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Sweet Tomatoes vs. Souplantation

Still trying to decide the best way to name this video. Which of these two restaurants are you the most familiar with?

*I'm also open to any suggestions you might have as far as the title and thumbnail for it. 

Thumbnail Poll - Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation

This will likely be next week's video and it's been difficult to figure out how to brand it. It's one chain that goes by two different names. Right now I'm thinking I'll call it The Decline of Sweet Tomatoes...What Happened, though I may still change it to Souplantation. 

Anyway, what do you think for the thumbnail? Just the tomato logo or should I include the words as well? Both opt...

Thumbnail Poll - Activision

This video probably won't be out for a few weeks but so far I think it's turning out better than the Electronic Arts video. I'm having trouble choosing the thumbnail, I have two options at the moment. Which do you think is better? Both are attached.

*Also I realize a Call of Duty theme would make the most sense but I can't have any guns on it so that's proven to be difficult. 

Help - Why is Activision Hated?

For anyone who keeps up with video games, I could use your help here. 

Ever since I released my video about why Electronic Arts is so hated a few months ago, I've seen a bunch of comments saying I should follow it up with one about Activision. As many of you may know, I'm not too familiar with the video game world so these type of videos can be tricky for me. 

After spendi...

Fry's Electronics - More Help

Really appreciate everyone's help with this Fry's Electronics video. I've been writing and researching it last night and all day today and it probably wouldn't be happening without everyone's guidance.

Another question, I know it's a longshot, but a couple people have already brought it up. If you happen to have any photos, videos, or anything else that could legally be used in my video (...

Help - Fry's Electronics

Fry's Electronics shut down recently so a bunch of people have been asking me to make a video about it. It's a pretty mysterious company that's hard to find enough information to put together a comprehensive story but I may still try to do my best with it since it's in the news at the moment. 

Can anyone here offer anything that may help in writing it? Good resources for information,...

Idea Help - Hated Companies?

I'm struggling to find good topics for my series on the most hated companies. I've made four of them in the past about Monsanto, Comcast, United Airlines, and Electronic Arts, with one on the way about Bank of America. They usually do pretty well so I'm looking to continue it but I also want to be sure I'm not just taking random companies and picking at them. 

Do you have any example...

Video Update - Warner Bros.

Last week I put out a poll asking which movie studio you'd most like to see a video about and Warner Bros. was the winner. The update is that the video is happening though it may be a while before it's released. It is completely written and mostly voiced (even made a thumbnail for it that I attached here), but the editing has proven to be unpleasant. 

It's hard to avoid using copyrig...

Topic Help - Film Studios

Surprisingly, I haven't made a video about a film studio yet. I have talked about Disney focusing on their acquisitions but that's about it. I'd like to give it a try so I thought I'd come here and ask: 

Which of these film studios would you rather see a video about? 

Thumbnail Poll - Motorola

Hey everyone, I have a video in the works about Motorola focusing on all the different products they've specialized in over the years. The whole story turned out to be way more interesting than I initially thought it would be. So unless you've specifically studied this company before, I think you're in for some cool surprises. 

Could use some help in choosing the thumbnail though, th...

Another Thumbnail Poll - Smucker's

You've all been so helpful in choosing these thumbnails. I'm always using your advice to make adjustments, like in this case.

In the poll yesterday, the green background won but based some of you're comments I'm thinking maybe it won due to the layout and not the color. So here, for the Red Thumbnail option, I simply took that winning layout and made the background Red (hopefully taking t...

Thumbnail Poll - Smucker's

This is going to be a video about how Smucker's has expanded beyond jams and now exists mostly as a pet food company. It's a interesting video but I've been having trouble with the thumbnail on this one. I think thumbnail 1 better expresses the idea of the video but maybe doesn't look quite as appealing. What do you think? (Both are attached).

Thumbnail Poll - Little Debbie vs. Hostess

This could possibly be next weeks video and I could use a little help in choosing the thumbnail for it. 

The only difference is Little Debbie herself appears in the middle of the second option, can't tell if it makes it look better or just more cluttered. Let me know what you think. 

Both options are attached. 

Next Week's Video Topic

I'm planning on talking about the decline of something next week. It's going to be the last video before Christmas and the final decline of 2020 so I'd like to make it something really good. Right now I'm between a few options. Let me know what you think.

Asking Again - Chick-fil-A Thumbnail Poll

Sorry to keep asking the same thing but I feel like this is a big decision and the results of the first poll were too close so I'm trying it again to make sure we choose the best possible option. This time it's opened up to more people and I've added a third option. Here are my thoughts on each one:

White background - It's probably what most quickly conveys the brand but for this purpose ...

