Peggy K's Creator News

May the fourth be with you! In "why I'm feeling ancient news": I recently realized I’ve been using Blogger since May 2004. How can 20 years have passed so quickly? That was several blogs ago, although I’ve been toying with reviving my old personal blog. If only there were more hours in the day! Do you use passcodes, rather than passwords on any of your accounts? Google and Microsoft and other big players want you to do that. Instagram is trying to make the platform better for small creators and posters of original content. And there are updates and tips for website owners, AdSense publishers, video creators and much more. Top news and updates this week Google and Microsoft want you to use a passkey to sign in to your account. Instagram updated their recommendation algorithm to make it better for small creators, and will be promoting original content rather than aggregator accounts. TikTok and Universal Music Group have come to an agreement, so UMG music is back on th

  This week YouTube clarified its monetization policies; new features with Adobe Firefly in Photoshop, Premiere Pro and the web; TikTok banned in the US; Ghost in the Fediverse and more! The For Immediate Release podcast talked about my post about finding a new online home after the shutdown of Google+ . Did it resonate with you? Listen to FIR #402: Your Favorite Social Network Just Shut Down. Now What? Top news and updates this week Adobe announced Firefly Image 3 and new generative AI features on the web and in Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere Pro. Thumbnail A/B testing may be coming to YouTube as soon as this summer. YouTube clarified the Reused Content policy for the YouTube Partner Program. The US requires ByteDance to sell off TikTok or have it banned - but that may not happen for a year or longer. StreamYard’s acquisition by Bending Spoons is complete, and the new parent company wants to know what is important to St

This weekend marks the start of Earth Week, which is a great time to think about what steps you can take to help the environment. Native plants in your garden? Fewer plastic bags? It all helps. Top news and updates this week YouTube Shorts let you create a collab of a collab Meta AI integration with Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and stand-alone site AdSense Ad Intent Auto ads adds links to your content TikTok updated Community Guidelines and new Creator Code of Conduct YouTube cracking down on ad-blocking 3rd party apps Twitch Discovery Feed rolling out soon Adobe Express mobile app (with video editor) generally available Google Search Console makes it easier to remove unused website owner tokens Bluesky personalized moderation explained Embed Bluesky posts on your website Embed Substack Notes on your website X says it will charge new users Post is shutting down Snapchack will watermark AI content Meet has in-meeting annotations Google Chat can interoperate with Slack

This week it’s all about AI, with new AI features in Google Workspace, Google Photos AI features available to everyone, the new Google Vids AI-powered video generator and more.YouTube also announced Shopping Collections and a new Affiliate Hub for creators. Plus a few short tutorials and lots more updates. Top news and updates this week Google Vids AI powered video creator coming in June AI features for Google Meet and Google Chat Google Photos AI editing tools available to everyone YouTube Shopping Collections and Affiliate Hub Substack is rolling out new features for podcasters, including Sync to Spotify Lyrak is a new social platform for news, with monetization options and (soon) Fediverse support Beeper is a new messaging app with one inbox for 14 platforms Read on for details and additional updates! Creator Weekly In Your Inbox 📨 Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email. Creator Week