Make Your OWN YouTube with an Old School RSS Reader!

YouTube is pretty terrible at notifications. We can fix that!

Using an old bit of tech called an RSS reader, we can subscribe to blogs, websites, AND YouTube channels!

It’s really easy, and you’ll never miss posts from your favorite channels again!

Feeder on F-Droid

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Blank YouTube Homepage? DON’T Change Your Watch History Until You See This FIRST!

A Blank YouTube Home Page is annoying, but Google might be giving you a gift! Here’s a recommendation for leaving it blank. DON’T change your watch history settings until you see this first! Continue reading “Blank YouTube Homepage? DON’T Change Your Watch History Until You See This FIRST!”

CGTN: Programming Problem – YouTube algorithm a mental drain for internet stars

I don’t think I’d consider myself an internet “star”, but I have had some issues with recent YouTube policy changes.

Joining the news team at CGTN to share some thoughts on living the YouTube life, online content creation, and creator burnout.

YouTube’s New Rules: Help me build a Reddit for smaller tech reviewers?

YouTube changed the requirements for monetizing a new channel, and the numbers don’t look great for new content creators. With many producers complaining about videos being demonetized, what can we do to help support smaller content creators? I’m trying to build a small “feeder” community to discover new producers.

I hope you’ll help me support new and smaller producers by sharing, linking, and upvoting over at r/GlowingRectangles.


Official YouTube Creator Blog Announcement
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Huawei Honor 7X Hands On and First Impressions: London UK 2017 – TK Bay

 

TK goes hands on with the brand new Honor 7X! Just released globally in the UK during a launch event in London. He had his Honor 6X at the ready for a comparison. Hope you enjoy the quick hands on video!

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Decades of Canadian TV Legally Uploaded to Youtube: Degrassi, Due South, Slings & Arrows

Maybe not quite as popular as shows from the UK or USA, Canada has produced some classic television. Charming programs with fantastic casts and excellent writing. YouTube Channel Encore+ is working with several Canadian production and distribution companies to preserve some popular titles, making them freely available to all who want to watch. Personally, I’m excited to see an easy way to stream Slings & Arrows, since the wife and I are Shakespeare nerds, and this show is one of the truest (and funniest) representations of a life spent in theatre.

Other classics include Are You Afraid of the Dark, Due South, and Degrassi. Conveniently organized in playlists by show, Encore+ promises more to come. Shocking to see under 6000 subscribers at the time this post was written. Check out the link below for some excellent (and free) TV watching.

Encrore+ Playlists

Recode, the iPhone X, and Institutionalized Racism: an ANGRY vlog…

Buckle up. I couldn’t hold this one in. An article was published on Recode following the release of a series of first-look videos, from a handful of YouTube channels. There’s a lot of salt, but the overall tone (and mis-characterization of these video producers) was vile. I don’t believe anyone at Recode is overtly racist, but we need to have a chat about perception and different points of view…

Archive link to the Recode article https://web.archive.org/web/201710310…

Apple Watch Series 3 Review (The Things I liked And Did Not Like) – TK Bay

Today I have for you my review of the Apple Watch Series 3 after using it for over 2 weeks with the iPhone 8 Plus. I am very surprised how the watch performed on a daily basis and how the battery lasted over 2 days on regular usage.

Hope you enjoy the video.

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