Peggy K's Creator News

At today's Made on YouTube event, YouTube announced a whole slew of new creator features.  Here's what is coming:  Communities , a space on your channel where fans can post and chat Community Hub in the YouTube Studio app to engage with fans Hype Leaderboards  to let fans help promote your videos Gifts powered by Jewels , gifts sent by fans during vertical livestreams YouTube Shopping  in more countries Organize your content into seasons  and episodes AI-powered automatic dubbing into multiple languages Updated Inspiration tab with AI-generated video outlines, thumbnails and titles Effects Maker  tool for creating YouTube Shorts effects GenAI Puppeteering to turn you into your "alter ego" AI-generated video clips and backgrounds with  Veo  in the  YouTube Shorts  editor Some of these will start rolling out over the next few months, but some are still being tested, and will not

This week there are a bunch of smaller updates, with a little something for everyone, from YouTube to search to social media. Which do I think are the most interesting? Video uploads on Bluesky, the YouTube Shorts “Add Yours” sticker and new YouTube handles languages, NotebookLM’s podcast-style overviews, Google Search linking results to the Internet Archive cache, and the new Apple Intelligence AI features. 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter                               📨 Subscribe to the Creator Weekly email newsletter Top news and updates this week “Add Yours” sticker on YouTube Shorts. YouTube channel handles are now supported in 75 languages. Twitch’s new DJ Program fees revealed. NotebookLM will generate a podcast-style audio overview of your documents. Google Search results now link to the Internet Archive cached version. The AdSense Privacy & Messaging tool supports more US states. Run a Promotion on YouTube with the goal of more website visits. Learn how to use Go

Another week, another big list of updates! This week there are new features from YouTube, Twitch, Beehiiv, Google Photos, Google Search, and more. And, of course, AI. 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter 📨  Subscribe  to get the Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week Add texts and filters to YouTube Shorts thumbnails. YouTube is working on safeguards against deepfakes and other AI technology. YouTube published a new FAQ about Invalid Activity for channels in the YouTube Partner Program (it may not be satisfying, but it is useful information. Twitch Partners and Affiliates have an updated Ads Manager to control advertising in their videos. Twitch updated their Clips editor for easier mobile sharing. Spotter Studio is a new AI-powered service for YouTubers. TikTok added a profile search. Beehiiv updated their post editor. Medium explained how Boosts and distribution work. Google Photos added everyday language search and has Gemini “Ask Photo

Labor Day weekend is the traditional end of summer here in the US. I plan to continue to enjoy the sunshine as it’s still not jacket weather here in California. This week there are updates for YouTube, Twitch, Tumblr, Bluesky, Threads and more. Read on for details! 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter Top news and updates this week Transfer playlists between Apple Music and YouTube Music. Create a free business website with Solo. YouTube expands Courses to more creators. StreamYard launches new features and paid plans. Tumblr is moving to WordPress. YouTube is testing AI-generated comment topic summaries in more languages. Twitch makes adjustments for Drop-Ins and DJ Chat Badges after unintended consequences. Google Search now supports the AVIF image format. X was banned in Brazil. Bluesky added new anti-toxicity features. SubClub lets you monetize Mastodon feeds. Threads shows replies from the Fediverse. Meta Spark is shutting down and 3rd party AR filters will be removed. Instagr

I hope you are all enjoying waning days of summer! This week there are a bunch of updates for video creators, live streamers, bloggers and more. 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter Top news and updates this week Get a QR code to promote your YouTube channel AI-powered chat support for hijacked YouTube accounts What’s the difference between a creator, influencer and journalist? YouTube affiliate shopping program is expanding their partnership with Shopify YouTube’s Creator Music has added 30,000 songs Your YouTube channel Home tab may be removed Do tags, hashtags or file names matter to the YouTube algorithm? Twitch launched video Stories Twitch launched Drop Ins for Stream Together for live collabs The FTC bans selling or buying fake indicators of social media influence such as followers, comments and views TikTok lets you create a group chat with up to 32 people Vimeo launches new AI features Does Google Search care if you post a YouTube video and text with the same content? Blogge