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Another weekend has rolled around, and it’s time for another update. I hope you aren’t being haunted by the Windows blue screen of death . This week the top stories are the launch of Google Vids, Google shutting down their goo.gl short links, new YouTube Shorts features, and more. Top news and updates this week If you have Google Workspace Labs on your account, try the new Google Vids. Google’s goo.gl short links will stop working next year. Check to see if you need to update your website or social media. The YouTube Shorts editor has a new text-to-speech tool and emoji kitchen effect, and may offer some thumbnail customization options in the near future. An AI training dataset includes YouTube video subtitles, scraped without permission. You can search to see whether your favorite creator’s (or your) videos were included. Vimeo updated their terms of service to require labeling of realistic AI-generated content. StreamYard is adding Dark Mode, Reusable Studios and 4k Local Recordin

What’s happening this week? It seems like every platform wants to be a social network, with comments on Spotify podcasts, Substack pushing Notes, Beehiiv making it easier for people to like & comment. Plus YouTube is launching new tools in the Shorts editor, you can transfer your photos and videos between Google Photos and iCloud Photos, set up recording before your Meet meeting and more. Top news and updates this week Six new tools coming to the YouTube Shorts editor, including auto-generated captions. Long shut down Apple news site TUAW was relaunched with AI-generated articles under the original authors bylines New features are coming to StreamYard studio Instagram shared Reels tips Spotify is launching comments on podcasts What would happen if you disavow all backlinks to your website? Cyrus Shepherd tried it. You can now transfer your Google Photos library to Apple iCloud Photos and vice versa. There is a Threads bonus program, seemingly aimed at Instagram creators. Goo

I hope you’re staying cool this week! It was fortunate there was a holiday so I didn’t need to do anything much. This week there are a few updates from YouTube, news from TwitchCon Europe, Threads celebrated its first birthday, and more. Top news and updates this week YouTube updates the Erase Song tool to remove copyright-claimed music Twitch announced new features in the works for the mobile app, Stories, Clips, Stream Together, Power Ups and more YouTube live streamers can now go through policy training for unauthorized 3rd party content warnings Google Search Console had delayed Performance Reports data this week (but it should be fixed) Threads is one year old, and has plans for the future Mastodon has a feature that links a shared news article to the author’s Fediverse account After backlash Meta (including Instagram) is changing labels from “Made with AI” to “AI Info” Instagram says focus on sh

Summer is here! I hope you’re staying cool! There are lots of updates this week, from new features for YouTube Premium subscribers to new ways to share to Threads, and lots more for video creators, live streamers, bloggers and social media folks. Top news and updates this week Google’s Universal Analytics shuts down completely on July 1, so now is the time to back up your content or set up a GA-4 property. New viewing features for YouTube Premium subscribers. New report on YouTube and Fan Culture. Everyone is a fan! Chatbots based on creators are the new AI trend. The Blackmagic Camera App is now available for Android phones. On X only paid subscribers will be able to live stream. Patreon is launching new community building tools. AdSense for Search has updated consent management requirements for ads in Switzerland (no, you probably don’t need to change anything) Bluesky has a cool new feature: Starter Packs Matt Growcoot at PetaPixel has tried to figur

This week I experienced some problems with international communication first hand. It was the European edition of the Google Product Expert Summit and I joined virtually from home in California. Unfortunately the shared schedule had times that were all off by one hour. I did figure it out, mostly. But it was frustrating. And it makes me more aware that I need to be clear about the time zones of events I’m promoting. This week there are updates for YouTube, Threads, Instagram and more. Read on for details! Top news and updates this week YouTube Thumbnail Test & Compare tool is now rolled out to eligible channels. YouTube is testing user Notes to add context to video claims. The YouTube video editor no longer has a length limit. Moderate multiple published comments in YouTube Studio Use YouTube’s privacy process to request removal AI deepfakes of yo. New Instagram Reels features. New Substack video clip tool. Google Search spam update rolling out. Beehiiv adds a “Name your pric