Lively Link: The International Bigshot Shares His Thoughts on Design and Sweat Towels I recently shared that fellow YouTuber “International Bigshot” (AKA Bill) was back in Malaysia. He got here on a European journey through multiple cities, and he will be posting lots of videos from that journey on his…
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Tripod coming in clutch! How did I live without it?
Right out of the gate, my brand new Ulanzi MT-44 tripod is making itself at home in my video-shooting systems. I use it all the time already, from shooting BTS videos on my hotel bed to filming myself getting coffee in the MRT system. My usual method of attaching the…
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Credit Card Fraud Update (and new Touch’n’Go Visa card)
UPDATE: Some good news on the credit card front. Of course, nothing changed with my old credit card. That account was flagged by my bank for potential fraud, and the card was cancelled. My phone call to my bank was extremely stressful, but it wasn’t actually that bad. I’ve certainly…
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UPDATE: Hotel Smokers and Credit Card Fraud
Saturday, October 4, 20258:32 a.m. Room 307 Crossroads HotelChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia THE SMOKER IN ROOM 408 A few things have happened over the last few days. I’m still in Kuala Lumpur. I keep uncovering new things I want to do or need to do while I’m here. One…
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A/B Thumbnail Testing on YouTube
Recently, YouTube added the ability to do A/B testing on video titles. And you can combine that with A/B testing on thumbnails. So you can test just thumbnails, just titles, or even test various titles combined with various thumbnails to test each combination and compare them. When they added the…
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UPDATE: Back at the Crossroads Hotel and New Hotel Room Adventures
Tuesday, September 30, 20257:50 a.m. Room 407 Crossroads HotelChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I don’t have any big stories to tell this morning, but there have been a few changes since yesterday. For one thing, I’m in a different hotel. I won’t call it a new hotel because I’ve stayed…
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Lazada Delivery Drama – These Things Happen Only on Planet Doug
Monday, September 29, 20255:12 a.m. Room 211, Hotel Raja BotChow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia It’s a bit early to be awake, drinking instant coffee, and typing, but my eyes popped open at three this morning, and then I couldn’t get back to sleep. I’ve been awake since then and busy…
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Plans for Cycling; Meeting Up with Jamie; & Lazada Delivery Adventures
Thursday, September 26, 20258:14 a.m. Room 211, Hotel Raja BotChow Kit, Kuala LumpurMalaysia I did my best to get a good night of sleep last night. It wasn’t easy, and I had to incorporate every technique under the sun, but I think I slept enough to have gas in my…
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Update: Two More Friends Showed Up in Kuala Lumpur
On the left in this picture is Bill, AKA the International Bigshot. He has a YouTube channel and a brand new Substack newsletter all about his thoughts and travels. He recently travelled by train and ship from from Bergen, Norway to Istanbul, Turkey. Around 25 YouTube videos from that journey…
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Behind the Scenes – Malaysia Mystery Tour
Wednesday, September 24, 20258:00 a.m. Room 211, Hotel Raja BotChow Kit, Kuala LumpurMalaysia I’m back in Kuala Lumpur, and I’m staying at the small and funky Hotel Raja Bot. Even the name is small and funky, and I think it translates as the King of Boats Hotel. The street is…