[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)
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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,…

Maintenance Window Rescheduled: July 22-August 15 (rolling updates)
Maintenance Window Rescheduled:  July 22-August 15 (rolling updates) avatar

UPDATE:  Buddy will be performing Maintenance on Cardinal to correct the things listed below.  The original scheduled Maintenance Window was not feasible, so he will be doing as much as he can between July 24 – August 15 Time Permitting.  ~Buddy Buddy will be doing maintenance on Cardinal to be sure we are all updated on July 22, 2016 and July 24, 2016.   Also, I plan on doing the following…

CARDINAL Packages UPDATING (6/12/16 @10:57)
CARDINAL Packages UPDATING (6/12/16 @10:57) avatar

I noticed during a couple logins via the web-based system last week, that there were a lot of new packages that Debian wanted to update.  It looks like it’s going to be a full update, so I am requesting that be done now.  In lieu of these updates, and because these updates deal with the base files, I am forgoing all further backup maintenance activities until the packages are fully…