Peggy K's Creator News

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 4, 2015. Ten years ago this week the Apple Music streaming service launched and Apple celebrated 10 years of popular podcasting. A Decade of Popular Podcasts Apple Podcasting Page , June 29, 2005 Podcasts aren't new. Most of the content isn't so different from radio news and talk shows. Digital downloads of episodic content were available for some shows starting in the late 90s (or even before if you dive into the discussions on the Wikipedia article about the history of podcasting). But Apple popularized the format. The popular iPod audio player combined with the popularity of blogging and easy-to-use audio production tools came together to encourage people to create their own shows. The term "podcast" is a combination of iPod and broadcast, underlining Apple's importan...

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Winter is here and the year is winding down. There are a few updates this week, but not too many. I’m looking forward to next week when I can wind down and reflect on the past year. Next week I’ll have a recap of the year for you all. As a side note, I’ve been starting to shift my social media time from X to Threads and Bluesky . I haven’t really settled into either, but my X feed is starting to look a bit bare, and I’m not missing much there. I'll see how things go after the new year. Top news and updates this week YouTube makes it easier to moderate live stream comments. Live stream to X (Twitter) from StreamYard or Streamlabs. Migrate your Google Podcasts to YouTube Music (US only). Google Analytics 4 integration with AdSense. New version of Bluesky adds profile RSS feeds, visibility when signed out. Flipboard starts testing ActivityPub federation. Substack has a Nazi problem. Read on for details and additional updates! ...