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Influence with Matt Silverman
Добавлен 5 апр 2024
What does it REALLY take to make a living (and an impact) on the Internet today?
Join Matt Silverman (who has been covering online culture for 15+ years) in conversation with RUclipsrs, musicians, podcasters, streamers, journalists, TikTokers and more about turning creativity into a job, building community on ever-changing platforms, and their complex relationships with huge online audiences.
INFLUENCE is the relaunch of 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST, a weekly comedy/interview show about fascinating online communities, which ran for 7 years and nearly 300 episodes.
Join Matt Silverman (who has been covering online culture for 15+ years) in conversation with RUclipsrs, musicians, podcasters, streamers, journalists, TikTokers and more about turning creativity into a job, building community on ever-changing platforms, and their complex relationships with huge online audiences.
INFLUENCE is the relaunch of 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST, a weekly comedy/interview show about fascinating online communities, which ran for 7 years and nearly 300 episodes.
The Internet Archive Is in Big Trouble...and It Might Be Their Own Fault | Episode 18
The Internet Archive, a non-profit repository for BILLIONS of pieces of media, has been lending digital books from its library since 2011 without a hitch. But in March 2020, they made one crucial mistake that now poses an existential threat to the online "Library of Alexandria."
This week, The Internet Archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by the 4 major publishing conglomerates. And while the publishers are *technically* right in their copyright infringement complaint, the consequences of the suit could be catastrophic for the Archive.
Plus: Your responses to the blind gamers episode, and get ready for some Puppy Songs!
Links referenced in this episode:
What is Happening to the Intern...
This week, The Internet Archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by the 4 major publishing conglomerates. And while the publishers are *technically* right in their copyright infringement complaint, the consequences of the suit could be catastrophic for the Archive.
Plus: Your responses to the blind gamers episode, and get ready for some Puppy Songs!
Links referenced in this episode:
What is Happening to the Intern...
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Accessibility Unlocked: How Blind Players Enjoy the Video Games We Take for Granted | Ep. 17
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@SightlessKombat is a video game streamer and reviewer, who also consults on some of the industry's biggest titles: "God of War," "Sea of Thieves," "Horizon: Forbidden West," and more. Yet he has never seen a single pixel. That's because he was born blind - completely without vision. But he was drawn to video games from a young age because ... well, they're awesome. So, how does he actually *pl...
Why New Laws to Protect Kids Online Might Backfire | Ep 16: Paul Singer
Просмотров 1014 дней назад
Most people can agree that protecting children from harmful online content - self-harm, disordered eating, gore, disinformation, extreme social pressure - is a good idea. Much of that falls on parents. But algorithms are disturbingly good at showing us extreme content we never searched, but can't look away from. Addiction (and thus more ads) is social media's business model. And keeping up with...
Is It OK for my kids to keep watching MrBeast? | Episode 15
Просмотров 2921 день назад
The flood of allegations around the world's most famous influencer range from petty RUclips drama to serious (and possibly illegal) safety issues. MrBeast is very popular in our household, but the raft of controversy makes us question whether our kids should keep enjoying their favorite RUclips channel. This week, I break down why The Beast is under fire, and how the controversy snowballed in r...
Speedrunning "Stardew Valley" Is More Complicated Than You Can Imagine | Episode 14
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It's a busy week here in my house, so while I'm lining up fresh interviews for you, please enjoy this feed drop from my other show, where we interviewed two wonderful video game speedrunners who race through one of the chillest games ever made: "Stardew Valley." - Originally published on January 13, 2023 - Where RUSHING into marriage is a good idea! Speed running Super Mario Bros. is a straight...
There's Never Been a Better Time to Talk About Death | Ep 13: Caren Martineau & Jade Adgate
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You and everyone you love will die. There's no way around it. Yet we rarely talk or think about the topic until we have to. For the first time in human history, we are "living longer and dying slower." That's good news, but it also creates a cultural disassociation with the reality of death. But there's a growing movement - online and IRL - around death literacy. It advocates for ongoing conver...
The Skibidi Cinematic Universe: Why Michael Bay Is Cashing In on Toilet Heads | Episode 12
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The surreal machinima "Skibidi Toilet" has been viewed 65 BILLION times across platforms, attracting the attention of Hollywood explosion enthusiast Michael Bay. The mega producer (Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean) has licensed the bizarre web series to make a feature length film or TV series. The Gen Alpha meme generator is more than just a flash in the pan - it has real narrative struct...
Why Professional Content Moderators Can't Afford to Lose Faith in Humanity | 11 Alice Hunsberger
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When we report a spammer, a scammer, or online harassment, where does it go? Who decides what gets removed or banned? Bots can do some of the work, but when it comes to messy online emotions, we need human expertise for context and judgement. So who are these heroes? What do they see all day? And how does content moderation work on a global scale, where the ethics, laws, and cultures of differe...
