Peggy K's Creator News

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! 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...

Dear readers, did you celebrate World Emoji Day on July 17th 📆 🥳 ? Party with pictures! This week there are updates for YouTube creators, Twitch, Google Image Search, beehiiv, Google Vids, Edits and more.  ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter to get updates by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly live on Sunday. Top Updates YouTube expanded its Inauthentic Content monetization policy description to provide more examples and more explicitly call out some AI-generated content. Google Image Search turned 25 and is getting a Pinterest-like redesign, with easier access to Collections. Google is also adding AI image generation in Search AI Mode. Beehiiv launched Communities where you can engage your subscribers.  YouTube is testing a redesigned “insights-first” YouTube Studio Analytics (renamed Insights). YouTube shared a report highlighting their positive impact on the U.S....

Summer is officially here! Be sure to take a break now and again to enjoy the outdoors (this is also a reminder for me).  This week there are new limits on teens using social media, updates for YouTube Partners, Twitch Streamers, writers on Substack, Beehiiv, and Mastodon, Threads Communities, LinkedIn Profiles and more. Subscribe to the free Creator Weekly newsletter. Join Creator Weekly live on Sunday. Tip: If you live stream AND you are on Bluesky, be sure to set the LIVE badge on your profile. Learn how. Top Updates UK will ban social media for under-16s and limit live streaming for all under-18s. YouTube Partners can update Membership pricing every 12 months, and optionally use new smart pricing recommendations. Twitch rolled out Dual Format streaming to all, and 4K streaming to Affiliates and Partners. If you don’t want to set up Dual Format streaming yourself, use Streamlabs. Twitch h...