TikTok Tips, Duets with Straight TikTok, @lexylately, @eva..victor
Get recaps and extras from episode five of the 2 Old 4 TikTok podcast.
We open this episode with a discussion on the latest news about the TikTok ban in America. Check out our last post for a full recap.
What are TikTok Tips?
TikTok Tips is a side of TikTok where creators teach you how to grow your following, re-create trends, and provide general tips on how to optimize your TikTok content.
Jeff Couret posts videos like the one below explaining little-known features of the app that can help you optimize your content.
@jeffcouret This one thing is the most important to go viral on TikTok and get lots of followers fast – what’s the most views you’ve gotten on a video? Follow!
♬ original sound – jeffcouret
Jera Foster-Fell is “your TikTok BFF.” She presents tips, pose tricks, and tutorials like this one showing you how to re-create trending TikTok content.
@jera.bean TUTORIAL: Marry Me Juliet Challenge 🥀 ##learnontiktok ##tiktokpartner ##marrymejuliet ##marrymejulietchallenge ##marrymejulietcahallenge
♬ original sound – jera.bean
Mady Dewey coins herself the “CEO of Algorithm Observations.” She takes a scientific approach to reveal tips and tricks to manipulate the TikTok algorithm for your gain.
@_madydewey The more you know…let’s be nice to one another OK ##TikTokTaughtMe ##algorithm ##tiktoktips
♬ original sound – _madydewey
What are TikTok Duets?
Duets is a feature on TikTok where you can create your own video and post it alongside another creator’s video. Many creators use this feature to react to others’ videos or to insert themselves into the original creator’s storyline.
Here’s a flawless example of the original creator (right) posting a fake job interview. And the creator on the left dueting this video, pretending to be the interviewer.
What is Straight TikTok?
The term “Straight TikTok” covers the mainstream, popular, glossy, dancing beautiful teenager side of TikTok. Many creators post duet reactions to these “straight” TikTok videos.
Here, these guys do a good job showing us what Straight TikTok is and how most people react to it:
One particularly cringey side of Straight TikTok involves these young, male-model-types posting “scripts” where they talk to you as if you’re their ever-lusting girlfriend.
Whatever side of TikTok I am on is the opposite of this. So I get to relish in these awesome duets by women reacting to them.
Our favorite creators this week:
@lexylately
Lexy Kadey is the “OG serial tipper.” She crowd sources funds from her TikTok followers to tip BIG when she goes out to eat. She films the whole thing, including the server’s grateful reaction.
@eva..victor
Even though I felt like Eva was making funny videos just for me, turns out she’s like way famous over on Twitter. She writes for Reductress and is a legit actress. Thankfully, we can enjoy her weird humor over on TikTok before she gets too big and stops posting.
Okay, yes, I also posted more Eva videos in the Duets section above. Whatever it’s my blog I can do what I want.