Rest of the Day: YouTube Adds New Tools for Better Comment Moderation
YouTube is adding several new commenting tools for video creators to better moderate their page and grow their communities. The YouTube video comments section usually had an unflattering reputation, to put it mildly. About this and much more in today’s news.
- YouTube users can now attach comments below videos to highlight the best conversations, and video creators’ own comments are highlighted more clearly. This is in addition to recently added moderation tools like blacklists for specific words and phrases with additional features. [YouTube Contributors Blog]
- Niantic wants you to return to Pokémon Go . They will soon be adding daily quests to earn bonuses like extra XP and Stardust. For example, you might be tasked with catching a specific Pokémon or visiting a PokéStop, and if you do this for a full week, you will receive multiple rewards. Sounds like a good, albeit half-hearted, attempt to keep players down. [Kotaku]
- Giphy has a fun new funny GIF toy. They commissioned artist Andrew Benson to create Boopy.Club , a GIF maker that turns your drawings into abstract curls. But that’s not all. [Giphy]
- The founders of Vine have a new live streaming app called Hype. They hope to stand out in the saturated streaming market by incorporating dynamic multimedia features; You can add files such as a GIF, an image or a song to the stream at any time, and interact with viewers using polls and questions. [The Verge]