Gary Vaynerchuk broke my Twitter Spaces! (My first week as a beta tester)
So I've been granted the honor of being among the first few hundred people to beta test Twitter’s newest feature Twitter Spaces. I don't remember exactly how I found Twitter spaces (you have to be following someone who hosting or speaking in a room to see the feature) but I was definitely in love with the user interface and sound quality in comparison to the clubhouse app. So before I get into how Gary Vaynerchuk broke my Spaces, I'll give a run down into what I like and what I feel needs improvement before launch!
So I've been granted the honor of being among the first few hundred people to beta test Twitter’s newest feature Twitter Spaces. I don't remember exactly how I found Twitter spaces (you have to be following someone who hosting or speaking in a room to see the feature) but I was definitely in love with the user interface and sound quality in comparison to the clubhouse app. So before I get into how Gary Vaynerchuk broke my Spaces, I'll give a run down into what I like and what I feel needs improvement before launch!
At the time of this post, the Twitter Spaces beta feedback group is a very small group of people, so for you to experience the feature for yourself, you’ll need to find and follow a beta tester. (hopefully, you’re already following me.) If you’ve used the clubhouse app you be fairly familiar with the audio chat interface. Though the moderation tools are as well fleshed out yet, however, the host feels very much in control of their space. Unlike the seemingly unlimited amount of people who can jump on a mic like in the clubhouse app, you are limited to 10 additional speakers. No one is sure how many people total can populate a space but I am sure we have plenty of time to test that out.
Sidenote: much like the Clubhouse audio chat app, only iPhone users are able to utilize the feature at the moment. I am hearing the iPad is getting the ability soon.
Ok most of you are really only here because you want to know how Gary Vee broke my Twitter Space, lol.
So boom. I startup a twitter space, I think it was my second time hosting a room. After about 15 minutes of chatting with some of my followers and other beta testers, Kayvon from Twitter jumps in we start talking a little about my periscope days. (Kayvon is the founder of Periscope, which is owned by Twitter.) The thing is Kayvon is pretty popular so lots of people start jumping into the Space. The only way right now to find a Twitter Space is to follow the host, follow someone who has been given speaker privileges or get a direct link to spaces. So as Kayvon’s following starts to pile in and people start asking questions the room starts to become pretty popular turning my little “dinner party” into a town hall meeting. Things are going great people are spending limited time "on stage" and asking some great questions But little did we know Gary Vaynerchuk found the space! So Gary decides to screenshot the Space and shoot it out to his timeline and all hell breaks loose. lmfaooooo. My Space quickly goes from 3-4 people requesting to speak to Kayvon to about 40 all at the same time. At this point, this system is getting pushed to its limits because listeners are spamming the request button to get my attention, and some people who were granted speak privileges are getting kicked. Plus the UI isn’t designed to efficiently sort through 40 requests at the same time. So as I’m vetting each profile while simultaneously moderating and greeting each person who joins the convo, the tweet from Gary Vee is shared inside the space and we all realized what going on. so for about 15 minutes tech enthusiasts, Journalists, etc.. are flying into the space until Kayvon leaves, and then the room goes back to normal, or at least I thought. Turns out for the next 4 days the Twitter team was trying to figure out why 2 out of every 3 listeners would get kicked from the room when I brought them up to speak. Which I called the “Issa Khari bug” since my space was the only account that this was happening in. I haven’t seen Gary jump in since but he did jump in fellow beta tester Kyle Harris’ space later on that day and came up to speak on the “hustle” culture which was interesting, to say the least. lol
I think the best thing about the whole situation is that a lot of feedback was submitted from the experience and created the opportunity to see what would be needed for larger accounts to utilize the feature. My Fellow beta testers as well as myself have made several suggestions like co-hosting and some better moderation abilities, like muting individual speakers as well as the whole room. I do want to say the Twitter team has been incredible with reaching out, they are regularly in the rooms and even come up to speak from time to time to listen to feedback in real-time. It reminds me of my Periscope VIP experience, with a great line of communication and genuinely listening to those who cultivate communities to be a significant voice in how these apps are shaped. I’ll give an update down the line as the app gets some new features which I'm hearing should be rolling out soon. So that’s about it for now, let me go start up another space, go find me on Twitter!
