![]() “We get to play games with our fans, we get to see where they’re from. “We don’t just read the comments,” Vanessa said. The sisters genuinely love interacting with their community of fans. While they say they do make “a good amount” of money from YouTube and YouNow alike - “the more and more viewers we get on our broadcasts the more money comes in,” Vanessa says - they’ve never been motivated by money. After being on the platform for about 9 months, the high schoolers have amassed 76,000 YouNow fans in addition to their 250,000 YouTube subscribers. YouNow audience members can pay to give gifts like 50 thumbs ups to their favorite broadcaster to help them trend on YouNow.įor the Merrell twins, YouNow has come naturally. Tumblr star and Internet personality Tyler Oakley raised half a million dollars on crowdfunding website Prizeo for The Trevor Project, a charity that raises awareness for LGBT youths at risk of suicide, and linked to his YouNow account in a sort of modern-day telethon. Last year, Vine star Shawn Mendes released a single on YouNow. Teens, a demographic with a lot of time on their hands, as suggested by the ever-popular #bored hashtag on YouNow, do everything from talk to the camera, eat dinner while they talk to their community of followers, dance, and even livestream themselves sleeping (For a more thorough explainer on YouNow’s fascinating #sleepingsquad, I defer to BuzzFeed’s Katie Notopolous). The theory behind YouNow is that people crave social interaction in every form, and YouNow is the perfect platform for that. ![]() When you use YouNow’s platform, you can see the top trending broadcasters, as well as which of your friends are online and a number of trending tags, including things like #dance, #truthordare, and #advice. And the audience feels like even though it’s a one-to-many, it feels like a one-to-one interaction.” The secret sauce is that it’s all about the audience. “It’s a global platform for self expression,” he said. If you still can’t quite wrap your head around what YouNow is, Sideman puts it best: Also what needs to be watched out for, is whether former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), will emerge as a "kingmaker" by holding the key for government formation, in the event of a hung verdict, as it has done in the past.The collision of these trends led Sideman to start YouNow in 2011.While the ruling BJP, riding on the Modi juggernaut, wants to break the 38-year jinx and retain its southern citadel, the Congress is seeking to wrest power to give the party much-needed elbow room and momentum to position itself as the main opposition player in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. As many as 11,71,558 are young voters, while 5,71,281 are persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 12,15,920 are aged above 80.Among the electors, 2,67,28,053 are male, 2,64,00,074 female and 4,927 "others", while among the candidates 2,430 are male, 184 female and one from third gender. A total of 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their votes in 58,545 polling stations across the state, where 2,615 candidates are in the fray. The voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm.With the stakes being high in this election, the major political parties in contention - the BJP, Congress and JD(S) - and their candidates have made a strong pitch seeking to boost their prospects at the hustings. After a high voltage campaign, it is now time for the mega battle of ballots in Karnataka, with the state all set to elect its representatives to the 224-member Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. ![]() ![]() Around 4 lakh polling personnel are engaged in the poll process. The voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm.Ī total of 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their votes in 58,545 polling stations across the state, where 2,615 candidates are in the fray.Īmong the electors, 2,67,28,053 are male, 2,64,00,074 female and 4,927 "others", while among the candidates 2,430 are male, 184 female and one from third gender.Īs many as 11,71,558 are young voters, while 5,71,281 are persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 12,15,920 are aged above 80. Karnataka Assembly Election: After a high voltage campaign, it is now time for the mega battle of ballots in Karnataka, with the state all set to elect its representatives to the 224-member Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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