FFWD

The new destination for smart news and analysis about YouTube, Twitch and TikTok from @Medium. Edited by @stokel

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"FFWD will be the beacon 100 miles offshore, letting you know when a wave is about to crest in the online video world." @stokel introduces us to the world! 📸 https://t.co/1cjtFdLtxv

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

It does seem awfully ... convenient that Zatko appeared with his spam-centric complaints at the very moment Elon Musk needed him most

[Medium @Medium]

"[TikTok is] just real people having fun," says Ashley Jenkins, creator of the viral "fish challenge." https://t.co/sEIMOSvthN (via @MediumFFWD)

[OneZero @ozm]

It’s not about how many users you have.

It’s about how long a half-life the videos have off the platform. (via @MediumFFWD) https://t.co/5PHLff8qqo

[OneZero @ozm]

The bloodiest battle in the shortform video app war will be fought through off-platform embeds. (via @MediumFFWD). https://t.co/DTQTkyIFYo

[OneZero @ozm]

Given the app’s young userbase, the rise of "thinspirational" videos is worrying. (via @MediumFFWD) https://t.co/HuYWAUqgzW

[Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel]

Some news: @MediumFFWD is changing to a regular column for @ozm, where I'll cover and contextualise the world of online video. The first iteration of that is this interview with one of Facebook Gaming's chiefs about how they plan to win the streaming war https://t.co/2NHLqmMb5m

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Five tips from former YouTube staffer @willeagle https://t.co/5YrZFPkyvH

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Five tips from former YouTube staffer @willeagle https://t.co/5YrZFPkyvH

[Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel]

This is a great story on @MediumFFWD from @msmollybk about a wonder drug for cystic fibrosis called Trikafta - and the patients vlogging their treatment https://t.co/JCBjDrmxSN #TRIKAFTANOW

[Elemental @elemental]

Doctors and nurses have always let off steam privately. What happens when 1.5 billion people are watching? (via @MediumFFWD) https://t.co/rKUV9O8K7D

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“Content that promotes eating habits that are likely to cause health issues is also not allowed on the platform," says TikTok's community guidelines. Except it is. https://t.co/WDK12aKvxU

[Megan Morrone @meganmorrone]

TikTok’s Medical Professionals Maybe Aren’t All That Professional by @ameliargh in @MediumFFWD https://t.co/R8xhgxA5FI

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“It kind of twists my stomach that someone can be doing the ‘renegades’ dance in OR 1 but someone is dying in OR 2” https://t.co/lKMM1a84jA

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Slightly shoddy karaoke covers can make you millions - only on YouTube (by @ItsJackNeedham) https://t.co/4FF2xJZnvp

[Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel]

Do @tessie_the_mess and @jcsmith711 have the best jobs in the world, travelling to theme parks and restaurants and eating everything? I spoke to them for @MediumFFWD https://t.co/XdHXpeESOD

[Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel]

For my latest for @MediumFFWD I got to sit down with @tessie_the_mess and @jcsmith711 to chat about @DelishDotCom's amazing YouTube success (415% increase in watchtime year on year!) https://t.co/hEfnTh0Iys

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👊👍👎🖐️✌️🤞👌🤙🖖🐟
https://t.co/ZeoCQ9kFrY

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The world loves @chrissyteigen, but is she enough to sustain a streaming service? @Therealquags offers his thoughts on Quibi for @MediumFFWD
https://t.co/obBQjYkoxM

[FFWD @MediumFFWD]

Big thanks to @digg for featuring @beccalew's story for us on their homepage - and a recommendation to their curators that there's more stories you'll like there too https://t.co/vnFZD4I4am

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"This whole legal area was framed around the fact the government had power, and therefore the government had the requirement to be transparent. But now the power is with the private bodies, the Googles, the YouTubes and the rest of it," says @lilianedwards https://t.co/OcidVdYRXX