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masterpost on the ryan haywood (and adam kovic) situation

so i already made this post as a more general “whats wrong with rooster teeth” post, as i honestly didnt expect the ryan haywood/adam kovic situation to go as far as it has - but at this point i think it’s much more prudent to put that information into its own post because the situation with both of these men, ryan primarily, has gone off the fucking rails 

tl;dr for the situation: ryan haywood and adam kovic both had nudes leak and were outed as cheating on their wives as a result of being catfished, but a great deal more information surfaced after the initial leak which led to the discovery that ryan haywood is a manipulative sexual predator, and adam kovic may have been sending sexual pictures and videos of his wife without her consent. 

i will try to break down this post chronologically as best i can and provide ample sources, and i will update it as new information is gathered. please be aware that many of these sources will be coming from kiwifarms, as it has gathered all of the relevant info into one place, but i will not be linking to the thread directly for a myriad of reasons, so if you want to find it, youll have to look for yourself. apologies if any of the screenshots contain disagreeable language; i wouldnt link them if they werent relevant.

general tw for pretty much everything in this post. all pictures of people will be largely sfw, but there will be nsfw text under the cut. i will not link to any nudes of ryan or adam. this is going to be long as fuck.

here goes.

NOTE: this post is currently up-to-date as of january 28th, 7:27 pm (EST). 

GENERAL BACKGROUND:

adam kovic and ryan haywood are both employees at the entertainment company rooster teeth. ryan has been working there since 2011, originally for more behind-the-scenes work before becoming a regular achievement hunter staple, while adam kovic was a personality who originally worked for machinima before he and a few others branched off to become funhaus. funhaus was later purchased by the media corporation fullscreen, as was rooster teeth, and both were merged sometime in 2014/2015. 

HOW THIS ALL BEGAN:

sometime in august, there were rumors circulating on certain forum sites that a catfisher had been sexting with a handful of e-celebs, and had their nudes. a torrent link was put up containing the files, but was quickly taken down. this didnt gain much traction, but was brought up again on the same forum in late september/early october. this time, the person posted images directly, showing that they’d been sexting with adam kovic and ryan haywood.

according to them, they didnt get very far with ryan and so there were only a small handful of his pictures and videos, but there were over 400 of adam’s nudes, also pictures and videos, and some of which featured his wife. after this news broke, a thread was made on kiwifarms to document everything (the thread was created on october 4th). another thread was made on /pol/ shortly before this, claiming that ryan was grooming underaged fans, and that both ryan and adam had sexted with fans (both of age and underage). no sources or corroboration for this claim were given at the time.

WEEK 1, DAY 1 (october 4th):

initially, most of the focus was on adam, due to the sheer number of his nudes and the content within them. while people were suspicious of the veracity of ryan’s nudes, it became clear that the photos of adam were legitimate, as his face was shown in several of them, there was no evidence of photoshopping, and he has a distinct tattoo which made it pretty hard to dispute. heres a more sfw picture as an example.

the catfish had all of these images on hand, and due to the “sent to you” header on top we know that they were sent directly to the catfish, and not taken from adam’s phone, meaning he willingly sent these images to the catfish. note that his wife was indeed almost naked in the background (wearing only underwear), and there are multiple pictures and videos of her completely naked and sometimes even engaging in sex with adam. after a bit of analysis, people came to the conclusion that the pictures of ryan were real, as well.

ADAM’S WIFE, JESS KOVIC:

no response came from him at first, nor his wife - the only indication she gave that she knew what had happened was this cryptic comment on her instagram account, which she has since privated. no one is quite clear what this reaction means, nor has she confirmed or denied whether she consented to the pictures and videos being taken and sent to others.

soon after, people who’d (puzzlingly) decided to sift through the nudes discovered something jarring - some of the nudes he’d sent appeared to have been taken IN the rooster teeth office. heres a sfw example, but there were at least a dozen others taken in the same location.

RYAN:

ryan’s nudes were largely ignored in the beginning - there were a great deal more of adam’s, and while ryan’s were pretty standard nudes, adam’s were much more plentiful and had a lot more variety in the... activities depicted, shall we say. people were also fixated on the status of his wife’s consent in the matter, and so little attention was given to ryan, who was simply deemed a cheater and left at that.

ROOSTER TEETH & THE FANBASE:

unsurprisingly, rt attempted to immediately suppress any and all mention of the scandal when it first broke. heres an image of a handful of threads that were made on r/roosterteeth that day; as you can see, the ones highlighted in red have been deleted, and all were about the leaks. comments on the official rt site were instantly deleted as well. no official comment from the company or any of the employees, though a former funhaus employee (rahul kohli) commented mocking adam for the situation, and implied that things were worse than we yet realized.

WEEK 1, DAY 2 (october 5th):

although adam had been the primary focus of the first day of the news breaking, it began to look like there was little else to discuss with him. at worst, he seemed to be a cheater, and potentially sent nudes of his wife without her permission. still disgusting, but as there was no comment from him and no new updates on his situation, attentions turned, and a slow rumble began bubbling up with more accusations about ryan.

ANONYMOUS ACCUSATIONS:

an anonymous twitter account, @brotherxteresa (whose account has since been suspended), claims to have been speaking to girls who’d been sexual with ryan. they state that everyone they’ve spoken to was of age - significantly younger than ryan, true, but still legally able to consent. however, they confirm that ryan has indeed been getting around with fans, both via sexting and in-person. he also strongly implies that the mods knew, and asks them to comment, but their responses are predictably vague. notably, though, is this tweet from @grandaddyskulls, in which they condemn “proven disgusting behavior,” heavily implying that the mods did indeed deal with “unproven” accusations against ryan in the past. unfortunately, there are no sources for this at this time.

on the same day, tumblr user @juggey creates this post, containing screenshots of a conversation they had with one of ryan’s victims. within those screenshots is this particularly interesting one, in which ryan receives a nude from the fan in question, only to ask, in an almost joking tone, if they “turned him into a felon” by sending a nude. they confirm that they are an adult, but it becomes clear that ryan did not know the age of the fan before getting sexual with them, and seems to have a very flippant and casual approach to this.

later on, this tweet is posted by @jasminewill123, confirming that ryan has indeed been messing with fans for years. no sources are posted, though, just a verbal confirmation. @brotherxteresa also reveals that he is speaking to someone who was solicited by ryan for sex when they were a minor in this tweet thread, but doesnt share any info, stating that the minor is saving it for a potential court case. there is also this tweet from someone stating that they slept with him in 2017, and that he claimed to have never had sex with a fan before and removed the condom mid-sex. once again, no corroboration for this just yet.

RT’S RESPONSE:

still mainly radio silence from the company, except for this tweet cancelling the days stream. replies on this post are locked almost instantly. rt also begins a quiet sweeping of all ryan and adam-centric content and videos, including a video of ryan reading “thirsty tweets” from fans, and straight up cut ryan out of certain videos (like a recent AHWU). some of these videos were archived, but we dont have a complete list of what was removed.

on the slightly less official side, r/roosterteeth issues a statement basically saying that any post attempting to discuss the leaks will be deleted immediately, and the people who post them will be reported (and likely banned).

WEEK 1, DAY 3 (october 6th):

we get our first confirmation of ryan having sexted a fan from @jasminewill123, in the form of this previously-unseen picture of ryan (it’s sfw but is clearly a cropped nude). rahul kohli again makes snide comments about adam and funhaus in general, but does not share any details of what he means. rumors spread that one of the former funhaus members, lawrence sonntag, has sent an email to his subscribers regarding adam kovic, but no evidence of that comes up yet. jess kovic posts this tweet plugging her online store, but still declines to comment on the situation. things are pretty quiet for a while, until finally, the first shoe drops.

TESSA GRAVES

at 4:13 pm, a woman named tessa graves posts this youtube video and links to it on her twitter account (with associated screenshots in the same thread). she discusses at length how she met ryan and when their relationship became sexual. 

as a brief summary of her video: they met at a con in 2017, when she had just turned 17, and started talking on snapchat. the relationship was platonic for a while until tessa accidentally sent him a picture meant for a friend in which her bra strap was visible. ryan began to flirt with her after this, and soon their relationship became sexual, with nudes being exchanged and dirty texts being sent. she states in the video that ryan did not know her age, nor did he ask for it. the two of them sexted and sent nudes on and off for two years, and planned to hook up in person, but it never came to fruition.

shortly after uploading the video, she posts this screen-recording of her snap messages with ryan, scrolling back through months and months of messages between them, all the way back to late 2017. the snapchat account is confirmed to be his, and the screen-recording proves to be incredibly compelling evidence. this is the first girl to come out and say that ryan was sexual with her when she was underage, and that she did send him nudes as a minor. on her twitter account, someone noticed that ryan was online in the video and inquired about it - tessa confirms that ryan messaged her when he saw her recording their chat, but declined to share what his message said.

RYAN’S TWEET

around an hour after tessa’s video was posted, ryan posts this tweet, announcing his departure from rt. he states that he “made mistakes,” acknowledging that the pictures and screenshots were real, but specifically insists that he “did nothing illegal,” a clear comment on tessa’s accusation. 

(he also asks people to stop harassing his family, but im unsure if the claim is true, as i personally have only seen people empathizing with his wife and children and no negative comments about them at all. he may be referring to people messaging his wife for comment on the situation, or he may just be straight up lying. given all hes done, the latter seems quite likely.)

people quickly begin speculating whether or not ryan was fired or quit of his own volition. personally, i believe the company offered him the option to either resign right then and there, or let them fire him publicly, and he chose the former. this is all speculation, though.

WEEK 1, DAY 4 (october 7th):

lawrence sonntag’s email to his subscribers finally gets leaked; it basically just says that hes grossed out and pissed off by what happened, and ends with the cryptic comment that “adam never washed his hands.” (he later stated that he meant this literally. EW!)

later the same day, adam privates his twitter account, and removes all references to rooster teeth and funhaus in his bio. shortly after, he unfollows everyone he was following and changes his icon and header to a black image. (basic public breakdown stuff, i suppose?) 

NEW LEAK TIMELINE:

it’s discovered that an anonymous twitter user, @d74840281, had messaged ryan and adam weeks before regarding these leaks on september 18th. they also accuse ryan, adam, and several other youtube personalities - alec paul, kootra, nenreaper, and dormstreams - of “grooming the same minor.” (i dont know any of those people, but it seems relevant so i added it.)

it’s also revealed that the r/funhaus subreddit was aware of the leaks 2 weeks beforehand, meaning that the info was successfully suppressed until october 4th, and that it was likely well-known by all funhaus members and probably general rt staff, as well.

RT’S RESPONSE:

the official rt account on roosterteeth.com posts this update to their programming schedule, cancelling several rttv programs, putting both achievement hunter and funhaus on a week long break, and delaying the premiere of two new shows (”rvb zero” and “grudge night”)

not long after, they post these tweets stating that they have “parted ways” with both adam and ryan, confirming that both men are no longer rt employees. they are deliberately vague about whether the men were fired or quit, but given the responses from both, i think ryan likely chose to resign instead of be fired, and adam was probably just fired outright. 

RYAN’S MODS:

you may recall that, on the second day, the question of whether the mods knew about ryan’s doings was posed. their answers were, of course, extremely vague, but one of them in particular strongly implied that the mods had dealt with some kind of accusation against ryan in the past and either ignored or actively suppressed it. well, sure enough, two of the mods (@grandaddyskulls and @ohdeerbambi/) post tweets admitting that they knew the entire time. 

specifically, they state that someone came forward with accusations of ryan behaving inappropriately two years ago (2018), coupled with screenshots. the mods confronted ryan about this, and when ryan (predictably) lied about it, they decided to drop it instead of pursuing it further. 

ADAM’S TWEET:

at 10:49 pm, adam finally speaks up with a post on twitter, formally stating that he is leaving funhaus. he apologizes to his coworkers and fans, but primarily apologizes to his wife, stating that he has “upturned her life.” he describes the events thus far as an “unbelievable breach of privacy and peeling back of [his] life,” and says that he is stepping away in order to focus on repairing his relationship with his wife and working on himself. 

while we still have no confirmation on whether his wife consented to having those pictures and videos taken, we know with a good amount of certainty now that she did not consent to having them sent to others. this would likely qualify as revenge (or otherwise non-consensual) porn in the state of california, so if she pressed charges, adam would likely see jail time.

CAST MEMBERS REACT:

the first direct response from cast members come from michael, jeremy, and lindsay, stating their feelings of anger and betrayal, and strongly implying that none of them were aware of the goings-on. (while they definitely HAVE to say this cookie-cutter stuff for the sake of their image, i will say that theres really not much else a person can say in a situation like this while still being professional. i do tentatively believe all three of them, with the most doubt on michael.)  

at this time, lawrence sonntag unfollows ryan, as do gus and lindsay. interestingly, the first person ryan unfollows himself is lindsay - this could potentially mean that lindsay actually blocked him, which forces the other person to unfollow.

WEEK 1, DAY 5 (october 8th):

at this point, discussion of adam kovic all but tapers off. he has gone full radio silent, and no one has come out with any more stories about him, so it seems very likely that his wrongdoings begin and end with the initial sexting and sending nudes of his wife. the conversation begins to turn to focus on ryan in earnest.

RYAN’S WIFE:

a reddit post (that is sadly deleted now) is uncovered from 3 months ago that reveals he and his wife have been sleeping in separate rooms for some time - we’re unsure exactly how long, but most people who’ve mentioned it have said it started in may. according to ryan, this was because his wife was exposed to covid at her job, but the quarantine period for covid is only 2 weeks - why would they be sleeping in separate rooms for so long when they clearly were not doing so before?

it is speculated that his wife may have somehow learned of ryan’s dalliances, as he was also seen without his wedding ring in streams much more often around the same time. it is unknown exactly why, though, so take this with a grain of salt.

MORE ANONYMOUS ACCUSATIONS:

a deleted user on reddit makes a post stating that they, too, sexted with ryan while they were also married. their husband found out and threatened to leak the info, but the user was able to convince him not to do so and he - according to op - deleted what proof he had. although the original post is now deleted, a pinned moderator comment on it states that the user provided proof corroborating the story in private. you can read a copy-pasted version of that story here. (apologies if it’s out of order.)

MORE CAST MEMBER COMMENTARY:

a list of all known cast member statements can be found here. it’s pretty comprehensive, but there are some i want to address here directly:

lindsay snaps at someone who tries to call her out for “not supporting her family” (meaning ryan). this, for me, is the big reason why i feel that she, at the very least, is being sincere.

blaine posts this.... weird video of him working out and captions it “me figuring out how to convert anxiety into energy.” i guess it’s supposed to be somewhat of a mood lightener, but honestly it just feels kind of trivializing to me. idk what he was thinking LMAO

aaron marquis makes this... interesting (and vague) comment. no further elaboration on it, but it’s definitely unique in comparison to many others.

meg’s statement strikes me as particularly devoid of sincerity. it may just be confirmation bias, but i just feel like it’s incredibly hollow in comparison to the others (which are also kind of hollow LMAO).

joel heyman, who was fired from rt not long ago, doesnt comment directly, but does like this tweet which calls him “the only non-degenerate connected to rt.” (OCT. 12 EDIT: he has since posted this tweet with no context, but i think it’s pretty clear what hes referring to.)

tina dayton, streamer and wife of ray, posts this tweet letting people know that mentioning the ryan/adam situation to ray in streams will not be tolerated. (OCT. 21 EDIT: she posts this tweet a few days later, on october 15th, decrying anyone who wants to play “devils advocate” in support of an abuser against their victim.)

JAN 30 EDIT: this is very late, but sometime on or before january 6th, alfredo briefly discussed the ryan haywood situation on his stream and berated those who still support him. his closing statement is the perfect summation of all of these events: fuck ryan haywood.

WEEK 1, DAY 6 (october 9th):

adam kovic deletes his twitter account, and all other public social media. this is the last piece of relevant adam kovic information for several months to come.

MICHELLE VOLOGS

at 11:26 am, a twitter user named @MichelleVologs posts this tweet, containing a link to this video, called “what you need to know about ryan haywood,” in which she asserts - with proof - that she and ryan had sex on september 23rd 2017, when she was 17 years old.

brief summary: they began talking when she was 17 and dm’d him on instagram. it was platonic at first, but he began flirting with her and trying to sext with her, at which point she inquired about the nature of his relationship with his wife. he insisted that they were in a “sexless marriage” because his wife hates sex, and that he needed to seek it out elsewhere. (we have no idea if this is even remotely true - the only source claiming this is ryan himself.) they sexted for a while, then eventually met up in california and had sex in person (and much like the story that @jasminewill123 told, ryan removed the condom in the middle of sex). when michelle told ryan that she was underage, he simply stated that it was okay and that he “trusted her.” 

she shows screenshots throughout the video of their instagram dms, as well as some candid shots of ryan in their hotel room. (people have speculated that the latter two pictures may be ryan removing his wedding ring.) this picture also proves that they definitely met in person. take note of the fact that, in the dms, michelle keeps the conversation very platonic and professional - ryan is the one to initiate the sexual talk, and with zero prompting.

on top of this, michelle is also the first person to posit the idea that ryan deliberately chose to pursue young girls with mental health issues, a notion that will crop up again later.

EVEN MORE ANONYMOUS ACCUSATIONS

a reddit user by the name of “klowbie-frenzy” states that they, too, were victimized by ryan, though they dont publicly share their story or any particular info. they are encouraged to go to rt directly.

WEEK 1, DAY 7 (october 10th):

ryan begins deleting tweets, but other than that is completely radio silent. people analyzing ryan’s instagram notice this post, made on september 24th 2017 - the day after he and michelle had sex. sure enough, he is still in LA as he was the day before, and michelle herself comments on the post in a clear reference to the events of the day before, reasserting that she is telling the truth.

LEIGH:

yet another girl, leigh, comes forward and says she was sexually involved with ryan. she posts this (very long) document to her twitter account @leigh__sucks, which details the entirety of her relationship with ryan. unlike tessa and michelle, leigh was over 18 during the course of her experience with ryan (she was 20 when they first started talking).

brief summary of the document: she started messaging ryan on snapchat in 2017, and it remained platonic until february 2018, when they exchanged nudes for the first time. they sexted for a while, until hooking up for the first time at rtx 2018. leigh told someone she knew about the encounter, and this person began harassing leigh and ryan about it, threatening to tell his wife and leaving nasty comments on ryan’s stream. eventually the person backed off, and ryan and leigh continued sexting and meeting up for sex, on and off. according to her, they sexted as recently as september 2020.

this story is MUCH different than tessa’s and michelle’s, as leigh was still engaging with ryan fairly actively until only a month ago, and had a different perspective as an adult than the two underaged girls would have had. still, she is absolutely correct that ryan held a similar power over her due to his celebrity status, and that he took advantage of this.

she also provides screenshots and pictures of the two of them in the thread. although it is all VERY convincing - as if everything else hes done wasnt enough - theres something particularly unique in her thread, which is these screenshots of payments sent to her by ryan, under the name “sorta malicious gaming.” why is ryan sending leigh money under this name relevant? well...

RYAN’S DONATIONS:

one of ryan’s mods reveals that the email ryan used to send this money was connected to his stream. according to ryan, the money he received from twitch donations and bits went to his children’s college funds, or any necessary big-ticket expenditures like home repairs - however, as we can see here, that was a complete lie. this means that all donations he received, which he claimed went to taking care of himself and his family, were actually being spent on gifts and plane tickets for the girls he was hooking up with. im not sure if he could get into any legal trouble here - im doubtful, since they are donations - but this is just another way he took advantage of his fans, only this time is financial instead of sexual. and speaking of taking advantage of fans...

