Yeah, I went back to integrating Google services into the site. I’m sorry.
The (Slight) Re-Googlization Of Xadara
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The De-Googlization of Xadara
Clearing Google out of this site as much as possible.
The New YouTube Layout is Absolute Dogshit
I didn’t wake up today expecting Google to unleash the worst user interface revision in over a decade to YouTube but, well, here we are.
Ads Are Back. Sue Me.
You can’t blame a guy for wanting to make a few bucks, right?
A Word To Fans Of Google Stadia
The past weekend has been quite an interesting one for the gaming community, as this past week the new cloud gaming service (and console) from Google, known as Stadia, launched. Much anticipated by many, it’s safe to say it was met with mixed regard once it was in the hands of players and media outlets […]
No, YouTube Is Not Terminating Your Account If It Isn’t Profitable
In the latest case of “people who can’t even begin to read legalese properly,” quite a bit of a stink was made over a phrase in the most recent YouTube Terms of Service update, which is effective on December 10th 2019. The text in question reads as follows: YouTube may terminate your access, or your […]
Goodbye Google+. I’ll (Somewhat) Miss You
Today, April 2nd, 2019, marks the death of Google+, Google’s much maligned social network service. For many, this is something that has been a long time coming, but I actually have a different outlook on this event. The reason? I actually liked what Google+ was! At least, in general idea, and a few things it […]
YouTube Is Back Up. That Only Took A Solid Hour And In That Time The Internet Had A Field Day!
After well over an hour of being down effectively globally, YouTube is back up and running as… er, well… as ever. While I’ve not yet seen any info on what the cause of the issue was, it does look like it was resolved, so we can all go back to watching whatever absurd junk we […]
Hey Google, Ya Mind Not Letting YouTube Go Down For Damn Near Everyone?
It’s not every day that one of the top visited websites in the world seems to go down for most everyone, but when it does, it’s kind of incredible. In this case, as I type these words it’s 8:30 in the evening central time and YouTube has decided to go down. Well, not completely, you […]
The Google Plus Data Leak – An Incredible Failure
Yesterday news broke of a flaw in the Google Plus API which from 2015 till recently in 2018 had the potential to expose otherwise private user data, something which would be bad enough on its own if it wasn’t for the fact that when Google became aware of this problem, but Google also apparently felt […]
YouTube Is *Still* Showing Me Channels I’ve Unsubscribed From In My Subscription Feed
In an article I wrote back in April, titled “I’m Quite Certain YouTube Is Re-Subbing Me To Channels I’ve Unsubscribed To!” I discussed that YouTube was showing in my subscription feed channels which I was certain I’ve unsubscribed to. Well, it’s still happening. I’m not just sure it’s happening this time, I *know* it is […]
YouTube Is Tracking Users By Default Via Embedded Videos
Something I’ve never once understood over the past decade or so of being online has been the absolute love that people have for Google — not just the “oh, they have neat services” aspect, but the fact that people will go out of their way to ignore their constant begging for user data (as the […]
I’m Quite Certain YouTube Is Re-Subbing Me To Channels I’ve Unsubscribed To!
So, we all know how YouTube has been, apparently, stealthily unsubscribing people from various channels over the past few years. This is a pretty well documented trend that is quite the annoyance for most users of the site, especially when compounded with how the site now no longer seems to wish to show people some, or […]
Small YouTube Channels Didn’t Cause The Adpocalypse
We’re going to step back just a tad to 2017 and the event on YouTube known as the “Adpocalypse.” The Adpocalypse was a major slashing in income earned on YouTube from advertising, due to multiple factors, the greatest of which being ads simply not being run on certain videos deemed unsuitable, due to reasons we […]
Did You Ever Think That Maybe Some YouTube Content Creators Want To Stay “Small Time?”
So, today was the first full day of the fallout from YouTube’s announced changes to their Partner Program – the first day to really see what the internet had to say about it, and honestly, it’s about exactly what I expected. Many people behind relatively small channels of all types are of course objecting to […]