BSP-125: YouTube Disables Custom Thumbnails, Video Creator Grant Money, and More!

On episode 125 of the BSP, I talk about YouTube launching the miniplayer on desktop, YouTube disabling custom thumbnails, VidCon launching a grant program where you can receive $2000, Twitch updating stream discovery, HaveIBeenPwned integrating with Firefox & 1 password, Twitter allowing for physical 2fa tokens, a Contractor trying to sell surveillance tools to track political dissidents, a man who threatened Ajit Pai being arrested, another data aggregator leaking 340 million personal data records, and California passing a new consumer privacy act.

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00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Uploading the Podcast to Podcastage
* http://www.bandrewsays.com
01:23 - Subtly Improving Your Podcast
02:16 - A Bunch of New Videos
* Ultimate Travel Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOJLbc0R3wI
* Must Love Karate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUubJoEPGBo
* Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/podcastage
* Podcastage Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgERLtGP9QM
04:03 - YouTube Mini Player on Desktop
05:10 - YouTube Disables Custom Thumbnail
* https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!category-topic/Youtube/-EpSdU2730A
07:01 - VidCon Video Creator Grant
* https://www.vidconcreatorgrant.com/apply/
10:08 - Twitch Updates Stream Discovery
* https://trello.com/b/qfZCai4F/discovery-updates
11:37 - HaveIBeenPwned Integrates with Firefox & 1Password
* https://blog.agilebits.com/2018/06/25/watchtower-we-shall-fight-on-the-breaches/
14:13 - Twitter Allows for Physical 2fa Tokens
15:00 - Contractor Tried Selling Surveillance Tools to Track Political Dissidents
16:40 - Man Who Threatened Ajit Pai Arrested by FBI
18:32 - Another Leak of 340 Million Personal Data Records
20:51 - California Passes New Consumer Privacy Act
22:25 - Blackberry Key 2 (I want it!!!)
* https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
* https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/4-best-phones-for-privacy-security-0176106/
24:36 - What I’ve Been Testing
25:21 - What You Had to Say
31:17 - Ask Bandrew
31:35 - Email 1
31:58 - Would you prefer an RE20 Colored SM7b, or an SM7b Colored RE20?
32:58 - Email 2
33:42 - What Are Your Thoughts on Full Time YouTubers?
34:20 - Would You Want To Be a Full Time YouTube Creator?
36:50 - Email 3
37:11 - Thoughts on Android Phones?
38:19 - Can Loud Drums Ruin a Condenser Mic?
* http://blog.shure.com/fact-vs-fiction-tim-vear-explodes-audio-myths-2/
39:09 - Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards?
40:03 - Would You Want to Earn Money from Podcasting?
41:35 - Outro

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Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.