RYAN “VENTS” TO LEIGH:

shortly after posting her document, leigh added an update to say that ryan had redownloaded snapchat and that she’d immediately began taking screenshots. surprisingly, ryan messaged her and asked if she’d speak with him. leigh agreed (for the purpose of getting more screenshots, according to her), and ryan began talking about how his marriage and career were over, how he never meant to victimize anyone, and that the girls coming out would rather “make him the bad guy” than accept that theyd slept with him willingly. 

leigh mentions that it occurred to her how ryan would always cast doubt on any rumors by claiming that whatever girl hed been involved with was “crazy,” and notes that he did the same to her, all while calling her his “friend.” this will be relevant again later. 

ryan goes on to point the finger at leigh specifically, saying that he ‌“still‌ ‌didn’t‌ ‌know‌ ‌if‌ ‌[she] ‌was‌ ‌going‌ ‌to‌ ‌add‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌fire‌ ‌at‌ ‌this‌ ‌point,”‌ ‌and‌ ‌how‌ ‌he‌ ‌“hoped‌ ‌[she wouldn’t]‌ ‌for‌ ‌his‌ ‌kids’‌ ‌sake.” all the while, leigh notes that he was deleting messages, proving to her that ryan was more fixated on his image and manipulating her into doing what HE wanted, rather than doing the right thing. here are screenshots of the conversation between leigh and ryan, and here are some clearer photos (as some are a bit blurry due to being taken on another phone).

WEEK 2, DAY 1 (october 11th):

this day is mostly quiet as people attempt to digest the absurd influx of information from the days prior, as well as the huge bombshell dropped by leigh in particular. 

RYAN’S DISCORD SERVER:

it’s discovered that ryan likely found out about the leaks very early on (either the very first day, or the day of tessa’s accusation), because he was noted as being online in his discord server, which he apparently rarely used.

the users in his discord server immediately disown him upon learning of his preying on minors, and assert that the server is now a general server instead of a ryan haywood server.

YOU GUESSED IT - MORE ANONYMOUS ACCUSATIONS:

this tweet thread is made by @trickstress_ stating that, while working with “the madhouse” (not exactly sure what this is, but it seems like some kind of ryan-themed community server), they attempted to get ryan to address a situation occurring behind the scenes in which someone was being bullied and harassed by other members. when ryan is sent five pages of screenshots and evidence, he basically says that screenshots are not proof and that the victim simply “wanted” to be offended. this caused trick and a few others to leave the madhouse.

in the same screenshot, he mentions a situation involving another certain user that he is dealing with (the name of the person in question is redacted in blue), and trick speculates that the person in blue may be another one of ryan’s victims.

meanwhile, twitter user @eacalpreon (whose account appears to be deleted) states that they uncovered this tumblr post from august 25th, 2019, about someone who spotted ryan at an austin hotel they used to work at, entering a hotel room booked by someone that was certainly NOT his wife. at the time of posting, this was simply brushed off as speculation and ignored.

KAYLA:

at 10:03 am, this tweet is posted by @HADERSRICHIE/, detailing yet another story of their encounters with ryan. unlike other stories, kayla unfortunately does not have any screenshot evidence due to losing it all after unfriending ryan from snapchat in 2018 - but in all honesty, at this point we know hes guilty, so that part is not as relevant.

brief summary of the document: the two began talking on snapchat in february 2017, but they didnt begin talking regularly until june 2017, after kayla had moved to austin (for non-related reasons). kayla reveals that she is the user from trick’s tweet thread that was bullied out of the madhouse, and that ryan was not only unhelpful, but was actively telling people that she was a “crazy psycho.” she also backs up the idea that ryan seemed to deliberately target girls with mental health issues. in late 2017/early 2018, the two “make up” and ryan initiates sexual talk. within the first day of flirting, ryan sends kayla a dick pic. the two sexted for a while, and eventually did hook up in person. they hooked up 3 times in total before kayla unfriended ryan on snapchat and ceased all communication with him. 

unlike other cases, kayla was of age (23/24) when this all went down. later on, trick confirms on reddit that kayla was indeed the person from her tweet thread whose name was censored in blue.

DOT:

at 3:37 pm, this tweet thread is posted by @alijdotroro stating that she was also involved with ryan for a few months. her thread is fairly short, and she states that they never had sex in person or anything to the same extent as some of the others - he flirted with her for the first time while she was at a concert, it continued for several months, then he got bored and stopped it. dot was unable to provide screenshots as she had deleted her snapchat. 

JACK’S STATEMENT:

jack pattillo posts this tweet at 8:16 pm, containing this document regarding the ryan (and adam) situation. he first addresses his feelings of anger, betrayal, and guilt, stating that he feels somewhat responsible as he helped to create the same platform that ryan abused. he goes on to thank everyone who has had kind words for him and the other rt staff, and states that while he knows everyone handles rough situations differently, he hopes that people can understand his desire to think positively. he goes on to say that he knows it will be difficult for fans to trust rt going forward, but that he hopes they will give rt another chance and that they (rt) “will be better - [they] have to be.” 

as far as all of the statements go, in my opinion, this one is the most sincere of all (although lindsay’s is definitely the most sincere for me) - jack clearly wrote this himself instead of using standard “shocked” quotes as many of the other rt cast did, and while it is definitely very damage control-y, i can easily tell that he, at the very least, is taking the matter seriously. this doesnt necessarily mean that jack 100% didnt know, but at this point i am inclined to believe that he didnt.

WEEK 2, DAY 2 (october 12th):

twitter user @fantaisieally discusses her own experiences with ryan haywood; they chatted on snapchat starting in 2017, she would often go to him for dating advice, and while ryan finally tried to hit on her, he got completely deaded when she told him that he was “like her older brother.” honestly this one is just really funny to me, like she completely curved his ass and he had to flounder talking about “i was JOKING lol just a joke!” it’s pretty glorious after all this terrible shit.

someone on reddit notes that after ally turns him down, ryan doesnt apologize or anything, but instead continues the “joke” in such a way that prompts her to accept his offer while still giving him plausible deniability. (that phrase is going to come up quite a bit with regard to his overall “strategy.”)

KATIE B:

at 9:08 am, twitter user @frizzical/ posts this tweet thread, documenting her own relationship with ryan. she states that, while their relationship thankfully never turned sexual, ryan absolutely attempted to groom her into sex and even mentioned her to another girl, saying he wanted a threesome with both of them.

brief summary of the document: katie started watching his streams when she was 17, and ryan knew her by name very quickly. they started talking on snapchat shortly after she turned 18, and although it was generally rt-related, one day she reached out asking for advice on a personal situation that ryan was incredibly helpful with, leading to them talking semi-regularly. they talked about katie’s abusive home life and mental health issues, and while things were mostly platonic, ryan would sometimes drop inappropriate questions in, such as if katie was a virgin and what her sexuality was. when katie hit hard financial times, ryan attempted multiple times to send her money, and when katie refused to take charity, he would make a “joke” about having her pay it off with sex.

eventually ryan forced her to accept the money, stating that he would no longer speak to her if she didnt. ryan was katie’s main support system, and so she felt she had no choice but to accept it. she states that he sent her $1000 in total, all of which came from his twitch’s paypal. he also actively tried to turn katie against her best friend - kayla, who was the other victim mentioned on week 2, day 1 (october 11th) - by telling her that kayla was crazy, but this did not work. in 2019, katie moved in with ryan’s mod bambi, and ryan very suddenly cut off contact completely. ryan and katie got back in contact as recently as earlier this week, and when she began taking screenshots of their snap conversations, ryan dm’d her on twitter to confront her about it, further trying to manipulate her. she ends with a message of support for the other girls. 

the messages ryan sent katie are viewable in the thread, but i would like to link them directly here to show how he manipulates victims. notice how he once again pins the blame on the victim for taking screenshots, instead of himself for being a fucking creep. 

RT’S RESPONSE:

they’ve been pretty quiet the last few days, but someone noticed that the off topic podcast episode #177 has been removed from iOS podcasts. this episode is the one where the guys discuss ryan’s habit of leaving business trips a day late. i find it extremely interesting that the company is claiming ignorance of the situation, yet would remove this VERY key piece of information in the process.

OFF TOPIC #177

i originally just had this as a bulletpoint in the miscellanous info section, but decided to move it to its own segment because it is actually quite significant to this story. in this video, michael, jeremy, gavin, ray, geoff, and andy blanchard discuss ryan’s habit of always leaving business trips a day late.

quick description: michael brings up a conversation he had with ryan about staying an extra day on business trips, and paraphrases ryan as saying that he prefers to stay away longer because “[his wife] isnt gonna watch [the kids], im not gonna get a fucking second at home.” michael then states that theyve “gotten to the bottom of this,” that ryan just wants to sleep before “going home to that nightmare.” 

as michael is talking, geoff and jeremy both go quiet and look very pensive and glassy-eyed, while ray tries to joke that the quote was a “cry for help from ryan” but immediately frowns after saying so. gavin, jeremy, and andy are completely quiet for the entire second half of the video. michael tries to paper over it by saying that ryan loves his kids very much as evidenced by their frequent appearances in his streams, but a visibly-uncomfortable ray makes another “joke” that having his kids appear in his videos is “easy money.”

then there is a VERY awkward silence in which everyone looks super uncomfortable, jeremy takes a massive gulp of his drink, ray has his hand over his mouth as he stares hard at michael and shakes his head repeatedly (as if telling him to stop talking), and geoff lets out a HUGE sigh, as if he’s just realized something terrible. michael ends the clip with the comment that they didnt “jack” ryan, meaning that they werent making fun of ryan to have him come on the podcast and defend himself. (OCT. 12 EDIT: thanks to @juggey for clarifying this!) although it’s not included in this short clip, the full podcast shows that the incredibly tense moment is cut by fiona nova immediately walking on set with a puppy out of nowhere. very fucking weird.

while it is largely circumstantial, i find this clip is extremely telling, and i think this is the moment where they realized that something was going on with ryan’s homelife (either they recognized that the real reason he wanted to stay behind was to cheat, or they’d simply put together that he was not happy at home for whatever reason). the fact that this off topic is one of the only ones to have been taken down also really strikes me as important.

ALISON

at 2:31 pm, twitter user @adothop posted some screenshots of conversations between herself and ryan. they did not have a sexual relationship, but looks like ryan tried hard (and failed hard LMAO) at flirting with her, to no avail. not much else to say about this one - it’s pretty straightforward.

RYAN’S STATEMENT

at 7:48 pm (around the same time i uploaded this post, lmao), ryan posted this statement on his twitter account, discussing the events of this past week. he takes full accountability for his actions, stating that he abused his position and crossed the line as a public figure, while also asking that people stop harassing his family. the statement’s about as cookie cutter as it can get - after all, what can a person really say to absolve themselves after being outed as doing so much horrid stuff?

i again am skeptical of the claim that his family is being harassed, though i dont doubt that people are harassing HIM directly, but in any case it’s as much of a non-apology as one might expect. he even tries to shift blame by saying he “always came from a place of what [he] thought was a shared connection.” it’s boilerplate bullshit, as usual.

ANOTHER RH STORY ANON

sometime around 9 pm, a reddit user going by r/anotherrhstoryanon (i will call them anon for short) put this post on the r/roosterteeth subreddit, and linked to a 30 page google doc detailing their relationship with ryan. the timeline of this one is very difficult to parse, but i will do my best to lay it out clearly. particular tw for this story - it describes in detail sexual abuse, physical abuse, and features ddlg heavily throughout. i will not be linking any images directly - please view the doc for those.

(not-so)-brief summary: im not certain of when ryan and anon originally started talking, but the earliest message shown in their conversation is from december 2016, and the first time they met up in person was april 2017. they were “together” for at least a year, as anon states that it took them until march 2018 to begin distancing themselves from ryan. their relationship was HEAVILY steeped in dd/lg culture - ryan almost solely referred to anon as names like “little girl,” “baby girl,” even calls them “kiddo” in the VERY FIRST SCREENSHOT and asks if theyve ever been with an older man. given that he already dipped below the age of consent twice (that we know of - we currently do not know the age of this anon), this is a very horrifying start.

anon admits pretty early on - to both ryan (in the screenshots) and the reader - that they were very intimidated by him, and felt a sort of compulsion to do as he ordered. but as they say quite clearly, they realized soon into their “relationship” that even though they wanted to please ryan so he’d like them, they hated having sex with him, hated BEING sexual with him, and just generally hated being with him. although they enjoyed sex the first time, they note that sex with ryan was rough and painful every time after, leading to them tearing more than once and bleeding EVERY time, and sometimes causing them to be unable to sit or walk after. 

ryan not only ignored anon every time they asked him to be more gentle, but seemed to get off on it, making comments about how they “needed more abuse” or that they “had to work up to it.” on top of all this, ryan would not wear a condom while having sex with anon, and lied to them about them being the only fan he was having sex with - which they believed until august 2020, more than two years later, when ryan said there was “one other fan.” in actuality, ryan had been sleeping with multiple girls and often removing the condom during sex, a fact well-documented here. 

anon ends the document by tying their story to several other known facts, to show the pattern of ryan’s behavior, and sharing some other pertinent info. some of these include:

- a picture of them taken in a hotel room mirror, in an identical room and position to the picture leigh took. 

- this video, at timestamp 8:27, of the off topic podcast #87. in this short moment, ryan idly licks a cupcake. anon shows a screenshot in which ryan messaged her and admitted that he was thinking about her while he was licking it. 

- screenshots of ryan attempting (again with limited success) to give anon money or buy them presents. anon was resistant to this, as katie had been, but ryan managed to convince them to accept a remote controlled sex toy. later in the same exchange, he uses the term “plausible deniability” again. there is a reason this keeps cropping up - he very likely used the phrase often.

- a screenshot of anon telling ryan point blank that the power dynamic between them was imbalanced. this message is dated may 23rd, 2020 - and around june 12th, 2020 was leigh’s exchange with ryan, in which he tells leigh that he is older and “some kind of quasi-internet person,” and is worried this will influence her.

- screenshots of ryan admitting to choking anon without their permission. according to anon, this was not the first time he did something to them without permission, and it wasnt even the non-consensual act anon was referring to when they brought it up. i sincerely cannot overstate my fucking disgust here.

there is a lot more i can get into here, but im going to cut it off here for the sake of brevity (and out of disgust, honestly). please consider reading all 30 pages, if you can stomach it - it truly is even worse than it sounds. theres a reason i didnt link to any of their messages directly.

WEEK 2, DAY 3 (october 13th):

sometime earlier in the week (im not sure when, as the “adam kovic” aspect of the story has been pretty much lost the plot), jess kovic deletes her twitter account. the reason why is pretty easy to guess. then, sometime today, it’s discovered that she has also deleted all posts containing pictures of adam on her instagram account.

(JAN 30 EDIT: this was originally an archive link which showed all of the most recent posts on jess’s insta, of which quite a few adam ones had been deleted [i saw it myself the day it was posted]. unfortunately, it appears the archive was taken down, so ive replaced the original link with a screenshot from kiwifarms of the first person to mention it on the thread. i know thats not amazing proof, but sadly its the best i can do.)

this all but confirms that jess did not consent to having those pictures/videos sent to other people, if she consented to having them taken at all, and this makes adams actions even more disgusting than we initially believed them to be.

RH ANON PT. 2:

people are still reeling from the absolutely horrendous document released the day before (oct. 12) when anon posts a short update on the very last page of the doc, which you can read here. they clear up some points that people were confused on; most are not relevant for our purposes, but the biggest one is that anon confirms they were NOT underage during their “relationship” with ryan and that he knew this. 

anon also confirms that ryan deliberately lied about the circumstances of their “relationship” in order to keep them from backing out of it, as he knew they would not want to proceed with a sexual relationship if he admitted the truth. based on context, i am taking this to mean that he lied about not sleeping with anyone else, and about wearing condoms if he did. 

MEGASHINY:

at 3:04 pm, ryan’s mod meg (who i will be calling by her username, megashiny, for the sake of clarity) posts this tweet, which contains a link to this document. in this document, she admits that ryan took advantage of his position over her (as, being his mod, she was basically his employee) and started sending her nudes without consent in september 2017 (she says it was a sunday, so either the 6th, 13th, 20th, or 27th - notice the proximity to his encounters with michelle and tessa). 

brief summary: he played the same card he had with the others, talking about his sexless marriage, and convinced megashiny to sleep with him. when she asked him point blank how many other girls he was involved with, he lied and said only one or two - as we clearly note, there were many, many more than that. she did not want to sleep with him, but like anon from yesterday, felt compelled to do what he asked. even when megashiny tried to say no to a sex act he wanted to do, he told her he “knew how to make her say yes.” he also knew about her having adhd and anxiety, and in conjunction with the other girls, strikes me as yet another continuation of his pattern of targeting mentally ill and neurodivergent women and girls.

while megashiny was somewhat close in age to ryan (she was 28 at the time), if youll notice in her picture, she is quite thin and small in stature - both of which contribute to her looking pretty young. while i do believe ryan knew her age, it would not surprise me if he pursued her because she had the APPEARANCE of being in her late teens.

megashiny posts an update later the same day, detailing the exact method weve seen happen with the other girls before - ryan would “throw all this attention and praise at [them], make [them] feel special,” only to “basically ghost [them].” this left the girls feeling like theyd done something wrong, but in actuality, it was all part of his plan to keep them dependent on and obedient to him. these same patterns crop up in every story, no matter the variables.

she also admits that she essentially helped ryan with his “sexcapades” by either covering for him, encouraging the girls to sleep with him, or just generally keeping her mouth shut regarding what she knew about them. (this part is very vaguely described, so i can only surmise what she means specifically, but i do think this is essentially what she is saying.) shortly after she posted this, ryan called her and begged her for over an hour to not divulge anymore information, and to “think of his wife and kids.” 

RYAN BEGINS MESSAGING VICTIMS: 

at 7:04 pm, michelle posts this tweet, with the caption “how it started vs how it ended (hopefully, and please stop harassing me)” and two pictures. the first picture is of her first exchange with ryan on instagram; the second picture is a more recent message from ryan (not sure exactly what day it was received, but as it still shows his old icon, it is definitely a few days old), begging her to take down her video and tweets and to “think about his kids.” (brief tw for suicide mention in the next two paragraphs.)

he even goes so far as to strongly imply that he is going to kill himself, telling michelle that he is “going to die” and that “he will die for this if you [michelle] want.” from the statement michelle made, it seems likely that he has sent her similar messages over the course of the last week. michelle must have blocked him on his original account, because he then made this throwaway account and dm’d her again, repeating the same sort of rhetoric and begging her to remove her statements “for his kids.”

in the same tweet thread, another victim, ileena (who was shown accusing ryan very early on in a previous screenshot) posts an old screenshot of a conversation between her and ryan, in which she is actively suicidal and ryan begs her not to kill herself because “practically there’s no way they wouldnt investigate and figure out you and i had stuff going on.” he straight up tells her that he doesnt want her to die because their affair will be discovered.

(note: ileena’s original screenshot contains a full, unblocked number that could potentially belong to ryan - but DO NOT CONTACT THIS NUMBER. he is a disgusting monster, but it is not anyone’s place to needlessly antagonize him, and we dont even know that that is his actual number to begin with. i am only putting this disclaimer because the screenshot is easily viewable in the thread; i wouldnt even mention it otherwise.) 

CAS:

not long after midnight, @slayercas/ (who i will refer to as “cas” for short) posts this cryptic tweet, strongly hinting at needing to say something important, but being scared to do so due to a lack of evidence - the surrounding tweets are all about ryan haywood, making it highly likely they are alluding to having been one of his victims. approximately 4 hours later, they received this message from a throwaway account, ostensibly owned by ryan.

notably, though, is the fact that this is NOT the same throwaway account which ryan was messaging michelle from - the account michelle was messaged from is @pleaseR73880233, while the account cas was messaged from, although the name is partially obscured, ends with the number “7384736.” no confirmation on cas’s claim, nor whether the account is truly ryan’s. 

