Peggy K's Creator News

Hello readers!  As you probably noticed, there was no newsletter last week.  I had a serious health emergency, and recovery is going to take some time.  I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do things going forward.  For now, there will be a briefer newsletter each week. I'm not sure when I will start live streaming again.  So that's good news, that I'm feeling good enough to write all this. But video is more logistically complicated. (And I am definitely not camera ready). Here are the updates that will help you stay in the know!  YouTube News   Last fall, YouTube announced a bunch of new features that would improve viewing on big screens. That included much larger video thumbnails. Now all creators can upload thumbnails up to 50 MB , up from 2 MB. Time to make sure your thumbnails are looking good.  Hollywood Reporter: YouTube Gives Political Figures and Journalists Access to AI Deepfake Detection Tool. The tool is also available to all ...

As February comes to a close there are several new features from YouTube, Twitch, Discord, Google Vids, Threads and Bluesky. You should review your Amazon Wishlist settings and check your AdSense reports. And on the AI front Google updated Flow and released Nano Banana 2. 📨  Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 👂 Listen to the Creator Weekly podcast in YouTube Music 🔴 Watch Creator Weekly Live episodes Top news and updates this week YouTube expanded voice comment replies to all creators. Discord cut ties with Persona for age verification. Twitch now separates streaming suspensions and chatting suspensions. Twitch will no longer enforce their policy prohibiting displaying a combined chat. Google Vids can create videos up to 30 minutes from videos up to 90 minutes (that you cut down). Threads lets you connect your podcast (on some platforms) to share rich link previews in posts. Amazon Wishlists may soon expose the recipient’s shipping address. Flow ,...

This week I am loving watching the sliding, twirling, and swooshing in the Winter Olympics (from warm inside, of course). It’s amazing to see what the athletes can do. And I like the camera work with drones and the skating videographer for an immersive experience. But now I think I’m ready for spring. This week there are updates for Apple Podcasts, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn, Restream, Meta, Snapseed and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 👂 Listen to the Creator Weekly podcast in YouTube Music 🔴 Watch Creator Weekly Live episodes Top news and updates this week Apple Podcasts is adding video. Generate music and lyrics with Lyria 3 in the Gemini app or YouTube Shorts editor. The YouTube Shorts editor now lets you precisely edit clips. In the YouTube Studio mobile app, Shorts will display as a grid, rather than as a list. LinkedIn is fighting “engagement pods” and inauthentic comments. Restream Studio lets you simultaneously stream vertical and landscape, eit...

  Happy Valentine’s Day! Dear readers, I ❤ you all!This week there’s updates for Discord, YouTube, TikTok, AdSense, Threads and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 👂 Listen to the Creator Weekly podcast in YouTube Music 🔴 Watch Creator Weekly Live episodes Top news and updates this week Discord will default to the “teen-appropriate” experience, unless you pass age verification. Threads added the option to post requests to “Dear Algo” to customize your For You feed. AdSense expanded the triggers for Vignette Ads, but you can opt your site out. TikTok (US) local feed requires opting in your precise location. YouTube automatically enables captions when you mute the video. YouTube Shorts has a new “Make Me Move” AI tool to animate your selfie photos. YouTube simplified video sharing on desktop, removing Blogger and other destinations. YouTube is testing fewer push notifications. StreamYard lets you manage YouTube livestream monetizatio...

Even though the weather has been beautiful here in the Bay Area, I’m planning to spend a good bit inside watching the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl. I’m not usually a big football or skiing fan, but I can’t resist the big events. Whether you are staying in or going out, check out this week’s updates from YouTube, Google Search, Google Vids, Facebook, X, and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 👂 Listen to the Creator Weekly podcast in YouTube Music 🔴 Watch Creator Weekly Live episodes Top news and updates this week New Creator and Viewer opportunities around the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl. YouTube is expanding auto-dubbing to all channels, with more languages and more expressiveness. More Google Vids features are available to free accounts, including teleprompter, transcript trim and styled captions. Google Search February 2026 Discover Core Update is meant to reduce clickbait and surface more original content from sites with “expertise in a given area”. Twitc...

Welcome, readers. This week there is a surprising lack of YouTube updates. But there are updates for TikTok, Bluesky, Patreon, StreamElements, and lots of new AI features. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 👂 Listen to the Creator Weekly podcast in YouTube Music 🔴 Watch Creator Weekly Live episodes Top news and updates this week US TikTok had a bad first week, and some creators are trying alternatives like UpScrolled and Skylight. Cheaper Google AI Plus subscriptions are fully global, giving access to some (but not all) Google’s AI-powered creative tools. Experimental Project Genie can generate 3D worlds in real time. YouTube is using Gemini in its recommendation system. YouTube is making search safer for teens. Patreon requires all users to move to subscription billing. They blame Apple. The Edits video editing app has new features to copy fonts and other elements between projects and ea...