Turning YouTube’s Dislike Counts Private

Turning YouTube’s Dislike Counts Private

Here’s a big announcement from YouTube! To promote a more respectful interaction within the video-sharing platform, it is turning YouTube dislike counts private. This means that YouTuber’s can no longer see how many people dislike video content. It will only be visible among channel creators. The dislike count button remains the same. YouTubers can see … Read more

Expanding Direct Access to YouTube Shorts on Mobile

Expanding Direct Access to YouTube Shorts on Mobile

Shorts are in the spotlight! They are becoming a favorite among YouTube creators and users. So, the platform is expanding direct access to YouTube Shorts on mobile. It means that global users on YouTube for Android and iOS can now have direct access to Shorts once they log back in. Shorts are 60-second music clips … Read more

Pinterest Introduces Live TV Shopping

Pinterest Introduces Live TV Shopping

Every social media platform today engages in live streaming. It is because of its rising popularity since the pandemic outbreak. Facebook spearheaded live shopping Fridays. Instagram enabled scheduling live streams. LinkedIn integrated live broadcast on learning. YouTube celebrated NY Advertising Week with live shopping. Today, Pinterest introduces live TV shopping. Pinterest TV features shoppable creators’ … Read more

Testing Direct Access to YouTube Shorts

Testing Direct Access to YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts have come a long, long way! After it was globally launched in September 2020, the TikTok clone received $100 million in funding from YouTube. The platform also launched a Shorts campaign to celebrate its 1st anniversary. Recently, it also partnered with Ed Sheeran for some Shorts promotions. Today, the platform is testing direct … Read more

Sharing Links in Instagram Stories is Now Available to Everyone

Sharing Links in Instagram Stories is Now Available to Everyone

Sharing links in Instagram Stories is now available to everyone! Currently, links in Stories can only be accessed by Instagram accounts with 10,000 followers and more. But today, the visual platform made it available to everyone. Recently, Instagram is testing Montage, an easier way to convert Stories videos into Reels. The latest update aims to … Read more

Sharing a Year of Insight About YouTube Shorts

Sharing a Year of Insight About YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts celebrated its 1st anniversary last September 2020. As such, the platform published an infographic of what they learned about Shorts. Shorts are 60-second music clips like that of TikTok. Like Super Chats and Super Stickers, they are a great way for creators to monetize video content. So, YouTube released a $100 million Shorts … Read more

YouTube Celebrates NY Advertising Week with Live Shopping

YouTube Celebrates NY Advertising Week with Live Shopping

YouTube is now joining the eCommerce race. It enabled CTV video campaigns, non-monetized ads, and product tags. With improved marketing results, the platform noted a 49% ad revenue jump. Today, YouTube celebrates NY Advertising Week with live shopping! YouTube will host a series of live shopping events starting on the 15th of November. It was … Read more

Enabling Auto-Chapter as Search Element on YouTube

Enabling Auto-Chapter as Search Element on YouTube

Here’s a significant update on YouTube’s mobile search! The platform is enabling auto-chapter as a search element. It is part of YouTube’s continuous improvements in its caption tools. It is a new feature on top of auto-complete hashtags,  automated video chapters, and video chapter searches. YouTube’s Ads Policy Manager, Conor Kavanagh, announces the update via … Read more

YouTube Shorts Partners with Ed Sheeran

YouTube Shorts Partners with Ed Sheeran

The partnership will showcase 14 Shorts featuring the following Ed Sheeran’s music tracks:  2step Bad Habits Be Right Now Collide First Times Leave Your Life Love in Slow Motion Overpass Graffiti Sandman Shivers Stop the Rain The Joker and The Queen Tides Visiting Hours They will be officially be launched on the 29th of October. … Read more