(OCT. 14 EDIT: the full name seems to be @pleaseR27384736, which originally led to this cryptically bereft page. note the join date, amount of tweets, and amount of followers - the account was in use for quite some time, and may have had a different username before messaging cas. someone also takes note of the fact that there was an intern named “amber” who worked at rooster teeth years ago, but so far no connection has been made between the name and anyone else. 

sadly, this account has since been deleted, so no proper analysis of who it is following and who follows it can be done. the username has since been taken and the account replaced with this - take their personal opinion with a grain of salt.)   

MJ:

at 9:21 am, twitter user @mjmills_ posts these tweets containing these screenshots of a recent conversation with ryan. although she declines to share her story right then, she notes that ryan has been taking screenshots of their old conversations, a statement which causes ryan to message her asking “where [she is] on the hate meter” and once again trying to manipulate her. although nothing is forthcoming right away, this will pop up again later.

WEEK 2, DAY 4  (october 14th):

rt’s community manager, jackie izawa, announces her departure from the company. i cant even imagine how much shit she was inundated with after this news broke, but given that she explicitly mentions her mental health being a factor in her decision, im willing to bet it was a lot.

joel heyman also posts this incredibly eyebrow-raising tweet, clearly accusing rt staff of having known full well about ryan’s actions ahead of time. given that he was fired not long ago, it is entirely possible that he is just stirring the pot - but as he is a former rt founder, there may be some truth to his claim. if it IS true, however, then it reflects just as poorly on him, as it means that he ALSO knew about ryan and did nothing.

RYAN’S SOCIAL MEDIA:

sometime in the morning (before 11 am), ryan deletes his twitter account and his instagram. the throwaway account that was used to message michelle is also deleted around the same time, making it highly likely that it did indeed belong to ryan.

interestingly, the account that messaged cas is not deleted until much later (somewhere around 1:30-2 pm), and not before sending some more harassing messages. note the final message which says that “[his] family can’t handle another story coming out.” this strongly implies that there are even more girls than we’ve already seen - and counting every single accusation we know of, not just confirmed ones, we’ve already gotten somewhere between 10-15 girls.  

CAS PT. 2:

after some more messages from the potential ryan account, cas posts this follow-up tweet to clarify some points. she states clearly that she was NOT underage, and lives local to austin, which would explain both her fears about speaking out and how she could have encountered ryan. 

JACK AND MICHAEL:

in the early afternoon, jack and michael go live on youtube to do a stream together - but first, the monumental task of discussing ryan. (OCT. 14 EDIT: the original video was privated almost immediately after its conclusion; here is a reupload. it is sadly missing quite a few moments due to the site crashing periodically, but the majority of their conversation is there.) 

some key bits from the conversation:

- the first minute or so, both jack and michael have difficulty speaking, and stutter/stop short quite a bit before jack finally begins to talk in earnest. jack expresses disgust and regret immediately, apologizing to the community for “letting [them] down,” and thanks people who have been supportive to the victims and rt staff.

- michael point blank states that the achievement hunter staff - and probably more, also - were put into “counseling.” he does not specify whether he means LEGAL counseling or EMOTIONAL counseling, but given the way both he and jack act throughout the video, im all but certain that it’s the latter.

- jack asks that people not bother geoff, as he is “going through his own stuff,” and strongly implies that the situation with ryan has thrown him for a massive loop and possibly sent him into a downward spiral.

- michael states that they will NOT be discussing ryan at all during off-topic, and notes that they no longer want to even mention his name, let alone spend time talking about him at length (and, indeed, they do not address him by name in the video even once - jack mainly refers to him as “that guy” or “that monster,” while michael only refers to ryan as “he” or “him”). i personally am in pretty strong disagreement with the way theyve chosen to approach this, but i can understand the reasoning behind it.

- jack announces the return of rt extra life, and states that they will be doing a full week of 12 hour streams instead of one 24 hour stream “to make up for all the shit that happened this year.” 

- this is a small moment, and COMPLETE conjecture on my part, but i noticed it pretty quickly; at timestamp 14:15, when michael’s child cries off-screen, he slightly turns toward that direction, then seems to suddenly get upset and turns his face away from the camera, so his hair and hat obscure most of his profile. he seems to take a hard swallow, bites his lip (which is quivering), and rubs his face hard before turning back toward the camera. all of these things in conjunction make it seem that he was biting back tears, or otherwise chasing away some bad thought (possibly about ryan’s kids?).  

while i, as always, remain skeptical that no one knew about ryan, i do have to admit that this video is extremely saddening to watch. jack is audibly on the verge of tears for the entire 20-minute video, and michael looks absolutely miserable from beginning to end, as well - his hair is visibly unkempt under his hat, and his face is contorted into a grimace pretty much the whole time, all of which speaks to a sincere depressive state. in any case, rt as a whole has been well and truly fucked by this series of events.

SURVIVORS OF RYAN PT. 1:

earlier in the day, the twitter account @survivorsofryan (run by katie) received these dms from an anonymous account, stating that they were involved with ryan many years ago, around 2004/2005, and that he was still dating his girlfriend (now wife) at that time. they conclude that he has been cheating on her since at least 2004, possibly even earlier than that. note that this anonymous person also fits into ryan’s “preferred” age range of 18 or just over 18, while ryan was in his mid 20s at the time.

RYAN’S MODS 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO:

all of ryan’s mods (katie, bambi, freckles, and more) have their mod powers removed from his youtube and twitch channels. freckles posits an excellent question - why would he remove their mod powers instead of just simply deleting both accounts?

there arent many answers i can think of other than the obvious one - that ryan sincerely plans to return to his online career once this “blows over.” his entitlement is absolutely unthinkable.

ASTRID ROSE:

at 7:01 pm, twitter user @astridrose_20 posts this tweet containing this document, detailing her relationship with ryan. (tw for sexual abuse.) 

summary: their first contact was in late 2018, when astrid was 18. she reached out to him to thank him for his positive content and mentioned her mental health struggle and abusive home life, and ryan responded in a kind way and comforted her. they had a friendly, platonic relationship for a short while, but he soon became suggestive. initially, astrid shut down his advances due to viewing him as a father figure, but was scared that he would sever contact should she not acquiesce. feeling indebted to him for his kindness, astrid rose eventually accepted his advances. 

they sexted for some time until meeting in person in 2019. astrid told ryan she was a virgin and was not on birth control, but ryan assured her he would wear a condom. ryan was, as many girls before have mentioned, very rough and gave her no time to adjust, and removed the condom halfway through sex in spite of astrid telling him she did not want him to. much like the r/roosterteeth anon mentioned, ryan was very rough, and astrid could hardly walk after.

they met up 10 more times after this, and every meeting eventually went this way - astrid could not take pill-form bc due to it making her feel unwell, so every time ryan would promise to wear a condom, and every time he would remove it in the middle of sex. astrid also states that, like the r/roosterteeth anon, ryan did things “similar” to the choking he did to that anon, but astrid did not want to specify any more than this. 

eventually, as a result of her trauma, astrid began binge eating and gained weight. ryan apparently lost interest in her due to this and cut all contact with her, at which point she deleted all their messages and other forms of contact. 

although the story does not have any corroborating evidence, this lines up extremely well with what we have already learned about ryan, and i cant really find myself doubting any bit of it, as it all seems to fit very clearly into the picture. 

KRISTEN M/TATS:

at 8:21 pm, a community member by the name of kristen (nicknamed tats by the community - i will be referring to her as “tats”) posts this tweet containing yet another story about ryan. the story is thankfully not as horrific as some of the others, but is elucidating nonetheless.

brief summary: tats first reached out to ryan in 2013, as she had just founded the blog “fuckyeahrtfanfic” (which is exactly what it sounds like) and wanted to do a q&a with some rt cast members. ryan agreed, and after the q&a she and ryan both kept up contact. tats notes that, while ryan definitely started their relationship off similarly to that of the other girls (being kind and sweet, helping them with emotional problems, sending gifts and other such things, then progressing to sexually suggestive comments and “jokes”), things did not go the same way for her.

simply put, tats did not indulge ryan at all in the sexual stuff very much, and would either brush past it or not notice it. she notes that, after a while - primarily when the other girls, like his twitch mods, came into the picture - their interactions became shorter, more business-like, and much more rare. she concludes by wondering if there was anything she could have done had she been more knowledgeable about what was going on.

while the story is not an allegation in itself, it is indeed telling about ryan’s process, as it shows clearly what happens if the girls he spoke to didnt meet his “standards.” tats does seem grateful to have been spared a much worse fate, but she notes that big parts of her life that were populated by interactions with ryan have now been sullied, and that she feels a tremendous amount of guilt for what little involvement she had in pushing girls toward ryan (as she states that some of the people who’ve come forward were people she knew and unintentionally “placed in harm’s way”). his selfish behavior has had a massive impact that extends far beyond himself and his victims, and it’s horrific to think about.

WEEK 2, DAY 5 (october 15th):

this day was pretty uneventful, overall: only one major breakthrough that i could see.

MJ PT. 2:

at 10:46 am, MJ posts this tweet containing this google doc detailing her relationship with ryan. her story is quite different, as she is currently (as of october 15th) the only girl to have been in ryan’s age range (she was 30 at the time, ryan was 38), and was also married at the time of their relationship.

brief summary: she and ryan began talking around november 2018, and although she was married, both she and her husband were interested in pursuing a polyamorous relationship/open marriage (im not clear on exactly which, as mj uses the term “polyam,” but what she describes sounds closer to an open marriage which allows for no-strings sex outside of the relationship). mj vented to ryan about her anxieties with pursuing this kind of marriage, and ryan talked her through it and vented about his own marital troubles. they began to flirt in earnest.

in december 2018, mj approached ryan about rumors she had heard of other girls, which ryan of course denied. mj found out later that month that there were indeed others. in january 2019, ryan offered to fly her out to austin for a hook-up (using the money from his twitch account, of course). with her husbands approval, mj went in february, and they spent a while together - but when she returned home, ryan immediately ghosted her, and did not talk to her for a few weeks after. mj notes how disgusted and used she felt after the fact, but something still drew her to him, and they continued to have an on-off “relationship” until as recently as this year, where she notes that their conversations slowed basically to a halt. she ends the doc with an apology to everyone who was hurt by ryan. 

at this point, the stories are likely going to be much more of the same, as it’s clear that ryan had a predetermined system for how he’d approach these hook-ups, so i expect many more stories along these lines in the coming days. 

WEEK 2, DAY 6 (october 16th):

@slayercas/ abandons her twitter account due to continual harassment from yet another “pleaseread” account. do note that this is NOT the same account as before, since that one was deleted and then repurposed - this new one is completely barren, with only two (inexplicable) followers and no tweets or content to speak of. i am hesitant to believe that this is truly ryan, as the message really doesnt sound like something he would send at this point in time - however, i dont believe cas has faked this either (after all, why would she abandon the account if she was faking messages from ryan “for attention”?).

my outstanding theory is that someone completely unrelated has made up the account to mess with cas, as we know for sure that at least one person disbelieved cas enough to take the name of the previous account and say so in their description. on top of that, the fact that some of the numbers included are “911″ - making me think 9/11 - and “88401″ - making me think someone tried to slip in a “1488″ reference, but didnt want it to be obvious - have me skeptical that this is a real ryan throwaway. again, this is complete conjecture; please take it with a grain of salt.

SURVIVORS OF RYAN PT. 2:

at 10:25 am, @survivorsofryan posts this tweet containing this document from an anonymous person. (i will refer to them as UK anon, since that is where they are from.)

brief summary: UK anon starts off by saying that, while they did not sleep with ryan themselves, they know someone who has and is going to allow them to speak out for themselves. moving to themselves, they first spoke to ryan in march 2017, and sent him the usual “thank you for your content” message on his snapchat. they were in a discord group for RT, and apparently a few of them decided to send ryan suggestive pictures, which started off a few sexting relationships between them and him. according to UK anon, one of the discord members flew out - on their own dime - to sleep with him, while others had been sexting with him for a long time and were even still doing so recently. 

UK anon did meet ryan at rtx london in 2018, and was even brought on stage and sat next to him by lawrence sonntag (from funhaus) - she states that she’s fairly certain he recognized her, as he made it a point to be very physically close to her and to touch her quite a bit. she notes that, before this, she and many other girls had long since cut contact with him, and he’d promised he would stop the cheating and sexting with fans (which we, of course, know was a complete lie). she ends by saying that they thought they knew the truth about ryan, that he was simply a liar and cheater, but in actuality he was a sexual predator who’d been manipulating girls all along, and that this has floored her and her friends.

ON THE SPOT #80

as with off topic #177, i was going to put this in miscellaneous, but it is actually a huge moment in the context of this story. someone uncovers this moment from on the spot episode 80 (timestamp is 29:40 if the link doesnt work), in which burnie, barbara, jeremy, and ryan are playing “never have i ever,” and jon puts forth the prompt “never have i ever sent nude pics.” ryan takes a big swig, as does jeremy, and jon presses it by asking both of them if the nudes were sent to “someone other than [their wives].” ryan states that hes “not having this conversation” and that he had a life before he was married, to which barbara “jokingly” responds, “and after!”

burnie, however, looks a bit perturbed and says, “you had a life before your wife before camera phones?” to which ryan responds, “email existed back then, and camera phones.” that seems to cover it, you would think, EXCEPT that ryan is telling an out and out lie.

firstly, as we clearly know, he was sexting many more people than his wife, and quite recently. it was stupid of him to not just lie and say no, honestly, but i think weve come to realize ryan is not that bright. secondly, while ryan got married in 2007, he was dating his wife for a few years before that, as this anonymous contributor confirmed days ago - he was already dating his wife in 2004, when he had an affair with the anon. 

third, he is correct that camera phones and email existed back then - however, the average phone at that time did NOT have a camera, and the ones that did capped at 1.3 megapixels, which tended to look something like this. (forgive the random picture; its all i could find to show what i meant.) note how grainy and small the image is, and also take into consideration that this would have been the camera on a top-of-the-line phone in 2004, NOT the sort of phone the average person would have owned. this is assuming 2004 is the latest year he could have sent such pictures to someone without being in a relationship with his wife; camera phones were almost unheard of pre-2003, so his story completely falls apart there. 

he does have a point about the email aspect, but if we are sincerely considering that he may not be lying here, this would mean that he was finding people online to send nudes to (in a VERY pre-social media world; this wouldve been on like, bbs sites, or miscellaneous blogs/homepages, so it wouldve required some serious searching), taking nudes on a digital camera, manually uploading all the pictures to his computer, sorting out the nudes of choice, and then sending them. i dont think i need to go much further into this to show how quickly the basic concept of this falls apart.

WEEK 2, DAY 7 (october 17th):

not much to say in terms of ryan/his victims so far today, but i think this is relevant, so im going to include it - we instead get a surprise tweet from trevor collins, who was previously accused of cheating on and abusing his ex gf, which contains this statement basically refuting the claims entirely with many screenshots. 

i know absolutely nothing about the original trevor accusation, as i was no longer watching rt when trevor joined the crew and had long since lost interest in rt by the time the accusations began going around, so i cannot speak to the veracity of anything said in here, or of the original accusation. i will decline to state my personal opinion on the document, and instead just link it for you all to peruse. 

CAS PT. 2:

at 7:48 pm, @slayercas/ (OCT. 21 EDIT: the account name is now @otpineedyou) posts this tweet containing a document, describing their own story with ryan. 

brief summary: cas informs us out the gate that she was NOT underage, but rather in her late 20s during all this. she reached out to him to thank him for his content, to which ryan responded in a flirtatious way. things quickly escalated to full on sexting from there. when ryan asked if cas wanted to meet in person, she initially declined, but continued talking to him sexually after he confessed to having an open marriage (and cas notes that he did not say this until after she stated that she was in an open relationship herself). cas shared a story regarding a sexual trauma she had with ryan, which he seemed to empathize with.

once they began talking about dom/sub stuff, ryan got more aggressive in tone, and often brought up things like extreme roughness and choking. if cas asked ryan to stop bringing up things that were traumatic, he would apologize but continue to do so anyway. cas became uncomfortable and decided to forgo all sexual conversations with ryan; if he brought up something suggestive, she would either make an excuse to go or change the subject. he tried to guilt trip her into talking to him, but she did not budge, and eventually had to delete all rt-related accounts to put distance between him and herself. she closes with a message of positivity for others in the same situation.

ANON-2:

around 10 pm, this post is made on r/roosterteeth containing this document. although it is also about ryan, a sizable portion of the doc focuses on the anon’s experience with geoff. (i will be calling them anon-2 just for the sake of intelligiblity. i cant link pictures, so please check the doc for those.) 

brief summary: anon-2 was in their early-mid 20s (in mid 2016) when they discovered rt, and decided to send a snap to all of the cast members who had open snap accounts. ryan replied and, although things started out normal, they quickly became suggestive. at the same time, though, geoff also began talking to anon-2 and things also became flirty with them. they did exchange nudes and sext quite often while geoff was still married, but says they never slept with geoff themselves, although they knew others who did.  

anon-2 ended up hooking up with ryan in person, and as with the other girls, he lied about not sleeping with anyone else, and insisted on not using a condom. they had sex multiple times that weekend, and anon-2 confirms that, like the other girls claimed, ryan was incredibly rough and violent with sex. anon-2 then proceeds to share many screenshots and unseen pictures of ryan, and in addition, provides messages from as recently as october 10th, where she goads him into talking about what all happened. ryan confirms he has spoken to a pr agent and a lawyer, and then makes a very weird non-joke about possibly needing an “anchor marriage” to get out of the country, implying he would ask anon-2 to do this for him. anon-2 finishes the main part of the doc by saying she knows ryan has been seeking out sex from craigslist, and that she was just a part of his grand manipulation scheme all along.

WEEK 3, DAY 1 (october 18th):

barely after midnight, we get yet another r/roosterteeth anon, posting a document detailing their relationship with ryan. much like the others, we can see that ryan followed the same pattern of flattery and kindness, getting them to talk about their mental health issues, goading them into doing things they were not comfortable with, and eventually dropping them when he realized he could not manipulate them like the others. not much else to say about it, but i wanted to catalogue it all the same.

ANON-2 PT. 2:

an update is added to anon-2′s google doc, at the end of page 13, addressing the geoff side of their post. they post candids of geoff in a hotel room, sent to them by a friend who’d slept with geoff. they add a third update later the same day, insisting that, like the girls, geoff had no clue that ryan was a sexual predator. anon-2 goes on to add that geoff never mentioned anything about his wife knowing about his sleeping around, but states that they will not be sharing more information unless given permission to do so from the girls affected. lastly, she begs people to stop hassling millie, geoff’s underage daughter. 

