# A Creative Library Turns Past Effort Into Future Content by Bryant McGill > “A growing library beats a stream of one-offs. Thousands of saved clips, photos, and short videos can be assembled into new pieces for Vine, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and future platforms. A library turns past effort into future content.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream (Mar 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream|Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2016-03-18). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream|Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Digital Media|Digital Media]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A growing library beats a stream of one-offs. Thousands of saved clips, photos, and short videos can be assembled into new pieces for Vine, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and future platforms. A library turns past effort into future content.” — Bryant McGill, Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Livestream (Mar 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-library-turns-effort-content ```