source Dave Smith/Business Insider YouTube updated its Apple TV app on August 30. The update fixed some issues, but created a new problem. Your home screen is now limited to five categories, which you can’t choose or change, effectively making discovery more difficult than it was before. YouTube must have read my recent complaints about its Apple TV app because the newest update, which dropped last week, fixes a handful of issues I brought up. Unfortunately, the new YouTube update introduces a new problem that wasn’t there before. Some of the problems that were fixed: – Scrolling is now much better. The YouTube app now uses inertial scrolling, which is one of the best features of the Apple TV remote: It can act like your iPhone’s touchscreen, so the faster you flick your finger, the faster you scroll. – The user interface is slightly better. The toolbar on the left side, which has buttons for Search and Subscriptions, is no … [Read more...] about The YouTube app for Apple TV just took another step in the wrong direction
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PewDiePie could lose his King of YouTube crown to a channel called T-Series
PewDiePie is the most subscribed person on YouTube currently. Youtube/Pewdiepie Felix Kjellberg, or as he is better known, PewDiePie, has been the “king” of video-sharing website YouTube since 2013. Kjellberg has held the title of most subscribed for five years now, and at the time of writing, he has amassed around 66 million subscribers, which is no mean feat. While nobody expected him to attain such a presence on YouTube when he started in 2010, there must have been many more that would not have expected his record to ever be surpassed, not for a long time. But that time has come. Kjellberg has a new challenger, and its name is T-Series. Boasting around 60 million subscribers, T-Series is actually a Bollywood production company based in India that first started its YouTube channel in 2006. On its page, T-Series describes itself as “India’s largest Music Label & Movie Studio, (and) believes in bringing world close (sic) together through its … [Read more...] about PewDiePie could lose his King of YouTube crown to a channel called T-Series
Where Henry Sy is king of retail, Lazada bets on YouTube generation
MANILA -- Bland retail, not brick-and-mortar stores, are dead, the first Filipino CEO of electronic marketplace Lazada said, as he moved to nurture a growing market in a landscape dominated by billionaire Henry Sy's giant malls. Lazada will open on Sept. 9 its first "mall," a virtual store with 70 million products and a next-day delivery guarantee to help reach its "ambition" of growing sales by 100 percent annually. Filipinos are looking for a "shopping experience," Lazada Philippines CEO Ray Alimurung said. While mega-brands like Uniqlo are building bigger spaces, online sellers are building channels that blend seamlessly with YouTube viewing habits, he said. "Bland retail experiences are the ones that are under threat. LazMall, which was announced on Aug. 31 at a members-only club in the capital, is like a high-end mall, Alimurung said. The company is touting a no-fakes guarantee as merchants like Apple and Samsung get to pick who sells their products on the platform. "Today, the … [Read more...] about Where Henry Sy is king of retail, Lazada bets on YouTube generation
Anthony Joshua on YouTube scrap, Fury and Povetkin
I was curious. What did the three-belt heavyweight champion of the world think of the Logan Paul vs KSI fight... two YouTubers on limited training and skill, pretending to be boxers and raking in millions in the process? I didn't expect Anthony Joshua would be so enthusiastic."All credit to them, it was a good scrap, and if it brings a lot of eyes to the sport of boxing then it benefits us all. I'm all for it."Ok, so what about Tyson Fury managing to agree the fight that AJ couldn't - a bout with the other world champion Deontay Wilder? Surely Fury has stolen his thunder?No, apparently there's plenty of thunder to go round and he'll fight Wilder eventually.Joshua's immediate challenge is Alexander Povetkin - dangerous, Russian and a two-time doping offender. Some would question the boxing politics that has allowed a cheat back to the top table of the sport so quickly. What does AJ think about that?"I think it's bad. I don't condone drugs cheats but I don't make the rules. I just … [Read more...] about Anthony Joshua on YouTube scrap, Fury and Povetkin
Joel Embiid learned to shoot by searching YouTube for ‘white people shooting 3 pointers’
Joel Embiid wrote about his journey from Cameroon to the NBA in a recent piece for The Players’ Tribune. In the story, Embiid describes how he developed his shooting range – searching YouTube for “WHITE PEOPLE SHOOTING 3 POINTERS.” Embiid is now a career 32.7% three-point shooter during his time in the NBA. Joel Embiid might be the most entertaining player in the NBA. Between his dominance on the court, his constant trolling on social media, and his habit of dunking on random strangers on courts across Philadelphia, you’d have a tough time finding someone having more fun with the game of basketball than Embiid. In a recent story for The Players’ Tribune, Embiid revealed how he developed his game, and specifically, his range from three. As Embiid writes, when he came over to America from Cameroon to play basketball, he was very competitive, but his skills were extremely raw. He would run three-point drills with a teammate after practice, and … [Read more...] about Joel Embiid learned to shoot by searching YouTube for ‘white people shooting 3 pointers’