GEOFF’S STATEMENT:

not long after anon-2′s update, geoff releases this statement on r/roosterteeth. he basically lays everything out, saying that he did indeed sext with and have sex with some fans during a period in his marriage where they were trying an open relationship, but that he felt uncomfortable with the imbalance due to the fans knowing so much about him and he so little about them. he goes onto say that he has taken a step back from rt due to extreme stress and mental health issues, and that he has not spoken about the ryan situation due to how overwhelming and upsetting it is. he closes by asking that people not drag his daughter and ex-wife into things, and leave all blame for him.

i am extremely mixed on this; on the one hand, geoff is an extremely skilled writer and speaker, and that is very clear in this document. he makes a point to share - almost to the point of oversharing - the situation between him and his then-wife to explain why he was associating with fans, and then moves past that to discuss his tumultuous personal life. however, he does not address the question of any age differences between him and these fans, and just refers to it as “two consenting adults ... getting to know each other.” 

although this all seems well and good, one huge spanner was thrown into geoff’s story here; this tweet from michelle vologs, which states that ryan explicitly told her that geoff was engaging sexually with fans, and possibly knew some of ryan’s stories himself. notice that the anonymous replier, who is concurring with what michelle said, is the same anonymous twitter account who contacted ryan and adam on september 18th about their nudes leak - several WEEKS before the news dropped publicly. 

although originally i was willing to believe what geoff had to say, as there was little conflicting evidence, michelle’s statement gives me extreme pause. if geoff was sleeping with enough fans that ryan knew about it, the chances of ryan not having mentioned his own experiences is very low - and on top of that, ryan has little to no reason to lie about this, as telling the truth would have actually been detrimental to his career, on the off-chance someone blabbed and it made its way back to geoff. so i am highly skeptical of the whole document.

WEEKS 3-11 (october 19th to january 2nd):

complete radio silence from ryan and adam both for a little under three months. as ryan was stated to have hired a pr agent and/or a lawyer amidst the initial scandal, its pretty easy to surmise that he was advised to just shut up and let things die down, and therefore did so. adam had gone quiet for a much longer time, so it was assumed he would not speak out again. however, people still felt that ryan was likely to try and make a comeback eventually. and, well...

WEEK 11, DAY 1 (january 3rd):

freckles, one of ryans former mods, posts this tweet containing this statement from ryan to his remaining subscribers, thanking them for sticking around and vaguely addressing “what a tough year its been” for him. unsurprisingly, this is met with IMMEDIATE retribution, as the message served as a reminder that a) many people forgot to unsubscribe and unfollow in the initial situation, and b) that ryan was still getting paid by twitch the entire time he was being ousted. this, of course, led to calls for ryan to be banned from twitch completely, given that it was his main vehicle for finding and grooming his victims.

it is unknown why he decided to do this, as it is transparently very stupid, but i think the entire series of events has made it quite clear that ryan is not only unintelligent, but EXTREMELY entitled - ryan couldnt last even a week into the new year before trying to lay the groundwork to return to his career, whereas adam managed to go quiet much earlier and remain that way for a much longer time, to let things cool off more significantly.

WEEK 11, DAY 6 (january 8th):

early in the morning, the owner of kiwifarms, null, posts a thread stating that adam kovic has reached out demanding the removal of his and jess kovic’s nude photos and videos. (reminder that i will not be linking to any threads on kf directly - you will have to seek those out for yourself.) 

recall that, in the initial days of the scandal, the vast majority of the attention was on adam instead of ryan - and that was because of the sheer magnitude of his leaked photos, as well as the question of his wifes consent to their distribution (as most of the pictures/videos of her were taken from behind; with the benefit of hindsight, we can say fairly safely that she probably did not consent to the distribution, and possibly not their being taken either). 

im not exactly sure on the legality of the situation, as null did not leak the photos himself but is allowing them to be hosted on his website, and adam himself would likely be found guilty of revenge porn due to him having been the one to send pictures of his wife without her permission in the first place. as for the pictures of adam himself, i would assume that null is somehow protected from prosecution or else i believe he would have already taken them down. the morality of leaving them up is EXTREMELY questionable, and i would say it probably is tipping over the line into morally wrong, but morality holds very little sway legally and so adam may not actually have any recourse here.

WEEK 13, DAY 4 (january 20th)

in the afternoon, its confirmed by twitter account @streamerbans that ryan haywood has been permabanned from twitch, and has lost his partnership with the website as well. this is obviously SUPER fucking late, as the crux of the scandal happened months ago (in october), but better late than never, i suppose.

his ban seems to be a natural consequence of two things: the obvious catalyst is his VERY bold message to his subscriber, but beyond that, twitch has also updated their rules and codes of conduct to address their handling of sexual harassment on their platform, from fans and streamers alike, and ryans actions fall very clearly over the line of acceptability. while its unknown whether ryans actions have anything to do with the drafting of some of the new rules - the rule against “attempting to coerce others into sexual favors via bribes” specifically seems VERY pointed at him - it is likely that twitch was already drafting these rules before the situation occurred, and ryans doings simply expedited their being put into effect.

in any case, the only sad part of this is how long it took; ryan was getting free money off of his fans who hadnt or couldnt unsubscribe for three months before this ban and the loss of his partnership were put into effect, which is very upsetting, but there isnt much that can be done about it now.

(JAN 30 EDIT: as you can tell, the situation has severely petered out from where it began; originally there were new updates and more information on a daily, almost hourly basis, and so it was necessary to break the story up day by day to get everything. since that is no longer the case, i will not be filling in any gaps between time periods; if something else happens two weeks from now, i will not try to fill in the two week silence, and will just skip to the next big event. apologies if this makes timelines confusing, but ive added weeks AND days to each event to make them easier to follow, so hopefully that helps.

any further updates to this post will go here, to keep the timeline together. everything below this line is optional reading, but i do highly recommend it, as it provides a lot of background context.)

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MISCELLANEOUS INFO

this is just a section for anything i think is contextually relevant that doesnt really fit anywhere else, or stuff that is not confirmed but highly suspicious. most of this will provide elucidating background for everything that went down, but none of it is necessary to read. 

LOOKING BACK AT RYAN’S CONTENT:

because of how blindsiding these events have been, people began questioning if there were any tells that we as viewers missed over the years, and began going through old videos and other content to find anything of interest. ill link any relevant videos here with a brief summary of why theyre noteworthy:

- this video features ryan encouraging fans to do “whatever [they] need to get [themselves] to finish” (in reference to masturbating), and when trevor states that “there are laws that constrain us,” ryan says that “as long as you do it [in your head], it’s fine.” here he is clearly justifying his own actions to himself.

- this clip of ryan singing “black or white” by michael jackson, but he changes the lyrics to, “thing about my baby, it dont matter if youre black or white - or 12, or 9, or 8.” yeah.... i dont really need to say much else about that i dont think

- this post about ryan’s cover letter from his initial application to rt. the comment about “that sexy, deep voice that ladies love” wouldve been gross even without context, but with it, it appears that playing casanova with fans may have been his intent from the beginning.

- another video in which ryan “misses his flight because of uber.” he states that he missed his flight because the uber driver who was supposed to arrive didnt want to come and asked him to cancel the drive, forcing him to wait for another driver to be available. while they dont say explicitly, i am fairly certain hes talking about returning from pax west in seattle, which took place in early september - around the time that many of these stories (like tessa’s and michelle’s) take place. more likely than not, he fully lied about this story and was actually late because he was hooking up with a fan.

WHY 2017?:

if you’re paying attention to dates, you may notice that almost all of these events transpired - or began - in 2017. there are a few theories as to why, but ultimately i think the answer is quite simple; 2017 is when ryan made an instagram account, and is likely when he had the most direct access to fans. as was noted, he has had twitter for years and his snapchat was created probably a year or two before, and yet there are little to no stories taking place before 2017. most likely, his making an instagram account saw an influx of messages from fans, primarily teenage girls - a huge demographic on insta - and gave him a platform to begin the grooming process without anyone suspecting him.

CONJECTURE PT. 1: THE MEGGENING:

people began to speculate if ryan and meg are/were having an affair, as they spent quite a bit of time together for work, went on a trip to japan alone together, and have been the center of many a “joke” regarding their relationship, to the point of it sincerely bothering gavin (meg’s boyfriend). there are several clips of the achievement hunter guys making jokes about ryan and meg sleeping together behind gavin’s back, but heres one clip of them doing so with gavin in the room. notice his genuinely uncomfortable reaction.

initially i was ready to write this off as “women evil” conjecture, but honestly after looking into it a bit, i can sincerely see what people are talking about. as i said earlier, i find meg’s statement incredibly suspicious - the fact that she explicitly denies any knowledge of ryan’s doings even though that SHOULD go without saying, and that her message doesnt actually say anything negative about ryan or what he did at all, makes me feel extremely wary of her. 

OCT. 12 EDIT: either yesterday or the day before, meg privated most of the highlights from her japan trip with ryan, but a few of them were luckily archived. here they are, if you’re curious: japan #1, japan #2, japan #3.

CONJECTURE PT. 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO:

in early february, its discovered that ryan haywoods home is up for sale, and has been for quite a while. (i will not be linking the listing for obvious reasons.) the house had been on the market for 63 days at that time, placing its initial listing date in very early december - that would only be two months after the initial story broke. on top of that, with the inclusion of the amount of time it takes to find a realtor and begin the selling process, the selling of the house was likely initiated in mid-to-late november, if not sooner.

there are multiple potential explanations for the selling of the house, of course - its possible they could no longer afford the upkeep due to ryan losing his highly lucrative job, or its possible that they moved to escape harassment from others. i find both of these fairly implausible for different reasons: the former because ryans wife also has a fairly high-paying job, and unless ryan is a complete dumbass, they certainly have enough money saved up to remain in that house if they wanted to. in addition, i find the latter implausible because its highly unlikely anyone was going to their house directly, as i think ryan would definitely have played the victim publicly over something like that.

the most obvious answer to me, given how quickly the house was put up for sale, is that the two have begun divorce proceedings and thus sold the house. finances as a motivator make no sense to me due to the speed with which the house was put up - its highly unlikely they blew through all of their savings in a month - and if they were staying together as a couple, it wouldnt make sense to vacate their home for no reason. of course, this is complete conjecture (thus the header LMAO), but it is interesting to note as it comes into direct contradiction with ryans claims of going to couples therapy with his wife.

RYAN’S TACTICS:

due to the number of accusations against ryan now, a pretty clear picture is painted of him and how he operates. a few things become clear when you put all of this information together. lets break it down bit by bit.

first: the girls. as i mentioned before, michelle notes in her video that ryan seemed to target young girls who were either insecure about themselves/their bodies, or had mental health issues. that pattern does seem to hold up, as all seven of the major accusers (tessa, michelle, leigh, kayla, katie, anon, and megashiny) openly discuss dealing with one or both of these issues in their respective stories. it’s almost undeniable that ryan pursued these types of girls on purpose in order to manipulate them more easily, as well as to have plausible deniability when confronted about them - a phrase which multiple girls have used in reference to him.

second: the method. ryan seems to have consistently used the exact same method of manipulating each of the girls. it goes pretty much like this:

- in early conversations, he is sweet and invested in the girl. once they are a bit more comfortable, he begins to “flirt,” making sexual comments and “jokes” to slowly but surely convince them to sext and exchange nudes with him.

- at the same time, he is sure to tell everyone he knows (mods and the like) about how “crazy” his girl of the week is, guaranteeing that she will not be believed should she try to tell someone what is going on between them

- once the conversations turn sexual, his demeanor changes completely, and he starts to become distant. conversations with him become infrequent to make the girl feel miserable when he is away and over the moon when he decides to talk to her, thus maintaining the constant star-struck feeling and ensuring that she is always just a bit more eager to do what he asks in order to keep him around

- he makes sure to litter conversations with comments about how much he loves his wife and kids, thus ensuring that the girl feels too guilty to let anyone know whats going on at the risk of damaging his relationship with his family

- once he has the girls backed into this corner, he begins reaching out only to talk about sex and to schedule in-person hook ups, and will not talk to the girls otherwise. this goes on over and over until he gets bored or the girl cuts contact with him.

he is consistent with this “defaming, denial, degrading” method, as we can see every single girl make reference to him treating them in the same way. from this, we can conclude one thing - he has a system. he has done this before, and he knows it works. even the girl with the most different experience, katie, was clearly being groomed and sexually coerced with the promise of payment, but when she did not budge ryan switched over to straight up financial manipulation, forcing her to take the money - and therefore making her financially beholden to him - and threatening her with cut contact should she not accept.

ryan also tried to isolate katie from her best friend, kayla, in an effort to prevent her from noticing that he was manipulating and grooming kayla for sex as well, and given that kayla was bullied so thoroughly in HIS community that he was one of the only people she felt safe around, it’s no wonder why he refused to deal with the situation when trick brought it up to him. these are straight up abuser tactics, and while i hesitate to throw that word around, it is clear that ryan is a dangerous, emotionally manipulative sexual predator, who specifically targeted young girls with little to no experience with sex and relationships. he is disgusting, and cruel, and i pray that he experiences the pain he inflicted on these girls ten times over.

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1. How do racist comments shape one’s view and identity?

As much as good comments can help to uplift and make one confident, there are also negative and racist comments that can detrimentally affect one’s view and identity of themselves. According to the article it is stated that, “We derive our sense of identity from how we respond to the ways in which others implicitly categorize us through public speech and gestures each day. Although we can experience interpellation positively. But it is explained that we might experience non-interpellation, in which we feel ignored or non-existent. We may experience negative interpellation, where we feel uncomfortably noticed and made visible.” Racist comments and actions can purposely make minorities feel left out, and make them feel as if they do not belong. Someone making a minority generate such feelings can lead to them having negative self-esteem issues, low confidence and them feeling as if they do not have a place in this society. I truly do believe that we as a society need to continuously talk about what minorities go through, their stories, their experiences and to learn more from them because if we do not, we will continue to live in a society that is racist and continue to live in a world where there is constantly white invisibility happening before our eyes. It is important to continue and have these conversations that make people, especially white people, aware of their racist actions and comments to further prevent future generations from spreading these false values and morals to their kids one day. 

2. How is white invisibility dangerous to minorities? 

“White invisibility does not mean that there are no white people in movies, literature, art and so on, but white invisibility means that white people are reminded less of their skin color because white people have white privilege and this white invisibility has “offered distinct advantages for whites.” White people classify themselves as raceless and the more that they define themselves as such, they deny the advantages that their whiteness brings which is dangerous to minorities because they continue to act like their privilege does not exist and it erases what harm their privilege brings to minorities since white people refuse to act like it does not exist and do not want to take accountability for it. It also makes minorities feel as if they do not have a voice, and continues to disadvantage them because white people will continue to strip and steal opportunities from minorities if they continue to act as if their privilege does not exist and continue to make minorities feel out of place. It is important to implement teachings about white privilege and white invisibility into the education system from an early age, and for it to be taught by teachers of color.

3. How has Social media brought more inclusivity for minorities? 

I believe that social media has brought a lot more inclusivity for minorities. According to the article it is stated that, “Social network use by people of color is now higher than that of whites: in 2010, 70 percent of African Americans and English-speaking Latinos reported using social networks (higher than whites at 60 percent), with half of Black users saying they logged into social networking sites at least once a day compared to 30 percent of white users. People of color have gathered in online communities from the internet’s earliest days. They could be found on the mailing lists like the South Asian Women’s Network, on websites like MiGente.com, Asian-Avenue.com, and BlackPlanet.com” Sadly, I know there is still a lot of racism and ignorance spewed out on the internet, but I do believe that social media can be an expressive and inclusive outlet, especially for minorities. In a white dominated world, especially America being white dominated, it is helpful and encouraging to have inclusive and expressive outlets for minorities to have their voices and stories heard. It is also beneficial because they have the ability to network with others of their race and find more people to relate to as well.

4. How has the black community influenced Twitter and made it the app it is today?

“The phrase black twitter refers to a pew study that found 25 percent of online blacks use twitter, as opposed to 9 percent of online whites. It refers to the popular belief that black users dominate Twitter's trending topics feature by generating multiple back and forth responses via hashtags.” I found this part in the article particularly interesting because I definitely believe the black community has played a huge role in making twitter as funny and as informative as it is today. I quite enjoy seeing it being dominated by the black community because I believe it is an expressive outlet for them, they can talk about their experiences as a black man or woman, share their stories and also bring a lot of comedy to it as well. I do think they play a huge part in how Twitter is today and I do believe that Twitter would not be the same if it was not influenced by the black community as much as it is now. I also believe that a lot more people were able to learn more about the experiences that black people go through because of Twitter since there are many black individuals that can give their perspective and stories from their own point of view, and not it being told from a news outlet that is controlled by white media/white people. 

Senft, T., Noble, U. N. (2014). Race and Social Media. The Social Media Handbook, 107-125.

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Hello, I hope all is well with your laptop! I read your post about RS and I agree with you. I'm also worried if these badges or rewards do become public sometime, and if points really are just rewarded for opening a page or something, people will start using scripts to visit pages and boost their "activity"? It's not hard to code a simple script, schedule, or learn how to do it. It opens another can of unfairness worms, plus all the suspicion that would arise. I just hate this whole thing.

Hey, Anon, thank you for the well wishes with the laptop of dissent! I am happy to report that it is behaving exceptionally well now, so, I have been trying to get several responses done before releasing them since I am terribly, embarrassingly behind.

I hope no one minds me replying to one and posting it quickly! It's simply that this is, firstly, the last issue we had a discussion about on the blog, secondly, a pretty quick one to get out.

I have to say, as glad as I am that people both feel this is a safe place to express problems with things and that this is something people have an issue with, therefore, it is giving some validation to those out there that were made to feel like they were blowing things out of proportion and being ridiculous, I am also quite upset about it. Every point that has been made about the potential issues is valid as hell, and this is not the expectation we all had of how RS would handle things. Devolving from brush-offs to requests for feedback that come off as insincere when the feedback is received to tantrum-like anger.

We have all been appreciative of the dev these many months, especially as the platform was consistently being sold as something that needed a lot of input from potential users so that it could become the RPing platform we've all wanted. That is not an easy thing to undertake. The coding work alone is intense, but additionally, taking all the ideas and working them into something is always going to come with the downside of the impossibility of catering a platform to literally everyone. As I said before, that's not an excuse or a justification for ignoring people, using some inappropriate language for the venue, and not once, visibly and publicly here where it matters most, accepting that something is problem (or simply not favored) and going in another direction. When the answer is very simple - if you want a platform that includes all the diverse types of RPing out there, the real point of inclusion is allowing users to tailor their unique experience in a way that is a primary feature in and of itself.

I don't think anyone has brought up the scripting issue, they haven't anywhere I've been, but with the reaction to other points, can you blame them? Now that taking an issue, apparently, means you're ruining RS.

It is an extremely valid issue to bring up, however.

Because it absolutely will happen, you're correct. If something is exploitable, it will be exploited. I think there's a lot of naivety, to be honest, this isn't the first time I've thought that about the response to problems and solutions, or things already outlined to be implimented. For example, the idea that RS's rules will be so simplistic that everyone can and will follow them. Like? This is a platform for RP, but it is for real humans in the real world. I'm sorry, but real humans have a pretty strong drive to exploit systems in a way that will benefit them most, and some of those humans are not going to be good folks and simply resist the urge when presented with something so easy as being able to get extra points or have someone's account reprimanded for nothing.

If you can easily lay down a ridiculously simple script to keep your computer from showing you as idle when working from home by rapidly pressing a button that won't interfere with any work being done every few seconds...you can just as easily run one to cheat at earning points. It literally happens on every site that has any manner of reward system or digital currency. There will always be loopholes one cannot close or see as obviously as the people who will exploit them, but this is a bit ridiculous in lack of foresight.

Okay, they're just badges. We incessantly have been told this, as if that solves any of the problems. Value is placed on them, though, they're no longer going to be a "just" when that happens. For many people, no, it will not be enjoyable to cheat in order to collect or rack up so many points that they'll be able to get any new releases right away. The RPC here kind of demonstrates how low-effort with maximum-reward is normalized. What on earth would make you think this wouldn't extend to scripting for points?

It is really easy, and I've only seen one instance of script really messing up a platform (while I have seen others terribly affected for years by users who exploited loopholes for gain), but I'm sure it wasn't the only time in history it's happened. So, what I'm saying is that it also seems like a harmless thing to do, but what if, you know?

