You could argue that YouTube creators have a love/hate relationship with the platform. While it provides plenty of monetization options to make being a “Youtuber” a viable full-time job for some, it also has its downfalls and shortcomings that the creator community has been calling attention to for a while. One of these is the […]
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YouTube launches “Corrections” feature for creators
Until recently, if a YouTube creator wanted to correct an error or update information on an already published video, the options were pretty limited. The cleanest way to fix an error on a video is to edit and re-upload the video, but that would result in losing all the engagement metrics and comments that the […]
Continue ReadingYouTube update allows your phone to interact with videos watched on your TV
Many of us watch YouTube daily on devices other than our phones and computers. For me, and many others, that device is a television. Google states that as of January 2022, viewers are watching over 700 million hours daily of YouTube content on a TV. That’s a lot of hours and a very clear sign […]
Continue ReadingYouTube rolls out Most Replayed, Single Loop, and more to its video player
On the heels of recapping at Google I/O all the AI-based features that YouTube gained over the past year, YouTube is now announcing even more improvements to the platform. These new features aim to make it easier for viewers to find and get to the content they are most interested in watching. Among these improvements […]
Continue ReadingYouTube gained many AI-based features over the past year that were highlighted at I/O
Many people don’t realize this, but YouTube is a search engine. In fact, it is the second-largest search engine in the world – second only to Google Search itself. As a result, millions of people end up on YouTube while doing a regular Google search, looking for a specific fact or detail. Of course, those […]
Continue Reading[Update: Fixed] It’s not just you: YouTube studio and channel switching is down
Update, April 13th 8:55AM EST: YouTube responded to the issues in the Help Community and advised that a fix has been pushed. You should now be able to log in, switch between accounts, and use the account menu & navigation bar across all services (YouTube, YouTubeTV, YouTube Music, YouTube Studio) and devices. Original Post, April […]
Continue ReadingYouTube announces new “Subtitle Editor” role to collaborate on video captions
In September of 2020, YouTube discontinued the “Community Captions” feature that allowed viewers to add high-quality captions for their favorite content creators’ videos. At the time, YouTube cited under-utilization and abuse as the main reasons for ending this program. This, of course, didn’t go well with the community, especially for those that are deaf or […]
Continue ReadingEmoji Reactions coming to Google Docs on the web
Recently, Google has been on an emoji kick, rolling out Emoji Reactions on many of its services such as Google Meet and YouTube. In a way, extended emoji support has even reached products like Gboard and Messages, but it appears that Google isn’t done yet. For example, Google has announced that Emoji Reactions are coming […]
Continue ReadingYouTube rolls out Timed Reactions experiment for mobile apps
If you missed the “Timed Comments” experiment that started last year, it basically allowed you to add and view comments for specific moments in videos, which YouTube is now saying was very well received and fostered a sense of community for the very limited amount of channels and videos that had them enabled. The positive […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Premium users get 3 months of PC Game Pass for free
Last week, the 2021 Games Awards show took place, and during the event, Google snuck in some tantalizing news that Windows would soon be getting its own client for Play Games. This addition will give PC users direct access to a Play Games application designed and built specifically for PC. That’s great news for Windows […]
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