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Thursday, August 2, 2018

The Young Turks Gear Up For Midterm Elections, Jimmy Kimmel Learns About YouTube Beauty Tutorials, Snapchat Gets Speech-Activated Lenses, More

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TYT Network Launches Native Android App Ahead Of Midterm Elections

 
The Young Turks (TYT Network) is continuing to proliferate its distribution model — this time with the rollout of a native app dubbed TYT Plus that the progressive news network notes is arriving ahead of the midterm elections.

Facebook And Instagram Add Tools To Help Users Not Get Addicted To Facebook And Instagram

 
As people in the US spend more time on social media, Facebook and Instagram are adding features to help users keep track of that time—and potentially curb it.

YouTube Testing Swipe-To-Next-Video Gesture For Android Mobile App


YouTube has been making significant changes to its Android app lately, rolling out Incognito Mode, adding edge-to-edge thumbnails, and, most recently, adding a Dark theme — all within the last month.

Tyler Oakley, Korey Kuhl Resurrect Psychobabble Podcast After Fullscreen Shutdown

 
After a yearlong hiatus, likely spurred by the shuttering of Fullscreen's streaming service, digital luminary Tyler Oakley and his best friend and podcast co-host Korey Kuhl are bringing back their long-running audio series, Psychobabble.

YouTube Music Is Seriously Bulking Up Its Senior Leadership On A Global Scale

 
YouTube looks to be seriously bulking up its global leadership in the music streaming space.

DramaFever Brings A Month-Long K-Drama Marathon To Twitch


Starting today, Twitch is hosting a Korean drama ("K-drama") marathon in partnership with digital network DramaFever.

Jimmy Kimmel Enlists Goddaughter To Teach Him About YouTube Beauty Tutorials

 
Jimmy Kimmel's foray into YouTube culture in recent years has been a bit of a mixed bag. The late-night host received substantial backlash in 2015 when he poked fun at the 'Let's Play' genre, in which viewers watch other people play video games.

CBS Announces Plans For 24/7 Streaming Local News Services, Launching First In New York

 
CBS just announced plans to launch a local, 24/7 streaming news service portfolio dubbed CBSN Local.

Fund This: The Aquabats! Super Show! Launches Kickstarter To Revive Cult Fave (And Keep Fighting Evil)

 
The Aquabats! Super Show! originally aired from 2012 to 2014, with a run cut short after host the Hub Network went out of business. Based on creator Christian Jacobs' real-world '90s band The Aquabats, the show chronicled a fictionalized, superhero version of the band.

Spotify Debuts Archie Motion Comic Amid Pivot To Audio-Visual Content


Spotify's mobile app is now home to an Archie motion comic series — which superimposes music and voice actors over illustrations — called Spotlight: Archie — The New Riverdale.

Snapchat's Latest Lenses Are Speech-Activated With Words Like "Love" And "Wow"

 
Snapchat's newest Lenses can understand what you're saying — but only if you're using the words "yes," "no," "hi," "love," or "wow."
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