Clubhouse partners with Stripe to roll out Clubhouse Payments
Facebook launches Hotline and ran fake Clubhouse ads, Twitter’s attempt to buy Clubhouse for $4M, Reddit joining the social audio competition
Welcome to this week's news, commentary, discussion and upcoming events on Clubhouse and elsewhere.
News & Commentary
Business Insider announces Clubhouse partnership with Stripe to let users send money directly to creators through their profile page
Clubhouse Payments is Clubhouse's official payment system. Clubhouse partnered with Stripe to allow users to send Payments to their favorite creators. 100% of the payment goes directly to the creator, Clubhouse takes 0%.
Facebook launches Hotline, a mashup of Instagram Live and Clubhouse, into public beta testing as said on TechCrunch
TechCrunch says that Facebook ran ads for a fake 'Clubhouse on PC' app planted with malware
The Verge reports that Twitter discussed buying social audio app Clubhouse for $4 billion even though they were already working on Spaces
Mashable says Reddit is secretly exploring a Clubhouse-like voice chat feature
It was said that personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users reportedly leaked online days after LinkedIn and Facebook also suffered data breaches says Business Insider. The official Clubhouse Twitter page debunked this news here.
Vogue discusses the question "Is Clubhouse the Next Tinder?"
Tom Taulli of Forbes answers the question "Why has Clubhouse Taken Off?"
The Gillmor Gang podcast talk about Hal Willner, a record producer extraordinaire who died suddenly of COVID at 64 and how they celebrated him on Clubhouse
Maya Gold Patterson, designer of Twitter Spaces, explains how she made her career plan on Bustle
Clubhouse Release Notes & Town Hall Updates
The latest release took place on Monday, April 5th. They informed users that their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy changed to explain how payments work on Clubhouse. The new updates include: Payments (beta), their first monetization feature for creators on Clubhouse. It also includes better feed activity plus a lot of upcoming improvements they are working on. See the full release notes here.
During Sunday’s town hall, the founders announced they will be hosting a "Pilot Season" where 60 shows with various topics & formats will debut 1 episode over 3 weeks. The Creator First Program finalists will be notified on April 23 based on feedback from a panel of judges & the Clubhouse community. They also announced Clubhouse Payments which has enabled more than 60K creators to receive payments and are currently working hard to roll it out to more people soon. You can find more details in this Twitter thread.
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Notable people who joined Clubhouse this week
Turner Tenney (@nottfue): American streamer and e-sports player, best known for playing Fortnite.
Platon Antoniou (@platonphoto): British portrait and documentary photographer.
Edward Snowden (deleted): Former computer intelligence consultant who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he was a Central Intelligence Agency employee and subcontractor.
Tom Holland (@holland_tom): Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster.
Alex Grey (@alexgreycosm): American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic paintings.
Recommended events coming up on Clubhouse
We realize that it's impossible to curate events on Clubhouse as every user has their own preferences. Additionally some of the best events are not scheduled and are created ad-hoc. With all that said, the list below includes what stood out for us and should appeal to a wide range of people. If there's anything you think we missed out, feel free to contact us.
MON Apr 12, 5 AM (PST)
Crypto N Coffee (Bitcoin over $60k? | ETH going to what!?)
From CRYPTO N COFFEE
w/ Erik Anderson, mineyourbiz, Ash Aly, Simon Cunningham, Aditi Dass, Katrina Cox, Stav, Sam Parker
Bitcoin, Tech, Talks, Reports, News, TA!
MON Apr 12, 12 PM (PST)
w/ Paul J. von Hartmann, Eviane Ita
From 12-3PM PST Solutions to several global problems will be discussed. In essence, all that’s needed to reset human social evolution toward a peaceful world is Gaiatherapeutic energy economics. #hemp
MON Apr 12, 3 PM (PST)
Mental health and how important it is to you & others
From FOOD & BEVERAGE MAGAZINE
w/ Peter Martinez, Jordan Wagman, Keith Sarasin, Diego La Diosa, Michael Doober, Chef Sebastien, RONALDO LINARES, Young Cho, Victoria Loomis
Mental health is very important in all settings of life. But I’d like to tap into how chefs & cooks are making sure that they as well as those that they work with are in a good space.
