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Another week, another passel of generative AI tools. This week there is an experiment with vibe coding, and new creative tools for YouTube Shorts and Google Photos. There are new reports for YouTubers in Analytics and website owners in Search Console. And there are new requirements for UK adults to verify their age to see “adult” content. Plus lots more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email Top news and updates this week The YouTube Shorts editor has a new AI Playground hub for generative AI tools, new AI-powered special effects, and the ability to turn photos into short video clips (not available in all countries). Many platforms are now requiring adult age verification to comply with child safety laws in the UK and more places around the world. Use vibe coding to create shareable mini-apps with Google Opal . YouTube Analytics now shows a breakdown of your audience by watch behavior (Regular, Casual and New viewers)....

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 July 25, 2015.   Ten years ago the YouTube mobile app got a major redesign, highlighting subscriptions and with a basic video editor. This was great for the majority of YouTube viewers who primarily used their phone and creators who could upload and edit right on their recording device. The 2015 YouTube Mobile App The 2015 YouTube Mobile app In July 2015, YouTube launched a major mobile app update . New features included:  Home tab with recommendations based on watch history. Subscriptions tab with videos in your subscriptions. Account tab with your playlists, video uploads, notifications and history. Notably YouTube also introduced the subscription bell option, which lets viewers opt in to notifications for all new uploads. Ring that bell!  ...

  Dear readers, I hope you are having a fabulous summer weekend!  This week there are updates for YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, Twitch, LinkedIn, Beehiiv and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week YouTube Hype is expanding to 19 new countries in the EU, Asia and Mexico. (It’s not available in the US or Canada yet). Facebook is cracking down on unoriginal content. YouTube is experimenting with title testing, to go along with thumbnail testing. Twitch added categories at the top of the Clips feed. Edits video editing app added royalty free music, keyframes for stickers and text, and new voice effects. LinkedIn is testing highlighting trends within the (US) video feed. Not surprisingly, current trends include topics like “side hustle guide”. TikTok Songwriter Features launched in closed beta. If you are a songwriter, add yourself to the waitlist. Beehiiv’s slick new website builder is out of beta and available to all accounts. Reddit requi...

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 July 18, 2015.   Ten years ago Microsoft launched Windows 10 as a free upgrade. But was it really free? The first free Windows system upgrade The Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade site in August 2015 In July 2015 Microsoft Windows 10 launched in 190 countries as a free upgrade from "genuine" Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices. This was announced as a limited time offer, but the free upgrade was actually available through 2023 . Apple had made this shift in 2013, offering free OS upgrades for life starting with OS X Mavericks . What was the advantage of free Windows upgrades?  Microsoft Ecosystem for Developers in July 2015 Older folks (like me) remember when it was a huge hassle to update your computer's system software. You had to go out and purchase the updated software...

Dear readers, I hope you are having a fabulous summer weekend! This week there are updates from YouTube, Bluesky, Instagram, Mastodon, X, Google’s Veo 3 video model, Gmail, Google Drive and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week YouTube is killing the Trending tab, but still has music, podcast and movie trailer charts. YouTube made a minor monetization policy update for inauthentic content. Yes, you can monetize content made with AI tools. TikTok may or may not be creating a US-only app and there may or may not be a deal for it to be sold to US owners. TikTok Sans font is now available to everyone for free. YouTube channels in the YouTube Partner Program can share channel and audience insights with brands and advertisers. There are now 10-year YouTube Membership loyalty badges. Edits by Instagram now has Voice Enhancement, sharing to other apps, more Insights and an improved Imagine tab. Google’s Veo 3 text-to-video model can now g...

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 July 11, 2015. Ten years ago this week Facebook launched a Suggested Video feed, sharing ad revenue with video publishers and highlighting professional videos from news media and other sources. Facebook's new video features and encouraging view metrics convinced newsrooms to "pivot to video". In retrospect that was a poor decision.   Facebook Ad Revenue Sharing with Video Creators Re/Code headline July 1, 2015 In July 2015 Facebook launched a mobile Suggested Videos feed, full of professionally produced content and interspersed with ads. Creators whose videos were in the feed near an ad shared the ad revenue with Facebook. Here's how it worked: If someone watched a video in their News Feed in the Facebook mobile app,...

  With the US Independence Day holiday, this week’s creator news roundup is a bit more compact than usual. There are updates for video creators, live streamers, bloggers and other web publishers, and social media. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email..      Top news and updates this week YouTube Analytics lets you compare new, casual and regular viewer behavior. YouTube “Most Relevant” comment filters are available on all channels. YouTube is making a minor change to the YouTube Partner Program policies to better identify spammy mass produced content. YouTube Top Fan live chat Leaderboards are available on all channels. Substack will now automatically generate clips from live streams that are shared to Notes and (optionally) uploaded to YouTube Shorts. StreamYard has a new People tab to manage guests, and improved interface for adding backgrounds, overlays and videos. Restream now lets you record (rather than broadca...