Well this video kinda died the day I published it, but it seems YT turned off the homepage suggestions for a whole region of viewers, and now it's picking up more watch time. https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/08/09/blank-youtube-homepage-dont-change-your-watch-history-until-you-see-this-first/

Interestingly, the biggest change in growth has come from direct and external sources. Search still makes up the biggest slice of my views, but the biggest change is pointing people DIRECTLY to my content.

As a percentage, more people aren't FINDING my vids on YT.

It makes me feel like I should test that. Push other sources and social media harder to find people OFF YT to watch my stuff.

Kinda reinforces my feeling that YT is no longer a good discovery engine. It feels like they're gatekeeping, getting in between creator and audience.

#tech #technology #bbtg #youtube #socialmedia #news #geek #video #creativetoots #mojo #journalism #google

New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Troodon by Mojo: https://dinotoyblog.com/troodon-mojo-fun/

" troodontid skulls are known for their enlarged orbits, but the eyes on this one are downright miniscule. It ends up coming off like more of a generic dromaeosaur toy than a proper troodontid."

#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #dinosaurs #Troodon #Mojo

Bringing Ukrainian journalists to Berlin after leading #MobileJournalism workshops in Singapore, London and Sweden. A 'Back-to-School' #Mojo update.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mobile-journalism-world-tour-robb-montgomery

@anselmschueler

#Python compatibility is very important for me! I am not going to learn a new language that would get no support or just not be used for the next 5 years. One of the reasons why I still haven't touched #Carbon. But its backward compatibility makes it a good bet.

If #Mojo can't work with my Python code, I won't touch it until it isn't in the top 50 on #Stackoverlow.

That being said, it is still very early access, but I am excited after hearing more about who and what is behind it.

I never knew this! #Mojo is created by the guy behind #LLVM and #Swift. This is just insane, makes me take it more seriously after just reading a few comments about it here on #Mastodon.

Looks great, but it is still closed. Will let you know if I get #beta access.

Just to mess with the other guys: #Rust hahhaha made you read a #Python post

https://youtu.be/V4gGJ7XXlC0

I am on the #journalism news #podcast talking about my #Ukraine #Mojo #Training visit.

https://www.journalism.co.uk/podcast/mobile-journalism-training-in-ukraine-with-robb-montgomery/s399/a1052425/

Xiaomi 13 Ultra camera CONTROVERSY!
https://youtu.be/5krPfuihgm4

Xiaomi advertises four different focal lengths on the 13 Ultra's rear cameras, but ONE of those lenses might not be what Xiaomi said it was.

One of my favorite camera phones of the year, but it does ruffle my feathers when features don't match the advertising!

#android #youtube #bbtg #xiaomi #xiaomi13ultra #photography #mojo #tech #technology #geek #review #camera #video

Patreon Exclusive: Xiaomi 13 Ultra Camera Deep Dive is GO!
Xiaomi 13 Ultra Camera Deep Dive: A MONSTER with Control Issues...
https://www.patreon.com/posts/xiaomi-13-ultra-85422302

It took FOREVER to get all the photo and video samples, and I waited to add a section on the awesome Photography Kit, but it's finally here. It's a 58 minute phone camera review!

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is a MONSTER camera, but this beast can be DIFFICULT to tame...

#tech #geek #technology #bbtg #camera #photography #android #xiaomi #xiaomi13ultra #androidography #patreon #review #video #mobile #filmmaking #mojo

Teaching Ukrainian journalists to produce 18 short documentary films using mobile journalism techniques.
#MobileJournalism #Training #Ukraine #Mojo

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ukraine-mobile-journalism-workshops-behind-scenes-robb-montgomery

@pmidden

What are you using for #dependency management right now? #pip & requirements.txt, #pipenv, ... ?

I've looked at #Rust and #Go some, but I keep coming back to #Python. #Mojo looks promising, when it becomes open-source.

Some will say I've gone too far.
I say I haven't not gone too far enough!

#android #androidography #Xiaomi13Ultra #tech #technology #geek #photography #camera #xiaomi #journalism #mojo #bbtg

UKRAINE: I spent the last 15 days teaching #MobileJournalism to front line journalists. Reporters who were forced to leave their homes and now live elsewhere in the country. #Mojo #Ukraine we even did a session in a bomb shelter while Russia launched missiles.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robbmontgomery_mobilejournalism-mojo-ukraine-activity-7077938778564120576-mKEQ

It's FINALLY HERE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/06/21/xiaomi-13-ultra-photography-kit-unboxing/
The most ULTRA camera phone of 2023 just got MORE ULTRA! Unboxing the Xiaomi Photography kit for the 13 Ultra!

Dear Sony and Vivo, THIS is what I've been bugging you both to make for YEARS now...

#android #androidography #xiaomi #xiaomi13ultra #mojo #bbtg #photography #smartphone #geek #tech #technology #journalism

It's FINALLY HERE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/06/21/xiaomi-13-ultra-photography-kit-unboxing/
The most ULTRA camera phone of 2023 just got MORE ULTRA! Unboxing the Xiaomi Photography kit for the 13 Ultra!

Dear Sony and Vivo, THIS is what I've been bugging you both to make for YEARS now...

#android #androidography #xiaomi #xiaomi13ultra #mojo #bbtg #photography #smartphone #geek #tech #technology #journalism

Here is what the last four days were like in #Ukraine teaching #Mojo to Ukrainian journalists in Odessa. #MobileJournalism

https://youtu.be/pZOs04RgpVQ

A brief scene if #Mojo reporter training in a war zone. Today we had an air alarm and we just moved the #MobileJournalism training into the bunker and I entertained these front line #reporters while they practiced filming. #Odessa #Ukraine #AirAlarm #Bunker

Leading #documentary film production in #Ukraine. Today, the ninejournalists I am training in #Mojo go into the field to film their first real #MobileJournalism stories. Great topics and people to work with.

Boost until this reaches #Apple people who can help. iPhone does not translate to#to Ukranian. Even when teaching #Mojo to front line journalists HERE in Ukraine. Russian is included. Why not Ukrainian?

Guess where I am teaching #Mojo the next few weeks? #MobileJournalism Photos from inside the restaurant where I am eating now.

It was 10 years ago that the world’s first “Mobile-First” newsroom opened. #Mojo #MobileJournalism

https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/designing-a-mobile-first-newsroom/s2/a554706/