Thoughts on vessel?

Adam_Fitz said:
I need to know what it is first :p
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Sorry. The basics is there is a platform called vesell that allows "fans"/subscribers to watch their videos 72 hours before everyone else can on youtube. But vesell charges the viewer for the privilege of watching early. It has come to light that the youtuber will make about $50 per 1000 views and 75% of the ad revenue.

It's basically another way to make money which I don't begrudge the big youtubers for but what I don't understand is why they would do it when a lot of the fans are teenagers who can't afford to unless they have wealthy parents. Surely it's going to cause a class division?
 
jenjbboutique said:
Sorry. The basics is there is a platform called vesell that allows "fans"/subscribers to watch their videos 72 hours before everyone else can on youtube. But vesell charges the viewer for the privilege of watching early. It has come to light that the youtuber will make about $50 per 1000 views and 75% of the ad revenue.

It's basically another way to make money which I don't begrudge the big youtubers for but what I don't understand is why they would do it when a lot of the fans are teenagers who can't afford to unless they have wealthy parents. Surely it's going to cause a class division?
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so vesell is a site people will use to watch a video before it goes up on youtube?
 
jenjbboutique said:
That is my understanding but they have to pay to do so. I'm a bit confused by the whole thing to be honest ha.
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Reading up on it, it sounds ridiculous that they would do this
Seems like a sell out, Money seems to be all that matters to a lot of large youtubers now
and Understandably so but joining a "competitor" website just dosnt sit too well me
Ill probably change my opinion the more i know about it
 
Adam_Fitz said:
Reading up on it, it sounds ridiculous that they would do this
Seems like a sell out, Money seems to be all that matters to a lot of large youtubers now
and Understandably so but joining a "competitor" website just dosnt sit too well me
Ill probably change my opinion the more i know about it
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You have the same opinion as me but as I didn't know too much about it thought I would see what others thought. I reckon they have been paid to join it as well.
Quite a few big names on there already. Seems to have split the big youtubers as well x
 
Sounds Trashy at first glance. There is a business side to the internet video world though. If folks are willing to pay money just to see something first, then that's their choice. If a system like this enables folks to live out their dreams in internet video making, all the power to them.

Patreon allows for a similar setup. The culture is just marketed in a very different way.


To each their own I suppose.
 
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jenjbboutique said:
You have the same opinion as me but as I didn't know too much about it thought I would see what others thought. I reckon they have been paid to join it as well.
Quite a few big names on there already. Seems to have split the big youtubers as well x
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Oh how has it split them?
Are other big youtubers talking about it?
The more names i read the more disappointed i get :D


I know the whole amity fest caused some trouble about the Gleam lot not caring about community ... But i think that was a contract thing
 
Adam_Fitz said:
Oh how has it split them?
Are other big youtubers talking about it?
The more names i read the more disappointed i get :D


I know the whole amity fest caused some trouble about the Gleam lot not caring about community ... But i think that was a contract thing
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The gleam team are split. Tanya, Marcus and Casper are in. Zoe has said no I doubt Louise would do it. Tyler Oakley has tweeted saying he doesn't want to give unfair advantages or something along those lines x
 
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