This is a smart way to always know when your favorite creators (ahem, me!) have a new video live.
Huge time-saver: Go straight to the recipe and skip the long story
All the buzzes, beeps, pop-ups, rings, dings and notifications built into our tech make it hard to focus. They’re built that way because it’s good for business when we’re addicted. Use these steps to quiet your notifications — and your mind.
If that feels good, wait till you put your phone down. Do a digital detox you can actually stick to.
There’s another time-waster online: Endless blog posts when trying to find something specific. Cooking blogs are a shining example.
A tale as old as time
You found a promising recipe online, but the author has a 3,000-word story on how deeply meaningful those chocolate chip cookies are — and there are pop-up ads everywhere.
Want to skip the story and jump straight to the steps? There are a couple of methods you can try. If you always look up recipes, try them out and see what you like best.
A quick note: I’m all for supporting creators, so I visit their websites. (Pageviews add up to ad dollars.) I pay to read articles on the sites I visit most. You should, too, if you can afford it and there’s content you really appreciate.
This site does it for you
Copy the recipe’s URL into Just The Recipe. Like magic, it’ll give you the ingredients and steps you need. It’s super simple to use and strips away all the junk.
If you love it, there’s also an app and Chrome extension.
Even simpler and it works almost every time
You probably always use this command but didn’t realize how handy it can be for things like this.
Access a million free, high-quality images for any project
Content is the backbone of the internet — and few pieces of content are more important than graphics. They allow us to share what we’re feeling without words, create an atmosphere and attract bigger audiences. Tap or click here to learn some basic photo editing tricks that make anyone’s amateur photos look pro.
AI, George Carlin and the lawsuit
Creators face a new risk: their work being copied by AI without permission or pay.
Making money in podcasting: It’s not easy. Spotify wants to lure creators away from YouTube. Their plan? Pay hosts of popular shows and let premium subscribers watch ad-free (paywall link). YouTube pays creators 55% of ad revenue; Spotify estimates a show pulling in between 1 million and 2 million views a month would earn about $50,000 with them. That’s not a bad return, btw.
$300,000
How much an Alabama woman stole from the church where she worked. Most of the money went toward buying virtual gifts for TikTok creators. She faces up to 20 years in prison. What a mess.
Add a retro touch to your iPhone videos with this app
Gone are the days of simple videos. There are countless apps and filters you can use to make your clips pop. You can even record in 4K with your iPhone. Just tap or click here to learn how.
But while higher video quality continues to impress, intentionally lower quality videos can also make an otherwise average clip shine.
Nice try, Google: YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps. That would explain why folks are seeing “The following content is not available on this app” errors. Google says it’s to ensure creators get their dues. Smells like a push to get you to pay for YouTube Premium.
YouTube creators use death for profit
There’s a new viral trend impacting grieving families. I tell you what YouTube is — or isn’t — doing about it.
How YouTube creators use your loved one's death for their own profit and gain
There’s a new viral trend impacting grieving families. I tell you what YouTube is — or isn’t — doing about it, in 60 seconds.