Peggy K's Creator News

  Dear readers, this week there are new updates for creators, website owners, live streamers and more.  Google is letting YouTube, TikTok and Instagram creators customize their Search Profile and giving webmasters more information about their site’s appearance in AI Search results; Twitch is rolling out Dual Streaming and AI stream summaries; Facebook has a new AI creator assistant, and has added video replies. To watch this week: WWDC26, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts June 8. Watch the keynote live on the Apple YouTube channel. Get the Creator Weekly newsletter in your Inbox every Saturday. Join Creator Weekly live on Sunday. This Week’s Top Updates Google launched Creator Search Profiles . Creators with a significant following on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and X can set up a followable profile highlighting top content. At TwitchCon Rotterdam, Twitch announced the rollout of Dual Forma...

Dear readers, would you pay for advanced creator features on your favorite platform? Meta is betting you will.  Plus YouTube has launched multiple updates (yes, mostly AI-related), Bluesky lets you highlight when you are live, people can set their favorite news sites and blogs as Preferred Sources for Google Search AI Mode, Patreon is adding profile profile features and more.  Tip of the week:   Create an avatar of yourself to use when you create videos in the Gemini app with Gemini Omni. Creating an avatar is also rolling out gradually to YouTube. Join me live: Creator Weekly is live on Sunday to discuss this week’s updates.  Top Updates YouTube lets you create your own custom feed (US only) Labels on realistic AI content on YouTube are more visible. And YouTube is getting better at detecting AI-generated content. Ask Studio chatbot in YouTube Studio can now remember multiple conversations f...

Dear readers, it’s Memorial Day weekend, which people use to mark the unofficial start of summer with BBQs. It feels like many people forget it’s meant to be a day of mourning for those who died in US military service. I’m going to take a moment of silence out of my holiday to remember. This week was Google I/O, which was all about AI. Even if generative AI isn’t your thing, it’s useful to know where it may be popping up.  There are also updates for YouTube, AdSense, WordPress, Spotify , Facebook, LinkedIn, and more.  Join me on Sunday for Creator Weekly Live. Top Updates Gemini Omni is the new “Nano Banana” for creating and editing video, and is available in the Gemini app , Google Flow , YouTube Shorts Remix , and the free YouTube Create app.  Ask YouTube answers queries with a mix of text and relevant videos.  Google Flow movie maker has an AI Agent to help with brainstorming and tasks, a shar...

Here in the Bay Area, it feels like spring is winding down and we’re moving towards summer. I’m ready for that warmer weather.  If you are a student who is about to graduate, now is the time to move your data to your personal account (now including Photos). There are also cultural events to watch, and major updates for YouTube, Twitch, Search Optimization, Instagram and more. Subscribe to get Creator Weekly in your Inbox every Saturday. Top Updates This Week New creator video features are coming to Android 17 , including screen reactions and updates to Instagram , Edits , and Adobe Premiere . At YouTube Brandcast, YouTube announced new Creator Shows, Affiliate Partnerships Boosts (YouTube Shopping), Custom Sponsorships and more advertiser features.  YouTube is expanding AI likeness detection to all 18+ creators.  YouTube DMs are now available in 31 European countries.  In You...