And this is, of course, the consistent issue with unfairness. Again, "just badges," but not with value attached by users. I certainly don't get it, my reward system for my hobby is, strangely, my hobby itself, and there is nothing on those badges that is my thing. They are popular things, though, and so is, apparently, requiring add-ons for one's enjoyable downtime. So, yes, they will gain a value beyond what they are, this will turn into cheating, and it will lead to users turning it into clout, sharing their point counts, and hyperfixating on this instead of RP*.

*Just don't with the shitty commentary, people. If hyperfixating on collecting anime character badges is something that sparks joy for you, I am happy that's been made possible for you. However, with RS being a social media platform that you can RP on, like almost everywhere else but with more RP mention and acceptance, you might want to consider being polite to others who aren't there for the same reasons. Such as stating in your bio that you're there for the social side primarily. Everyone can enjoy themselves while being quite different if we're respectful enough to opt out of interactions we don't belong in.

Something else I've not seen anyone discuss is the nature of the badges themselves being a potential issue.

They are several canon characters. I doubt that consent of use was granted or that this would, entirely and perpetually, fall into a safe category of transformative work like fanworks do. There have been some ridiculous concerns about content on the site and how this relates to what servers can be used, where an app could be hosted, and of course, thinking of the children. If RS is successful enough, the use of copyrighted characters and other property could very well be a problem. It is a bit shortsighted to be so worried about someone's evil, terrible, dark content being visible while making badges with these characters.

This is, again, naive, particularly when there has been the defensive admittance that nothing of the law is known. Not even the incredible basics of a platform adhering to the laws of the country in which it is hosted. This isn't just a thing between friends, it isn't happening at your D&D table or in a discord server, or being posted as fanart. The platform is meant to succeed across a wide variety of RPers and to be a social one, these things make using imagery and names of canon characters as a reward system given by the platform itself a problem.

So, if RS is big enough, it's going to get attention. Attention isn't always good, especially surrounding use of characters from notoriously possessive and litigious companies who will try intimidation tactics where they law isn't even on their side because they can.

This is bad for RS in obvious ways, but in less obvious ones as well - at some point, RS will require funding and doing something like this, the only way would now be asking for donations. I don't like to see anything like RS monetized, there is an inherent unfairness to a system where users have to pay for some features and such, but it's a reality that it will need income to run and limiting those options immediately is a bad idea. I believe this would also nix the possibility of ads. While no one wants them and they do have a bad success rate among the demographic being targeted, they are still, unfortunately, a wise option to keep around just in case. I don't even think you could sell physical merchandise either if the copyrighted content being produced was not by fans for no monetary gain, but rather, the platform itself, which might not be asking for money for that imagery but is still using the imagery to appeal to users.

This is also bad for users in both obvious and less obvious ways. RS isn't going to be so big as to compete with profitable social media sites, that era is long past and RP would be a bad way of going about it anyway. With sites like RS, then, you'd end up with something like what individuals are sent by these companies - takedown orders. Say you're very into this point system and collecting, you are proud of your collection and the work you've put into it. You log in, but today, your collection is gone. That could be a major loss to people and a hit to the site because of it. Realistically, RS would need, barring some astronomical rise to significance in popular internet culture, a while to get to the point where most companies would be too interested in serving anything. Probably about the time RS has to step up efforts to keep the lights on, and that could be a year or five years. Which means that a user's collection could be huge by that point.

As usual, I see a lot of the justification for the feature and demonizing of those who don't want it being that this appeals to neurodiverse folks. Not only is it extremely old that ND only means one or two mental differences and shouldn't be weaponized to silence valid problems anyway, but also, it is a promise that some ND folks will be very into this. If their collection is interfered with, that could be a significant impact to their mental health, it's a little irresponsible to allow "think of the neurodiverse" while lacking the cognizance of how this could negatively affect exactly those users. I may hate this idea and genuinely not understand the appeal of it, but when something more minor than this comes out of nowhere in my life, it is bad.

We all know there will be sharing of the badges and things going on with RS on twitter and tumblr, the wrong people will be aware, and eventually, it'll be worth their time to be dicks about it. This is an unfairness to users who are hyped about the badges when it happens, and though the transparency is that of a brick wall anymore, I've not seen anyone bringing up this concern. So, we have to assume from the poor evidence given that no one is thinking of it as a concern...just as "a fun thing." Fun things do come with downsides, sometimes, it is an unfortunate fact of reality, of which we are all quite unfortunately beholden to.

As you said, the whole thing is just rife with issues, and it concerns me considerably that the response is to get angry and refuse discussion and change. I would have, very much, liked to have seen RS be a great place that succeeded, but when the kinks that need to be ironed out upon launch include obstinacy and obliviousness of site management and user concerns, I don't exactly feel positive about any of it any longer. Nor can I blame anyone else for feeling that way, being reluctant about it, or entirely turned off. This isn't people being unreasonably pessimistic, demanding, or dedicated to ruining other people's time. It's seeing that every concern or disagreement turns into a wildfire that isn't ever put out because the only firefighter available is insistent it's great and you need to give a chance.

This isn't confidence instilling, the whole "discussion" over the point system has highlighted other concerned.

The whole thing uncomfortably smacks of tumblr's staff bullshit.

Oh, we know this post has 100,000 notes of disagreement and outright pleading within the first hour it was made, but we like it, it's great, you'll love it. We know you've been asking for this very simple thing that functional platforms had working when tumblr first launched, but since it isn't a problem on the backend, it's not a problem, but fine, we'll put it on the list, complainers. There is no way possible we did not see protests and months of posts we were tagged in, but you'll never know we did because we're going to ignore the issue.

Once more, I have to say it, there is a way to be more fair. It was suggested by more than one person in more than one way. The only way you could insulate the system itself from easy cheating, assure that users were truly opting-in and out instead of being othered as non-participants, and giving fairness to those who are participating and want to be proud of their efforts is to make it an opt-in contest. While allowing users to, indeed, completely opt-out. You don't want to participate? You don't have to see it beyond the usual announcement of such an event on a landing or announcements log page. No announcements about it are site-wide to users who haven't opted-in, and so on.

Absolutely better to label (former, I am sure) potential users as problems and ignore it all so hard it maybe goes away, however.

[shirley1us]

Want to Clone Airbnb? Learn from Negative Airbnb Reviews

In this post: we look at bad experiences people have had at properties listed on Airbnb. And we collect learning for anyone wanting to start an Airbnb like platform.

What are Airbnb reviews

Airbnb is a platform built to bring people – service providers and travelers – together. The idea of spending a lot of money for short term accommodations at hotels was proving extremely expensive, and Airbnb capitalized on the lack of supply of affordable accommodations.

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Ever since Airbnb has generated a lot of traction. The platform has over 5 million listings and is present in over 190 countries. It couldn’t grow this well if it didn’t allow its assets (hosts and guests) to review each other and pay attention to what they say.

What do negative reviews mainly contain or complain about

Airbnb allows guests to rate and review their stay, building trust for future users and rewarding hardworking hosts with positive reviews. However, not all reviews remain positive. There have been accounts of reviews about nasty property owners, poorly managed homes, and lack of basic amenities.

The main discrepancy travelers find is that some properties don’t look like the photos in the listing at all.

An American woman had a terribly bad experience with an Airbnb listing, that she had to pay a lot of money for a poor property. She was in a big city, and couldn’t find a hotel to stay, and had to book a trailer for the night at $270 per night. The trouble was, she looked past the bad reviews as she had nowhere to stay.

When she arrived, she was flabbergasted by the condition of the trailer and the lack of basic amenities. The innards smelled full of meth, there was no door lock and a part of the trailer was torn open at the back.

When this was taken to the owner’s notice, the property owner arrived early in the morning, woke the guests up and demanded for a positive review. This is an absolute nightmare, and doesn’t bode well for Airbnb as a neutral, trustworthy platform.

This was brought to Airbnb’s notice and was asked for a refund, and rightfully so. Airbnb replied that refunding the amount was not possible due to the host’s strict cancellation policy. Frustrated, the guest’s boyfriend took to Twitter to highlight Airbnb’s ignorance and lack of empathy.

Airbnb head of trust and risk-management Nick Shapiro told Inc. magazine, “These types of [negative] experiences are extremely rare.” Seventy-five percent of Airbnb users post reviews, and upward of 90 percent of those reviews are positive. “We’ve refunded the guest and removed this listing,” Shapiro said. “We are very sorry this experience did not go well. We want all of our users to have positive experiences. If anyone shows up at a home and it’s not as advertised, we ask that they reach out to us, and we will refund or rebook them.”

What is Airbnb’s refund or re-booking policy

Shouldn’t guests be treated with empathy and provide adequate resolutions – such as a refund or a rebooking? What does Airbnb’s policy on cancellation say about all this?

This is verbatim from Airbnb’s website about refund guidelines:

Eligible travel issues

Situations that may be eligible for a refund under this policy generally fall into one of three categories:

The host fails to provide reasonable access to the booked listing.

The listing is misrepresented (ex: number of bedrooms, location, lacks promised amenities).

The listing isn’t generally clean, is unsafe, or there’s an animal in the listing that wasn’t disclosed prior to booking.

Airbnb will either provide you with a refund or use reasonable efforts to find and book another comparable accommodation for any unused nights left on your reservation. The amount of any refund will depend on the nature of the travel issue.

There is more to this to get a refund. Airbnb is more than happy to help guests out with handing out refunds where possible. To be eligible for a refund, the guests need to do the following.

Airbnb wants guests to contact them to bring the travel issue to attention. It says “if you notice the issue during check-in, contact us within 24 hours. If the issue occurs during your stay, contact us right away. We’ll ask you to provide photographs or other documentation that show what you’re experiencing.”

What can we learn from negative reviews

The first lesson to be learnt is to allow ratings and reviews and make it visible for both travelers and hosts on each listing. A good Airbnb clone script will allow you to do this. The second and the most important factor is to pay attention to reviews – especially negative reviews – on your platform and on social media sites such as Twitter.

Enough resources should be dedicated to address negative reviews, solve them and highlight the solutions – this helps you to build trust with both your assets (hosts and guests).

Creating your own Airbnb like business

The founders of Airbnb had to sit and write code to create their flagship website. And they have perfected and innovated the platform since the day of launch. So, if you want to create a business like Airbnb, then there is no need for you or your team to sit and write codes.

Learn how much it costs to build an Airbnb clone

Like any website template which has to be created once and can be used any number of times. Similarly, Airbnb’s fundamental code can be cloned and be used any number of times. The best thing about using a clone script is that it comes packed with features which would take a large team and a lot of time to build.

RentRoom is one such Airbnb clone which has been written with all the features, security, and data privacy. You don’t have to hire a team nor spend a lot of money, all you gotta do is download the clone script, install and customize it to your heart’s content. Visit Rentcubo to know more.

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My Lukewarm History with Pixelbuster/Nitomatta

Yesterday, independent gaming journalist Pixelbuster, or Nitomatta, has been under controversy for taking advantage of small gaming news site Final Weapon for getting review copies of games and don’t review them all, basically getting the games he’s supposed to review for free. He’s been fired from Final Weapon and put his journalist career to an end.

This post is copied and pasted from a thread I made yesterday, so think of it as a complete and more accessible guide to my rant about Pixelbuster/Nitomatta with a few changes from the thread. This post isn't about what happened to Pixel and owning games for free, since people talked about him, I decided to take an opportunity to rant with my own perspective about why do I dislike the guy.

I never liked Pixel the moment we started talking a little bit more and even brought me to his server in 2018. There are times that he contradicted me on certain things and seeing his tweets really drove me insane a lot in 2019 to the point that I had to mute him. 

I also never understood why did Pixel make me a mod on his server. I mean, I appreciate it but at the same time I need to understand what am I worth to him. But then I kind of abuse the power of being a mod by deleting people's negative comments I don't like. Not to mention I seriously rant and vent A LOT in his server which almost nobody didn't really care about comforting me at all, but at the same time I always thought I might be getting everyone on their nerves. And speaking of his server (which is now deleted lol), that's one of the worst servers I've ever been, the people in there are so bland, talk shit on a couple of things a lot, and they share all kinds of porn I wasn't a huge fan of the Western art style of. To top it all off with sharing NSFW content on his server, he's absolutely okay with having people share furry porn but not loli/shota porn because it would make some people uncomfortable. Like, really? Come on. Sure, you don't really have to like loli/shota porn, but still, learn to have more balls on bearing that shit, especially if whether or not you're those "Fiction = Reality" purists (Which I hate these kinds of people). 

Lastly, at one time, I left his server because I was getting tired of it, then I came back for a little bit to take a quick peek to see what has changed after announcing I was leaving, and then I left again.

Then Pixelbuster DM'd me on Discord saying to please come back to the server, I was getting bored anyways so I decided to return (along to the RPG Site Discord server where we first met and the one server I despise to death). Now I regret returning to his bland ass server. After returning to his server, Pixel told me "Thank you, I promise you we will help you" probably about my problems I constantly talk about. Then I constantly rant and vent on his server a lot and he and his friends continued to do NOTHING to help me. I also felt sorry for talking ill of him and a bit of his server, but afterwards, I took back my apology as I still loathe him and his server.

The only thing I'll admire Pixel for is that some of his viral clips get retweeted by Japanese people, particularly artists and most recently, I saw a tweet of a RE3 mod video where he was retweeted by bkub, the creator of Pop Team Epic.

For a while I’ve always wanted to randomly tweet that Pixelbuster is a clown, he’s a total piece of shit, and with all this scandal, I finally took the opportunity to say it, but not because of what he did with Final Weapon, because I never liked him. I never liked Pixel at all, part of me feels like he deserves the hate he's getting, and I wish to completely disassociate with me for good. Also, he hates Yumi. He likes all Senran Kagura girls except Yumi. Like, seriously? Fuck Pixel.

The most baffling things he's ever said is that he would get better from his mental health issues and negativity. I'm really sorry but I seriously can't help but laugh so hard at it because he seriously can't help himself on the way he is. His behavior and his opinions are the major reasons why do I despise Pixel to death, he's just absolutely destructive on a lot of things media related. Sure, you could say that most of his opinions attacking large corporates like Disney and such are valid, but it's just the way he expresses them and everything are something I seriously couldn't take him seriously for. That's why I muted him on Twitter this year, I couldn't stand a word he said and it drove me insane a lot last year. I know I already said that but I must stress that out.

What are the things that he contradicted me? Well...

On the RPG Site Discord, the time we were watching the Sega panel from Tokyo Game Show and there was a segment that featured the mobile game called Kotodaman, which they were talking about a Kemono Friends collab. I randomly said that I recognized the game from watching VTuber Noja Loli Ojisan Nekomasu, and he said "I don't care." In retrospect, that sounded very forced. (The thing about the Kotodaman and the Kemono Friends collab was around the same time Tatsuki got fired by Kadokawa when Kemono Friends turned out so successful.)

The time he shared a later Captain Marvel trailer and said that he's finally sold on it, I told him most trailer are fine and he told me "No."

The time when the One Punch Man fighter game was announced, I simply said that it probably was to capitalize on season 2 and he said "No one gives a shit about season 2." I mean, sure but you didn't need to tell me that. Hell, you didn't even HAVE to force your opinions saying that you don't care, can't you just simply learn to ignore, you fucking idiot?

Let's not even get started on the time Pixel banned BlindedOtaku (Who I really despise because he's annoying) from his after some internal drama on his server on December 30th 2018. I wouldn't like to get into details because I can't remember what exactly happened nor I care. The last thing I remember about the drama is that I brought BlindedOtaku to the server after being kicked because he told me so and elaborate on his account on what happened. Then Pixel banned him for good and told me "You tried."

What's the point of this post? The point of this thread is just pretty much ranting about my history with Pixel as "friends," even though I've always had a distance with him and to show off that I wholeheartedly don't recommend you talking to him for the faint of heart, especially after this whole drama happened.

I would say that he can be a very difficult person to talk with, but he's not, the last time I had a relatively normal conversation with him is that if he gets the laggy cutscenes in the PC port of Persona 4 Golden, which he told me it only affects laptop users (Well shit).

Now, here comes the ultimate question: Should Pixelbuster be cancelled?

Well, I'm an edgy person so I would say yes, but at the same time, I don't condone cancel culture and he should own up to his mistakes, so absolutely not. I don't like Pixel for what he is regardless of the drama, I probably won't redeem myself on liking him more, but for the faint of heart, I don't want him to be cancelled. I heard that he's admitted his mistakes so it's something. Even if he were to own up to his mistakes and apologize, he’s now been fired from Final Weapon, if shit goes a little too far outside of Final Weapon, then his career as a journalist has indeed been ruined. To reiterate, no, Pixelbuster should not be cancelled. (At this point he’s probably indeed cancelled.)

I was feeling tempted to talk about Pixelbuster since he's still present on Discord, I would probably talk to him about the situation, but because I need to keep my word about why do I dislike him, I decided to block him on Discord once and for all. I doubt I'd want to talk to him ever again. I was genuinely feeling soft on wanting to comfort the guy and I feel absolutely disgusted and I want to drill my head to suck all the blood from my brain for thinking that.

My biggest gripe with Pixel is that once I become a successful creator, when I make some despicable stories or say some dumb shit, he'd put me on the vein of MatPat and Disney, that’s how despicable he is. I’m sorry if I may sound egotistical and biased because I hate people’s opinions and stuff, but he’s one of the many things that turned me into the kind of person I am right now, an egotistical dude who has a deep hatred for literally anyone’s opinions, criticims, everything else, even small complaints, because I’m easy to get my thoughts dictated and I always disagree and refuse to believe anyone by (occasionally) insult and fight back directly at them.

A few hours ago, he had returned to Twitter only to make a TwitLonger about his statement, I probably wouldn’t care to read the whole thing, but the most important parts is that he’s gone off the face of the internet for good and he’s getting a proper job now. I wish I could have tell him some final words for him, but I can’t even bother.

And there you go, that’s the end of my experience with Pixelbuster. Totally unrelated to the review copy drama, but I wanted to tell everyone how unlikeable he’s always been. And with that said, I’m finally free! I’m finally free from being associated with this scumbag (even though we probably hadn’t interacted much but I’ve always seen his activities that seriously drove me insane), he, his Discord server and the people on it, everything can go to hell with him.

P.S. What’s with the Nitocris thumbnail? Well, Nitocris was his waifu, he’s always had Nitocris images as his profile pictures, but recently he had a new icon of a commission of his OC. That makes me think his love for Nitocris has ceased.

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Google Accelerated Mobile Pages - New January 2016

   Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project will roll out by February 2016. It means you have less than 20 days to prepare. So let’s have a quick look at what you should be doing: What’s this Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) Project? The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project is an open source initiative that has been created to provide fastest content browsing experience on mobile devices. If you are planning to opt for AMP, employ the following points:Do not keep forms on your pageForget about JavaScript, as they are not allowed.It's a prerequisite to have a stream lined version of CSS.Interstitials shouldn’t pop up. However, you will still have access to analytical data & ads. It's known as Diet HTML. Click here from your mobile device to view a demo of AMP. Opting for AMP will not only provide users a faster surfing experience, but will also please Google as they are very much obsessed by fast loading pages. And as a token of appreciation, Google will rank you higher! AMP is basically for? As of now it is mainly for publishers who were losing audience and thus, revenue due to slow loading pages. So if you are not a publisher or content is not a major part of your business, then you should wait and let the dust settle. But if users visit your website for the content, then opting for AMP is a no brainier. How to create an AMP? AMP’s are abridged versions of your current web-pages. WordPress does have one AMP plugin, but it's new and thus can lack on some aspects. So either you will have to wait or just do it the old fashioned way. But don’t worry, Google has published a step-by-step Guide to help you create your first AMP. Be assured that in upcoming days Google will try to simplify the process of making AMP because it's a highly ambitious project of theirs and they are really pushing it. Expect to see many plugins and new tools in the near future. Google has already added an AMP error reporting to Structured Data testing tool. So it's up to you, if you want to be ahead from your competitors and have an exciting start to the New Year. If your answer is yes, then you should go for it. But if your business is not heavily influenced by content, which is very unlikely, then you can wait for a while and then start along with the rest of the world. Some Expert Thoughts

  1. Save yourself some time & resources by diverting your efforts and focus from Google+ as it no longer has any effect on Local Search.2. Now a search on Bing will give you fact-based answers on certain topics. For instance: A search for any business name, phone number, etc. can be seen in the SERP itself. However, it's not yet fully launched and at present is available only for a selected few topics. But you can expect more fact based answers on a wider range of topics in future. 

