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Google is shutting down Jamboard,  its collaborative digital whiteboarding service and hardware, on December 31, 2024. Jamboard will be view-only starting October 1.  Why is this happening? Google says that its customers are using third party whiteboarding platforms, which have gotten great new features. Google will focus on "core content collaboration across Docs, Sheets, and Slides." Jamboard will start "winding down" on October 1. At that time:  The Jamboard app (jamboard.google.com) will become view-only, so you cannot create new Jams or modify existing Jams Google will start converting Jams to PDF files.  If you have Jams you want to keep or continue working on, you can export the Jams or migrate your Jams to a different platform. Google has integrated Miro, FigJam and LucidSpark add-ons with Meet, so you can continue to collaboratively whiteboard in meetings.  If you have a 55 inch Jamboard device, they w

Last week YouTube and Twitch shared the new features they are working on. This week it was Meta’s turn. And yes, it’s new AI-powered features for Facebook and Instagram. There are also updates for Google Photos, TikTok, AdSense, social media and more. 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter                        📨 Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email Top news and updates this week Use NotebookLM to summarize and create overviews of YouTube videos. Jamboard turns view-only on October 1. Add a cover image to your Google Doc. The dispute between WordPress and WP Engine gets ugly. Meta announces new AI features including video chats with AI versions of creators, automatic translation and dubbing of Reels, and photo editing. TikTok expands paid Subscriptions to more creators. Google Photos updated their video editor. Twitch shared more details about how Shared Chat with Stream Together works. The new AdSense Ads Not Showing Troubleshooter can help you figure out why ads aren’t s

Autumn is my favorite season. We usually have sunny weather with just a bit of crisp coolness, the leaves start changing color, and the year starts to wind down. 🍂 It’s a nice time to work on projects before the hustle of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Either that, or take a nice hike! This week both YouTube and Twitch shared their roadmap for the coming months, with new features for creating, monetizing and building community. Plus there are updates from Substack, Discord, Threads, Google Workspace and more. 🎧 Listen to this week’s newsletter on Beehiiv .     📨  Subscribe  to get the Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week Google Gemini can now interact with Keep and Tasks. New features coming to YouTube: Communities, Hype Leaderboards, Gifts powered by Jewels, Seasons & Episodes, automatic dubbing, updated Inspiration Tab, AI effects and more YouTube Partners that submitted a W8 US tax form in 2021 will have to resubmit the form

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