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NICKEL is home to 5‑second snippets and 5‑minute clips. That’s it. 🔗 nickel.video 🔨 built by @webb.page

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NICKEL @nickel.video · 20/06/2026
Haven't released a Nickel Dispatch in so damn long but here you go! buttondown.com/nickel/archi... Looking forward to refactoring Nickel to use Disc.
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Strong Foundations
I spent the past four months working on a foundational product after pivoting from another foundational product required for Nickel to continue development....
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
The next update may take a bit of time because it'll be working on the tipping feature…I want to do this right and the implementation I have in mind is big enough to be its own product. Hopefully it won't take too long! See you in the next dispatch!
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
Other than that, I created /privacy and /terms pages, cleaned up typos, and made other QoL improvements.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
The "Surprise me" link will load a random video (remember StumbleUpon? I miss it).
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
If there aren't any related videos found, you'll see this instead:
Nickel's new random video message
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
I finally got around to replacing it with a row of related videos, based on the tags you set during upload (or, after the fact).
Nickel's new related videos row
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
A long-standing issue with Nickel's video page has been the row of placeholder videos beneath the main content area.
Nickel's old placeholder video row
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
Making tags behave like Channels clutters the interface with duplicate videos, which looks messy. Now, the TV Guide only shows Channels. Looks sad that there are only two Channels at the moment but that'll change with time. Channels will only appear if there are at least five published videos.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
I was rather proud of the TV Guide UI I introduced last week until I realized something…
Nickel's old TV Guide with Channels and Tags
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
Objectively, the new floating navigation is more helpful at a glance; color, shapes, and if all else fails, text.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
What to do? Go back to the essence.
Nickel's new floating navigation with PNG icons and text
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
As a result, nearly every interface you see is littered with icons you eventually understand will allow you to do some thing or another. I was looking at Nickel's floating navigation and deciding it was unhelpful and unsightly.
Nickel's old floating navigation with large SVG icons
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 23/02/2026
Remember when software was descriptive and interfaces were easier to use? Nowadays we have less agency because software creators treat complexity like a deep dark secret that should never be seen.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 11/02/2026
In this dispatch, the TV Guide interface is live. It took quite some time to architect, please clap. buttondown.com/nickel/archi...
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A modern TV Guide
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to have an interactive landing page for NICKEL, more than the spinning 3D coin with our logo near the bottom (that has been...
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 12/01/2026
Laundry list of fixes since the last dispatch: - fixed layout shifting on video page load - transcoder fixes - fixed unlisted videos showing up in channels - video upload page now redirects after successful upload - Creators can now edit metadata and delete videos buttondown.com/nickel/archi...
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Fixes & Improvements
First dispatch of 2026 and I fixed a fair amount of issues and implemented missing features: fixed layout shifting on video page load transcoder fixes...
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 17/12/2025
The NICKEL beta is live, plus what's next on the roadmap. buttondown.com/nickel/archi...
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Beta is live
The past few days have been stressful. I had a self-imposed deadline to launch NICKEL on December 15th but of course things came up (wrangling subscriptions...
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 03/12/2025
Added drag&drop for the avatar and banner to NICKEL, and you can have a custom pfp shape.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 01/12/2025
Latest updates on NICKEL from the mailing list: buttondown.com/nickel/archi... TL;DR: Theming and finding a competitor 👀
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That MySpace feeling
Hope you’ve had a good week and enjoyed delicious food. The private beta for NICKEL is almost upon us and I’ve still got a lot to do. However, whether I get...
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 15/11/2025
Looks like we’ve got competition, interesting. Let’s get it! techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
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Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive | TechCrunch
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of six-second, looping videos. A new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored f...
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 10/11/2025
TL;DR: 1. NICKEL = Patreon + TikTok (and Vine) 2. Creator/platform split? 85/15 3. Founder isn't (the bad) weird 4. Beta next month, launch next year 5. Mailing list = early access
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 10/11/2025
It's about time for a proper introduction to NICKEL, your (future) favorite video site. Sign up for the mailing list to stay up to date with development progress, like this one! buttondown.com/nickel/archi... #creators #video #nickel
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Welcome to NICKEL
Sharing my work-in-progress: NICKEL, a subscription-based, short-form video platform inspired by dissatisfaction with Big Tech.
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 04/10/2025
It boils down to the issue of hosting video from anyone in the world...and how to moderate that. It is nigh-impossible for a free service to manage that so unfortunately, this realistically will not happen. A bunch of invite-only hubs would work though!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 04/10/2025
This was a quick one — I think video creators are under a big risk right now, bigger actually than before Kimmel was pulled off the air. One part of the reason why is a behind-the-scenes consolidation that almost nobody is paying attention to. youtube.com/shorts/3cK51...
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The Threat to Video Creators Online
YouTube video by Anil Dash
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NICKEL @nickel.video · 26/09/2025
Want to quickly grab the link or embed to your videos? No problem. Initially we were going to wait until all the features we want were finished before opening up but now we're focused on implementing the most important ones. Here's the video in the screenshots: nickel.video/6NI3n_IlIlII
screenshot of link share modal on nickel.videoscreenshot of embed share modal on nickel.video
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