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Wow, he sold out of those OHW pledges fast. Here's hoping he hits his milestone, his Top Ten Worst Hit Song of 1976 is still one of my favorite videos he's ever done.
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Rebochan posted:Wow, he sold out of those OHW pledges fast. The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1942
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Vicas posted:The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1942 I thought the earliest Billboard was 1946.
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Mraagvpeine posted:I thought the earliest Billboard was 1946. Billboard started publishing charts measuring record sales in 1940 (beforehand, they published charts measuring sales of sheet music), though the Hot 100 wasn't introduced until 1958.
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Film Brain has put up his review of best and worst of 2014.DStecks posted:I made another Sonichu review, a bit on the quick and dirty side (no pun intended). Bad Reviews 15.5: KCWC Epilogue Uh..congratulations on your signed photo!
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Rebochan posted:Wow, he sold out of those OHW pledges fast. Hoping he collects first-- before he does the videos, and those 4 people drop their monthly cap to < $40. =(
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DStecks posted:I made another Sonichu review, a bit on the quick and dirty side (no pun intended). Bad Reviews 15.5: KCWC Epilogue I did like the bit about the Snowballs. Just an FYI, I'm sure Chirs-Chan was referring to this:  But, he might have been making a terrible boob joke. Who knows.
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Infamous Sphere posted:Uh..congratulations on your signed photo! I bought it from him on eBay. Set me back 40 bucks but now I own a piece of history.  PassTheRemote posted:I did like the bit about the Snowballs. Just an FYI, I'm sure Chirs-Chan was referring to this: That's what I'm being told. I assume they're an American thing. 
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Hey Dstecks, was KCWC better or worse than Chym FM? Even if the snowballs are referring to some random snack, why did he just randomly bring them up? As far as I know there were no snacks depicted in the comic. (In Australia a snowball is/was a marshmallow thing covered in chocolate and coconut - sort of like a marshmallow lamington now that I think of it.)
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This has likely been discussed, but is the ongoing influx of Patreon users indicative of Blip/etc simply not paying the bills, simple greed, or a mix of both?
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MisterBibs posted:This has likely been discussed, but is the ongoing influx of Patreon users indicative of Blip/etc simply not paying the bills, simple greed, or a mix of both?
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MisterBibs posted:This has likely been discussed, but is the ongoing influx of Patreon users indicative of Blip/etc simply not paying the bills, simple greed, or a mix of both? Well, say you want to actually make money off doing this stuff - do you really want to rely solely on ads? The payout's shaky at best and if your main site or MCN suddenly starts going down the shitter...it's not going to last. Too many horror stories of people not getting paid anything for a month, even a couple of months in some cases - a bad month like that could ruin everything. The whole "greed" thing is kind of a handwave - there's not been much so far into how Patreon has pretty much changed the game for a lot of people, particularly those who are established but not exactly on the top level. No more need to rely on ads...you're never going to see a vid like the one Linkara released asking people to let the ads play again, because ads are now secondary income compared to a more stable (ok not TOTALLY stable but still...) and larger Patreon income. Like, Todd's probably on the middle level of popularity as far as Internet reviewers go, his Patreon's been up a day and he's already nearly at $600 a video. It's interesting times...I think it's kind of revitalised "reviewing" a little recently when compared to other Internet video genres.
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Infamous Sphere posted:Hey Dstecks, was KCWC better or worse than Chym FM? I don't know. It might be something significant from that trolling saga, or Chris-Chan putting random humor in his comic without understanding how random humor works. MisterBibs posted:This has likely been discussed, but is the ongoing influx of Patreon users indicative of Blip/etc simply not paying the bills, simple greed, or a mix of both? From things I have heard. Blip payouts are not what they used to be. Patreon allows producers to make money from the fans themselves, not just ads. It's a more diversified business plan. It's probably more stable as well. It also has an interesting side effect. Now that the producer is making money in addition to ad revenue, they don't have to be a part of large sites like TGWTG to survive. It's been a game changer for a number of people. Also, http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/ is throwing internal server errors. It looks like CA is doing fine, it's just something is borked on the forwarding and has been for a few days.
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PassTheRemote posted:Also, http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/ is throwing internal server errors. It looks like CA is doing fine, it's just something is borked on the forwarding and has been for a few days. Forwarding was borked the second they decided to not preserve hyperlinks from tgwtg to CA. Fundamental web development 101 poo poo right there. Don't loving break stuff. For example, http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bj/tcs should have taken me to a list of The Cinema Snob videos. It doesn't (even if the site wasn't 500ing itself). You don't throw away 6 years worth of accumulated incoming links across social media, forums, bookmarks, etc. You don't gently caress over your own Google results by not giving the bots a nice 301to follow. Either you make sure your link structure is 100% the same between sites, or you spend an hour or two coding a redirector to make sure people land where they were expecting to land. Given the site took 6+ years to code, an extra hour or two is nothing in the grand scheme of things.
