[YOUTUBE]: CREATOR BLOG: Additional Changes To The YouTube Partner Program (YPP) To Better Protect Creators
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2017 marked a tough year for many of you, with several issues affecting our community and the revenue earned from advertising through the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Despite those issues more creators than ever are earning a living on YouTube, with the number of channels making over six figures up over 40% year-over-year. In 2018, a major focus for everyone at YouTube is protecting our creator…

[YOUTUBE RESPONSE]: CREATOR BLOG: Additional Changes To The YouTube Partner Program (YPP) To Better Protect Creators
[YOUTUBE RESPONSE]: CREATOR BLOG: Additional  Changes To The YouTube Partner Program (YPP) To Better Protect Creators avatar

I am sorry to be so BLUNT:  But I have had a gutful of this, and I WANT LIVE HUMAN HELP – Not a BOT that is taking out channels in an effort to be “Tougher” on people – It is policy like this that says “We don’t wanna help you, but here is a large VOLUME of stuff to read <linktoeveryhingtheyevermadeabout youtube>”  How does this help me:  WHERE can we get…

[YOUTUBE]: My Response to “We are Toughening Our Approach to Protect Families on YouTube and YouTube Kids”
[YOUTUBE]: My Response to “We are Toughening Our Approach to Protect Families on YouTube and YouTube Kids” avatar

I am posting today because I feel STRONGLY that YouTube may be pushing things a bit to far with regards to them “Toughening their Approach to Protect Families on YouTube and YouTube Kids.  They have listed 5 things that they have done to make this happen. While I APPLAUD YouTube for doing this, I question the manner in which they are doing this.  Consequently, YouTubers that run small channels like me (LINK HERE) as well as…

[YOUTUBE] We are Toughening Our Approach to Protect Families on YouTube and YouTube Kids
[YOUTUBE] We are Toughening Our Approach to Protect Families on YouTube and YouTube Kids avatar

Hi everyone, Today, we put out a blog post outlining five steps we’re taking to better protect children and families on our platform. If you have questions about how this might impact your channel, please post them here and we will follow up with answers to top questions over the coming weeks. Thanks! Blog Post In recent months, we’ve noticed a growing trend around content on YouTube that attempts to…

Buddy Hyphen Baker DOT Services (Website Information Change Timeline)
Buddy Hyphen Baker DOT Services (Website Information Change Timeline) avatar

BUDDY HYPHEN BAKER SERVICES CHANGE TIMELINE INFORMATION CONDITION ALERT: Orange (Maintenance to Network Websites) (BB DOT Services Website Network Update Page is HERE) Good Morning: The purpose of this posting is to alert my users to a few changes that have been contemplated for the past 8 to 9 months and some of them have come to pass due to changes that have happened in my professional life as well…

Buddy Hyphen Baker Website Network Status Page (Updated 12/20/2017 @08:25 EST)
Buddy Hyphen Baker Website Network Status Page (Updated 12/20/2017 @08:25 EST) avatar

November 24, 2017 (14:33 EST): All Sites within the BB DOT Services Network have been updated: Current Versions of the Plugins used on BBUS and BBDC and the Dot Com Gateway page have been updated, and any updates that the WordPress system recommended have been added, and if necessary and prudent, necessary plugins activated for consistency.  Most of the work that will occur will be on the Main gateway index page,…

TIMEZONE CHANGE: WordPress was showing wrong time! (@11:42)
TIMEZONE CHANGE:  WordPress was showing wrong time! (@11:42) avatar

Today, I changed the WordPress Timezone to indicate New York US – It made every posting made indicate a wrong timestamp – apparently, I was set up for UTC4 instead of Selecting a city close to BBUS’ home base – This has been corrected and set properly.  This problem was wordpress specific and not a system-wide problem. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause! Sincerely, Buddy System Admin BBUS  

BBUS Domain Renewal for 2017
BBUS Domain Renewal for 2017 avatar

Good Morning Everyone: It is my pleasure to announce that buddy HYPHEN baker DOT us has been renewed for 2017!  I have held the domain since 2008, and I wanted to keep BBUS’ domain and email service, since my account has a “free email account” with the domain – GoDaddy informs me that free email accounts with domains were discontinued in 2013. Therefore, I want to keep this domain and…

Partial Backup Scheduled: Monday October 17, 2016
Partial Backup Scheduled: Monday October 17, 2016 avatar

Good Morning:   A Partial Backup is scheduled for Monday October 17, 2016 beginning at 8:00AM:  The following directories will be taken:   /home and /home2   /var   /var/www (all)   /etc   Database Backups:  These will be taken for the Blogs.   These backups could take up to 1 HOUR to complete.   Thank You for your cooperation and support 🙂 Buddy System Admin: BBUS