The sun ain’t what it used to be.
That’s what a weird contingent of amateur astronomers believes, anyway. The idea has swirled around the internet for years, and this week got another endorsement from U.K. columnist Jacqui Deevoy, who shared a picture of the star at the center of our solar system, noting that it “used to be yellow when I was a child.” At some point, however, it turned pure white — and, perhaps more distressingly, Deevoy observed, it is no longer a sphere but a “weird shape.
That’s what a weird contingent of amateur astronomers believes, anyway. The idea has swirled around the internet for years, and this week got another endorsement from U.K. columnist Jacqui Deevoy, who shared a picture of the star at the center of our solar system, noting that it “used to be yellow when I was a child.” At some point, however, it turned pure white — and, perhaps more distressingly, Deevoy observed, it is no longer a sphere but a “weird shape.
- 5/4/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Area 120, an experimental product lab within Google, has been quietly developing a new monetization tool for YouTube creators that appears to be gaining steam.
The events-centric product is called Fundo, Variety reports, and would allow creators to invite fans to virtual meet-and-greet sessions and other online events for a fee. For instance, infotainment vlogger Jessii Vee (1.4 million subscribers) and Roblox creator KreekCraft (753,000 subscribers) have used the service to host a live video chats with fans. (KeekCraft sold tickets for $10 apiece).
At the same time, Mexican vlogger Key Rique (772,000 subscribers) has been selling personalized shoutouts via Fundo for $4 apiece -- a model that smacks of Cameo. And Fundo was also used by lifestyle vlogger Hannah Forcier to host 'photo booth' session with fans, enabling them to attend one-on-one video chats with Forcier, and pose for three photos together. The cost of admission, per Variety, was $40.
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The events-centric product is called Fundo, Variety reports, and would allow creators to invite fans to virtual meet-and-greet sessions and other online events for a fee. For instance, infotainment vlogger Jessii Vee (1.4 million subscribers) and Roblox creator KreekCraft (753,000 subscribers) have used the service to host a live video chats with fans. (KeekCraft sold tickets for $10 apiece).
At the same time, Mexican vlogger Key Rique (772,000 subscribers) has been selling personalized shoutouts via Fundo for $4 apiece -- a model that smacks of Cameo. And Fundo was also used by lifestyle vlogger Hannah Forcier to host 'photo booth' session with fans, enabling them to attend one-on-one video chats with Forcier, and pose for three photos together. The cost of admission, per Variety, was $40.
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- 8/16/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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