Fri. 07/30 - Millions of Views & Not a Dollar To Show For It

<p><strong><em>I read a BuzzFeed article about virality and go on a rant about the creator economy. PornHub has a new campaign to help bolster museum tourism. And we may have found a fingerprint from Michelangelo… on a statue’s butt.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Green Chef, go to <a href="http://greenchef.com/kottke100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreenChef.com/kottke100</a> and use code kottke100 to get $100 off including free shipping</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/kevin-parry-75-million-views-but-he-didnt-make-a-cent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His Video Got 75 Million Views But He Didn't Make A Cent</a> (BuzzFeed News)</li><li><a href="https://www.inputmag.com/culture/pornhub-classic-nudes-tour-metropolitan-met-museum-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I took Pornhub’s tour of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s nudes</a> (Input Mag)</li><li><a href="https://www.pornhub.com/art/classic-nudes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Classic Nudes</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.livescience.com/michelangelo-fingerprint-found-statue.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelangelo's fingerprint possibly found on butt of wax statue</a> (Live Science)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/secrets-of-the-museum-series-two" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelangelo's thumb print seen in BBC Two's Secrets of the Museum</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf