Peggy K's Creator News

Hello readers! In this week’s edition the themes are security and discovery. There are updates for YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Bluesky Substack and a lot more. Also creators are diving into spooky season, with Halloween around the corner. ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday Top Updates YouTube redesigned the mobile Home tab with custom feeds, and tabs for Subs, Live, Music, Movies & TV and More. YouTube will proactively pause activity on potentially hijacked channels. YouTube Shopping will soon include AliExpress affiliate products. Twitch launched Stream Recaps, a custom collection of stream Clips that replaces Clips in Stories. Facebook now lets creators include licensed music in Reels without affecting earnings. Google Vids added the ability to adjust video clip playb...

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 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...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube partners, Twitch streamers, Facebook, Instagram and X creators and more. Plus there’s a brand new Google Pixel phone with new Creator Suite features. My tip for the week : Set up your social properties (YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok) in Search Console , and compare them to your on-platform metrics. ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday Top Updates Tougher YouTube Partner Program eligibility requirements starting February 1. YouTube channel Managers will receive email notifications for copyright claims.  Ask YouTube is rolling out on mobile devices in the US.  Twitch now lets you opt out of training Amazon’s generative AI models.  Twitch lets you reward top gifters an exclusive badge. Twitch is rolling out comments o...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube communities and Shorts, new tools at Substack and Facebook to show who’s human, new features for Instagram, X, Google Photos and more. Before you read on, check your Google Account’s security and sign-in options . The best time to secure your account is now! Google now lets you add a selfie video to help you sign into your account. If you have a single device (like your phone), set this up to make sure you can still sign in if your device is lost. Set it up at g.co/signin-selfie. Manage your selfie videos . Learn more. OK, now read on! ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email.  🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. This week’s Top Updates Upload a custom thumbnail for your YouTube Shorts . New YouTube Community features, including Community-only posts and quote posting.  For monetizing creators: YouTube is launching free Membership trials (you can opt out your ch...