I've been a little less active on the #streaming front so I haven't had to delete my old VODs in a while but I'm starting to push 500 GB with my storage provider again so it's spring cleaning time.
I do download and archive my streams to long term storage. Maybe when I win the lottery I'll re-upload all of them for good but for now my funds are finite.
At least it's better than twitch or YouTube which have a much shorter retention period for their live streaming VODs. I keep mine for 3 months
After I download and archive my January videos I'll post a vlog update where I will talk about the recent downsizing of diode.zone, touch upon my own hosting costs, and give a status update on my website/blog and what my plans for it are. Fun times!
Okay we are LIVE in just under 90 minutes with Homestar Runner YTP/parody videos!
Wasn't originally part of the plan but this is my first stream in pride month + since changing pronouns, so I guess it's my official Coming Out stream if you want to join
Has Spotify’s loyal user base given it the confidence to raise its prices for the second time in a year?
According to research firm Antenna, Spotify’s listeners are the least likely to cancel among any of the major video or audio streaming services in the U.S., with its growth and cancellation rates “much, much better” than its peers, reports @bloomberg.
While overall subscriber growth is slowing across all streaming services, last year Spotify managed to produce its best year of user growth and second-best year of subscriber growth. Can it sustain that and keep its subscriber base engaged at its new prices?
@sotogaming I honestly hope they remove the ability to respawn, but keep it's ability to treat tier 3 injuries. I could live with them having some hefty restrictions on the respawns though, like maybe 1 respawn token every 10 min, with a max capacity of 4, in addition to using some sort of medical resource to enable respawning.
"The CEO of Spotify thinks music is made for free and is his to sell, promoted as ‘content’. Please always try to buy records (‘vinyl’), cds, T-Shirts and go to gigs where you can afford to support bands you love."
@reillypascal Also, buy digital copies from Bandcamp, Faircamp, etc., because some of us are releasing straight to digital and not putting out physical copies at all
@reillypascal Any musician here that can confirm, that #Tidal is less bad than #Spotify when it comes to paying musicians? I switched a few months back after reading a similar blog post, but never got an independent confirmation.