ADHD and Sex: How a Life-Changing Diagnosis Launched Her Viral TikTok Career | 10 Catie Osborn
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When Catie Osborn (@Catieosaurus) had a medical emergency, she thought she was losing her mind - perhaps experiencing early onset dementia. But after further evaluation, she got a much different diagnosis: ADHD. Suddenly, her entire life snapped into focus: Intense fixation and extreme boredom, difficulty maintaining friendships, the crushing burden of everyday tasks, and in her own words: "I d...
Stop Doom-Scrolling: His Daily Doses of Hope PROVE We Can Beat the Climate Crisis | 09 Jacob Simon
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Stop Doom-Scrolling: His Daily Doses of Hope PROVE We Can Beat the Climate Crisis | 09 Jacob Simon
The "Ken Burns of Video Games" Nailed Longform YouTube Before It Was Cool | 08 The Gaming Historian
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The "Ken Burns of Video Games" Nailed Longform RUclips Before It Was Cool | 08 The Gaming Historian
Meet the Comedy Nerd Documenting the History of Late Night, One Podcast at a Time | 07 Mark Malkoff
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Meet the Comedy Nerd Documenting the History of Late Night, One Podcast at a Time | 07 Mark Malkoff
He Quit His World-Touring Band to Teach Drum Lessons on the Internet | 06 Mike Johnston
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He Quit His World-Touring Band to Teach Drum Lessons on the Internet | 06 Mike Johnston
Information Disorder: The Disturbing Rise of Political Misinformation Influencers | 05 Lam Thuy Vo
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Information Disorder: The Disturbing Rise of Political Misinformation Influencers | 05 Lam Thuy Vo
How a Star Wars Parody Show Changed YouTube Forever | 04 Blame Society (Aaron Yonda & Matt Sloan)
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How a Star Wars Parody Show Changed RUclips Forever | 04 Blame Society (Aaron Yonda & Matt Sloan)
He Gained 500,000 YouTube Subscribers After Making One Key Change | 02 Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter)
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He Gained 500,000 RUclips Subscribers After Making One Key Change | 02 Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter)
This Wildly Popular True Crime Podcaster Has a Secret Double Life | Jack Rhysider of Darknet Diaries
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This Wildly Popular True Crime Podcaster Has a Secret Double Life | Jack Rhysider of Darknet Diaries
Introducing: INFLUENCE with Matt Silverman
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Introducing: INFLUENCE with Matt Silverman
No matter what you'd chose to change 'views' to, some other cohort will have issues with it. That said, how about "hits." OOOOO!! !no no no no way too violent. "Touches?" DON"T YOU DARE TOUCH ME!!! Okay. How about we just don't read too much into words, and euphamize everything. How dare you!!!! Words are sacred!!! Sigh. Just... nevermind.
ruclips.net/video/h67k9eEw9AY/видео.html
Have there ever been a song that didn't make the cut? And why was it thrown out?
GREAT question, I'll ask on the show! Thank you!
How the Hell dose he not walk in to walls?
Great convo, talking about some of my favorite games! I gotta follow those 2, they seem super chill
They are the best! Thanks so much for checking out the episode.
This is interesting!!
Good information
For the record my favorite Mickey Mouse Club cast member didn’t go on to have a messed up and troubled adulthood. In fact he went on to garner multiple Oscar nominations for his acting especially playing Ken in Barbie! Good ol Mouseketeer Ryan Gosling!
Ha! You are correct! He is Kenough!
Thank you so much for sharing my question on the interview, and thank you for the clear answer Alice!
Always appreciate your contributions to the show, thank you!
So happy this interview exists. I’ve been watching these guys since I knew how to sign onto the internet *non derogatory*
So glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
I have never heard of @Catieosaurus before, but I'm subscribed now because this was such an excellent interview! It took a long time to recognize how much masking that I was doing of my neurodivergence. Being able to better describe this to those close to me, and managing things better in my life has made a lot of improvements in my day to day existence. Thank you again for this interview
The more I learn about the topic, the more I understand how common stories like yours are ❤️
@@InfluencePodcast That's what we want! For folks to know that we are here, we are everywhere, and we just want some consideration 💝
The aesthetics of this show are terrible. The slanted square boxes are goofy. You don't need to dedicate half the screen to the show's title and your Patreon link throughout the entire interview.
Someone on Influence I’ve listened to often, great pod, and hello Colette! This was great, and ending with MtG, fantastic!
These guys are legends and still going strong!
These guys are awesome! I remember watching the first B&BG when it came out and I am still a weekly watcher. These guys deserve your support!
Couldn't agree more!
