Peggy K's Creator News

If you aren’t keen on generative AI-powered tools, then maybe skip this week’s updates, because it’s all about AI. Productivity met creativity at two big tech conferences this week. Google Cloud Next, with updates for Google Cloud and Workspace, focused more on the productivity side and Canva Create focused more on the creativity side. But with Google highlighting video creation models and Canva launching a splashy new spreadsheet tool, the boundaries are blurring. Plus there were updates for Google Search AI Mode, the latest version of Davinci Resolve has a suite of AI-powered tools, and Adobe announced their vision for incorporating agentic AI into their products.. If you don’t want to read about AI, check out the other updates for YouTube, Threads, Bluesky and X. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week At Google Cloud Next , Google announced updates to its creative generative AI models Veo 2 (video), Lyria (music), Imagen 3 (images), Chirp...

Welcome to another edition of Creator Weekly. I’ve been under the weather this week, so I’ll just get down to business and suggest you read on. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week YouTube mid-roll ads will be less likely to be interruptive. Twitch announced plans for 2025, including monetization for everyone. Twitch launched a sharable Creator Profile to help streamers open to sponsorships. YouTube has more than 1 billion monthly podcast viewers. YouTube improved their Replace Song feature, including AI-powered suggestions. YouTube’s Creator Insider channel has their own community. Use AI-powered Dream Screen to create clips for YouTube Shorts (in supported countries). TikTok made a major update to its desktop web layout, including improved viewing of live streams and a floating video player. StreamYard upgraded its AI Clips feature and launched easier image sharing. Instagram’s Reels algorithm went bad, showing some users a strea...

Dear readers, I ❤ you all. Happy Valentine’s Weekend! This week YouTube says it’s the new television, there are new text-to-video AI models to try, TikTok’s back in the US app stores, there’s a new open source platform for online safety tools, you can register a domain for 100 years, Google Chat and Docs have new features and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email.. Top news and updates this week Celebrate Valentine’s day by giving Gifts to YouTube live streamers or sharing your Twitch clips. YouTube declared it’s the new television. They are the epicenter of culture and are creating businesses in Hollywood. Turn on the Enhanced Safe Browsing mode in Chrome to protect your YouTube channel and Google Account. The TikTok App once again can be installed from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store in the US. Adobe Released their Firefly AI Video model with advanced text-to-video tools, plus translation and dubbing, all trained on “properly licensed content.” The YouTube Sh...

As we move into December platforms are sharing their annual recaps. Last week it was YouTube Gaming, this week YouTube Music and Reddit. Next week I’m expecting Spotify. And what strikes me is that these recaps only cover your activity into early November. That means you can be different in December! Experiment. Listen to new artists. Join a new subreddit. Focus on the holidays. If it’s good, keep doing it through the new year, and maybe it will be part of next year’s recap. If it doesn’t work for you, no one will be the wiser. This week there has been a lot of discussion around which platforms are good for sharing links, and Bluesky seems to be the winner. And there are updates for YouTube, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week Get your YouTube Music and Reddit 2024 recaps. Social media versus links: Bluesky is the winner. Add images to YouTube quizzes. YouTube Posts now have built-in AI image and text tool...