 3. Facebook is trying to follow some tactics of Google +. They have strengthened the Page Plugin that enables users to subscribe to events & integrate Messenger from the page.4. Since we all know that Google is finally dismantling Plus, it has removed Reviews from its social platform. However, there are some other ways using which you can add a review box generator.5. If you are really concerned about your content, as its importance is escalating really fast, you can have a look at Shaun Andersons's quality rater guidelines for better ideas.6. Sometimes linktations are enough to lift your local business' rankings but in less competitive markets. Have a look at Phil Rosek's list of linktations.7. Now changing location on Google is not a piece of cake. But there are 4 other ways to emulate location based searches:Append queries with & near locationAdWords preview & diagnosis toolSearch By Location bookmarkletChrome developer tool 8. “CTR is a ranking factor in local search.” As stated by a Google employee recently. However, that statement quickly changed to: The number of times it has been used before on the basis of relevance, eminence & distance. 9. It seems like Google is taking strides towards cleaning the bad advertising that goes on at AdWords. Google is following an FTC fine for False Advertising with a 3 week adjournment of the culpable Companies & compel them to change the ad landing pages.10. You are all invited to Google's “Put Denver on the map event”. The objective of this event is to encourage business owners to create a website for their businesses.11. Now start finding ways to rank on Apple Maps because it has been used 3 times as often as Google Maps on iOS devices.12. You can see a BIG Penguin update anytime soon. Many experts were assuming that the Penguin update might get launched around the New Years’ time, but Google knew that rolling out a Penguin update during peak shopping season will ruin many businesses. But as of now the dust has settled and you may want to disavow the bad links if you don’t want to get penalised by the updates.13. Google has made available API for My Business to everyone.14. An interesting research by Elmer Boutin indicates that Google might start using review sentiment in local search ranking algorithms.15. Facebook is also willing to make review sentiment a strong ranking factor as they are encouraging users to go with the business that has the best reviews & ratings on their newly launched local business search engine

 16. Facebook & Uber join hands to enable users to book a ride directly from the messenger app. As of now, it is available for only select users in the U.S but will soon be made available for 700 million messenger users across the globe. Facebook is also trying to team up with Lyft & if the meeting goes well then you will be able to book a Flight too, directly from your messenger app.17. Google has become better at finding menus on hotel websites & showing the menu URL in the local knowledge panel. If you are facing any difficulties with the same, then use menu schema to sort things out. 

 18. A pilot program from Google indicates that multi location businesses no longer have to continually mess with the Google My Business bulk dashboard. They can simply update the individual listings using the schema on their website.19. Google has published a list of guidelines for local business so that they can maintain high quality information on Google. 

 20. Google will soon include the Info we provide via schema into the “knowledge panel”. However, they are currently piloting this feature, but will make it available to more providers in future. 

  2015 brought some of the biggest changes and updates in digital marketing. Be it the launch of mobile friendly algorithm, several Phantom Quality updates, 28th Panda Update in July, death of Google Plus, Google as a subsidiary of Alphabet or the RankBrain, 2015 was jaw dropping from every aspect. As predicted, Mobile remained the focal area of Google in every facet. Not only has Google declared that a mobile optimized website is essential to rank higher, but it also launched AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) which took their mobile obsession one step further. Overall we can say that 2016 is shaping up as a year of immense opportunity for website owners. But before we step into the future let’s have a look at what we got right & where we went wrong in 2015. RECAP OF 2015 1. Google and HTTPSGoogle continues to push site owners to get HTTPS. They are not only displaying “Unsecured Connection Warning” in Chrome but also sending “Google Console Warnings”. Those warnings cover several practice error issues with SSL/TLS. Ignoring this will result into zero HTTPS boost for you. 2. Facebook Modification Facebook worked tirelessly & as predicted they made a direct play for search, unleashed Atlas targeting to a great extent, expanded into Mobile Payments and upgraded their messaging functionality. All these changes resulted into an enormous boost, both in their overall usage numbers & stock price. So far, Facebook played really well & it seems like they are going to shine in 2016 too. 3. Wearables Becoming PopularApple created a lot of Buzz when they launched Apple watch back in 2015. SEO & digital marketers' happiness was different from that of Apple enthusiasts. They were happy because now wearable gadgets are coming in fashion and it will unlock a whole new world of opportunities as they can provide us with real time data. However, the Apple watch wasn't a hit. But at-least they tried! 4. SEO Code of EthicsEveryone thought that the SEO code of ethics will formalize in 2014. Then we thought that it will arise in 2015. But it never happened. And that’s good, because it would have done more harm than good. If you'd like to know why? Click here. 5. Mobile-Optimized ContentSite owners who were quick to react relished immense benefit by optimizing their website for mobiles. Google Mobile-Friendly Update also encouraged Mobile content, which was a win-win for everyone. 6. Google Algorithmic UpdatesGoogle owned the stage by launching algorithmic updates back-to-back. They rolled out a brand new Panda update, Mobile-Friendly Update, Multiple Phantom quality updates and is about to launch a penguin update in upcoming days. NOW LET'S LOOK AT WHAT DOES 2016 HAVE IN STORE 1. Structured Data will become a Ranking Factor Structured data is going to play a big role in 2016. Google will also focus on Rich Snippets, Knowledge Panels & Featured Snippets. They are about to publish guidelines on “How to get Featured Snippets”. Basically, Google is trying to say that we haven’t made structured data a ranking signal yet, but we will do it eventually! So it's better that you get on-board already. In case you are thinking what type of Structured Data will be good,  you can go with JSON-LD, as Google is really fond of it. 2. 2016 will bring more updates to Local SearchGoogle revamped Local Search to a great extent. The removal of Google plus from the equation, enabling users to easily set the city location, shrinking the local pack from 7 to 3 results & increased number of ads totally changed the local SEO.  But they are not done yet.Google will continue to push home services ads & move SMBs to a pay-to-play model. Be ready to witness more of this kind of ads. 3. Increased focus on User ExperienceProviding a great user experience is Google's paramount goal and they are just trying to serve their goal by pushing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), mobile-friendly content, HTTPS, and page speed. If you want to rank higher in 2016, take a mobile-first design approach. 4. Improvement in the digital assistant space & wearables2016 seems to be really good for digital assistant space. While Cortana & Siri are getting better & better, there's one player that will join the game and bring variety to it. And that is none other than Facebook's highly ambitious project “M”. Unlike Cortana & Siri it will be backed by both human/digital assistance making it unique among others. Also, we can expect to see a lot of wearable gadgets in 2016. Thus, we recommend you should at-least be aware of wearable SEO, so when needed you can employ and reap the benefits of being aware and prepared. Beacons will become more popular overtime and they will make it easy for you to connect with your existing customers. Also, you can expect new players such as Yext & their Xone beacons to enlarge nationally, as a medium to track offline customers online & then target them with re-marketing ads. 5. Virtual Reality MonetizationSamsung gear VR was one of the top Christmas items of 2015. It comes at a minimal price of $99, thus making it affordable to masses. Also since we all know that Facebook acquired Oculus Rift, we can expect to see more advancements in the VR space. It is estimated that the VR revenues will go up to 1 billion dollars in the coming year and will escalate to 4.4 billion dollars by 2019. So the company which will provide the best VR gear will reign supreme and will get to have the biggest piece of the 1 billion dollar cake. 6. The downfall of YahooYahoo is still going through hard times and it seems like they will have to sell their search units to someone else. However, they have made deals with Google and Bing, but they are not getting fruitful results and the company is still struggling to survive on various aspects. Many investors are now losing patience and blaming Marissa Mayer for not having a clear vision. Many experts are predicting that Yahoo may sell their assets to AT&T while some are claiming that Google will be the best bet. 7. Google will roll out major algorithms which will make site audit tougherGoogle will roll out both Panda & Penguin updates in 2016. They can be rolled out at the same time and that will be a major issue for website owners who keep getting hit (negatively) by these algorithms. Till 2015, it was a bit easy to identify the issues which got you penalized, but since Google's expectations from a website are growing, they are making more complex algorithms. So for SEOs it will be tough to identify the exact cause of penalty in 2016. If you are an SEO expert, it's better to understand how to correctly audit a site & surface all website issues. Final Takeaway Your actions, predictions, and preparations will decide whether this year will be great or worse for you. We recommend that you gather as much information as you can and closely monitor any updates that have the potential to influence the digital marketing space. That way you can achieve your goals in 2016. 

 Yahoo search is going to add new features for mobile users & will also roll out a search algorithm update. Yahoo mobile users will witness the following changes this year. Integration of Twitter Celebrity searches will return with top tweets that are related to the celebrity. Brand new image searchYou will experience a new way of discovering pictures of your favourite celebrities. Click on the photo of a celebrity and then you can explore trending content that is linked with that celebrity. Improved search experienceLatest news and happenings can be seen right on the search engine result page. Also, the search algorithms have been updated. So now you will see most recent and popular stories at the top of the news result thread. AMP compatibilityNews in Yahoo search is now compatible with Accelerated Mobile Pages. So get ready to experience faster mobile browsing. It's good that Yahoo finally launched some updates, but we don’t understand why many of their updates are celebrity focused. Maybe their brilliant CEO has some mind blowing future plans, but as of now.... the updates are not interesting and useful. But still, it's very big and pleasing news for Yahoo mobile users (if there are any).  

A key metric for almost any business is conversions. Many AdWords advertisers are already measuring their website conversions, using either AdWords Conversion Tracking or imported Google Analytics Ecommerce transactions.  Measuring actual conversions is ideal, because it allows you to optimize your bids, your ads and your website with a clear goal in mind. However, hundreds of thousands of small and medium businesses aren't measuring their website conversions today.  Some businesses may not have a way for users to convert on their website and others may not have the time or the technical ability to implement conversion tracking. The Google Analytics team is committed to helping such users use their data to drive better marketing and advertising performance.  So, for businesses that don’t measure conversions in AdWords today, Google has created an easy-to-use solution: Smart Goals. Smart Goals help you identify the highest-quality visits to your website and optimize for those visits in AdWords. Activate Smart Goals in Google AnalyticsTo activate Smart Goals in Google Analytics, simply go to the Admin section of your Google Analytics account, click Goals (under the View heading) and select Smart Goals.  The highest-quality visits to your website will now be turned into Smart Goals automatically.  No additional tagging or customization is required. Import Smart Goals into AdWordsLike any other goal in Google Analytics, Smart Goals can be imported into AdWords to be used as an AdWords conversion. Once you’ve defined a conversion in AdWords, you’re able to optimize for

 Optimizing for Smart Goals in AdWordsOne of the benefits of measuring conversions in your AdWords account is the ability to set a target cost per acquisition (CPA) as opposed to just setting a cost per click (CPC).  If you aren’t measuring actual conversions today, importing Smart Goals as conversions in AdWords allows you to set a target CPA.  In this way, you’re able to optimize your AdWords spend based on the likelihood of conversion as determined by the model. Smart Goals will be rolling out over the next few weeks. To be eligible for Smart Goals, your Google Analytics property must be linked to your AdWords account. Note that your Google Analytics view must receive at least 1,000 clicks from AdWords over a 30-day period to ensure the validity of your data.

 Facebook has been quite impressive so far with launching new updates. Now, they have rolled out some new features to business pages yet again and perhaps, you have already started using them. Your response time is central to the quality of your customer serviceYour response means a lot to your customers. No one can deny the fact that customers have the right to know how responsive a page or business is on a prior note before they message. To help customers know when they have to expect a respond, Facebook has revealed their new feature showcasing response time on Fanpages. Earlier, Facebook had set a high standard for the feature by adding the “Very responsive to messages” indicator only to Pages where 90% of messages were responded to within five minutes. Facebook has now taken the responsiveness of pages into a new level by segmenting them as “within minutes”, “within an hour”, “within hours” or “within a day”. The page Admin can keep it as auto or set any of the above time frames to show on their page. Redesigned inbox tells businesses more about their customers to better serve them

 This feature has already been rolled out globally. The new Page inbox not only have the stunning look but also have many improved qualities. It made easy for the Page admins to manage interactions with the Fans. While messaging a fan, the new inbox would display past interactions the user had with the page and more information about the user like DOB/City/Job will be displayed on the right side. Even Admins can add tags to categorize conversations.        Read the full article

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9 Viral Ecommerce Marketing Tips To Break Through Your Competition

Going viral is one of the ways to achieve overnight success. Many brands want it and have tried creating viral marketing success, but so many are not getting it.

The chances are that even if your campaign is marketing gold, it doesn’t get any buzz.

Why? You haven’t gotten the right balance.

There are certain things that you need to know about viral marketing and getting it right.

This article explains how viral marketing works and the tips that can get you there.

What Is Viral Marketing?

Viral marketing is any technique that generates epic content that so many people share and spread as fast as a virus. When done right, it’s often cost-effective, builds trust, and can push online shops to huge success and ROI.

Now, let’s get the ball rolling with the viral marketing tips. One thing is sure, depending on how hard you work them, you’ll get the buzz you want. Not only are these tactics tested and proven, but they are also timeless.

1. Understand Your Audience To Reach Them Right

Online success starts with understanding your ecommerce business model and your audience. If you get the first and not the second, you will not make it on the long haul. You need to know why potential customers will want to share your content. It’s all about psychology. You should understand not only why they’ll want to share your content but also how they communicate.

Beardbrand is one brand that understands their audience. They target urban men with beards.

From their blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube, their content has grit and is highly-targeted, showing that they know their audience.

Your starting point should be defining who your target market is. So, identify your people, the platforms they frequent, how they communicate, and what they like/can relate with.

2. Leverage Current/Societal Discussions

One way to rip through your competition with your content marketing is to use already existing group discussions to your advantage. Since people are already talking about it and you bring either a new, interesting, or strong perspective to the battleground, the already existing passionate audience will lick it up.

One example is this video on breast milk vs formula from TruTV.

To date, it has over 6 million views, and that’s on Facebook alone. The reason for the buzz is the debate on breastfeeding and formula feeding. Every CNN article and mommy blog post on feeding turns into a heated argument because of strong attachment to beliefs on feeding babies.

3. Show A Real Issue With Humor

Some of the most shared content from ecommerce stores are funny images, GIFs, and videos. If you want to go viral, you can show the value of your product and infuse humor at the same time. When there’s humor, people not only share but also remember it. Many brands are getting a buzz from the funny route; one case is the legendary “Dumb ways to die” video.

Another is Dollar Shave Club that went viral in 2012 with a video that addresses the issue of purchasing expensive blades and refills. With the hilarious script they came up with, they generated over 25 million views on YouTube and in its first 48 hours brought in 12,000 subscribers.

Be careful here though. People are sensitive; a wrong joke will call for the boycott of your store and your sales will plummet.

4. Invoke Strong Emotion

Connecting with emotion is a key recipe for viral marketing campaign success. People are most likely to share content that brings out a strong emotional feeling whether it made them cry, angry, or brighten their day. P & G’s “thank you mom” ads went viral as a result of the emotional connection.

Athletes, celebrities, and most viewers shared it and noticed the brand even more due to the series.

5. Give An Incentive In Your Products And Product Pages

According to a survey, product pages are the most important pages in your ecommerce site design.

Don't forget them in your viral marketing. One of the best ways to use them is to engage visitors with a gift that is only accessible when they share your product on social media. Push it as a pop-up when they add a product to their cart or during the checkout process.

Alternatively, you can place the gift inside the product. For example, Diamond Candles cracked the code of knowing their customers. Despite selling candles at slightly higher prices than most of their competition, they used a unique value proposition to go viral leading to a $1 million revenue on that first year.

Each candle came with a hidden ring valued from $10 to $5000. Knowing they could get a $5000 ring, people (women mostly) purchase more candles and spread the message to others with word-of-mouth and pictures on social media.

Editor's note:

I don't think our friend Darren knew this when he wrote his guest post, but Diamond Candles actually found this success using Wishpond's marketing tools. Check out their case study.

These above two ideas will not only reduce abandoned carts but also get customers to share your products and product pages.

6. Exploit Common Motivations And Social Currency

Making people look cool, knowledgeable, part of the social media curve, or (in general) boosting their ego, are all excellent strategies to put into your marketing plan.

LinkedIn did that in 2012. They sent messages to the email addresses of 20 million out of their 200 million users informing them that they either were among the top 1%, 5%, or 10% most-viewed profiles. The people who received those emails felt great, and shared the news online, bragging about themselves and pushing LinkedIn in the process.

Another example is Coca-Cola's “Share a coke with” bottles. Having a bottle with your name printed on it felt great. People rushed to purchase; some even used it in pregnancy announcement videos. You don’t have to go so over the top. Think of a piece of information/product/service that your target audience might feel smart from having.

7. Take A Stand On A Controversial Topic

News flash - you can’t please everyone. Leave the fence and stop being neutral or ignoring some sensitive topics. Take a stand for something. Your marketing message will either make them hate you, love you, get angry at you, or show some other strong emotions. Nevertheless, you’ll gain something out of it. Just try to not to stand for something that’s clearly wrong, like racism or you’ll sink your online store with your own hands.

You can use video marketing, blog posts, ad copy, or other types of content marketing deliverable.

Nike’s use of Colin Kaepernick in the wake of his protest was controversial. It hit people hard that #boycottnike and #justburnit trended on Twitter. In spite of that, Nike received over 31% increase in sales, stock prices, and $165 million-worth of media attention.

8. Create Content For Topics With Search Demand And Push

Your ecommerce marketing strategy is not complete without content, but going viral doesn’t only mean you use social networks. Your blog post can make people notice you and share you.

When you not only create valuable content that they want to see but also promote it for search engines, you increase your chances. If your goal is just to be noticed, you can go the lazy route and share any content. But, if you’re thinking of long-term relevance; increase traffic, expand email marketing and sell your products, then:

Find keywords with both search demand and buyer intent on Ahrefs

Reach out to Influencers, bloggers and other high domain websites for product promotion and backlinks

Guest post

Publish content on your website

Your site design needs to make sharing and make reading easy. Place share buttons at the side or top of the content. Also, if your content is a bit long, use templates that allow users to identify each section through color-code or a table of content at the side or top of the post.

9. Use Customer Comments To Create Content And Think Of Continuity

Most people get excited when they are featured, or their ideas are used to create marketing material. When you make them feel that excitement, not only will they share your content but also others wanting to be a part of that will also push in what they have and call on more people thus, getting viral ecommerce success. Look at the series of Old Spice commercials.

When the first video aired, the humor and the targeted audience connected them to viewers. While it was shared a lot, it was their response campaigns that turned the whole thing up. They responded to comments on the video using YouTube videos based on those comments making their audience love and share them even more.

Ready To Make Your Online Store Go Viral?

