Social Blade https://socialblade.com/blog Providing you with up to date information about YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Twitter, and more! Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:51:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Vine is becoming a camera app that posts natively to Twitter https://socialblade.com/blog/vine-transitions-into-vine-camera/ https://socialblade.com/blog/vine-transitions-into-vine-camera/#respond Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:45:05 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2705   Two months ago, the online video industry was shaken up by the news that Vine was being killed off. In the days that followed, speculation ensued about the future of the app. Viners petitioned to keep the app alive, rumors surfaced about the app being sold off to the highest bidder, and a leading […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/vine-transitions-into-vine-camera/feed/ 0 Facebook tackles fake news with new tools, content labels https://socialblade.com/blog/facebook-tackles-fake-news-new-tools/ https://socialblade.com/blog/facebook-tackles-fake-news-new-tools/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:55:09 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2694 Facebook is taking steps to combat the ever-growing fake news problem that we face on the internet. The social media giant has teamed up with independent 3rd party fact-checking organizations that adhere to Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Code of Principles – the global standard for fact-checking. The 3rd party organizations will be responsible for identifying fake […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/facebook-tackles-fake-news-new-tools/feed/ 0 YouTube addresses subscription controversies on-camera in new video https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-addresses-subscriptions-controversies-video/ https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-addresses-subscriptions-controversies-video/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:38:35 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2693 The whole YouTube community has been abuzz with reports that YouTube has been unsubscribing users from their favorite channels, and that the subscription feed hasn’t been showing every channel a user is subscribed to. In a first for the company, YouTube put out a Q&A featuring real employees: an interview between YouTube’s Zindzi McCormick, the Subscriptions […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-addresses-subscriptions-controversies-video/feed/ 0 Snapchat adds four new features in ever-growing battle against competition https://socialblade.com/blog/snapchat-adds-four-new-features-group-messaging-shazam/ https://socialblade.com/blog/snapchat-adds-four-new-features-group-messaging-shazam/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:36:27 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2685 We’re running out of ways to write “Snapchat adds new features to their app” as headlines. Seriously – when do their developers sleep? Amidst continuously-increasing competition from Instagram and now Facebook itself, Snapchat has released four new features to help ensure users don’t slowly migrate away from its app to Facebook’s platforms. Group messaging While this seems like […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/snapchat-adds-four-new-features-group-messaging-shazam/feed/ 0 YouTube rich list: Highest-earning creators of 2016 revealed https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-rich-list-highest-earning-creators-2016/ https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-rich-list-highest-earning-creators-2016/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:35:50 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2659 It’s no secret that many YouTubers are making full-time livings on the platform, but just how much are the top creators making? While it’s possible to get an extremely rough estimate using viewership data and traditional ad rates, most creators aren’t relying solely on advertising revenue any more. In their second annual list, Forbes has published the […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-rich-list-highest-earning-creators-2016/feed/ 1 PewDiePie becomes first YouTuber ever to hit 50 million subscribers https://socialblade.com/blog/pewdiepie-becomes-first-youtuber-50-million-subscribers/ https://socialblade.com/blog/pewdiepie-becomes-first-youtuber-50-million-subscribers/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:12:09 +0000 https://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2658 In July 2013, Felix Kjellberg – better known by his username, PewDiePie – made history by becoming the first channel to reach 10 million subscribers. Three and a half years later, Pewds continues to set records: by becoming the first channel to reach 50 million subscribers. Kjellberg’s channel has garnered more than 50 million subscribers and […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/pewdiepie-becomes-first-youtuber-50-million-subscribers/feed/ 7 Barack Obama reportedly considering career in digital media post-presidency https://socialblade.com/blog/barack-obama-digital-media-career/ https://socialblade.com/blog/barack-obama-digital-media-career/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:01:12 +0000 http://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2654 President Barack Obama is thinking about starting a digital media company, according to a report from Mic citing anonymous sources. Obama reportedly met privately with Mark Zuckerberg, media mogul and CEO of Facebook, to discuss the matter while attending an economic summit in Peru. During his presidency, Obama has never shied away from the media […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/barack-obama-digital-media-career/feed/ 1 CNN acquires Beme, Casey Neistat’s experimental video sharing app https://socialblade.com/blog/cnn-acquires-beme-casey-neistats-experimental-video-sharing-app/ https://socialblade.com/blog/cnn-acquires-beme-casey-neistats-experimental-video-sharing-app/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:21:03 +0000 http://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2648 In a deal worth an estimated $25 million, CNN has acquired flagship vlogger Casey Neistat’s video-sharing app Beme. The buyout comes days after Neistat announced he would be quitting his daily vlog series after more than two years of near-daily uploads. CNN is opting to shut down the Beme app, which has struggled to retain users ever […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/cnn-acquires-beme-casey-neistats-experimental-video-sharing-app/feed/ 3 Instagram launches live video, disappearing messages https://socialblade.com/blog/instagram-live-video-disappearing-photos-videos/ https://socialblade.com/blog/instagram-live-video-disappearing-photos-videos/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:00:26 +0000 http://socialblade.com/blog/?p=2642 In a market swarming with new live streaming apps, Instagram is adding their name to the list. But that’s not all: they’re also going straight for Snapchat’s jugular, by introducing disappearing messages. Instagram Live Instagram Live will complement Instagram Stories, appearing in the same top bar that Stories do. Live videos will not be available on-demand afterwards, […]

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]]> https://socialblade.com/blog/instagram-live-video-disappearing-photos-videos/feed/ 0 Social Blade has risen to the cloud! https://socialblade.com/blog/social-blade-risen-cloud/ https://socialblade.com/blog/social-blade-risen-cloud/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2016 03:01:17 +0000 http://35.185.10.161/blog/?p=2621 Something wonderful has happened at Social Blade! We’ve spent the last 45 days preparing some much needed upgrades to the website and all the services we provide. It’s finally here: Social Blade has reached for the sky and has risen to the cloud! We’re now using Google Cloud and it rocks! Our code monkeys have been […]

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