Internet Creators Guild membership launch (2016)
project history · status: last documented in 2016 (looked back on in 2017) · last event: launched (2016-06-24 (said on 2016-06-21, implied)) · last mentioned: 2017-06-09
Hank launched membership of the Internet Creators Guild at VidCon in June 2016, a guild meant to connect online creators, inform them and give them a unified voice. The launch was met with excitement, and Hank was still describing the guild in September 2016.
Told alongside: VidCon Europe 2017 edition (Amsterdam, April 8-9): the first VidCon outside the US · VidCon Australia 2017 edition (Melbourne, September 9-10)
About: Internet Creators Guild
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 (said on 2016-06-21, implied) | launched | Hank announces the launch of membership for the Internet Creators Guild: creators on the internet can become members. | Questions (and Announcements) from VidCon 00:02:08 |
| 2016-07-01 | looked back | Hank says people were very excited about the launch of the Internet Creators Guild and the Crash Course curriculum materials. | So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) 00:00:00 |
| 2016-09-09 | looked back | Hank lists current projects: VidCons in Europe, Australia and California, a 10th-anniversary NerdCon: Nerdfighteria, How to Vote, Dear Hank and John, Snapchatting, and helping found the Internet Creators Guild. | Sleep Paralysis, Double-Pregnancy, and The 2016 Census 00:02:35 |
| 2016-09-23 | looked back | Hank says he recently started the Internet Creators Guild to connect creators, give them information and a unified voice when things go wrong. | How do YouTubers Make Money? 00:03:03 |
| 2017-04-21 | looked back | Hank tells creators that the Internet Creators Guild is designed to advocate for people like them, with links in the description. | The Adpocalypse: What it Means 00:03:44 |
| 2017-06-09 | looked back | Hank is trying to help build a guild of internet creators so they can support each other and have a voice together. | Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) 00:00:52 |
Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).
What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-06-24 (said on 2016-06-21, implied) · Questions (and Announcements) from VidCon — Hank describes the ICG as basically a thing that promotes the interests of internet creators. (hedged) — 00:02:11
- 2016-09-09 · Sleep Paralysis, Double-Pregnancy, and The 2016 Census — Hank says the Internet Creators Guild has done a great job explaining why the demonetization issue isn't the end of YouTube. — 00:02:52
- 2016-09-23 · How do YouTubers Make Money? — announcement: Hank says he doesn't want to and can't run the ICG, being too biased, and looks forward to stepping back after helping Laura Chernikoff get established as executive director. (hedged) — 00:03:20
- 2016-09-23 · How do YouTubers Make Money? — Hank hopes the Internet Creators Guild can play a part in keeping online video's benefits accessible. (hedged) — 00:03:48
- 2017-04-21 · The Adpocalypse: What it Means — recommendation: Hank points to the podcast he hosts, ICG Creator Chat, where he talks with creators about their strategy and goals. — video description