Photo of the Day • December 14, 2020 • #TakenOniPhone
#TakeOniPhone
EXIF: 1/120 • F/2.4 • ISO 160
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro
Lens: Ultra Wide Camera
Edit: @lightroom
Preset: ISSA ”Sudan”
SnapChat/IG/Twitter: @issakhari
12.13.20 • New York City, NY
EXIF: 1/120 • F/2.4 • ISO 160
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro
Lens: Ultra Wide Camera
Edit: @lightroom
Preset: ISSA ”Sudan”
SnapChat/IG/Twitter: @issakhari
Protesters Riot in Brooklyn Over Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting
Walter Wallace Jr, who was shot 10x in West Philadelphia on October 26, is the latest Black Man to be killed by police. The incident has thrown more fuel ton a fire that has burned all summer nationwide which started with the death of George Floyd. Wednesday night a crowd of a little over 100 demonstrators took the streets of Brooklyn in a pure rage smashing windows, throwing trash, and lighting whatever they could find on fire.
Walter Wallace Jr, who was shot 10x in West Philadelphia on October 26, is the latest Black Man to be killed by police. The incident has thrown more fuel ton a fire that has burned all summer nationwide which started with the death of George Floyd. Wednesday night a crowd of a little over 100 demonstrators took the streets of Brooklyn in a pure rage smashing windows, throwing trash, and lighting whatever they could find on fire.
Wallace, who was said to suffer mental is illness has not only pushed the divide between the Black community and law enforcement further apart. But it also strengthens the call for better training of officers across the U.S. in addition to less-lethal options and professionals within the mental health field to answer calls of distress instead of armed officers. Though these riots in Brooklyn won't solve the problem by any means, it seems to display the lack of patience from those who feel they have no other means to get the attention of those in power.
Behind The Scenes: Photoshoot with Nestreya, Jasmine Nichole & Reign APIIM
I had the pleasure of shooting these beautiful Black Women for the Black-owned business Goddess Body. Nestreya, Jasmine Nichole, and Reign APIIM. I've known Jasmine Nichole for years and was my first time formally meeting Nestreya. Of course, those who follow my Instagram account, know I've been working with Reign for the last few months… she is literally my neighbor.
I’ve been pushing myself to do more live streams as I’ve been missing in action on not only my YouTube channel but my popular Periscope account. It’s been crazy in 2020 for everyone so I as we all try to close out the year of Covid strong. I decided to live stream my latest photoshoot.
I had the pleasure of shooting these beautiful Black Women for the Black-owned business Goddess Body. Nestreya, Jasmine Nichole, and Reign APIIM. I've known Jasmine Nichole for years and was my first time formally meeting Nestreya. Of course, those who follow my Instagram account, know I've been working with Reign for the last few months… she is literally my neighbor.
Let me know if yall want me to continue doing the photoshoot live streams? Also, I been thinking of picking a day out of the week to do a photo walk of NYC.
Please go check out the model’s Instagram accounts listed below.
Nestreya: http://instagram.com/nestreya (also check out her Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6qMAGejiomo39SaUt5x5w)
Jasmine Nichole: http://instagram.com/jasminenicholeofficial
Reign: http://instagram.com/reignglobal
Goddess Body: http://instagram.com/goddessbody
ISSA KHARI: http://instagram.com/issakhari
(To catch these live streams follow me on http://twitter.com/issakhari)
Street Style at New York Fashion Week 2020 Fall/Winter
Here are some of my favorite photos from the streets outsides New York Fashion Week 2020 Fall/Winter. “NYFW The Shows” at Spring Studios in SoHo is the Heart the Annual New York City annual Fashion Week Showcase. The famed studio at 50 Varick Street will be hosting over 55 designers this year, featuring the likes of Tadashi Shoji, Jeremy Scott, Rebecca Minkoff, Raisavanessa and Nicole Miller.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the streets outsides New York Fashion Week 2020 Fall/Winter. “NYFW The Shows” at Spring Studios in SoHo is the Heart the Annual New York City annual Fashion Week Showcase. The famed studio at 50 Varick Street will be hosting over 55 designers this year, featuring the likes of Tadashi Shoji, Jeremy Scott, Rebecca Minkoff, Raisavanessa and Nicole Miller. I’m known for my journalism and street photography so of course, I’ll be shooting the real show, the style of today’s bloggers, models and designers who inspire what eventually hits the runway.
