Co-founder and Chief Community Officer of the Kan Do Creators Community. A GL/sapphic fan who's currently writing a sapphic romance webnovel at ASapphicAWeek.com
YouTube's main focus (as with many other platforms) is to keep you on their platform as long as possible. That's why they've been cleaning up their UI for a more streamlined viewing experience, starting with their video player for long-form content, and now
YouTube DMS
YouTube brought back direct messages in 2026. Here is what YouTube DMs are, who can use them, how to use them step by step, what you can send, and whether they are private.
Elgato
I've gone through a lot of microphones in my time as a creator. It's a itch that comes every couple of years. When I just want to use a different, and often new, mic. And I'm not even a mic reviewer! I just love
lgbtq+
A community member sent us an email. They loved KDCC. But they couldn't tell if we were LGBTQ+ friendly. No hate. No drama. Just a question we didn't realize we'd never answered. Turns out, saying nothing is still saying something. Here's what we did about it. 🏳️🌈
uscreen
Caleb Hammer has one of the largest creator membership communities on YouTube called the Hammer Elite. Needless to say, he makes a lot through YouTube alone. One might even think he wouldn't need to go anywhere else. So what made Caleb Hammer–and Theorists before him—choose Uscreen
youtube update
YouTube continues to double down on AI with its latest addition of Gemini Omni to Shorts Remix and the YouTube Create app. With this, creators will be able to remix an eligible Shorts by adding their own prompts and images. According to YouTube: "Remixing with Omni delivers a fresh
uscreen
Theorist launched TheoryVerse on Uscreen instead of YouTube Membership. Here are the tiers, the member-only shows, and how the two platforms actually compare.
YouTube News
🤖 YouTube's Ask AI expands to video searches! As you may know, Ask Studio is one of YouTube's latest AI that lets you ask about your channel's analytics. But it seems YouTube is bringing their Ask AI over to viewers via Ask YouTube. The idea
YouTube News
Hate Shorts? This might solve your problem. But only if you're on the YouTube mobile app. This doesn't work on desktop because the time management feature isn't available on desktop. To find this feature, open up your YouTube app and click on the You
YouTube News
YouTube Clips evolves into... Video Clips! When YouTube began focusing on livestreams, competing with the likes of Twitch. Viewers on Twitch are able to easily clip livestreams and create shareable moments with other viewers. Best of all, they can do it while the streamer is still live. YouTube wanted a
creator news
🧪 YouTube's new test: "Discover videos with Previews." YouTube will provide you with 5 - 10 previews of short, engaging moments from videos that are already recommended for you. You can then choose to watch the full video, add to your watch later list, etc. This experiment is
community building
A practical guide to building a YouTube community from scratch, covering where to start, how to show up as the host, and how to reward the members who keep it alive.