Plus you can finally move your music and playlists from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, YouTube shows when your video is being “checked” for ad suitability, plus updates for live streamers, businesses owners and more.
YouTube Updates
- You can now transfer your playlists, purchases, uploaded music and likes from Google Play Music to YouTube Music. You can also transfer your podcasts to Google Podcasts. YouTube Music originally launched in 2015 as a music-centered app, then relaunched as a music streaming service in 2018. Google Play Music will eventually be retired, but YouTube says “we’ll provide plenty of notice ahead of users no longer having access to Google Play Music later this year.”
- YouTube will now display a “checking” icon when your monetized video is being reviewed for ad-suitability. That process is usually completed within 20 minutes, but may take up to an hour. YouTube recommends you keep your video private or unlisted until the review is complete.
- If you bulk upload videos to YouTube, watch Creator Insider’s new video that shows how the process works in the new YouTube Studio, and explains why it’s different than the old design.
Video Conferencing
- Google Meet video calling is now available to everyone, whether you use a personal Google account, or a G Suite account for school or work. If you find you need Meet’s advanced features, like longer meetings, larger number of participants or recording, but don’t need a full G Suite account, check out Google’s new “G Suite Essentials”. It not only includes Meet’s more advanced features, but also professional-grade versions of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides. G Suite Essentials is free through September 30th, and then pricing starts at $10 per active user per month.
- Discord’s new Server Video is now available to everyone. It’s designed to let people drop in and drop out, without a host. Plus you can both Video Chat and Go Live at the same time. The usual limit is 10 participants, but that has been temporarily increased to 25.
- Zoom has a new security icon, that lets a meeting host easily lock the meeting, enable the waiting room, and set whether participants can share their screen or chat.
- Meanwhile, Facebook’s new Messenger Rooms, which offer video calls with up to 50 participants and no time limit, are now available to everyone.
Live Streaming
- If you use WebEx video conferencing, IBM is offering a 90 day free trial of its integrated live streaming platform.
- LinkedIn Events and LinkedIn Live are getting tighter integration into a “new virtual events solution”.
- You can now save your completed Instagram live stream video to IGTV or download the video to your computer.
- Instagram has also launched new anti-bullying features to help you remove negative comments and block accounts in bulk, highlight positive comments, and limit who can comment and mention you.
Businesses
- If you have a small business listed in Google My Business, you can now add support links, to ask your customers to make a donation or buy a gift card. Donations are through PayPal and GoFundMe. Initially this option is available to businesses in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
- Facebook is also trying to help small businesses, by making it easy for people to see what Businesses Nearby are posting, and providing a new Business Resource Hub for business owners.
More
- Chrome will be limiting the resources an ad can use before you interact with it. Such ads - like those that mine cryptocurrency - will be replaced with an error message once the resource limit is reached. This should improve both your battery life and data usage. Google has more detailed information for advertisers concerned about this change.
- Chrome is also launching Tab Groups, that let you organize and label groups of tabs. If you are a tab maximalist, this one’s for you!
- Facebook has acquired animated GIF sharing site GIPHY and will integrate it with Instagram. People will still be able to upload GIFs and the GIF library will continue to be available at giphy.com and integrated into sites like Twitter.
- Twitter will start labeling Tweets containing potentially harmful, misleading information related to COVID-19. The system takes different actions depending on whether the information is unverified, disputed or confirmed false and misleading, and how serious the claim is. Twitter will do nothing if it’s just an unverified claim, but will remove Tweets with a “severe propensity for harm.” Between those extremes the Tweet will get a label and link to more information. I am skeptical this will be very useful, as misleading information is promoted by celebrities, and I don’t expect their fans to be likely to follow a link and change their mind. I’d love to be proved wrong.
Happening This Week
- Google is offering free digital skills training at Grow With Google You can learn how to use Google’s tools to promote your business, find a job or collaborate with others. You can also get a free 1:1 coaching session on Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google My Business, Google’s Productivity Tools and resume tips. This coming week there are workshops on Fundamentals of Online Marketing, Power Your Job Search with Google Tools, and Build Your Digital Skills and Online Presence.
- Houseparty is throwing a live celebrity house party this weekend where you can hang out with Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, DaBaby and more. The Houseparty video chat and group gaming app was launched in 2016 by the team behind the Meerkat live streaming service. It was purchased by Fortnite maker Epic Games in 2019, and has seen a huge increase in users since March.
- May 19-20 is the Microsoft Build developer conference. It’s online only, and free with registration. It even includes an afternoon social hour.
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Youtube monetization now thats a hot topic thats been going on for a while for different reasons lol.
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