Peggy K's Creator News

Hello readers! This week there are bonuses for short videos on YouTube and X, custom algorithms on Facebook and Substack, new creator tools on LinkedIn, more prominent links in Google’s AI Search and more. ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday Top Updates YouTube pilots a Shorts bonus program.  Ask YouTube expands to mobile search and more. Facebook lets you customize “Your Algorithm” (as does Substack ) YouTube Music labels AI-generated tracks.  YouTube Live added floating hearts for vertical streams. YouTube Shopping adds affiliate campaigns with flat fees. X pilots a Video Kickstart Bonus program (which is very similar to YouTube’s Shorts bonus program).  Edits lets you add interactive music links and create a style kit. Google Search updated AI Search to more prominently display ...

Hello readers! This week has been relatively quiet. But there is a theme emerging. Platforms are trying to figure out how to highlight human creators and encourage original content, while tamping down the bots and AI slop. Of course those same platforms really want people to use their generative AI tools and AI agents, so it’s not clear how they will find a balance. ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday My tip for the week: Try the new custom caption styles in Google Vids . Top Updates Google stand-alone SynthID AI watermark detector. YouTube improves Shopping analytics. Google Vids improved “point-in-time” editing timeline. Restream ’s clipping tool now works with YouTube videos and can share directly to Instagram. X native video editor adds caption editing. X is running “liveness checks” to weed out b...

Hello Readers! This week YouTube is boosting original Shorts, Edits added a built-in assistant, Facebook Forum has a stand-alone app for Groups, Linktree launched DMs and YouTube tools and Reddit is killing its RSS feeds. ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates YouTube Shorts with original content will be prioritized in the Shorts feed. YouTube Live dual-format streaming has new vertical layouts. YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly guidelines to allow some potentially  “Hateful” content in the public interest to be monetized. Use your voice to leave comments on YouTube videos on TV. Customize caption styles in Google Vids. Plus Vids now has the latest text-to-speech model for voiceovers and avatars. The Edits video editing app has an AI assistant for making and optimizing your  Instagram Reels. ...

Hello readers! Autumn is here, with cooler weather, pumpkin pie spice in everything, and the Made on YouTube event, with tons of new features on the horizon. There’s also a free Adobe Premiere app, and new features in Google Vids, Search Console, Discord, LinkedIn, X and more.  ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates Tons of new features for viewers and creators are coming to YouTube over the coming months. Check out the Made on YouTube recap.  The free Adobe Premiere video editing app is available for Android. Google Vids now lets even free personal accounts use AI to generate HD video. Google Search Console now has multimodal Search performance reports. If your site has images it gives you an idea of how they perform in Google Lens search and other image-prompted searches. ...

This week was YouTube’s annual “Made on YouTube” even t, with announcements that give a sneak peek into new features YouTube is working on that will start becoming available over the coming months. There’s updates for both creators and viewers. Here are the top updates: 👀 Customize your home feed with AI prompts. 📺 Shorts Series. Make a microdrama! 🦻Audio podcast recommendation guide. 📰 Posts in the Shorts feed and on TVs. ✂ Conversational video editor for Shorts and YouTube Create. ✨Ask Studio on mobile, with more help with understanding metrics and optimizing your videos. 🖼 Dynamic thumbnails, matching thumbnail to audience. 📊Shorts video A/B testing to help you find the best hook. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Communities: Easier commenting on TVs, AI-powered comment moderation, members-only communities, group messaging. 💎 Super-charged Hype with jewels. 🔴 “Watch with” expansion to live react to long-form videos. 💑 Go Live Togethe...