The CommonGeek RoundTable covers a lot of ground today, including YouTube competitor Vessel, new features for the Samsung Gear VR, and the new Justice League film. Not to mention, Spider-Man’s surprise appearance in Captain America: Civil War.
In a blog post by CEO Jason Kilar, Vessel announced on March 7 that the service would be going ad-free, stating that “one of the most popular requests has been for an ad-free experience.” In the same announcement, Vessel also revealed their new payment plan. The standard $2.99 monthly subscription…
We’re joined this week by Sarah Smith, YouTube and ThisIsFilm. contributor. A nice discussion on YouTube and meme culture, along with Uber and food ensues.
Another day, another YouTube feature removed. The popular video streaming service made a low key announcement that users will no longer have access to the webcam capture feature after January 16, 2016 as noted by VentureBeat. The feature allowed users to capture from their webcam, bypassing a capture program to…
In their latest blog post on December 4, Vessel announced that they will be rolling out “Threads.” Consider Threads to be like the video response feature that YouTube discontinued in 2013. With Threads, creators can pose questions to their viewers and receive answers directly. They create hubs for discussion. It’s another way to have more viewer-creator interaction and bring the community…