Peggy K's Creator News

Hello creators! I hope you are enjoying the waning days of summer. This week there are updates for web publishers, YouTubers, TikTok, Edits, Facebook, Bluesky and more.  📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email.. Top news and updates this week Google age verification of teens could affect AdSense and AdMob publisher revenue. Google has been using large language model AI to fight invalid ad traffic. Publishers can ask readers to make their site a Preferred Source for Google Search Top Stories. The imminent demise of goo.gl short links will affect academic publications. YouTube Posts can now have up to 10 images (rather than five). YouTube videos with automatic dubbing in to other languages can now be edited with the auto-dubs regenerated. YouTube Promote ad campaigns now have more options for the call to action. TikTok updated its Community Guidelines. AI-generated content must be labeled, but content that misleads about “matters of public importance” or is “harmful to...

Another week, another passel of generative AI tools. This week there is an experiment with vibe coding, and new creative tools for YouTube Shorts and Google Photos. There are new reports for YouTubers in Analytics and website owners in Search Console. And there are new requirements for UK adults to verify their age to see “adult” content. Plus lots more. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email Top news and updates this week The YouTube Shorts editor has a new AI Playground hub for generative AI tools, new AI-powered special effects, and the ability to turn photos into short video clips (not available in all countries). Many platforms are now requiring adult age verification to comply with child safety laws in the UK and more places around the world. Use vibe coding to create shareable mini-apps with Google Opal . YouTube Analytics now shows a breakdown of your audience by watch behavior (Regular, Casual and New viewers)....

  With the US Independence Day holiday, this week’s creator news roundup is a bit more compact than usual. There are updates for video creators, live streamers, bloggers and other web publishers, and social media. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email..      Top news and updates this week YouTube Analytics lets you compare new, casual and regular viewer behavior. YouTube “Most Relevant” comment filters are available on all channels. YouTube is making a minor change to the YouTube Partner Program policies to better identify spammy mass produced content. YouTube Top Fan live chat Leaderboards are available on all channels. Substack will now automatically generate clips from live streams that are shared to Notes and (optionally) uploaded to YouTube Shorts. StreamYard has a new People tab to manage guests, and improved interface for adding backgrounds, overlays and videos. Restream now lets you record (rather than broadca...

Happy summer! No vacation here, as this week there are updates from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Patreon, Firefly and more. Are you new to YouTube? Or could you use a refresher on YouTube’s features and settings? Join me Sunday, immediately after Creator Weekly live, when I host OnEBoard Chat on YouTube Basics . Set a reminder. 📨 Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. Top news and updates this week Most YouTube channels with access to Posts will soon be able to enable an actual Community on their Community tab. Threads has added a Fediverse feed for accounts you follow on Mastodon , WordPress (with ActivityPub), Ghost and other servers. Soon all videos uploaded to Facebook will be Reels, no matter the format or length. Plus the Video tab is now the Reels tab. Patreon is raising prices for new creators. Now is the time to create your page. YouTube will automatically create a product sticker in Shorts if you are monetizing with YouTube Shopping. Coming to YouTube...