Did this post help you get your viral juice pumping? If yes, please share.

Now that you have what you need to break through your competition, do it. However, note that you can only really beat the competition by connecting better with customers. So, as you create content, always ask yourself “why will I or anyone want to share this.” if there’s no legit answer, scrap that out. A good answer should not only be about impressing them, but also creating a connection that leads to loyalty.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out in the comment section.

About the Author: Darren DeMatas

Darren has an MBA in Internet Marketing, but hangs his hat on 10+ years of experience in the trenches. Follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn to learn ecommerce.

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MY LIKINGS AND DISLIKING IN PANTHER PROFITS

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8. Figure out how to run rivalries to most extreme impact

9. Takes only minutes to set up a promotion

10. 30-day discount ensure

Disliking

1. It benefits for individuals who are looking to a rundown building arrangement.

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What Is Text To Speech And What Is Text To Speech About

Intensified use of electrical devices has revolutionized the modus operandi in the contemporary world. With the internet encroachment, websites and applications can be accessed on these devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. This transformation has brought about various beneficial features that have facilitated the way things used to be done in the past. One of the significant transformations involves reading texts from multiple resources on these devices. While it would be difficult for illiterate individuals, unfortunate ones such as the blind/ visually impaired also find it challenging to access such materials.

Text-to-speech, TTS, has been a helpful feature over the internet, with most individuals nowadays embracing the technology. This article presents a detailed guide on details encompassed in the TTS niche. By the end of this guide, you will have comprehended what TTS entails.

What Is Text To Speech About?

So, what is text to speech? What is it about? Typically, text to speech is a system that operates by synthesizing speech notes through the conversion of texts into spoken voice output. This spoken voice is generated through a computer system, where the user listens to it. Usually, these systems aim at helping individuals who cannot read a typed text due to various factors. TTS systems range from websites, applications and plugins, all which perform a similar function.

At times, people tend to confuse Text to Speech systems with Voice Response systems since they have undistinguishable functionality. But you need to know that TTS reads a string of text characters while a voice response decodes previously recorded voice texts. TTS is not limited to words only encoded by the systems, but it also recognizes words from original phrases. The system reads the words out loud, and therefore a user can listen to them.

How does TTS work?

A TTS system encompasses text character recognition features that help read texts from a sentence aloud. Some might also have integrated optical character recognition, a feature that enables the system to decode texts in images. As the system reads the texts aloud, it highlights them along to help the user to follow.

TTS systems are compatible with electronic devices, while they can decode texts from different kinds of files such as online pages and word documents. There are different types of TTS systems, each bearing various features and capabilities. Below is a highlight of some of these TTS tools.

Web-based TTS tools

These are tools developed alongside a website, and they are available online. Once you visit such a site, you can access them and have your content read out loud. Usually, there is an icon on the website that lets you turn the tool on and off. Mostly, educational sites use this tool to help students with reading difficulties, especially kids. For instance, Bookshare is a website platform that provides access to electronic textbooks which can be accessed using the text to speech tool. This website offers free account registration to kids suffering from dyslexia condition. Their TTS tools are available for free to anyone who owns an account.

Google Chrome also offers TTS tools’ accessibility services. The newly updated version contains several related tools, including Snap and Read Universal and Read and Write for Google Chrome. You need to install chrome web-browser on your device to access these TTS tools. Whenever you visit a website, you can turn them on and get help reading contents on webpages.

Text to Speech applications

When you own a smartphone or a tablet, you can access TTS by installing apps on the device. They are also compatible with kids’ tablets, and hence you can install them for your kids who have troubles reading. Applications such as Newscaster Vocalizer, Content Samurai, Office Lens, Claro ScanPen, and Voice Dream Reader are perfect examples of applications compatible with smartphones and digital tablets. They bear different features, such as highlighting texts while they read them aloud, among others.

Text to Speech software

Just like the applications, you can install TTS software programs in your desktop or a laptop. These programs have more extensive features and abilities compared to mobile apps. Besides, they are more flexible and allow for more manipulation. For instance, you can integrate them into other document-based programs in your computers such as Microsoft Word and OneNote. You can download them from the internet and install them on your computer. Some popular software program examples include Read&Write;, ClaroRead, and Kurzweil 3000, among several others.

Built-in text to speech tools

Currently, most manufacturers have upgraded their production process. They have included TTS tools in their devices in the form of an integrated system. Most computers and smartphones nowadays have in-built text to speech tools, which means that you do not have to download and install similar applications from external sources. So, if you need to use TTS tools and you have not yet acquired a device, you might consider purchasing one that has this feature enabled.

While the general market may present some products claiming to offer reliable services, you need to consider various factors. For increased efficiency, you need to choose the best text to speech app. That way, you are assured of minimal issues such as bugs.

Using Text-to-Speech Tools

So, now you have a device with a TTS app installed. The only thing remaining is putting it into practical functioning. Fundamentally, you need to establish how to text to speech using the available application.

Different TTS tools have different functionality and hence, are used differently. However, their mode of operation is comparable, while there are no complicated operation processes. Besides downloading and installing them, which you carry out just like other applications, using them requires a mere click on an icon. This button is found on whatever platform you are using to access the tool. For instance, if you are using a website based tool, the icon is located on the webpages below the web content.

If you switch to the tool’s dashboard, you can access several other features. You can vary the quality and type of voice to fit your preferences. Different tools provide various kinds of sounds from a child’s to an adult’s and different gender’s voice. Besides, you can adjust the volume and the speaking speed of the voice.

Choosing the Best Text-to-Speech Application

The emergence of text-to-speech technology has led to the introduction of several apps that help in the process. But indeed, you will want to go for the one that suits your preferences. Therefore, you need to consider various essential factors whenever you are looking for a TTS application.

We have compiled some important factors to help you find a favorite application. Have a look below.

1. Features

Before installing an application, you have to establish its main features. You do not want to install an app then realize that probably, you do not like the quality of the voice it bears. Among the main features that you need to consider are the ability to adjust the tone and the speed of the voice. Typically, almost all applications in the market bear this feature. But if you find one that does not offer this provision, then it is not worth going for.

The sound output format is also an essential consideration. Some of the standard formats available include MP3 and WAV. Some formats are not compatible with various audio players. So, before installing a particular application, ensure that it converts texts into an audio format compatible with your device. Sound quality, conversion rate, and highlight during reading, among others, are some of the essential consideration.

2. Speech voices

TTS tools are designed with an incorporated speech engine. This engine is responsible for the synthetization of speech, thereby converting texts to audio. Besides, it provides the ability to convert particular languages into audio. Therefore, while selecting a TTS application, you might want to look for one that includes several languages. If you do not opt for one that can accommodate multiple languages, then ensure that your preferred language is a possibility.

3. Cost

Designers have set different necessities for those accessing their tools. One of the necessities is the cost of acquisition. Some will offer it for free, only requiring you to create an account on their website. Others will require you to pay a small amount to access full features. Well, cheap may seem better, but you should not ignore the fact that those charging for them might offer more and advanced features. If you have a limited budget for the tools, then going for the free ones is a perfect option, but if you could afford to pay for one, then go ahead and enjoy vast benefits.

Character limit

Every TTS software has a particular character limit range. This is the maximum number of characters it can read out loud for a single session. If you only have a few lines that you want to convert, then you can go for a software that has a low character limit. However, if you want a software for substantial conversion such as in commercial use, then a software program that can accommodate several characters is perfect.

You can visit specific websites for particular TTS applications for detailed information. You will undoubtedly find information about the features, character limit and acquisition necessities for that program. Besides, you can go through the reviews’ section to find out about the experience other users have with the tools.

Why are TTS systems popular?

We all agree now that TTS systems are beneficial. They offer way too many benefits, and we could say that they are a perfect invention in the contemporary world. These benefits have made these systems so popular, and a lot of people have embraced them. We shall look into these benefits to get a more precise overview of why TTS tools have become prevalent.

Enhanced text reading

The most significant benefit offered by the Text-to-Speech systems is helping individuals with reading difficulties. Such troubles could be as a result of health conditions, long passages, word choices, or any other issue that could be limiting their reading capabilities. A TTS application curbs this issue and improves the rate of knowledge and information acquisition, achievable through reading.

Saves time and resources

Sometimes, your reading skills may be inadequate, and you might take long to read complete long prose. Listening in such a case is more efficient, especially since the systems do not pause due to reading struggles.

On the other hand, some large organization deploy transcribing method as a means of promoting their product. Involving individuals to record voices might not attract as many customers as a TTS application would. The voice from such an application is clear and more natural. Besides, an application would not cost the company as much as it would while involving a person. Therefore, if you are into marketing your products through advertisements, then using a TTS software would cost you less.

Better web presence

When a website has incorporated TTS tools in the design, then it is likely to attract more traffic compared with one that does not have such tools. Such vast traffic generates because there are no limitations to the kind of people who can access the site. Anyone, irrespective of their sight condition can obtain information on the website. For instance, an individual with a visual impairment condition can access a site with TTS tools present.

It means that TTS is an essential tool for website owners who are looking to grow the rate of users’ visits. Increased traffic consequently increases ones web presence.

Final Thoughts

Essentially, the internet provides a wide range of Text-to-Speech programs. You are supposed to choose one after profound consideration of crucial factors. But eventually, all systems will serve a similar core task; reading texts for you aloud. While going for a particular software, ensure that it suits your preferences. Otherwise, you will end up uninstalling it and going back to find a favorite one.

These applications are most helpful to children who struggle a lot in school. Most are affected by dyslexia, and they can barely read with ease. So, if you have troubles reading written texts, do not struggle anymore. Whether it is you, or your kids in school, get one today and improve your reading abilities.

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What Is Text To Speech And What Is Text To Speech About

Intensified use of electrical devices has revolutionized the modus operandi in the contemporary world. With the internet encroachment, websites and applications can be accessed on these devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. This transformation has brought about various beneficial features that have facilitated the way things used to be done in the past. One of the significant transformations involves reading texts from multiple resources on these devices. While it would be difficult for illiterate individuals, unfortunate ones such as the blind/ visually impaired also find it challenging to access such materials.

Text-to-speech, TTS, has been a helpful feature over the internet, with most individuals nowadays embracing the technology. This article presents a detailed guide on details encompassed in the TTS niche. By the end of this guide, you will have comprehended what TTS entails.

What Is Text To Speech About?

So, what is text to speech? What is it about? Typically, text to speech is a system that operates by synthesizing speech notes through the conversion of texts into spoken voice output. This spoken voice is generated through a computer system, where the user listens to it. Usually, these systems aim at helping individuals who cannot read a typed text due to various factors. TTS systems range from websites, applications and plugins, all which perform a similar function.

At times, people tend to confuse Text to Speech systems with Voice Response systems since they have undistinguishable functionality. But you need to know that TTS reads a string of text characters while a voice response decodes previously recorded voice texts. TTS is not limited to words only encoded by the systems, but it also recognizes words from original phrases. The system reads the words out loud, and therefore a user can listen to them.

How does TTS work?

A TTS system encompasses text character recognition features that help read texts from a sentence aloud. Some might also have integrated optical character recognition, a feature that enables the system to decode texts in images. As the system reads the texts aloud, it highlights them along to help the user to follow.

TTS systems are compatible with electronic devices, while they can decode texts from different kinds of files such as online pages and word documents. There are different types of TTS systems, each bearing various features and capabilities. Below is a highlight of some of these TTS tools.

Web-based TTS tools

These are tools developed alongside a website, and they are available online. Once you visit such a site, you can access them and have your content read out loud. Usually, there is an icon on the website that lets you turn the tool on and off. Mostly, educational sites use this tool to help students with reading difficulties, especially kids. For instance, Bookshare is a website platform that provides access to electronic textbooks which can be accessed using the text to speech tool. This website offers free account registration to kids suffering from dyslexia condition. Their TTS tools are available for free to anyone who owns an account.

Google Chrome also offers TTS tools’ accessibility services. The newly updated version contains several related tools, including Snap and Read Universal and Read and Write for Google Chrome. You need to install chrome web-browser on your device to access these TTS tools. Whenever you visit a website, you can turn them on and get help reading contents on webpages.

Text to Speech applications

When you own a smartphone or a tablet, you can access TTS by installing apps on the device. They are also compatible with kids’ tablets, and hence you can install them for your kids who have troubles reading. Applications such as Newscaster Vocalizer, Content Samurai, Office Lens, Claro ScanPen, and Voice Dream Reader are perfect examples of applications compatible with smartphones and digital tablets. They bear different features, such as highlighting texts while they read them aloud, among others.

Text to Speech software

Just like the applications, you can install TTS software programs in your desktop or a laptop. These programs have more extensive features and abilities compared to mobile apps. Besides, they are more flexible and allow for more manipulation. For instance, you can integrate them into other document-based programs in your computers such as Microsoft Word and OneNote. You can download them from the internet and install them on your computer. Some popular software program examples include Read&Write;, ClaroRead, and Kurzweil 3000, among several others.

Built-in text to speech tools

Currently, most manufacturers have upgraded their production process. They have included TTS tools in their devices in the form of an integrated system. Most computers and smartphones nowadays have in-built text to speech tools, which means that you do not have to download and install similar applications from external sources. So, if you need to use TTS tools and you have not yet acquired a device, you might consider purchasing one that has this feature enabled.

While the general market may present some products claiming to offer reliable services, you need to consider various factors. For increased efficiency, you need to choose the best text to speech app. That way, you are assured of minimal issues such as bugs.

Using Text-to-Speech Tools

So, now you have a device with a TTS app installed. The only thing remaining is putting it into practical functioning. Fundamentally, you need to establish how to text to speech using the available application.

Different TTS tools have different functionality and hence, are used differently. However, their mode of operation is comparable, while there are no complicated operation processes. Besides downloading and installing them, which you carry out just like other applications, using them requires a mere click on an icon. This button is found on whatever platform you are using to access the tool. For instance, if you are using a website based tool, the icon is located on the webpages below the web content.

If you switch to the tool’s dashboard, you can access several other features. You can vary the quality and type of voice to fit your preferences. Different tools provide various kinds of sounds from a child’s to an adult’s and different gender’s voice. Besides, you can adjust the volume and the speaking speed of the voice.

Choosing the Best Text-to-Speech Application

The emergence of text-to-speech technology has led to the introduction of several apps that help in the process. But indeed, you will want to go for the one that suits your preferences. Therefore, you need to consider various essential factors whenever you are looking for a TTS application.

We have compiled some important factors to help you find a favorite application. Have a look below.

1. Features

Before installing an application, you have to establish its main features. You do not want to install an app then realize that probably, you do not like the quality of the voice it bears. Among the main features that you need to consider are the ability to adjust the tone and the speed of the voice. Typically, almost all applications in the market bear this feature. But if you find one that does not offer this provision, then it is not worth going for.

The sound output format is also an essential consideration. Some of the standard formats available include MP3 and WAV. Some formats are not compatible with various audio players. So, before installing a particular application, ensure that it converts texts into an audio format compatible with your device. Sound quality, conversion rate, and highlight during reading, among others, are some of the essential consideration.

2. Speech voices

TTS tools are designed with an incorporated speech engine. This engine is responsible for the synthetization of speech, thereby converting texts to audio. Besides, it provides the ability to convert particular languages into audio. Therefore, while selecting a TTS application, you might want to look for one that includes several languages. If you do not opt for one that can accommodate multiple languages, then ensure that your preferred language is a possibility.

3. Cost

Designers have set different necessities for those accessing their tools. One of the necessities is the cost of acquisition. Some will offer it for free, only requiring you to create an account on their website. Others will require you to pay a small amount to access full features. Well, cheap may seem better, but you should not ignore the fact that those charging for them might offer more and advanced features. If you have a limited budget for the tools, then going for the free ones is a perfect option, but if you could afford to pay for one, then go ahead and enjoy vast benefits.

Character limit

Every TTS software has a particular character limit range. This is the maximum number of characters it can read out loud for a single session. If you only have a few lines that you want to convert, then you can go for a software that has a low character limit. However, if you want a software for substantial conversion such as in commercial use, then a software program that can accommodate several characters is perfect.

You can visit specific websites for particular TTS applications for detailed information. You will undoubtedly find information about the features, character limit and acquisition necessities for that program. Besides, you can go through the reviews’ section to find out about the experience other users have with the tools.

Why are TTS systems popular?

We all agree now that TTS systems are beneficial. They offer way too many benefits, and we could say that they are a perfect invention in the contemporary world. These benefits have made these systems so popular, and a lot of people have embraced them. We shall look into these benefits to get a more precise overview of why TTS tools have become prevalent.

Enhanced text reading

The most significant benefit offered by the Text-to-Speech systems is helping individuals with reading difficulties. Such troubles could be as a result of health conditions, long passages, word choices, or any other issue that could be limiting their reading capabilities. A TTS application curbs this issue and improves the rate of knowledge and information acquisition, achievable through reading.

Saves time and resources

Sometimes, your reading skills may be inadequate, and you might take long to read complete long prose. Listening in such a case is more efficient, especially since the systems do not pause due to reading struggles.

On the other hand, some large organization deploy transcribing method as a means of promoting their product. Involving individuals to record voices might not attract as many customers as a TTS application would. The voice from such an application is clear and more natural. Besides, an application would not cost the company as much as it would while involving a person. Therefore, if you are into marketing your products through advertisements, then using a TTS software would cost you less.

Better web presence

When a website has incorporated TTS tools in the design, then it is likely to attract more traffic compared with one that does not have such tools. Such vast traffic generates because there are no limitations to the kind of people who can access the site. Anyone, irrespective of their sight condition can obtain information on the website. For instance, an individual with a visual impairment condition can access a site with TTS tools present.

It means that TTS is an essential tool for website owners who are looking to grow the rate of users’ visits. Increased traffic consequently increases ones web presence.

Final Thoughts

Essentially, the internet provides a wide range of Text-to-Speech programs. You are supposed to choose one after profound consideration of crucial factors. But eventually, all systems will serve a similar core task; reading texts for you aloud. While going for a particular software, ensure that it suits your preferences. Otherwise, you will end up uninstalling it and going back to find a favorite one.

These applications are most helpful to children who struggle a lot in school. Most are affected by dyslexia, and they can barely read with ease. So, if you have troubles reading written texts, do not struggle anymore. Whether it is you, or your kids in school, get one today and improve your reading abilities.

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What Is Text To Speech And What Is Text To Speech About

Intensified use of electrical devices has revolutionized the modus operandi in the contemporary world. With the internet encroachment, websites and applications can be accessed on these devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. This transformation has brought about various beneficial features that have facilitated the way things used to be done in the past. One of the significant transformations involves reading texts from multiple resources on these devices. While it would be difficult for illiterate individuals, unfortunate ones such as the blind/ visually impaired also find it challenging to access such materials.

Text-to-speech, TTS, has been a helpful feature over the internet, with most individuals nowadays embracing the technology. This article presents a detailed guide on details encompassed in the TTS niche. By the end of this guide, you will have comprehended what TTS entails.

What Is Text To Speech About?

So, what is text to speech? What is it about? Typically, text to speech is a system that operates by synthesizing speech notes through the conversion of texts into spoken voice output. This spoken voice is generated through a computer system, where the user listens to it. Usually, these systems aim at helping individuals who cannot read a typed text due to various factors. TTS systems range from websites, applications and plugins, all which perform a similar function.

At times, people tend to confuse Text to Speech systems with Voice Response systems since they have undistinguishable functionality. But you need to know that TTS reads a string of text characters while a voice response decodes previously recorded voice texts. TTS is not limited to words only encoded by the systems, but it also recognizes words from original phrases. The system reads the words out loud, and therefore a user can listen to them.

