Only 10% Of Affiliate Links On YouTube Are Being Disclosed, Princeton Study Finds
A new study out of Princeton University asserts that digital creators are incredibly cagey about their use of affiliate links — or the shoppable links included within social posts for which they earn a cut of any resulting sales. After analyzing 500,000 YouTube videos and 2.1 Pinterest pins last August, … …
YouTube Taught Me How to Steal Spotify’s Premium Subscription Service
Google and YouTube readily enable users to get Spotify Premium for free. But, is it really worth it? Several days ago, ahead of its April 3rd launch on the New York Stock Exchange, Spotify revealed that 2 million users have freely accessed Spotify Premium using unauthorized apps that blocked ads. …
BTS’ New YouTube Series ‘Burn The Stage’ Gives An Intimate Look Inside Their World
K-pop group BTS (Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook) is starring in a new YouTube Red series, but you probably already knew that, right? Well, the first two episodes premiered today, March 28, via BTS' YouTube channel Bangtan TV, and you can watch the first one above for …
Diving into the deep end on YouTube to learn how to swim
The strange thing about exercise is that you can't help but learn through repetition. The first time I tried to swim, as a grown-up, for exercise, I managed one length before collapsing at the edge of the 25-yard pool. Clinging to the cold tile like a life raft, gasping for …
Princeton study finds very few affiliate marketers make required disclosures on YouTube and …
Convincing humans to buy products is a massive business called marketing, and few areas of marketing are growing as fast as influencer marketing. Influencers on platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube can command prodigious fees based on their audience size and engagement: some data … Read More
Fortnite dominates both Twitch and YouTube, according to latest figures
Fortnite had the most global uploads related to a video game on YouTube in January 2018, according to data released from the video streaming service; just one of many stats that placees Fortnite among the most dominant cultural forces in gaming. Epic Games' battle royale offering also holds the … Read …
Q&A: YouTube Star Sydney McGee
The website socialblade.com, which charts the impact and market value of YouTube stars, estimates that she makes as much as $110,000 yearly. McGee has 28,283,473 video views, and among the billion channels that exist on the site, she ranks 37,816th. It wasn't always this way. McGee needed a full … Read …
YouTube ‘prankster’ sued by In-N-Out Burger
A Californian fast-food chain is suing a YouTube videomaker over claims his "prank" films caused "irreparable harm" to two of its restaurants. One incident allegedly involved Cody Roeder telling a customer their meal was "contaminated" and "garbage" while pretending to be the company's chief … Read More
There Goes Vevo’s Identity: YouTube Merges Vevo Subscribers Into Official Artist Channels
You know when you're watching Beyoncé twerk in her video for "Sorry" on YouTube and right below the video, you see her account username, "BeyonceVEVO"? And you know how almost every other established musician on the internet has a YouTube account that ends with "VEVO"? Well recently … Read More
Sidemen, YouTube Supergroup Featuring KSI, To Play Its Second Charity Soccer Match
The Sidemen are taking the pitch to support a local club's charity efforts. The YouTube supergroup, which features members KSI, Vikkstar123, Zerkaa, Berzinga, Miniminter, TBJZL, and Wroetoshaw, has announced its second charity soccer match (or charity football match, as the Brits call it) against a … Read More