A new paper from researchers at the Brookings institute finds that YouTube’s algorithm makes all groups (liberal, moderate and conservative) slightly more conservative, rather than the universal push to extremes that many had assumed.
That’s consistent with teens getting Shapiro-pilled on YouTube, but it’s not quite the “rabbit hole” thesis you hear from most pundits.
Google rolled out a ton of handy lock screen widgets on iOS last week, but now the company’s adding a YouTube widget for your home screen.
The new widget lets you conduct a search on YouTube directly from the home screen, as well as access shortcuts that bring you to your subscriptions, Shorts, and YouTube’s homepage. Just make sure to update the app and open it before attempting to add it to your home screen.
Ugmonk started as a T-shirt store — now founder Jeff Sheldon is trying to turn it into something much more ambitious. But as he knows, hardware is hard.
A woman tweeted to models from the old-school boxes of hair relaxers to “show yourselves,” and... they did!
There’s always been something special about how Twitter can bring people together (when it isn’t splitting them apart) and this recent thread showed why — with no tweet editing required.
How is that for a Mad Libs sentence. But it actually makes sense: as part of its sponsorship of Barcelona, Spotify is putting Drake’s logo on the club’s jersey to celebrate him becoming the first artist with 50 billion streams. And it’s happening during one of the biggest games of the year, when Barca take on Real Madrid this Sunday. As the song says, “just hold on, it’s coming home.”
If you have a YouTube channel name / tag that you absolutely have to have (or are in a hurry to squat) then check your email. As announced earlier this week, reservation emails are starting to go out, and if the name you want is particularly special, then you’ll need to be first in line to get it.
Every YouTube user will have a unique handle that applies across the platform, from channel pages to Shorts, YouTube’s TikTok competitor. Users can use a handle to mention others in comments, video descriptions, titles, and more, which YouTube says will make it easier for creators to reach audiences and increase visibility.
Mark Zuckerberg gave an extremely politic answer when we asked about the stalled TikTok ban, which is currently under review by the US Department of Commerce.
Kicking TikTok out of the US would remove a huge rival to Facebook and Instagram — it’s arguably the only company offering them meaningful competition right now. But it would also set a precedent that could blow back on Facebook in years to come.
The popular YouTuber just put up a great video outlining all the various ways of getting around New York City (walking, running, subway, his signature Boosted Board) and lamenting how none of them are really compatible with having kids.
So he pulled the trigger and got an electric cargo bike. Specifically, the Enurau MAX-CARGO, if I’m not mistaken, which can be had for the very attractive price of $1,699. Casey calls it “the most perfect means of transport,” and I tend to agree!
I feel like such a dummy, thinking writing was about making sense of the world and like, “personal expression,” whatever that is. Please pay me $100,000 to do a thinkfluencer tweet thread! I would like to own an Eames chair one day.
