Thursday
Jul222021

Netflix confirms its working on mobile games

Source: The Next Web

Netflix has finally confirmed that it's getting into gaming. The company recently hired a new VP of Game Development, which indirectly established it was venturing into this new space. The company confirmed the news in a letter to investors.

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Thursday
Jul222021

Ways to follow #TeamCanada on Twitter at the Tokyo Olympics

Being at the Olympics this year might not be possible. So, Twitter Canada offers several ways to follow what's happening at the Tokyo Olympics in the coming weeks. Let's take a look at some of the Twitter features you can take advantage of.

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Thursday
Jul222021

Clubhouse is no longer invite-only

The redesigned Clubhouse site

Clubhouse drops its exclusive status as it ditches its invite-only policy and waitlist system. The social audio app is out of beta and now open to anyone who wants to join. The app also gets a new logo and website design. Clubhouse launched in March 2020 with an invite system to allow the company to add users in waves without crashing its system. And when it launched, it was first available on iOS, which added to its exclusivity.

But now, the app is already on Android, which is a move it needed to make given tech giants like Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter all have social audio offerings. The Next Web noted that Clubhouse is struggling to maintain the early momentum it's built. Opening its app to everyone might help trigger another bump in downloads. As for long-term growth, that's something we'd have to observe as time goes by.

Wednesday
Jul212021

YouTube rolls out its Super Thanks tipping feature to more beta users

A long-overdue feature is coming to more YouTube creators. The company's Super Thanks tipping option comes to "thousands" of additional creators in 68 countries. Right now, the feature is still in beta, but YouTube wants to offer this to everyone in the YouTube Partner Program by the end of the year.

When you want to give your favourite create a Super Thanks, you have four options to choose from. The amount will vary depending on the market. Once you've gone through the payment process, you'll see an animated GIF of balloons floating across your screen. YouTube will also highlight your comment and include the amount of money you sent. It joins other monetization tools like Super Chat and Super Stickers. Like the other options, YouTube will take a 30% cut of all donations.

Source: YouTube | Via: Engadget