Peggy K's Creator News

Hello readers! This week Meta One subscriptions launched, and it looks like creators are expected to pay to succeed. Google Search opened up Search Profiles to more creators and is piloting paying publishers that appear in AI Overviews and Gemini.  There are also updates for live streamers, podcasters, website owners and more.  Top Updates More YouTube , Instagram , X and TikTok creators are eligible for Google Search Profiles. Meta One Subscriptions launched for creators and businesses, with Instagram and Facebook features including links on Reels and posts, advance post scheduling, more analytics Insights and more. Threads added a bunch of new podcast features for podcaster profiles and posts. Twitch no longer lets you only show Featured clips.  Cloudflare lets you block AI training bots while still allowing crawling by the Googlebot, Applebot and Bingbot....

Hello readers! I hope you are enjoying the waning days of summer. It was 95°F here in the Bay Area this week, which felt more like mid-summer than early-autumn. I am ready for cooler weather. With the Monday Labor Day holiday here in the US, updates were sparser than usual. But, even so, there are updates for YouTube, Twitch, AdSense, Instagram, Threads and more. Read on! ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates YouTube Shorts has a new “Get Feedback” tool to evaluate your drafts,  now available to US users. Twitch is testing a Stream Coach that gives personalized feedback and tips on your streams. The new Apple Duo ’s camera doesn’t live up to the iPhone 18 Pro.  IMDb has added Digital Creator as a professional category.  Restream has new integrations with X , including viewer analytics and comment repli...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube (as usual), Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, AdSense, X, and more.  Top Updates YouTube is expanding access to “Watch With” reaction live streams. YouTube is making it easier to disclose Branded Content (paid promotions and sponsorships), with age and location gating and automatic labels. YouTube  has a new Channel Memberships hub to help viewers to find channels to join. YouTube has a new Co-Viewed metric that estimates how many people are watching together on a TV. There’s a new Creator Insider video that explains the YouTube Algorithm . Watch it!  TikTok is adding new comment features including voice comments, polls and photo carousels. Twitch Clips are available for DJ Program creators, but won’t include music.  Twitch paid Subscribers can post GIFs in the live stream chat. Instagram now requir...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube, Instagram Bluesky, Substack, Google Search, Firefly, Gemini and more. ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates Creators monetizing with YouTube Shopping in the US can now tag Amazon products. Instagram can now create a “first draft” of a Reel from your video clips.  Meta settled a huge lawsuit, will pay $18B, and had to add new teen safety features. They are strongly requesting YouTube and Twitch implement the same. YouTube is rolling out a “Get Feedback” button to review your Shorts drafts. YouTube is testing creating multiple custom feeds, and having those replace the topic chips on the mobile app Home screen. Bluesky now lets you upload videos up to 10 minutes long. Bluesky lets yo...

Hello readers! I hope you are enjoying the last days of summer. This week there’s updates to YouTube views counts, Stations, and AI claims, Twitch sponsorships, Google Search Preferred Sources, beehiiv, Facebook, LinkedIn and more. Top Updates YouTube will now count a “View” from the first frame long form videos. When someone stops to watch or clicks a thumbnail, that’s an Engaged View. YouTube is expanding Stations beyond music videos. They may include creator content, media channels and podcasts, and can appear in the Home Feed and Search on YouTube and YouTube Music. Twitch Affiliates can now access sponsorships. And all Partners and Affiliates can add Sponsorship Highlight clips to their Creator Profile. Google Search has published the code for an interactive Preferred Source button you can add to your website or blog. YouTube made it easier to manage AI Likeness claims on your cha...