Enter Vocal.Media’s “Homecoming” writing contest for a chance to win $5K
Enter to win $5,000 by writing a Homecoming Poem by the end of day on September 21, 2021.
Attention bloggers and writers! Create and share a poem inspired by what “home” means to you for a chance to win up to $5K or $5,000 U.S. dollars!
You can submit a poem between 100 and 2,000 words by sharing with the Vocal audience and the rest of the world what home means to you. It can be a city, a town, a street where you grew up — a place you retreat to at the end of each day.
Or…
Social engineering in wrong hands puts social media users at a disadvantage
Social engineering and the risks and dangers of using it on social media are the topic of my blog that I’d like to share with you today. I’m hoping after reading this, you’d learn something to think about to protect yourself from it.
What is social engineering? Social engineering describes tactics used by malicious hackers as a matter of privacy — the security aspect can be more emphasized — however hacking may also cause damage if users have an idea or information that could lead them to harm.
While we wish people had proper knowledge about what they share online…
How The Medium Writing Platform Can Help You Make Extra Income
Medium will let you earn money from your writings. Yes, lots of people, including many newbie and veteran writers alike, don’t know about it.
Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here you can create the space for your thinking to take off.
It’s easy and free to share your thinking on any topic, connect with an audience, express yourself with a range of publishing tools, and even earn money for your work.
At Medium you get rewarded for…
NewsBreak Introduces New Monetization Terms For Its Creators
NewsBreak announces its updated monetization terms for creators.
Yep, you read it right — the growing publication just introduced or revised (yet again) yesterday their monetization terms for their creators on its platform.
These important changes include the following terms and conditions:
- Removal of base pay: We will no longer be offering base pay on any articles and/or videos that you publish. Instead, you will receive a monthly payout based on revenue generated from your qualifying content.
- Elimination of CV Score: You will no longer be given a CV Score for written content and references to CV Score will be…
Vocal’s Summer Fiction Series Challenge With $52k In Cash Prizes
Attention writers! Enter Vocal.Media’s Summer Fiction Writing Contest with $6.5K per week prize. Join Vocal+ here to enter this challenge.
Yes, Vocal is giving away $6,500 weekly for a total of $52K for short fiction Challenges from July 7 to August 31, 2021 and they’re inviting you to be a part of it.
The series is comprised of 8 short fiction Challenges ranging in length from one week to eight weeks long, and each offers a $5,000 grand prize to a new winner every week for the duration of the series.
The Challenges
For this writing marathon, the Vocal…
Here Is Vocal.Media’s $20k “Doomsday” Diary Writing Contest
Would you like to win money during this difficult time? Enter Vocal.Media’s Doomsday Writing Challenge and win up to $20,000! If you can write a good, compelling doomsday fictional story, then here’s your chance to win money.
About the challenge
This Challenge, celebrating the launch of Vocal.Media’s much-anticipated fiction community is simple: write a short creative fiction piece about a post-apocalyptic dystopia.
Yes, this is your big opportunity to showcase your inner fiction writing talent!
The only requirement is that your story must include a heart-shaped locket. This necklace can be a central plot point, or just a minor…
Join Vocal.Media and enter True Color poem contest for a chance to win $2K
Attention poetry writers! Do you want to be $2,000 richer before this month of May is over in 2021? It’s easy. All you need to do is to enter Vocal.Media’s “True Colors” Challenge with $30,000 in cash prizes!
As Vocal.Media wraps up the National Poetry Month, they want to celebrate the beautiful things with their poetry writers and creators and let them share their inner talents in creative and poetic writing.
For this Challenge, Vocal.Media is teaming up once again with their partners at Moleskine to ask you to express your pride in the diverse, amazing pieces of yourself.
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Google announces its mobile ads SDK changes will affect apps and revenue
Google just announced its new mobile ads SDK changes will affect Android and iOS apps and revenue. Read on to find out how this will affect developers and advertisers on the Google platform.
Google Mobile Ads SDK iOS v8.0.0 is released and Android v20.0.0 will be released in Q2 2021. In the update to these major versions, a number of existing APIs will be changed or deprecated. Please consider the following:
- Before these versions become available, please consider updating API usage in existing apps per the migration guide below.
- When GMA SDK version 8.0.0 (iOS) or 20.0.0 (Android) becomes available…
YouTube updated its publishing rules of new video uploads for users
Today YouTube announces new video uploads updated policy. These new rules by the company addresses issues before a new video upload from its users goes public.
Know your video’s status before publishing!
When it comes to knowing your video’s status, the fewer surprises the better. New automatic checks help you catch copyright or ad-suitability issues before you hit publish.
Simply upload on desktop, wait for your checks, and make needed adjustments.
- Upload your video in YouTube Studio on desktop
No need to set as “unlisted” or “private.” …
The benefits of gratitude and the ways to practice it in your life
When was the last time you’ve been grateful, or have you been grateful lately? Today let me share with you why gratitude will make you happier and blessed in life.
Gratitude can be simply broken down to appreciating the good things in your life. It doesn’t always seem simple, though. When things are hectic or stressful, finding the silver lining can be challenging.
However, learning how to embrace gratitude can significantly boost your happiness. …
