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Internets Lifestyle Blogging Almost a year after SAY Media decided to dump XOJane, The Pratt Pack finally found a new money spout. The footer now says “XOJANE is part of the Time Inc. Style Network”…and what was the first order of business for the new owners? Yep, staff cleanouts. Seems Emily McCombs, best editor ever, is the first one out the door. In a facebook post she says she was left “hanging for several days” while she worked for free on “good faith”, but Time HR finally called and said there was no position for her at their company. I asked who was going to run the site and they seemed confused, responding “…Why, because that’s what you do?” They said they have people internally who can handle the various aspects of my job. Ouch, apply cold water to affected area. Meanwhile the new kid not only kept her job but got the desk right next to Jane herself. I’m sure they’re all super feminist and “above it” but now that XOBFFHEARTEYES has gone corporate I do hope the details about that work environment start spilling out on social media soon. Those stories would certainly be more interesting than anything on XOJane the past year. YouTube Red starts rolling out today for U.S. residents, and since the announcement a week ago vloggers have been flipping out. In case you aren’t aware of what YouTube Red will entail, here’s a summary. YouTube Red lets you enjoy videos across all of YouTube without ads, while also letting you save videos to watch offline on your phone or tablet and play videos in the background, all for $9.99 a month. The main issue for content creators seems to be that if they don’t agree to YouTube’s new terms they might have their videos “hidden from public view on both the ad-supported and ad-free tiers”. Vloggers have started a hashtag, #SAYNOTOYOUTUBERED to voice their displeasure. Some vloggers have “partnered” with YouTube and will be available through the subscription model only, so if your favorite vlogger has partnered up to be a “Creator” you’ll have to shole out the ten bucks a month to see their videos. However, YouTube says users will “still be able to enjoy YouTube”, but claims “with YouTube Red, you’ll be able to support the people who make your favorite videos while watching what you want, when you want, on any device you want, uninterrupted.”
Ever wonder what happened to Ghost Bev? Well apparently after her tragic death her poltergeist got a job pushing Younique makeup. She’s got a new facebook and everything! She’s even created Lashes By Beverly to help her on her journey to the top of the lash slinging ladder. I assume she’d be even more successful if she weren’t deceased, but it’s nice to see Younique embracing such diversity in their employees. The family of Caleb Logan, the 13 year old youtube vlogger who died suddenly last week from an “undetected medical condition”, livestreamed his memorial service on the internet tonight. A source says they are doing it to “create closure for the fans”.
Internets Jenna Cole Lifestyle Blogging Jenna Cole, struggling to understand JavaScript, has managed somehow to figure out Manic Panic. Now that I know I can do a passable job putting it in myself, I can have pink hair all the time! As part of her Mumspringa journey Jenna has been doing the usual radical hair changes and alcohol. The nose stud piercing and Pinteresty feminism tattoos are sure to come next, probably around the time she finally makes HELLO WORLD appear and declares herself the millenial Grace Hopper. But first she needs to pout about how hard coding is and then lean in to some feminist cookies. Saint Glennon, of the mystical lap healer tribe of Bloglandia, attended a conference Friday, during which her special powers were called upon. I spoke at the Momentous Institute conference today–to a room full of mental health professionals…Afterward, this precious reader came over to my table and laid her head in my lap. She was just having a hard time and needed some comfort. We sat like this for the rest of the morning… This story was accompanied by a picture of Glennon showing that silly Pope Francis how healing is really done. The moment is being hailed as “beautiful”, “brave”, “kind”, and various other words that do not sound like “did anyone maybe ask this lady if she would like to speak with one of the mental health professionals in attendance”. In news that shocked pretty much nobody with a brain, Australia’s new Children’s eSafety Commissioner has warned parents that their innocent social media photos of their kids have been found on deep web photo sharing sites. Tens of millions of photos of children doing everyday activities and posted on popular sites such as Facebook, Kik, and Instagram have been found by investigators looking into complaints about child abuse material online. The stolen material is organized into groups named things like “My daughter’s Instagram friends” and “nice boys play in river”. Commissioner Alastair MacGibbon says “photos of children originally posted on social media and family blogs account for up to half the material found on some paedophile image-sharing sites”. Susan McLean of Cybersafety Solutions added a final thought. “If you are a voracious user of social media…If you live your life vicariously through your kids online and you use photo-sharing sites and hashtags, you have to got to understand that that photo is worth something to someone else and it may not be for a purpose you like.”
XOJane Moves To Time Inc. And The Staff Cuts Begin
Vloggers Want You To #SAYNOTOYOUTUBERED
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Ghost Bev Proves Even The Undead Can Sell Mascara
Bratayley’s Family Will Livestream His Memorial
That Wife Continues To Transform Into Amazing Tech Woman
Momastery Will Heal You With Her Lap
In Case You Forgot, Pictures Of Your Kids Aren’t Safe On The Intarwebs