Peggy K's Creator News

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...

Dear readers, I hope you are enjoying spring weather and not glued to your internet device (I’m trying to get out more). This week there are updates for YouTube, Twitch, AdSense, Threads and more. I am debating whether to live stream this Sunday, as I’m feeling better this week. If you catch me, stop by and say hello in the live chat. It’s like riding a bike, right? Get Creator Weekly in your email inbox every Saturday. This Week’s Top Updates YouTube Studio now has an account status overview. YouTube enforces Community Guidelines in channel descriptions. YouTube advertiser-friendly Shocking Content policy prohibits monetization of young-looking subjects in distress. YouTube tests mobile app redesign with swipeable feeds. Twitch cracks down on viewbotting and is testing Streamer Shouts messages to fans. Edits video editing app has new Instagram stats, caption customization controls and AI Fuse for blending photos into...

Here we are in May already. I hope spring has sprung where you are reading this from! This week there are a bunch of YouTube updates, plus news for web publishers, Instagram, Firefly and more.  New this week YouTube Creator updates: replace copyright-claimed music with AI generated instrumentals, search your channel’s comments by topic rather than keywords, add multi-language thumbnails, and set channel guidelines. YouTube Live on mobile lets you preview effects before you start the stream. StreamYard lets you stream to Vimeo natively. Instagram’s Edits app added text customization, favorite effects, and the ability to generate video clips with AI. Devine may (or may not) be the reincarnation of Vine. It wants real creators, not AI slop. YouTube Viewer updates: Ask YouTube conversational search, global availability of picture-in-picture, Home feed thumbnail experiment, build your own multiview in YouTube TV and a Shorts shelf on the Google TV Home screen. Go...

Dear readers, this Earth Day week, it's worth taking a moment to think about what you can do to explore and appreciate the works around you.  This week there are updates from YouTube, Beehiiv, Edits, Threads, Google Photos and more. Announcements at Google Cloud Next suggested that the future is Agentic AI. Plus group live chat is where community is at (at least on Threads and X). Celebrating Earth Day OnEBoard’s Bob Danley shared how regular folks can participate in observing nature and the world around us.  Google:  Celebrating Earth Day 2026: How Technology and Collaboration Are Protecting Our Planet (Google Earth, Satellite Imagery and more) Flickr: Earth Day. Every Day This week's top updates Google Cloud Next: Workspace Intelligence and AI Agents YouTube adds timestamped link sharing from the mobile app and kills Clips  YouTube limits push notifications to engaged users YouTube expands likeness detection to the entertai...

 What's new this week? There are updates from Canva, YouTube, AdSense, Google Search, video and image editing tools and more.  Join OnEBoard this week for our annual Earth Day special. (Note the later than usual time for the live stream) Video Tip: Does Gemini use your emails for training? This week's top updates YouTube Live Streams with automated ads will pause ads when viewers engage. YouTube Shorts music library is available in the YouTube Create video editing app. YouTube is testing image Posts in the Shorts feed.  Hate YouTube Shorts ? Set your Shorts feed allowed viewing time to zero. Google Vids AI voiceovers are more expressive and available in more languages.  AdSense Offerwall ads and now generally available to publishers (but consider whether they are worth adding). Google Search spam policy now prohibits browser back button hijacking. Chrome on desktop will now open links side-by-side with ...