It's a known fact that using streamed footage to create YouTube videos is a fantastic way to repurpose content. However, for a lot of streamers, their music of choice on stream leaves them with a problem: YouTube’s (seemingly random) stance on copyright. Using popular songs is guaranteed to get you a strike, but it’s difficult to know or discern if a lesser-known song is…
I've been doing more video content than ever as of late, and working with video files is one of my favorite pastimes. Between streaming and editing video for YouTube, being able to manipulate video files - especially large ones - is becoming more and more of a necessity. A few days ago, I had an ambitious project: a 12-hour YouTube and Twitch stream. While…
I have a guilty pleasure in that I love streaming on Twitch. A few times a week, I throw on some on some good music, fire up a video game, and broadcast myself sucking at playing video games and hanging out with my viewers. Over the past few weeks, I've found the need to showcase the tracks I'm playing on Spotify to my viewers,…
I have actually swapped over to ClickUp as a Content Calendar (and project management tool) but for someone who needs a more simple solution, this is still a VERY valid tutorial. A ClickUp tutorial is coming soon! Today was a great day at the office: we've been using a super-bloated, crazy to use task-management system for nearly a year, and (after all had been…
Sitting on a plane, being able to write on my blog... technology is a beautiful thing, isn't it? I'm flying back from Chicago (by way of Charleston, SC) to Nashville. I had the opportunity to speak on Gamification at two very awesome (and very different) events: Digital Summit Chicago and Type-A Parent & Lifestyle Blogging Conference. One for marketers and brands, another for the…
Every morning when I get into the office, I fire up my laptop, grab some coffee, and immediately navigate to my favorite online streamer - MrHappy. A full time streamer, he - and thousands of people like him - make a living out of livestreaming himself playing games or practicing a creative art in front of a live audience. His stream - and the…