These two gentlemen should be considered essential viewing. Love their films and unique view. My first introduction was their Halloween pumpkin. So hopeful, so dark, so comforting in the final moments in the life of a jack-o-lantern.
Proud to be a member of your (currently) small army! After this interview, I wish I played drums.
Thanks, Joe!
Killer episode! Such great content and an amazing discussion. Keep them coming.
You have failed me for the last time
I wish Aaron had mentioned his D&D podcast Rated RPG as one of his ongoing projects. That and Welcome To The Basement are among the best things these guys have done.
oooh, gotta check this out, thank you!
Excellent interview. I watched 1 episode of beer and board games 5 years after they began and got hooked. I had to binge watch the whole series. That are a comfort, reminding me of friends and family that have long past gone. I did not know how busy they are/were with all of their projects. Thanks for making the lonely times entertaining and making me laugh.
They're the best! Thanks for checking out the interview!
Fun fact, Matt once used that LucasFilms Award to cave in Aaron's skull during the Cthulhu apocalypse. True story
YEPPERS Rated RPG
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE 2 :O ruclips.net/video/lzqM0do0YQ4/видео.htmlsi=DZvxuqiHLI_FvYzy
Censorship has become the scourge of the internet. I'm fine with journalists, governments and tech platforms giving me their opinion about information so that I can agree with it or ignore it. What I'm not fine with, is the interference of free expression of supposedly free people in a supposedly free society. North Korea does a great job of preventing misinformation. I'm not in a hurry to join them.
I totally get what you're saying. There are some complexities: 1. Constitutionally, we have the freedom to say whatever we want in a "public square." Digitally, that is "The Internet," or whatever website I want to own and operate. 2. Social media platforms (eg RUclips) are PRIVATE companies with their own interests. They can (and have) removed offensive and harmful speech on their platforms because it's damaging to their ecosystem, their bottom line (advertisers), or causes them legal liability. 3. Conversely, social media platforms have an INCENTIVE to amplify divisive, inflammatory, an partisan content because people can't help but look at it (a prior guest on this show explained it like a "car crash" - a thing you don't want to see, but can't look away from.) 4. In this analogy, a conspiracy theorist or anti-vaxer might hold a meeting or a protest in a public park, or perhaps on their own hosted web forum. They have EVERY RIGHT to do this. But now, social media algorithms PUSH that content in front of millions of other people who would NEVER have attended that meeting, or visited that website. Because they are not well-versed in digital literacy (and who is? It moves SO fast), they assume it to be true - especially if shared by a trusted family member or friend. So it's not really about "freedom," it's about the scale at which information can be weaponized by bad actors, and the inability of the public to identify and keep up. I don't think the solution is to silence or remove people from the Internet. It's about EDUCATING the public to understand what reputable journalism is, and to collect a variety of reputable sources in order to come to an informed conclusion about an issue.
@InfluencePodcast - Section 230 is another complexity. It protects platforms from liability with respect to what users post. When they begin amplifying, editorializing, shadowbanning and censoring legally protected speech, they're acting as publishers, not platforms. Besides, the antivaxxers are looking pretty good these days. It's almost as if every conspiracy theory we need to be protected from like children, just turns out to be a spoiler alert that normies find out is actually true a couple years later. There's no time in history when the censors were the good guys. And yet, the ones who are in favor of it now, don't seem to want it for children...odd
Another great episode! I found this super interesting, and I would not have discovered Lam if you did not have her on your show, because I don’t know when the RUclips overlords’ algorithm would’ve ever served her to me. Thank you for being a balanced part of my RUclips diet!
Thank you, kind Matt. So glad these kinds of topics are getting into your feeds!
Love your show, Matt!
Thanks so much for the support, Joe! Very glad you're enjoying!
Beer & Board Games and Welcome to the Basement has given me a lifetime of entertainment and laughs. Thank you Matt, Aaron, and the many many talented hysterical friends you have!
Matt Sloan's show Welcome to the Basement is, for my money, the best, most well rounded movie review/criticism show on RUclips. It's a full movie recap mixed with spontaneous MST3K-ish riffing and thoughtful criticism. A blend of smart, silly and well edited that seems very rare nowadays.
We select few have stuck around; I never really liked movies myself until WTTB
Been watchin since they replaced Benson's coffee. Edit: 🤦♂It was Aaron. Benson was the man from the future.
Great episode! 👍
Chad Vader is epic, but this show is the most boring thing in the universe.
dad?
I love you son, please come home.
