This guy quit his high-paying job to Periscope full-time

By Karen Tumbokon Published July 30, 2015

If you could quit your full-time job to Periscope for a living and help those in need, would you?

Jon Jacques, a 20-year-old who worked at a video marketing company in New York City, has been spending his free time after work and on the weekends showcasing his street magic performances on the live-streaming app, Periscope. After a while, he realized he could turn his hobby into his dream job. In June, Jacques gained the courage to quit his high-paying job so he could Periscope full-time.

Recommended Videos

In a video posted on his GoFundMe page, Jacques said, “I had this crazy idea to go to Times Square in NYC and do some street performances to raise money, but not to keep the money, to take that money and donate it to noble people via random acts of kindness.”

Within 24 hours of creating his first GoFundMe page, Jacques raised $700. Soon after, Jacques decided to launch a second page so he could raise even more money, this time with a goal of $5,000.

Jacques left it up to his contributors to decide where he should donate the money, and they voted that the donations should go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. As far as the rest of the money goes, they voted it should to go towards random acts of kindness.

Even though Jacques has already raised a couple hundred dollars, he said he hasn’t spent any of the money on himself. Jacques made sure to save up enough money over the past few weeks so he could live without earning a steady paycheck.

Jacques has earned more than 22 million hearts and is ranked No. 16 on Periscope’s Most Loved list worldwide.

Jacques told Mashable he was drawn to Periscope because “it can give anyone a platform to tell their story. It can give people a voice.”

Jacques will continue to reach out to people who need a magic moment and could use the extra support. People who donate to Jacques GoFundMe page can learn more about the individuals stories and watch live through Periscope.

If things don’t end up working out for Jacques, he said he’ll definitely go back to working full-time.

Former Contributor

Karen is a technology, music and entertainment writer. Originally from New Jersey, Karen began her writing career in music…

Topics

Social Media

What is the best time to post on TikTok?

If you're going to be a successful TikTok creator, you need to think about how to use TikTok more effectively. And that includes being more intentional about when you post your videos. Your followers and those who are new to your content could miss out on your videos if you post them at the wrong time.

In this guide, we'll go over what you need to know about when to post your TikTok videos so that as many people as possible will see them.
Does it matter when you post on TikTok?
Yes, it does matter. But timing is just one of the factors you need to consider. When combined with other factors like the quality, uniqueness, and frequency of your content, getting the timing right on when you share your videos can help you get more views and engagement initially, which can lead to TikTok's algorithm boosting its recommendation of your content in other users' For Your Page suggestions. Because as HootSuite and MakeUseOf (and even TikTok itself) note, in order to get more engagement and attention for your videos via TikTok's recommendation algorithm, your video actually needs to have already garnered some engagement to start with.

Mobile

Snapchat now offers a real-time location-sharing feature

snapchat introduces real time location sharing feature live

If you're a college student, your friends and family may ask that you to call or text them as soon as you get home from a date. Now, there's a new way for people to look out for each other. Snapchat has introduced a real-time location-sharing feature that lets friends and family know where you are.

As reported by The Verge, this feature works kind of like the Find My app on iOS, as well as similar live location features from WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. It's designed to be a virtual temporary buddy system while you're en route to a date or on your way home at night, whether you're by yourself or with your date. Snapchat collaborated with the nonprofit organization It's On Us to create the feature it believes will help combat the surge of campus sexual assault, especially as students continue to return to in-person learning on campus after months of virtual learning due to the pandemic.

Social Media

Bluesky finally adds a feature many had been waiting for

A blue sky with clouds.

Bluesky has been making a lot of progress in recent months by simplifying the process to sign up while at the same time rolling out a steady stream of new features.

As part of those continuing efforts, the social media app has just announced that users can now send direct messages (DMs).