TUE Apr 13, 3 PM (PST)
Pet People Showcase: Joe Meyers of DogTV
From PETS OF THE PAWCIFIC
w/ Bertha Villanueva, Joe Meyers
Showcase Guest Speaker is Joe Meyers of DogTV. Learn about the only channel dogs & their people need, and the future of the pet industry.
TUE Apr 13, 5 PM (PST)
🚀🤝The Student-Athlete Journey To Success📈🔥
w/ Joseph Ruggiero, Nathan Bell, Zach Pease
Join us from 8:00-9:00pm EST every Tuesday for weekly topics towards building the utmost success. With several guest appearances, motivational content, and MUCH MORE🔥🌟 Join NOW!
WED Apr 14, 12 PM (PST)
Crypto Talks💰 The Future of Crypto🌍
From THE CRYPTO CLUB💰
w/ Mckinley Harris, Philippe Frank, Alexander Bennett, Manny Fraser, Yianni Shiapanis, Neill Kloss, Jordan Hardie, Itiel Criseo
This is an open and safe space for all conversations Crypto related!💰 There are no dumb questions!📝 Lets have a conversation about the Future of Crypto!🤓 The good, bad, ugly & beautiful!🌍❤️
WED Apr 14, 3 PM (PST)
New Traveler Segments in a Post-Covid World
From TRAVEL MARKETERS
w/ Frederic Gonzalo, Susan Black
There are new traveler segments emerging as we now face a different global landscape. Can newly defined personas help marketers achieve their goals?
THU Apr 15, 12 PM (PST)
Free-Diving Tips & Techniques for Sailors! 🤿⛵️🧜♀️
From SAILING CLUB
w/ Brooks Watson, Tom Luddington
We’re discussing why free-diving is a critical skill sailors should considering learning. We’ll breakdown the process and suggest tips and techniques for diving and sailing safely. ⛵️🤿🏝🧜♀️
THU Apr 15, 5 PM (PST)
From WINNING IN WEALTH
w/ Shateka Husser, MBA, Jeffrey Blosil, Jacqueline Matoza, Glenn Jones, Shaniequa Washington, Marcus Gold, MBA
Bring your wins and your retirement revelations. Learn how to make $3 for $1 you invest and tax-free income.
FRI Apr 16, 12 PM (PST)
How we create meaningful memories
From CREATE MEMORIES
w/ Shamini Dhana, Ayelet Baron
Memories are priceless, valuable and connect us to people and planet. How do we consciously and mindfully make them memorable?
FRI Apr 16, 4:25 PM (PST)
COVID-19 🦠 Long Haulers Speaking Their Truth 👋🏻
From COVID WELLNESS
w/ Maya McNulty, Katie Kat Gledhill, Alice Perlowski
Let’s share our post COVID recovery and help to build our support community.
SAT Apr 17, 1 PM (PST)
Open Studio for Artists and Creatives
From MINI SCHOOL
w/ Laura Tu
Come co-work and chat about art and design.
SAT Apr 17, 9 PM (PST)
Film Market and Film Festivals from Around The World
w/ Mannu Sandhu, Panzy Sandhu
Creating a space for festival experts to connect from all over the world! Spread the word❤️ Film Markers, Producers, Directors, Distributor, Producers,Writers, Cinematographer, OOT Platforms.
SUN Apr 18, 8 AM (PDT)
International UX coffee chat
From INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
w/ Silvio Sangineto, Ruochen Wu, Louise S., Jacques Dupoux, DaHee Kang, Miriam Isaac
Come learn and network with UX practitioners from all across the 🌎. Some topics: ➡️ Tools, remote working, hiring ➡️ Your burning questions! Bring your questions and enthusiasm 👋
SUN Apr 18, 5 PM (PST)
Global Majority Actors and Intimacy
From INTIMACY COORDINATORS
w/ Ann James, Kaja Dunn, Faye Yvette McQueen, DrDelvena
Let’s talk about how intimacy on stage and screen for global majority actors involves much more than cishet sexual content.
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