quibi is not going to be able to promote the service based on intermittent interest in a sea of…
    Go to the profile of Lucas Quagliata
    Lucas Quagliata
    Jan 13, 2020
    These German YouTubers are Fighting to Figure Out How YouTube Works

    These German YouTubers are Fighting to Figure Out How YouTube Works

    They’re trying to use the full extent of the law to compel YouTube to lift the curtain on its algorithm
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 13, 2020
    The Guy Behind TikTok’s Biggest Song Has Earned Precisely Zilch from 18 Million Videos

    The Guy Behind TikTok’s Biggest Song Has Earned Precisely Zilch fro...

    Jacob Feldman’s success is bittersweet — but he has the secret to viral tracks on TikTok, so he’s going to make them himself
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 9, 2020
    All of YouTube, Not Just the Algorithm, is a Far-Right Propaganda Machine

    All of YouTube, Not Just the Algorithm, is a Far-Right Propaganda M...

    YouTube’s celebrity culture and community dynamics play a major role in the amplification of far-right content
    Go to the profile of Becca Lewis
    Becca Lewis
    Jan 7, 2020
    Here’s Why that American TikToker is Obsessed with Wetherspoons

    Here’s Why that American TikToker is Obsessed with Wetherspoons

    Mallory Bartow is surprised with how people have taken to her praise of a U.K. pub chain on TikTok
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Jan 6, 2020
    Here’s What Industry Experts Think Online Video Looks Like in 2020

    Here’s What Industry Experts Think Online Video Looks Like in 2020

    Those with intimate knowledge of the industry offer their predictions for the year ahead
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 31, 2019
    YouTube’s Deradicalization Argument Is Really a Fight About Transparency

    YouTube’s Deradicalization Argument Is Really a Fight About Transpa...

    The reason we’re all focusing on the algorithm’s effects is we don’t know how it works
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 29, 2019
    TikTok’s Managing Director Talks About the App’s Future

    TikTok’s Managing Director Talks About the App’s Future

    The shortform video sharing app has had a wild 12 months. The next year will be even crazier. But what is TikTok? And where’s it going?
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 27, 2019
    Mariah Carey Reached Number One Thanks to TikTok, Soulja Boy, and The Rock

    Mariah Carey Reached Number One Thanks to TikTok, Soulja Boy, and T...

    A YouTuber is the U.K. Christmas number one and Carey climbed the charts in the U.S. due to TikTok, YouTube and Spotify streams
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 23, 2019
    Presley Ryan’s TikToks Have Made Beetlejuice Broadway’s Hottest Ticket

    Presley Ryan’s TikToks Have Made Beetlejuice Broadway’s Hottest Ticket

    But the production is being booted out of its current home on June 6. What gives?
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 20, 2019
    #Weihnachtsbäckerei is the Wholesome Christmas TikTok Hashtag You Didn’t Know You Needed

    #Weihnachtsbäckerei is the Wholesome Christmas TikTok Hashtag You D...

    This corner of German baking TikTok is the most Christmassy content online
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 18, 2019
    PewDiePie Has Become YouTube’s Voice of Reason

    PewDiePie Has Become YouTube’s Voice of Reason

    Yes, PewDiePie plans on taking a break in 2020. But that’s not the important stuff he said in his latest video
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 16, 2019
    The U.K. General Election on TikTok Has a Clear Labour Majority

    The U.K. General Election on TikTok Has a Clear Labour Majority

    Users of the hottest new shortform video app don’t do politics often, but when they do, it’s for Labour
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 12, 2019
    In Three Weeks YouTubers Need to be COPPA Compliant — But They Have No Idea What that Means

    In Three Weeks YouTubers Need to be COPPA Compliant — But They Have...

    Creators like Adam Saleh have no idea what 2020 will bring, but YouTube’s new bullying policy gives an idea
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 11, 2019
    Illicit Bootlegs on YouTube are Giving Musicals a Second Life

    Illicit Bootlegs on YouTube are Giving Musicals a Second Life

    Some of Broadway’s hottest musicals have been given a jolt of life by bootleg traders using YouTube and other sites
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 9, 2019
    YouTube Rewind 2019 Foreshadows the Site’s Boring Future in 2020

    YouTube Rewind 2019 Foreshadows the Site’s Boring Future in 2020

    The video sharing platform learned from last year’s misstep — but this year’s edition shows the challenge YouTube has in the future
    Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
    Chris Stokel-Walker
    Dec 5, 2019
    Deepfakes Are Being Used to Puncture Politicians’ Bluster

    Deepfakes Are Being Used to Puncture Politicians’ Bluster

    A YouTuber with an unhealthy obsession with 1990s female songstresses is slowly eroding the credibility of Brazil’s government
    Go to the profile of Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
    Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
    Dec 5, 2019
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