People Wednesday December 13, 2023
Prince William and Kate Middleton have released their 2023 family Christmas card photo, sparking analysis. With no ornate setting or festive background, the black-and-white photo “doesn’t scream Christmas — or royalty,” notes People magazine. The pomp was left to King Charles and Queen Camilla, whose Christmas card photo is a regal shot taken in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace following their coronation in May. Vanity Fair thinks the shot of William, Kate and their three children evokes a 1990s-era Gap ad.
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The Washington Post Wednesday December 13, 2023
Substack, a platform created largely for newsletters, is rolling out a suite of new video creation and editing tools — a sign, notes The Washington Post, of how critical video has become to gaining audience on the internet. The focus on video means that Substack may now be forced to compete for talent with video-focused social media behemoths like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. It also puts Substack in direct competition with platforms like Patreon that allow users to charge subscriptions for a wide variety of content formats, adds The Post.
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Capture the Atlas Wednesday December 13, 2023
“There aren’t many events as moving as seeing the aurora borealis paint the sky with hues of green and violet. Under this awe-inspiring phenomenon, each location becomes magical when the Aurora shines across the night sky.” So notes travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas, which has published its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year showcase—including EXIF information. The portfolio of images takes you from the Arctic to the far landscapes of Australia and New Zealand.
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David Schonauer Wednesday December 13, 2023
In 2020, TikTok launched a creator fund, promising to pay out $1 billion over the course of three years to people making the app's viral content. But as of Dec. 16, the funding will come to an end.
Creators in the US, UK, Germany, and France will no longer be able to monetize their content through the original fund, though they will be able … Read the full Story >>
