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More Social Media Talk

So it’s been a pretty bizarre week, or two weeks, I’m not sure how long its been. Basically I’ve been trying to stay consistent on Tik Tok posting stream clips and other quick videos. I noticed I hadn’t posted one in a week or so, so I dug up a recent clip and posted it with a couple hashtags. A couple hours after publishing it, it had gained about the same amount of views as my highest video (4,500) I began my stream not even thinking about it. A friend and frequent viewer told me it was at 11k in the chat. I was shocked and continued stream. By the time I finished stream, it had doubled to 21k. I was starting to feel nervous as Tik Tok comments can get really toxic, nor did I understand why this one was growing so much. I went to bed and woke up the next morning with it at 250k views. This is when panic set in. I looked through all the comments. Some were bad and I deleted them. Others were too funny to delete but overall, I had good comments. They loved my joy, my smile, my room, seeing someone play for the first time. I checked it a few times that day, watching it grow to 400 or 500k. I expected it to die at around 500 or 600k, yet it kept growing. It was more slow, but it was still growing. Maybe two days pass and I have a million views and consequentially, gained about 700 followers boosting me to 1k. 1k followers was much more beneficial as it allows me to livestream on Tik Tok and add a link to my biography. 

Now I’m not the type of person to need validation, but it certainly feels good to get a reminder that I’m good at what I do and I’m on the right track. That’s not to say I want content creation to be a job, because that’s the opposite. My control issues needs something stable like a full-time job. But I do want to grow slowly and slowly. 

A simple video of mine grew and grew. I did not expect it. I did not necessarily want it. But it has made me able to unlock more features on Tik Tok and reach a larger audience. I am thankful. I am terrified. I can’t believe this is my life. 

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social media is going downhill

So, obviously we’re all aware of the chaos that is happening on Twitter with the new owner. One of Musk’s bizarre ideas has led users down an odd, challenging path. Impersonations are rampant as anyone can get verified and appear like any figure or corporation. It’s very likely Musk will incorporate more heartless tactics to make the most money. So where does that leave twitter users? I’ve been trying out a few socials to try and get an answer. Do I have one? Inconclusive.  Instagram: Instagram has a been a staple social media since its release in the early 2010s. But it is far from being as good as it was. Instagram is now owned by Meta, which basically means Instagram was bought by Facebook- and it shows. It’s bombarded with ads. All videos posted will automatically become a reel, making it accustomed to a Tik Tok-esque algorithrim. I posted a video from a concert and it naturally gained 3,000 views. I have 50 followers. Not everyone wants their videos to be succumb to that. Another thing is that I’ve been struggling to post some of my photos in high quality. I post a good picture and it’ll upload to Instagram blurry. How can a photo-sharing application struggle to share photos?  Tumblr: Here I am! So, I’m not new to Tumblr by any means. Yet I’ve almost always came on here to merely look at posts and reblog them. This is much different than how I use Twitter, and I don’t see them replacing each other. In my mind, Tumblr is for pretty photos and niche fandoms. As much I want it to work, I don’t think Twitter users could appreciate the migration to Tumblr. Mastodon: I created an account a few days ago and it confuses me a lot. You need to sign up with a server (site domain) and this affects your username. For example, one of my accounts is @[email protected]. Like what the fuck is that? It looks like an email. Overall UI for the app is promising though, I like how it looks and there’s already some cool features included such as polls, trigger warnings, and privacy settings. I think if Mastodon was less confusing it would have a lot of potential as the new go-to. Horrible name though, LOL. Vero True Social: Another new one I signed up for recently. This one looked really promising, had great UI and a good number of notable people already active, until I read that it will be subscription based in their Twitter biography. I don’t know about you all, but I do not wish to spend money on social media at all. Overall thoughts: All of these social medias are trash. LOL. But as a Twitch streamer, I really should be on them. I have no hope for a better social media site/app at the moment. 

#twitter #socialmedia #mastodon #verotruesocial #verosocial

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content queen

So I’m hoping to become more consistent uploading my twitch vods to youtube, while this blog will be kind of a “behind the scenes” of streaming and content creation in general. So if all goes well, you can expect small articles and advice shared here, plus anything personal about my life that I might not want to talk about live.

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day two of trying to start a tumblr blog 

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yesterday at the stranger things store in miami! happy stranger things day 

#strangerthings #strangerthingsstore #strangerthingsday