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The Most Elaborate YouTube Hack Attempt I’ve Ever Seen – Creators BEWARE!!

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I got an email from a fake social media marketing firm in regards to a Sony promotion. The goal is to steal YouTube login credentials and take over the channel. What surprised me about this one is how elaborate an effort they made.

It’s truly heartbreaking—like watching a Jedi join the dark side, but instead of lightsabers, it’s stolen credit card numbers and ransomware. Hackers have the kind of brainpower that could cure society’s greatest ills: fixing traffic lights to always be green when you’re late, making printer jams extinct, or even hacking student debt balances to “mysteriously” drop to zero. But no, instead they choose to lock grandma’s computer for Bitcoin or deface YouTube channels pages with photos of Elon Musk. With great power comes great responsibility… and apparently a deep, personal vendetta against innocent Excel spreadsheets.

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How Fake AI Content Is Quietly Breaking YouTube

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YouTube AI slop is that glorious digital casserole of content where you’re not quite sure if you’re watching a top 10 list, a podcast, or a man whispering conspiracy theories over Minecraft footage. It’s the mutant lovechild of SEO optimization and zero human oversight—a never-ending stream of 144p thumbnails with red arrows, robotic narration, and titles like “Elon Musk Did WHAT to a Gorilla? (Shocking)”. AI slop is what happens when a machine watches too much Joe Rogan and thinks it’s time to educate the masses… but only using Wikipedia articles, stock footage, and copyrighted music slowed to 80%.

These videos exist in the uncanny valley of the algorithm, churned out faster than you can say “viewer retention.” They’re stitched together with the grace of a caffeinated raccoon in iMovie—buzzwords, clickbait, and jump cuts galore. Sometimes, they’re voiced by a British AI who sounds like it learned English from a toaster. Other times, it’s a text-to-speech American voice that says “nitch” instead of “niche” while mispronouncing “Beyoncé” as “Buh-yon-say.” Yet, somehow, they rack up millions of views at 3 a.m. when your brain’s too fried to care, proving once again: quality is optional, but quantity is king.

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Google Is Killing Us (& Other Independent Web Sites and YouTube Channels)

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YouTuber Retro Dodo talks about the challenges of getting search engine results and web traffic after Google made some significant changes to how the search engine works. Sounds like it may be time to put more emphasis on Reddit…

The Google Search Engine employs complex algorithms to crawl, index, and rank web pages based on relevance and authority, ensuring users receive the most accurate and useful results for their queries. Google’s search algorithms continuously evolve to provide better user experiences, incorporating factors such as content quality, relevance, freshness, and user engagement metrics. This emphasis on delivering high-quality content has made Google the dominant player in the search engine market, with over 90% market share globally.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the practice of optimizing websites to improve their visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs). As Google’s algorithms become more sophisticated, SEO has become increasingly nuanced, focusing on creating high-quality, relevant, and user-friendly content. SEO encompasses various strategies, including keyword research, on-page optimization, technical optimization, link building, and content marketing, all aimed at improving a website’s authority and relevance in the eyes of search engines. By adhering to SEO best practices, businesses and website owners can increase their organic traffic, enhance their online visibility, and ultimately drive more conversions and revenue.

 

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Derek Buck talks about Classic Game Room being disbanded & more | Select Screen

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For many years, CGR Undertow was the secondary channel that was apart of the Classic Game Room empire. We sit with Derek Buck to talk about what led to Classic Game Room & it’s crew no longer producing content, his love for everything Predator & Aliens, and even talks about what he hates most about the latest Jurassic World movie. Select Screen

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My 10 Best Sick Day Games

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I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days, so I thought – you know what, seems to me that I need to take a sick day and play some of my go to sick day games. And then I thought that’d be a decent video to put together. So here’s my 10 favorite games that are my go-to games for a sick day. There’s a lot that can slot in for a sick day, but these 10 are the most consistently in the mix. Square Pegs