I’ll be updating this blog post throught out the week so check back for more shots .
-Issa
#FTP3 #J31, NYC activists continue to demand a transit system free of fares and police!
NYC’s Police Abolition movement followed through on their promise to disrupt the city with the third ftp demo. From chaining emergency doors open to gorilla gluing metrocard turnstiles, the Grassroots collective has definitely left an impression upon the city. The movement is demanding a transit system free of police presence, free fare, and accessibility for all citizens. Below you can see my photo from the #FTP3 #J31 demo as well as check out the full live stream on replay.
NYC’s Police Abolition movement followed through on their promise to disrupt the city with the third ftp demo. From chaining emergency doors open to gorilla gluing metrocard turnstiles, the Grassroots collective has definitely left an impression upon the city. The movement is demanding a transit system free of police presence, free fare, and accessibility for all citizens. Below you can see my photo from the demo as well as check out the full live stream on replay.
Below you can watch the replay of the demonstration.
NO PANTS SUBWAY RIDE 2020 NYC
Every year hundreds of New Yorkers participate in the “No Pants Subway Ride Prank”, organized by the local organization Improv Everywhere. The event which originally started out with just 7 New Yorkers is now a global. The 2020 No Pants Subway Ride Pranks has gone international including the proper English translation of “No Trousers Tube Ride” for our friends across the pond. Though I’ve been in NYC for the last 20+ years this is my first time attending the event. (And no i didn’t go pantsless. lol)
Every year hundreds of New Yorkers participate in the “No Pants Subway Ride Prank”, organized by the local organization Improv Everywhere. The event which originally started out with just 7 New Yorkers, is now global. The 2020 No Pants Subway Ride Pranks has spread all over the world including the proper English translation of “No Trousers Tube Ride” for our friends across the pond. Though I’ve been in NYC for the last 20+ years this is my first time attending the event. (And no i didn’t go pantsless. lol)
The attendees got a blessing this year, given its usually below 30 degrees. This winter we’ve been hit with some unbelievably warm weather. So the pantsless straphangers got to shower of the best undergarments in almost 70-degree weather. I guess this might be the warmest day in the event’s history. The event was interesting, to say the least with lots of weird guys taking cellphone pics from very questionable low angles 🤔, but i can say its overall great. Checkout out my photoset below from this year’s prank.
Meanwhile in NYC ...
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Lupe Fiasco blesses EOW with an effortless freestyle!
Lupe Fiasco was present during one of the biggest events in the NYC hiphop scene. Lupe lent his ear to the End of the Weak U.S. finals as a judge, sending one Emcee to Belgium to compete with other National finalist
Lupe Fiasco was present during one of the biggest events in the NYC hiphop scene. Lupe lent his ear to the End of the Weak U.S. finals as a judge, sending one Emcee to Belgium to compete with other National finalist. But before the hosts would reveal who the panel of judges (which included the likes of Poisen Pen, Mickey Factz) declared winner, they pleaded for some bars from the Chicago lyricist! Luckily for us Lupe was feeling generous. Lol
AFROPUNK BROOKLYN FESTIVAL 2019
So here we go my photos from AfroPunk Brooklyn are finished. Between work and sleep it took me almost 4 days to sift through and edit over 500 pics, but I'm am finished. 🙌🏾 Not even gonna front I had the most fun this year than last two AfroPunk events! Plus my portrait photography has improved dramatically. There was a little run in with AfroPunk’s security detail that I still considering if j want to address or not. I may go live and let y'all know exactly what happened.
So here we go my photos from AfroPunk Brooklyn are finished. Between work and sleep it took me almost 4 days to sift through and edit over 500 pics, but I'm am finished. 🙌🏾 I'm not even going to front, I had the most fun this year than last two AfroPunk festivals! (Plus my portrait photography has improved dramatically.) There also was a little run in with AfroPunk’s security detail that I still considering if i want to address or not. I may go live onedayband let y'all know exactly what happened. But I just hope y'all enjoy the pictures I'm going to figure out how I'm going to keep this momentum going as summer closes out. I think the next big event coming up is the Labor Day Parade so stay tuned for that. I think I might have to start hitting the local art scene again.
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