EHOW TO INTERNET MASTERMIND FOR PIMPS
Hope these guys blow up again, beer and board games is a solid funny ass show, Def deserves more views. But the say swear words so youtube crys
I hope the explicit language stuff doesn't hurt channels too much, I've heard mixed reports on that. But also, this is what Patreon aims to solve. If you love Beer & Board Games, you can support it without those pesky algorithms getting in the way!
i feel like i'm the only person on earth that just didn't like Chad Vader. i remember when it was insanely popular when it was coming out, and i just didn't get it. i would be forced to watch it in school with everyone else, but i never found it funny. not hating on the people that made it though because obviously everyone else thought it was the funniest shit of all time lol
Bro honestly I'm a huge fan of them but Chad Vader was also not my vibe lol. I just never cared for sketch comedy. I like their off the cuff comedy style in beer and board games though and welcome to the basement is funny and interesting to me. But yeah you ain't alone.
I discovered these guys first through Welcome to the Basement, then Beer and Board Games, so Chad Vader was never high on my radar. They're great and hilarious guys, and the formats they're using now work for me much better than Chad Vader. Thumb kiss for Supershooter and Epic Tales of the Internet, though. (Cucumber Nutpunch)
Crotch guzzler
Great stories, great guys!
Matt S.² + Yonda = Interesting yacking.
omg i didn't even realize it was 2 Matt S'ssss
These guys are great. The Folks (Blame Society fans & Patreon patrons) are not just a community, we're family. Matt, Aaron, and the Folks have gotten a lot of us through hard times with incredible support and laughter. They're worth checking out. 👍❤️
Absolutely love this, thank you for sharing. It's exactly what this show hopes to cover, so I'm thrilled to have Aaron and Matt be a part of it!
To this day I still watch all Beer and Board Games episodes
Totally. I don't interact with the folks however I have been watching since 2012. I find myself rewatching past shows all of the time. Aaron and Mat and the other performers on Blame Society have helped me though some hard times as well. They are amazing.
Love these guys.. Been a fan for many years.
Same.
Thanks for having us on Matt!
Thanks for being my guests! It was so much fun to hear the tales of Yore.
It's Matt Chat! Chat with Matt.
Been a fan since Chad Vader. Knew you guys were pioneers but wow.
The Chad Vader No still reverberates the internet.
Great content as always! I love Chelsea's content and it's awesome to see that she is as cool as she seems in her videos.
Thanks so much for watching! Can confirm, she is SUPER cool (and insanely talented, as you can tell)
Love this interview! Great episode!
Thanks for watching!
Great interview and content.
Thanks so much for checking it out!
So much fun! ❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for having me! :)
Thanks for a fantastic conversation!
I was confused by the time of day this video was posted but I'm guessing you were experimenting since mentioning in the show that you don't believe it really matters. Great interview and glad to have trivia back!
Thanks for the support as always! Looks like my weekly rhythm will be to release the video + audio versions at 3am ET on Wednesdays. Once those eps are live, the Patreon + Social media posts will come later that morning. So if you're subbed, and depending on where you are in the world, you'll have a fresh episode ready when you wake up Wednesday mornings! (but yes, algorithmically, it doesn't matter when the videos "hit")
Great episode, it is interesting and so true how hard it is to fight for a viewers loyalty nowadays. There's only a handful of channels where I'll watch most of their content, and it's unfortunate because it feels like the algorithm doesn't allow the opportunity for some other channels that I'm subscribed to to land on my feed. I've known of wheezy since that 2010 era and then remembered his viral sugar videos came across my feed and I was surprised because I hadn't seen anything from him in so many years. Watching this video made me realize I haven't seen anything from him recently. It makes me sad to know that I'm subscribed to so many channels and I won't ever be updated with 90% of what they've been doing
I feel the exact same way. Part of the problem is that there is JUST SO MUCH MORE stuff to watch/read/listen to. In some regards, algorithms are very helpful in "sorting" through the most valuable/relevant stuff. In other ways, I feel it's important for us (the audience) to do a bit of work to curate the stuff we care about. I do the same thing as you - I seek out and listen to/watch EVERY item that comes from certain creators. Sometimes the topics aren't all that relevant, but I'm very invested in their particular thing that I still enjoy it.
As soon as I saw this one I thought "the coffee is ready" and ran off. A conversation I'm only 6 minutes in and excited to hear the rest.
Thanks for the support, Kyle! The coffee is INDEED ready, and I hope you get to enjoy the rest of our chat! We had a great time.
Hey fellow Matt this was another great show! You mentioned that you have another podcast during this pod. Do you think you can make a community post with your other endeavors?
Salutations, fellow Matt! Thanks for checking out the other pod. As this channel gets cooking, I will definitely start cross promoting. For now, (and for anyone else curious), the other podcast is a video game show I co-host with former Destructoid/Kotaku writer Colette Bennet: haveenteredthechat.com/
Nice
But honestly, great interview, super cool dude
NOICE (and thank you!)
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