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Thought I should put in a good word for Oliver Harper, a British critic who reviews action/sci-fi/fantasy/comedy films, mainly Hollywood and mainstream cinema. He posts videos about 15-25min summarising the plot, playing clips and stills. He does a lot of research, talks about DVD/laserdisc/BD releases, discusses soundtrack releases (and sometimes related video games) and talks about promotion/studio issues. So if you ever wondered what film X was like then you could do worse than check on this guy's list to see if he's reviewed it. He is pretty low on schtick and in all his regular reviews he never appears on camera. He is very responsive to YouTube comments and friendly in general. No hint of internet douchery. He also does film commentaries you can synch while playing your own copy. I haven't used any of those so I can't comment on them. As far as I know, he only posts stuff on YouTube. His page is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=user?ollyh82 E: Search on YouTube for "Oliver Harper" or "ollyh82" Josef K. Sourdust fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Feb 8, 2015 |
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dbzfandiego posted:The video was removed? I let my passive-aggressive rear end in a top hat certification lapse, but I'm trying to recertify. Do LMGTFY links still count towards my Journyman hours? I'm not sure if they were retired or not. In any case, I Googled the name that was written in selectable text words in JKS's post, and came up with this: https://www.youtube.com/user/ollyh82
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So uh Spoony has dipped below 5k on his Patreon. Does that mean the movie is off now?
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Tracula posted:So uh Spoony has dipped below 5k on his Patreon. Does that mean the movie is off now? It's probably people pulling their patreons because he is so slow at video making.
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Tracula posted:So uh Spoony has dipped below 5k on his Patreon. Does that mean the movie is off now? Yea now we'll NEVER get the movie!
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yea now we'll NEVER get the movie! In all fairness, the $5k reward level never promised anyone would anyways. "[at 5k per month] I'll shift my focus to finishing my script for a feature-length movie and putting it into pre-production." So it was 5k a month to write a script and thinking about how to shoot it. It does kinda suck for anyone who wants the movie, but on the other hand, I am sustained by the tears of people who still believe that dontating to a crowdfund == the promise of a final product* * unless the funding project explicitly promises a final product **. ie: Phelous $300/vid "I'll guarantee Halloweenie season 3" ** and THEN the product not being delivered is a valid complaint. Perhaps an AWESOME complaint, through which one could CHANNEL their displeasure...
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Max Wilco posted:Out of curiosity, are Patreon donations taxed? It counts as income so I would say most definitely.
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Max Wilco posted:Out of curiosity, are Patreon donations taxed? Apparently they are taxed quite heavily.
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PassTheRemote posted:It's probably people pulling their patreons because he is so slow at video making.
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Max Wilco posted:Out of curiosity, are Patreon donations taxed? Since they promise production of content (a service) in return VAT or whatever the american equivalent is should apply.
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Max Wilco posted:Out of curiosity, are Patreon donations taxed? Yes, but as royalties, same as any other 1099-misc or any other non-employee compensation. Before deductions, it's about a 30% tax rate (not including state income tax, if applicable).
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Pirate Jenny posted:Yes, but as royalties, same as any other 1099-misc or any other non-employee compensation. drat, that is a poo poo way to make a living. Internet people have the worst tax rate in America.
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Mr. Fowl posted:drat, that is a poo poo way to make a living. Internet people have the worst tax rate in America. I'd assume it's that high because they're covering all the employer's portion of social security and medicare plus normal withholding. It's probably the same as normal self employment/contract work.
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Mr. Fowl posted:drat, that is a poo poo way to make a living. Internet people have the worst tax rate in America.  I don't mind paying taxes at all though, it pays for (mostly) good stuff
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Miss Wallace posted:What Mokinokaro said, but also I did a Manic Episodes a loooong time ago on a Baywatch Nights ep if you'd care to see it: Bit late on this but while the production isn't as good as Baywatching the content is still as great!
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Ultragonk posted:Bit late on this but while the production isn't as good as Baywatching the content is still as great! The Hoff only funds projects that he stars in.
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Mr. Fowl posted:drat, that is a poo poo way to make a living. Internet people have the worst tax rate in America. Not "Internet people" - this is true of any income made through 1099-misc. So basically all freelance people. The logic is, basically, since you are "self-employed", you pay both the tax for personal income and corporate income. That's why it's so high (compared to people who get a W2).
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Well I'm glad you enjoyed the Baywatch Nights Manic Episode.  Thanks!Movie Nights: Big and Hairy is now up! Phelan joins me to watch a bigfoot play basketball. http://phelous.com/2015/02/10/obscurus-lupa/movienights/movie-nights-big-and-hairy/
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Spoony did a review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGelxnZa3g I don't hate it.
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