No more Nas Daily videos as 1,000th day reached, S'poreans rest easy

For now.

Belmont Lay | January 07, 2019, 06:49 PM

Singaporeans not acquainted with bright colours and loud sounds can lie back and rest easy while scrolling through their Facebook feeds, as the odds of an Arab man shouting at them from their screens has lessened.

This was after Nas Daily has concluded its run of 1,000 videos at a rate of one video per day -- a task it set out to do in 2016.

This milestone signalled that the vlogger, Nuseir Yassin, is done shooting and posting daily videos online -- for now.

His last video, marking the end of his journey, was published on Facebook on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.

In the emotional final goodbye of a video, he did not end with his trademark sign-off line: “That’s one minute. See you tomorrow!”

1,000 episodes

In what can be claimed as a feat not many can pull off because of a lack of resources, will and a globetrotting mindset, the Arab-Israeli Nas has successfully brought the perspectives of a young non-American into the world of travel blogging.

The 26-year-old's methods of infiltrating the small screens of a captive global audience is a testament to the powers of narrowcasting in this post-mass media age.

He has amassed 11 million followers -- supposedly not bad for a Palestinian Muslim who grew up in Israel, and without the trappings of being ignorant of the rest of the world.

In his coverage of Singapore, he became the divisive figure as some took exception to his methods and presentation of the country without warts and all, while others embraced him for his eternal optimism.

Nas background

Nas is born to a psychologist father and teacher mother in the small Israeli town of Arraba.

He received a scholarship as an aerospace engineering student to Harvard University and graduated with an economics degree.

He then landed a six-figure position as a coder for the money-transfer site Venmo.

After feeling dissatisfied with his tech life, he saved US$60,000, quit his job, bought a camera and vowed to document the world every day while he travelled.

He settled on one-minute videos because that’s how the current attention-deficient audience consume content best.

He initially only wanted to do 60 videos, but ultimately decided to only quit after 1,000.

Nas estimates his own net worth to be about US$500,000, but had previously noted that he is worth less than many others who are doing the same thing as him in this field.

Nas future

His future plans include moving to San Francisco and starting a company to concentrate on long-form videos, as well as go into politics 10 years down the road.

At the moment, he sells merchandise, such as his t-shirts, as well as do consulting for companies and governments.

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I finished 1,000 days of daily video making! Yes! Never missed a day. Never sold out. Still in one piece. My family is happy, and I made two more family members in the process. I’m so happy this journey ended on a high note. I couldn’t ask for a happier ending in Malta. Stay tuned, because the next chapter of Nas Daily is going to be bigger and better. Until then, thank you. I’m putting the camera down for this week. @t_yassien is the only missing family member to complete this picture.

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He would also continue posting on his Instagram account.