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YouTube Is Adding Group Chats So You Stop Sending Its Videos to iMessage
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Think about the last YouTube video you sent a friend. You probably copied the link, dropped it into a group thread in iMessage or WhatsApp, and the conversation about it happened somewhere YouTube couldn't see. YouTube wants that conversation back, and this fall it's adding group chats to its in-app messaging to get it.
YouTube announced the change at Made on YouTube on Wednesday. Group chats build on the one-on-one DMs it has been rolling out over the past year, and they're coming this fall in the US, UK, Singapore, Brazil, and some European countries. TechCrunch reports you'll also be able to record quick, unpolished videos and share them in those chats. YouTube's own promo mockup has two lines worth reading before you add your cousins: messages may be reviewed for safety and Community Guidelines, and anyone added to a group can see the full chat history.
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YouTube’s Custom Feeds Turn Your Homepage Into a Prompt Box
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Google, Internet,
YouTube's homepage has always run on inference. It watches what you finish, what you skip, and what you let autoplay at 1 a.m., then guesses what you want next. Custom Feeds, announced today at Made on YouTube, lets you type the request yourself: "Witty podcasts for my daily 30-minute commute," to borrow YouTube's own example.
Whatever you describe becomes its own tab on the homepage, and you can save several. YouTube says the feeds update automatically with fresh recommendations, so a commute tab keeps pulling in new picks after the first day. Its other examples are "Evening wind down with long documentaries" and "Help me discover new DIY creators." The feature is coming to US users on web, mobile and TVs "soon," with no date attached.
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Instagram and Facebook Are About to Lock Teens Out at Midnight
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Internet,
A 15-year-old in most of the United States will soon get two hours a day on Instagram and Facebook, and then the apps stop. At midnight they lock until 6 a.m. During school hours, notifications go quiet. And the teen can't switch any of it off without a parent signing off first.
That's the product side of the settlement Meta announced Wednesday with a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, ending a federal trial in Oakland over claims that Facebook and Instagram were designed to keep kids hooked. The payment runs to roughly $16.7 billion. The defaults are what will change how the apps feel.
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Morrissey Posts His First Tweets
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
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Morrissey has started using Twitter.
The "First Of The Gang To Die" singer joined the social media site in June 2009 but only posted his first message last night, writing, "Hello. Testing, 1, 2, 3. Planet Earth, are you there? One can only hope... [sic]."
The post has already been re-tweeted more than 14,000 times and he followed the tweet by, "Follow, follow, follow. Twitter is the perfect metaphor for...something. Dunno what [sic]."
The 54-year-old star has revealed the title track from his new album, World Peace Is None of Your Business, along with the artwork for the record.
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The Problem with Facebook [Video]
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Revenue, Social Media, Social Networks,
The problem is the only way Facebook has found to make money is by treating all entities on the site as advertisers and charging them to share their content.
This business plan backfires because 1) not all entities ARE advertisers and 2) it was the content from these people, specifically friends, family, and creators that made the site worth visiting in the first place.
Now the incentives are misaligned:
- Individuals want to see great content, but they are now seeing more paid content and organically shared content which appeals to the lowest common denominator (babies, weddings, and banal memes)
- Creators want to reach fans but their posts are being throttled to force them to pay to be seen
- Brands and advertisers have to pay once to advertise their page on Facebook, and then pay again to reach the people who have already liked their page. Plus Facebook is not a place where people generally go to buy things.
Facebook stands in contrast to other social media like Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram where all content is shared with all followers.
Sylvester Stallone: Twitter Gets Me in Trouble
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Rants, Features,
Sylvester Stallone avoids social media because it gets him into "trouble."
The legendary actor found himself in hot water last year for criticizing fellow Hollywood star Bruce Willis on Twitter - after Bruce dropped out of his movie The Expendables 3 over a pay dispute - and he now chooses to be very "careful" about using social networking websites.
"Every time I use social media I get really in trouble! I think George Clooney said it best when he said you've got to be an idiot to be celebrity and use Twitter. You wake up in the morning when you're sober and your career is over! You've got to be really, really careful. You think you're a genius up there in the middle of the night and you wake up an idiot," he explained.
The 67-year-old star admits he isn't technologically savvy and doesn't quite understand the purpose of photo sharing mobile app, Instagram. "Everyone keeps wanting me to get on Instagram. Is that for younger people, Instagram? For, like, pervs? 'Here we are at the hospital getting our back checked' or 'I'm on dialysis... here we are!' I'm really basic with the iPhone. I think I've figured out how the camera works and that's about it. I keep it very simple," he quipped.
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Kimye to Forgo Money for North Photos, Will Unveil Them Online
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Music, Television, Celebrity Babies, Photos, Rumors,
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In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are rumored to be following in the footsteps of their besties Jay-Z and Beyonce.
The new parents of one are rumored to be ditching the lucrative deals thrown at them by the likes of Vanity Fair so that they can post photos of their firstborn, North, through a social media site.
Whether it's because West doesn't want to "pimp out" his child (as UsMagazine reports he said) or because Kimye wants so hard to be like beloved power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce, it's unfair that the supposed $4 million offered to them for North's photos will no longer go towards a charity, as momager Kim Jenner previously stated it would.
I guess we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled and glued to Kanye's and Kim's Twitter accounts to find out their final decision.
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Quote of the Day: Ashton Kutcher on Twitter
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Television, Rants,
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"For lack of a better verb, the media came and f--ked [Twitter] up... The bigger vision for Twitter when Jack [Dorsey] created it was to empower communication to happen as things were taking place. Now it's just a bunch of companies and people constantly pitching crap."
- Social media-savvy Ashton Kutcher rants about the direction the microblogging site has taken.
(Make sure to check out our other notable quotes.)
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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Internet,
We post a lot of great stories every day here at Gear Live, and we realize that it's hard to catch them all, every day. That's why we offer our Gear Live newsletter, bringing you the best of Gear Live directly in your inbox each evening, and you can subscribe here. Oh, and we also announce all of our giveaways in the newsletter before we do here on the site, allowing our subscribers a head start.
Each day, we collect the best Gear Live stories and send them to you so you can take a peek when your day is done and you finally have a little breathing room, with links to our other recent stories so you can read more, if you choose.
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You can now automatically share your Netflix viewing activity on Facebook
Posted by Jason Diaz Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Internet, Movies,
Netflix is more social in the US now that you or, better said, Netflix can share your favorite movies and television shows with your friends on Facebook.
The Internet video on demand streaming giant has been given the green light to share your Netflix activity among your Facebook friends. The added functionality is off by default, but users can turn it on and pretty much allow others to spy on what they're watching and liking. Thankfully, Netflix added another feature that will hide specific videos that you deem unworthy of sharing. The caveat is that you don't forget to click the "don't share this" button on a specific video.
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