How does TTS work?

A TTS system encompasses text character recognition features that help read texts from a sentence aloud. Some might also have integrated optical character recognition, a feature that enables the system to decode texts in images. As the system reads the texts aloud, it highlights them along to help the user to follow.

TTS systems are compatible with electronic devices, while they can decode texts from different kinds of files such as online pages and word documents. There are different types of TTS systems, each bearing various features and capabilities. Below is a highlight of some of these TTS tools.

Web-based TTS tools

These are tools developed alongside a website, and they are available online. Once you visit such a site, you can access them and have your content read out loud. Usually, there is an icon on the website that lets you turn the tool on and off. Mostly, educational sites use this tool to help students with reading difficulties, especially kids. For instance, Bookshare is a website platform that provides access to electronic textbooks which can be accessed using the text to speech tool. This website offers free account registration to kids suffering from dyslexia condition. Their TTS tools are available for free to anyone who owns an account.

Google Chrome also offers TTS tools’ accessibility services. The newly updated version contains several related tools, including Snap and Read Universal and Read and Write for Google Chrome. You need to install chrome web-browser on your device to access these TTS tools. Whenever you visit a website, you can turn them on and get help reading contents on webpages.

Text to Speech applications

When you own a smartphone or a tablet, you can access TTS by installing apps on the device. They are also compatible with kids’ tablets, and hence you can install them for your kids who have troubles reading. Applications such as Newscaster Vocalizer, Content Samurai, Office Lens, Claro ScanPen, and Voice Dream Reader are perfect examples of applications compatible with smartphones and digital tablets. They bear different features, such as highlighting texts while they read them aloud, among others.

Text to Speech software

Just like the applications, you can install TTS software programs in your desktop or a laptop. These programs have more extensive features and abilities compared to mobile apps. Besides, they are more flexible and allow for more manipulation. For instance, you can integrate them into other document-based programs in your computers such as Microsoft Word and OneNote. You can download them from the internet and install them on your computer. Some popular software program examples include Read&Write;, ClaroRead, and Kurzweil 3000, among several others.

Built-in text to speech tools

Currently, most manufacturers have upgraded their production process. They have included TTS tools in their devices in the form of an integrated system. Most computers and smartphones nowadays have in-built text to speech tools, which means that you do not have to download and install similar applications from external sources. So, if you need to use TTS tools and you have not yet acquired a device, you might consider purchasing one that has this feature enabled.

While the general market may present some products claiming to offer reliable services, you need to consider various factors. For increased efficiency, you need to choose the best text to speech app. That way, you are assured of minimal issues such as bugs.

Using Text-to-Speech Tools

So, now you have a device with a TTS app installed. The only thing remaining is putting it into practical functioning. Fundamentally, you need to establish how to text to speech using the available application.

Different TTS tools have different functionality and hence, are used differently. However, their mode of operation is comparable, while there are no complicated operation processes. Besides downloading and installing them, which you carry out just like other applications, using them requires a mere click on an icon. This button is found on whatever platform you are using to access the tool. For instance, if you are using a website based tool, the icon is located on the webpages below the web content.

If you switch to the tool’s dashboard, you can access several other features. You can vary the quality and type of voice to fit your preferences. Different tools provide various kinds of sounds from a child’s to an adult’s and different gender’s voice. Besides, you can adjust the volume and the speaking speed of the voice.

Choosing the Best Text-to-Speech Application

The emergence of text-to-speech technology has led to the introduction of several apps that help in the process. But indeed, you will want to go for the one that suits your preferences. Therefore, you need to consider various essential factors whenever you are looking for a TTS application.

We have compiled some important factors to help you find a favorite application. Have a look below.

1. Features

Before installing an application, you have to establish its main features. You do not want to install an app then realize that probably, you do not like the quality of the voice it bears. Among the main features that you need to consider are the ability to adjust the tone and the speed of the voice. Typically, almost all applications in the market bear this feature. But if you find one that does not offer this provision, then it is not worth going for.

The sound output format is also an essential consideration. Some of the standard formats available include MP3 and WAV. Some formats are not compatible with various audio players. So, before installing a particular application, ensure that it converts texts into an audio format compatible with your device. Sound quality, conversion rate, and highlight during reading, among others, are some of the essential consideration.

2. Speech voices

TTS tools are designed with an incorporated speech engine. This engine is responsible for the synthetization of speech, thereby converting texts to audio. Besides, it provides the ability to convert particular languages into audio. Therefore, while selecting a TTS application, you might want to look for one that includes several languages. If you do not opt for one that can accommodate multiple languages, then ensure that your preferred language is a possibility.

3. Cost

Designers have set different necessities for those accessing their tools. One of the necessities is the cost of acquisition. Some will offer it for free, only requiring you to create an account on their website. Others will require you to pay a small amount to access full features. Well, cheap may seem better, but you should not ignore the fact that those charging for them might offer more and advanced features. If you have a limited budget for the tools, then going for the free ones is a perfect option, but if you could afford to pay for one, then go ahead and enjoy vast benefits.

Character limit

Every TTS software has a particular character limit range. This is the maximum number of characters it can read out loud for a single session. If you only have a few lines that you want to convert, then you can go for a software that has a low character limit. However, if you want a software for substantial conversion such as in commercial use, then a software program that can accommodate several characters is perfect.

You can visit specific websites for particular TTS applications for detailed information. You will undoubtedly find information about the features, character limit and acquisition necessities for that program. Besides, you can go through the reviews’ section to find out about the experience other users have with the tools.

Why are TTS systems popular?

We all agree now that TTS systems are beneficial. They offer way too many benefits, and we could say that they are a perfect invention in the contemporary world. These benefits have made these systems so popular, and a lot of people have embraced them. We shall look into these benefits to get a more precise overview of why TTS tools have become prevalent.

Enhanced text reading

The most significant benefit offered by the Text-to-Speech systems is helping individuals with reading difficulties. Such troubles could be as a result of health conditions, long passages, word choices, or any other issue that could be limiting their reading capabilities. A TTS application curbs this issue and improves the rate of knowledge and information acquisition, achievable through reading.

Saves time and resources

Sometimes, your reading skills may be inadequate, and you might take long to read complete long prose. Listening in such a case is more efficient, especially since the systems do not pause due to reading struggles.

On the other hand, some large organization deploy transcribing method as a means of promoting their product. Involving individuals to record voices might not attract as many customers as a TTS application would. The voice from such an application is clear and more natural. Besides, an application would not cost the company as much as it would while involving a person. Therefore, if you are into marketing your products through advertisements, then using a TTS software would cost you less.

Better web presence

When a website has incorporated TTS tools in the design, then it is likely to attract more traffic compared with one that does not have such tools. Such vast traffic generates because there are no limitations to the kind of people who can access the site. Anyone, irrespective of their sight condition can obtain information on the website. For instance, an individual with a visual impairment condition can access a site with TTS tools present.

It means that TTS is an essential tool for website owners who are looking to grow the rate of users’ visits. Increased traffic consequently increases ones web presence.

Final Thoughts

Essentially, the internet provides a wide range of Text-to-Speech programs. You are supposed to choose one after profound consideration of crucial factors. But eventually, all systems will serve a similar core task; reading texts for you aloud. While going for a particular software, ensure that it suits your preferences. Otherwise, you will end up uninstalling it and going back to find a favorite one.

These applications are most helpful to children who struggle a lot in school. Most are affected by dyslexia, and they can barely read with ease. So, if you have troubles reading written texts, do not struggle anymore. Whether it is you, or your kids in school, get one today and improve your reading abilities.

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What Is Text To Speech And What Is Text To Speech About

Intensified use of electrical devices has revolutionized the modus operandi in the contemporary world. With the internet encroachment, websites and applications can be accessed on these devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. This transformation has brought about various beneficial features that have facilitated the way things used to be done in the past. One of the significant transformations involves reading texts from multiple resources on these devices. While it would be difficult for illiterate individuals, unfortunate ones such as the blind/ visually impaired also find it challenging to access such materials.

Text-to-speech, TTS, has been a helpful feature over the internet, with most individuals nowadays embracing the technology. This article presents a detailed guide on details encompassed in the TTS niche. By the end of this guide, you will have comprehended what TTS entails.

What Is Text To Speech About?

So, what is text to speech? What is it about? Typically, text to speech is a system that operates by synthesizing speech notes through the conversion of texts into spoken voice output. This spoken voice is generated through a computer system, where the user listens to it. Usually, these systems aim at helping individuals who cannot read a typed text due to various factors. TTS systems range from websites, applications and plugins, all which perform a similar function.

At times, people tend to confuse Text to Speech systems with Voice Response systems since they have undistinguishable functionality. But you need to know that TTS reads a string of text characters while a voice response decodes previously recorded voice texts. TTS is not limited to words only encoded by the systems, but it also recognizes words from original phrases. The system reads the words out loud, and therefore a user can listen to them.

How does TTS work?

A TTS system encompasses text character recognition features that help read texts from a sentence aloud. Some might also have integrated optical character recognition, a feature that enables the system to decode texts in images. As the system reads the texts aloud, it highlights them along to help the user to follow.

TTS systems are compatible with electronic devices, while they can decode texts from different kinds of files such as online pages and word documents. There are different types of TTS systems, each bearing various features and capabilities. Below is a highlight of some of these TTS tools.

Web-based TTS tools

These are tools developed alongside a website, and they are available online. Once you visit such a site, you can access them and have your content read out loud. Usually, there is an icon on the website that lets you turn the tool on and off. Mostly, educational sites use this tool to help students with reading difficulties, especially kids. For instance, Bookshare is a website platform that provides access to electronic textbooks which can be accessed using the text to speech tool. This website offers free account registration to kids suffering from dyslexia condition. Their TTS tools are available for free to anyone who owns an account.

Google Chrome also offers TTS tools’ accessibility services. The newly updated version contains several related tools, including Snap and Read Universal and Read and Write for Google Chrome. You need to install chrome web-browser on your device to access these TTS tools. Whenever you visit a website, you can turn them on and get help reading contents on webpages.

Text to Speech applications

When you own a smartphone or a tablet, you can access TTS by installing apps on the device. They are also compatible with kids’ tablets, and hence you can install them for your kids who have troubles reading. Applications such as Newscaster Vocalizer, Content Samurai, Office Lens, Claro ScanPen, and Voice Dream Reader are perfect examples of applications compatible with smartphones and digital tablets. They bear different features, such as highlighting texts while they read them aloud, among others.

Text to Speech software

Just like the applications, you can install TTS software programs in your desktop or a laptop. These programs have more extensive features and abilities compared to mobile apps. Besides, they are more flexible and allow for more manipulation. For instance, you can integrate them into other document-based programs in your computers such as Microsoft Word and OneNote. You can download them from the internet and install them on your computer. Some popular software program examples include Read&Write;, ClaroRead, and Kurzweil 3000, among several others.

Built-in text to speech tools

Currently, most manufacturers have upgraded their production process. They have included TTS tools in their devices in the form of an integrated system. Most computers and smartphones nowadays have in-built text to speech tools, which means that you do not have to download and install similar applications from external sources. So, if you need to use TTS tools and you have not yet acquired a device, you might consider purchasing one that has this feature enabled.

While the general market may present some products claiming to offer reliable services, you need to consider various factors. For increased efficiency, you need to choose the best text to speech app. That way, you are assured of minimal issues such as bugs.

Using Text-to-Speech Tools

So, now you have a device with a TTS app installed. The only thing remaining is putting it into practical functioning. Fundamentally, you need to establish how to text to speech using the available application.

Different TTS tools have different functionality and hence, are used differently. However, their mode of operation is comparable, while there are no complicated operation processes. Besides downloading and installing them, which you carry out just like other applications, using them requires a mere click on an icon. This button is found on whatever platform you are using to access the tool. For instance, if you are using a website based tool, the icon is located on the webpages below the web content.

If you switch to the tool’s dashboard, you can access several other features. You can vary the quality and type of voice to fit your preferences. Different tools provide various kinds of sounds from a child’s to an adult’s and different gender’s voice. Besides, you can adjust the volume and the speaking speed of the voice.

Choosing the Best Text-to-Speech Application

The emergence of text-to-speech technology has led to the introduction of several apps that help in the process. But indeed, you will want to go for the one that suits your preferences. Therefore, you need to consider various essential factors whenever you are looking for a TTS application.

We have compiled some important factors to help you find a favorite application. Have a look below.

1. Features

Before installing an application, you have to establish its main features. You do not want to install an app then realize that probably, you do not like the quality of the voice it bears. Among the main features that you need to consider are the ability to adjust the tone and the speed of the voice. Typically, almost all applications in the market bear this feature. But if you find one that does not offer this provision, then it is not worth going for.

The sound output format is also an essential consideration. Some of the standard formats available include MP3 and WAV. Some formats are not compatible with various audio players. So, before installing a particular application, ensure that it converts texts into an audio format compatible with your device. Sound quality, conversion rate, and highlight during reading, among others, are some of the essential consideration.

2. Speech voices

TTS tools are designed with an incorporated speech engine. This engine is responsible for the synthetization of speech, thereby converting texts to audio. Besides, it provides the ability to convert particular languages into audio. Therefore, while selecting a TTS application, you might want to look for one that includes several languages. If you do not opt for one that can accommodate multiple languages, then ensure that your preferred language is a possibility.

3. Cost

Designers have set different necessities for those accessing their tools. One of the necessities is the cost of acquisition. Some will offer it for free, only requiring you to create an account on their website. Others will require you to pay a small amount to access full features. Well, cheap may seem better, but you should not ignore the fact that those charging for them might offer more and advanced features. If you have a limited budget for the tools, then going for the free ones is a perfect option, but if you could afford to pay for one, then go ahead and enjoy vast benefits.

Character limit

Every TTS software has a particular character limit range. This is the maximum number of characters it can read out loud for a single session. If you only have a few lines that you want to convert, then you can go for a software that has a low character limit. However, if you want a software for substantial conversion such as in commercial use, then a software program that can accommodate several characters is perfect.

You can visit specific websites for particular TTS applications for detailed information. You will undoubtedly find information about the features, character limit and acquisition necessities for that program. Besides, you can go through the reviews’ section to find out about the experience other users have with the tools.

Why are TTS systems popular?

We all agree now that TTS systems are beneficial. They offer way too many benefits, and we could say that they are a perfect invention in the contemporary world. These benefits have made these systems so popular, and a lot of people have embraced them. We shall look into these benefits to get a more precise overview of why TTS tools have become prevalent.

Enhanced text reading

The most significant benefit offered by the Text-to-Speech systems is helping individuals with reading difficulties. Such troubles could be as a result of health conditions, long passages, word choices, or any other issue that could be limiting their reading capabilities. A TTS application curbs this issue and improves the rate of knowledge and information acquisition, achievable through reading.

Saves time and resources

Sometimes, your reading skills may be inadequate, and you might take long to read complete long prose. Listening in such a case is more efficient, especially since the systems do not pause due to reading struggles.

On the other hand, some large organization deploy transcribing method as a means of promoting their product. Involving individuals to record voices might not attract as many customers as a TTS application would. The voice from such an application is clear and more natural. Besides, an application would not cost the company as much as it would while involving a person. Therefore, if you are into marketing your products through advertisements, then using a TTS software would cost you less.

Better web presence

When a website has incorporated TTS tools in the design, then it is likely to attract more traffic compared with one that does not have such tools. Such vast traffic generates because there are no limitations to the kind of people who can access the site. Anyone, irrespective of their sight condition can obtain information on the website. For instance, an individual with a visual impairment condition can access a site with TTS tools present.

It means that TTS is an essential tool for website owners who are looking to grow the rate of users’ visits. Increased traffic consequently increases ones web presence.

Final Thoughts

Essentially, the internet provides a wide range of Text-to-Speech programs. You are supposed to choose one after profound consideration of crucial factors. But eventually, all systems will serve a similar core task; reading texts for you aloud. While going for a particular software, ensure that it suits your preferences. Otherwise, you will end up uninstalling it and going back to find a favorite one.

These applications are most helpful to children who struggle a lot in school. Most are affected by dyslexia, and they can barely read with ease. So, if you have troubles reading written texts, do not struggle anymore. Whether it is you, or your kids in school, get one today and improve your reading abilities.

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The Power Of Data Recovery

To say that data is the new oil is an understatement. It certainly makes the world go round on a virtual level and runs almost all businesses and organizations in every part of the globe. Rarely would you come across a person who does not contribute to this pool of data with the popularity of social networking sites and even with the conversion of most human data into digital format for ease of access and distribution into various channels and platforms.

It is especially helpful among businessmen who can easily expand their business by having access to a big pool of data of their target customers online. There are different ways to utilize this data for marketing and it has proven effective over the years especially with ads popping now and then on social media and video-sharing platforms that the public often frequent.

There is one big problem, though, and it involves data privacy and security especially that many people have access to the private information of individuals even without their consent.

‘Data is the new oil’ was rightly stated by Clive Humbly. With the increased usage of data, we live in a world where this data is used to make important strategic decisions in an organizational structure. Big businesses find this large pool of data to be invaluable. It is important to maintain a structured way of storing and using this resource.

On a personal level as well, data privacy is an important issue. Governments are looking to tighten their data leaks law to make sure that people are secure from exploitation and misuse of data. These type of cyber attacks are on the rise and data protection is an absolute must. With our increased reliance on technology, data is generated on a mass level. Data loss is a real threat as hardware and software are prone to failure and faults.

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We can’t ignore the power of data anymore whether big or small but along with it comes the challenges brought about by data loss. Like with any other device, they can wear out and malfunction over time. There are also instances when they fail because of other reasons outside of your control like mechanical failure or even by accident you may lose certain if not all of your stored files.

We thrive today because of data and its absence can be significantly felt especially for those who failed to secure a backup. Data recovery is your last resort and your last grain of hope to get your lost data back. There is a cliché, though. It is pricey and you can’t always be sure that you’ll get it back because there are a lot of things that can go wrong no matter how careful you are.

Consumers are often advised to not go the “DIY route” when it comes to working on their laptop or desktop computer or other devices such as digital cameras. They typically shouldn’t try to pop the back off the machine and extract the hard drive in an attempt to access missing or corrupt files. Laptops are built really thin and they’re nearly impossible to open, and in many cases the person attempting the recovery might damage the computer’s internal parts.

Despite these warnings, there are often ways to retrieve files from such devices without causing any harm by utilising a recovery software program. Many users conduct a quick “Googling” of “file recovery software” and then are faced with a range of choices, including many free utilities that promise fast and easy recovery. Unfortunately, these programs are more likely to infect the user’s devices with malware than they are to actually recover any content. And these programs are usually only offered in English, which leaves out billions of other potential users. It’s best to select quality software from a reliable source, one that understands there’s a need for a global presence.

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Some try to DIY it to save money but it is not advised since data recovery have strict requirements. For example, it should be done in a clean room environment because hard drive parts are sensitive. Only trained experts should also do it because they have an extensive technical knowledge and skills on data recovery, so you have a higher chance of recovering your lost data with their professional help.

Data is so precious so one has to be extra careful with it. Not all the time you can replace it and the added pressure of time make its recovery even more stressful for you. When faced with data loss, choose a reputable firm with data recovery services that has proven results with previous clients who successfully recovered their data.

Data loss is not only a problem faced by ordinary computer users. Companies and organizations using big servers are also at risk. They can better deal with it with the help of services like https://www.harddriverecovery.org/raidcenter/dell_poweredge_data_recovery.html and https://www.harddriverecovery.org/raidcenter/hp-proliant-data-recovery.html depending on the type of server involved. Get your data back and protect yourself from facing the same problems in the future by upgrading your device security and always backing up your files.

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