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To celebrate 10 years of Creator Weekly, I’m sharing tech highlights from 2015 that still resonate 10 years later. This update was for  the week ending January 25, 2015 . If you have used Facebook, or really any social media, you have seen how easily hoaxes, rumors and fake news spread. This isn't a new problem. As the old adage says , "A lie can run around the world while the truth is pulling on its boots". Watch the Short version below, or check out my full discussion from the January 26 Creator News live stream. On January 20, 2015 Facebook announced they had added an option to report false news, because "We’ve heard from people that they want to see fewer stories that are hoaxes, or misleading news." They noted that many people delete a post if their friends comment telling them it's a hoax. 2015 Facebook post reporting options include "it's a false news story" This update made several changes: ...

This has been a very long week. TikTok and CapCut are mostly back in the US, at least for a few months. Instagram launched a slew of features positioning itself as a TikTok (and CapCut) alternative, and changed the layout of profile pages, making many creators unhappy. Many other platforms launched video feeds. There are new features for YouTube Premium subscribers, and new insights shared about the YouTube algorithm for creators. Plus there are updates for WordPress, Beehiiv, Substack and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email.. Top news and updates this week TikTok, CapCut and other ByteDance apps were disabled in the US, and then re-enabled after a 75 day reprieve. They still aren’t available in the Apple app store or Google Play Store. Instagram launched 3 minute Reels and a feed of Reels liked by your friends. Instagram announced Edits, a free mobile video editing app. It will be available in March. Bluesky, X, and Tumblr have new video feeds. YouTube shared how t...

If you are a TikTok user in the United States, this past week has been a roller coaster. To recap, in 2024 Congress passed a law requiring ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok in the US, or shut down. ByteDance fought this all the way to the Supreme Court, where the ban was upheld.  The law was scheduled to go into effect on January 19th. In the past week: ByteDance blocked US users on TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8 and its other apps. ByteDance restored access to US users. President Trump signed an Executive Order that says the law won't be enforced for 75 days. The Google Play Store and Apple App Store have not restored access to ByteDance apps. There are new video feeds on Instagram, Bluesky, X and other platforms.  Instagram expanded Reels length to 3 minutes. YouTube also recently made that change (but not in the past week). Instagram announced Edits, a CapCut Competitor that should be available in March. It's not clear what will happen, but the next few months should be inte...

To celebrate 10 years of Creator Weekly, I’m sharing tech highlights from 2015. These are three updates for the week ending January 18, 2015 , which are interesting in retrospect. Shutdown of the Google Glass Explorer Program On January 19, 2015 Google announced they will  stop selling Google Glass  to individual customers via its Glass Explorer program. Google Glass was never sold as a general consumer product. Google Glass Explorer Program Website January 17, 2015 via the Wayback Machine There were concerns about privacy and pushback against so-called "glassholes", although it's not clear how much of that contributed to the decision to shut the program down. It may have been that the expensive glasses just weren't ready for consumers. Google  continued to update Glass for Enterprise customers , including  integrating Google Meet video calling  in 2020. Google  stopped producing Glass  in March 20...

  The holiday lull is over now, and it feels like we are now rushing headlong into 2025. TikTok looks like it will shut down in the US on Sunday, there’s a new organization to “save social media from billionaire capture”, Google is rolling out Gemini AI features to all Google Workspace business users (who will be paying a little bit more), plus news and updates for video creators, bloggers, social media and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 10 Years Ago This Week (10YATW) I’ve decided to not include my “10 Years Ago This Week” details in the weekly newsletter, mostly because it’s too long already. Instead it will be part of Creator Weekly Live on Sunday, and I’ll post the details a few days later. If you want to hear it first, join me live ! Last week’s 10YATW: Virtual Reality is a Reality Los Angeles Fire Relief The devastating Los Angeles fires have affected many creators, artists and people who work in creative industries. YouTube says they will “o...

I'm celebrating 10 years of Creator Weekly by looking back at what was happening in tech during the same week in 2015.   I'll be talking about it in my Sunday live stream, and then publishing a post with a YouTube Short recap a few days later.  What happened 10 years ago this week?  During the week ending January 12, 2015, CNET published their recap of products showcased at CES in Las Vegas.  They declared:   Virtual reality is a reality. Virtual reality, or VR as it's known, has been lurking at the fringes of the tech world for the better part of three decades, but it's often felt more like a gimmick or a sci-fi trope (thank you, " Lawnmower Man "). But no more. VR innovator Oculus Rift was showing the latest version of its hardware in a sizable public booth in the convention center's South Hall -- a far cry from its behind-closed-doors hotel suite presence at CES 2013 and 2014 . (Clearly, that $2 billion-plus check from Facebook is being put to good...

Wildfires are my nightmare. They are fast moving, destructive, and near unstoppable when the winds are strong. My heart goes out to folks in Los Angeles County affected by the current fires (which are still mostly uncontained as I write this). It’s sickening that there are selfish people flying drones into the fire areas, for likes or “content”. One of the big water-dropping Super Scooper planes was seriously damaged by a drone and aircraft have been unable to work in some areas due to unauthorized drone activity. I hope they are penalized. This week the big creator news is Meta’s new moderation policies. There are also updates for YouTube, Medium, WordPress, X and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week Meta shifts moderation policy, allows more hateful content, and shifts from 3rd party fact checks to community notes. The YouTube Shorts editor now lets you create or upload Shorts up to 3 minutes long (with l...