VIDEO DESCRIPTION: My friend Daryl often has things to do that take him all over Kuala Lumpur and even to the outer districts and other cities. And he occasionally invites me to hop into the car and just go with him. I don’t ever have a particular reason to go…
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YouTube: Thumbnail A/B Test Report
I did another thumbnail test for a YouTube video, and the results are a bit interesting this time. The picture of a plate of food from Keng Nam Hai food court performed the worst at 26.8%. In a way, that surprises me because food videos are so popular on YouTube….
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YouTube: Food Court Adventures, Credit Card Fraud, and Clashes with a CoffeeBot!
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Another classic Kuala Lumpur vignettes video. The day revolved around meeting friends at the Keng Nam Hai food court for brunch, and on the way to the food court, I tell the crazy story of my latest struggle with credit card fraud. I also took another run at…
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YouTube: The Amazing People of the Philippines – A Photo Montage
I’ve probably visited the Philippines more often than any other country (other than Malaysia in recent years). And all of my trips to the Philippines took place in the days when I was NOT shooting video. Instead, I took pictures as I walked around. The vast majority of the photographs…
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YouTube: A Close-Up Look at the American Hobo’s New Bicycle – Next Stop Sumatra!
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I’ve taken a strong interest in the American Hobo’s bicycle ride around Malaysia and his upcoming bicycle ride in Indonesia. I watch all his videos and live streams, and I keep track of all the purchases and changes he makes in terms of his camera gear, YouTube Channel,…
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YouTube: I Discover a Piece of Myanmar in the Heart of Kuala Lumpur
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: If you look carefully at the thumbnail for this video, you will see a scattering of names, all associated with food. And that should give you some idea of some of the things that happen in this video. Meals come my way in various ways and at various…
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“Your Google Ads account was canceled” – Panic!!!
I wish the modern world wouldn’t send me into a panic quite as often as it does. I was just out having a relaxing dinner when I got an email from Google with the scary subject line: “Your Google Ads account was canceled.” And that subject line was followed by…
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Cleaning Up and Correcting YouTube Automated Captions Using AI
For every video that I post to Planet Doug, I use an AI to clean up and correct the YouTube Captions. The YouTube Captions are created automatically by the YouTube computers and they are based on simple voice-to-text technology. I assume YouTube will eventually improve on this system, but for…
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YouTube: My Neighborhood Is Better Than Yours – YouTube Challenge
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I decided to take part in the latest Internet and YouTube craze (that I just invented). It’s called “My Neighborhood Is Better than Yours.” It’s sweeping the nation and soon the world. The idea is that you step outside your front door and turn on your camera and…
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Tech Post: Technology from the Past
I stumbled across these photos this morning. They were taken inside a hotel room in the Philippines back in 2014. Of course, this was way before I had a YouTube channel or even shot video. I didn’t have a laptop or a tablet or even a smartphone. However, as you…