Patreon Introduces Snapchat-Like Stories Feature, Not All Creators Get YouTube 'Play Button' Awards, SpaceX Launch Gets #s Close To Stratos, & More

Patreon wants to give its creators more ways to connect to their patrons. And just because you get 100K subs doesn't mean you get a 'Play Button'.

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. Patreon Introduces Exclusive Snapchat-Like Content For Donors, By Creators Patreon has found a new way for creators to make exclusive offers to donors. Give them private video content through a new Snapchat copycat feature on the company's app, Patreon Lens. Digital Media Professor Discusses "Possibilities, Challenges, And Histories" In New Book On Indie Web TV Since 2009, Aymar Jean Christian has studied, discussed, and contributed to the web series community. Twitch Ended 2017 With 15 Million Daily Visitors, 27K Partnered Streamers And that's not counting its 150,000 plus Affiliate streamers, all of whom make money from streaming on the platform. Comedy Vlogger MacDoesIt To Embark On Thirst-Quenching Tour With Fullscreen Live Machaizelli Kahey, the YouTube star known to 820,000 subscribers as MacDoesIt, is taking his show on the road. YouTube Star Mamrie Hart Embarks On Eight-City Tour As Second Book Hits Shelves Mamrie Hart has an announcement for her fans: I've Got This Round. That's the title of the YouTube star's latest book, which has now arrived on both digital and brick-and-mortar shelves. Live Stream Of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket Test Peaks At 2.3 Million Concurrent Views That's the most-watched live stream in terms of concurrent viewers since Red Bull's Stratos. BuzzFeed And NBCUniversal's Latest Project Targets Millennial Parents NBCUniversal has been working with BuzzFeed since it invested in the millennial-focused media company in 2015. Now, many of those millennials are parents, and the media company's newest joint venture, Playfull, targets them. Kian Lawley Out At Fox Film The Hate U Give After Clip With Racist Remarks Surfaces YouTube star Kian Lawley will no longer play the supporting role for which he was originally cast in a Twentieth Century Fox movie inspired by Black Lives Matter. YouTube On 'Play Button' Awards: "Not All Creators Who Apply Will Receive Awards" Many creators were disappointed to discover in recent days that YouTube's Creator Awards — or the 'Play Button' plaques that the video giant hands out to vloggers who have surpassed certain subscriber milestones — may come with unforeseen caveats. Copyright © 2018 Tubefilter, All rights reserved. Sign up for Tubefilter Newsletters here. Our mailing address is: Tubefilter 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 270 Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA  You received this email because you subscribed to a Tubefilter Newsletter or have registered to attend one of our Tubefilter Events. We respect your privacy and inbox. If you believe this was sent to you in error and you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your subscription preferences or unsubscribe.