Thumbnail Poll - Chick-fil-A

Which thumbnail do you think looks better? They're exactly the same except the colors are reversed. Both are attached.

Thumbnail Poll - Quibi

It's looking like next week's video is going to be about Quibi. You may have missed it but it's a streaming service launched earlier this year that's already set to shut down in a couple weeks. There's a lot of crazy aspects to this one so it's turning out to be a good video. 

Having a little trouble deciding on the thumbnail though, was hoping you could help me out. Which of the two...

Xbox vs. PlayStation - Thoughts?

Hey everyone! I've seen so many comments suggesting I make a video about Xbox vs. PlayStation, especially lately since the new consoles are out. However, I'm having a little trouble envisioning what the video would be because I've only compared companies before, not products. It's especially tricky because both of these products aren't the main source of revenue for either company. On top of th...

Thumbnail Poll - Boeing

This weeks video will likely be about Boeing highlighting three separate times in their history where they came close to failure. Could sure use some help in choosing the thumbnail for it. They're all the same but with different backgrounds. Let me know what you think. All are attached. 

Thumbnail/Title Poll - Spencer's

I have a new video in the works I plan to release the Wednesday before Halloween. It's about Spencer's, the crazy store you see in just about every mall. There's a couple different directions I could go with it so I'm asking which title and thumbnail you believe would be the most attractive.

The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again: In the late 1990's/early 2000's they were struggling with an o...

Thumbnail Poll - Cici's Pizza

This week's video will be about the decline of Cici's Pizza and I could use some help choosing the thumbnail for it.

The only difference is the background picture on the left side. One is a pizza, the other is a building. I know it's a tiny difference but I want to make sure it's as good as it can be. I attached both options so what do you think?

Thanks For The Help

I wanted to thank everyone for all the help you've been providing for the videos. You all help guide me in the right direction from time to time but you've been a big help specifically with the last few videos. EA and Pokémon were both topics a bit outside of my comfort zone and I honestly think the videos came out significantly better than they would have otherwise. I'm going to move back int...

Thumbnail - Poll

Working on the thumbnail for the Pokemon video and I can't seem to figure out which color it should be. What do you think? (All options are attached).

Guidance - Pokemon

Hey everyone, I'm on this streak where I've been trying to tackle some of the more difficult, more requested topics. Right now, my focus is Pokemon. I've only spent maybe an hour or two looking into it so far but I'm realizing this is a broad subject and I'm struggling to find the best approach here. 

If you don't know much about the subject, what would you most want to to learn abou...

Help - Video Game Question (Again)

Update on this: I no longer need any additional footage. Appreciate all the help.

Sorry for so many posts about this but I thought I'd put this question out there while I'm at it.

If anyone has the ability to record any original high quality footage of Star Wars Battlefront II or absolutely any other EA game from the past 30+ years, I could definitely use it for the video. I'll be e...

Help - Video Game Question Follow-Up

Thanks to everyone answering my last post. I've been reading them and using them to write this segment of the video. I'd be really helpful if you could read through the paragraph really quick and tell me if I should change or add anything important. Keep in mind I don't want to get too specific and alienate any viewers that don't really play video games,  just want to convey the general id...

Help - Video Game Question

Hey everyone, I'm doing my best to make a video about Electronic Arts but my knowledge of video games is very limited and it's proving to be difficult.

Star Wars Battlefront II had a huge backlash from the gaming community when it came out in 2017 because all the micro transactions included in it. It essentially made it pay to win and the player was under powered against the other players...

Help - MGM Question?

I'm learning about MGM for a potential video and came across something that I hope someone here can confirm. I'll link the form below but on page 99 it says they took out an almost $2 billion loan in 2004 and used almost all of it to fund a special dividend to its shareholders. Considering a single person owned over 70% of the company, to me it looks like he effectively took out a loan in the c...

Olympus Fraud - Accounting Question

I'm learning about the Olympus accounting scandal in hopes to make a video about it but it involves some tricky accounting and I'm having some trouble understanding how the specifics of it work. 

Is there anyone here knowledgeable about the scandal or accounting in general that can try to clarify a few questions I have about it? It would be very appreciated.

Resource Question

I just thought I'd put this question out there because I've been struggling with it a few times now. Does anyone know a good resource to access historical stock prices for companies that no longer exists or are now off the market? All the stock quote sites get rid of them once they leave the market and all the data is gone. If you know of anything it would definitely be helpful today and in the...