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PlusHeart Issue #16: The one about the Content Dream
Believe it or not, this issue is less doomer than it sounds; let's look at what causes people to want to "be a big creator."
Jun 10, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #16: The one about the Content Dream
Nibellion closes up shop: projects, products, and Patreon
A popular gaming news aggregate shutters their operation, and there's a lot to learn from it about crowdfunding, mindset, and more.
Oct 31, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #21 - Why does a fan care about FaZe stock?
A singular number going up and down, with the power to inspire anxiety among people who have no idea how it works.
Jul 30, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #21 - Why does a fan care about FaZe stock?
PlusHeart Issue #24 - Resisting being a sockpuppet (with PlatinumParagon)
Today’s interview is with Dr. Natalie Coyle (aka @PlatinumParagon), an academic who I’ve followed and enjoyed for a couple years now. Dr. Coyle writes…
Aug 19, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #9 - I miss events
I know that isn’t the most scientific observation in the world, but I thought I’d reminisce a little about the before times, and something I took for…
Feb 4, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #20 - Your brand is yourself (with Trent Mackenzie)
You have a full-time esports job, but you also feel pressure to make yourself your own brand. How do you balance that?
Jul 22, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #20 - Your brand is yourself (with Trent Mackenzie)
PlusHeart Issue #7 - Price of admission
Because sometimes you're sick, and just want to talk about some things that've popped up on Twitter.
Jan 8, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #13: Is the current esports athlete enough?
Is the "sports" in "esports" at risk for a spiritual exorcism?
Apr 29, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #13: Is the current esports athlete enough?
PlusHeart Issue #25 - Surviving an SEO-pocalypse
On non-gaming sites publishing gaming guides, and the coming Google Change (tm).
Aug 26, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #25 - Surviving an SEO-pocalypse
PlusHeart Issue #22 - Esports design as culture (with Drewface)
Speaking with a pro esports designer about fashion, work culture, and the need for authenticity in the things we create.
Aug 5, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #22 - Esports design as culture (with Drewface)
PlusHeart Issue #27 - The fandom housing crisis
How do you find your tribe? How is that constructed by creators?
Sep 30, 2022 • 
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PlusHeart Issue #11: Less continues to be more
"It seems too simple to boil it down to 'the Internet is different now, and a place where I thought I could live my life and be myself doesn’t elicit…
Apr 1, 2022 • 
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