Videographers want YouTube to change subscription tool
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – Videographers with millions of subscribers on YouTube expressed frustration at a trade show last week that the service only notifies a portion of their subscribers about new posts, leading to a drop in audience and their income. The audience-to-subscriber gap, akin to Twitter followers or Facebook likes, has become the latest […]
At First VidCon Summit, LinkedIn Video Creators Celebrate ‘Special’ Community
It’s only been ten months since LinkedIn launched its own native video service, but the professional-oriented social media platform is starting to grow its own passionate creative community. AT VidConseveral of these creators came together for the very first LinkedIn Video Creator Summitduring which the first users of the social site’s video platform shared their […]
YouTube Adds In-App Merchandise Stores for Video Creators, Will Use Teespring
At yesterday’s VidCon in Anaheim, California, YouTube announced a slew of new features for creators, including channel subscriptions for creators with at least 100,000 subscribers, and a new platform called Premieres. which can be used to promote upcoming videos, generate revenue, and host an interactive chat room for subscribers waiting for a video to launch. […]
“Building 360-Degree Businesses”: How Video Creators Make Money Today
On VidCon’s first morning, around 100 people from the marketing industry gathered in a room at the Anaheim Convention Center to learn more about the craft of a designer today. For one panelist, one solution for the hundreds of creators roaming the lower floors is blockchain technology. “The power does not lie with an arbitrary […]
Facebook expands offerings to video creators to cash in on views
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc. FB.O on Tuesday launched a matchmaking system to cultivate partnerships between advertisers and video creators as the world’s largest social media company tries to quickly parallel the variety of business opportunities offered by its video rival YouTube. Facebook’s logo is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit […]