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Peggy K
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Technophile. OnEBoard member. Google product expert for YouTube, AdSense, Blogger, Meet & Chat. I blog at peggyktc.com
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What do you know about AI-powered tools in the free Google Vids video editor?
Take the quiz: www.youtube.com/post...

What do you know? Google Vids icon with the link www.youtube.com/@peggyktc/posts
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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You (or a mod) can now pin a post in your YouTube Community. Currently only on mobile; coming to desktop soon.

Other recent Community updates:
* Heart a viewer post
* Community, settings, and moderation on desktop
* Shareable Community links in the YouTube app

Source: www.youtube.com/watc...
To pin a post in your YouTube Community: 1. Open your Community on your channel. Currently pinning is only available in the mobile app, but will be coming to desktop too. 2. Find the post you want to pin, then click the 3 dot menu icon at the top right of the post. You can pin your own post or a viewer's post. 3. Select the Pin option on the menu that appears.
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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YouTube is expanding access to automated pre-publication checks for Community Guidelines violations.
This is similar to checks for copyright issues.
If the video is flagged you’ll have the option to make changes to the video before publishing (or you can publish as-is).
support.google.com/y...
[November 21, 2025] Expanding access to pre-publish checks for Community Guidelines: We know how much effort you put into your content, and that sometimes, Community Guidelines violations are unintentional. To help you avoid the frustration of a removal or strike, we've been testing a new feature that checks for some Community Guidelines violations in the video upload flow, similar to Copyright and Advertiser-friendly Guidelines checks. We’re excited to share that we’ll be expanding on this experiment to a larger group of creators.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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YouTube is experimenting with "Your Custom Feed". If you see a "Your Custom Feed" chip at the top of the Home tab, click it and then you can update the recommendations you see with a simple prompt.

support.google.com/y...
[November 24, 2025] Testing “Your Custom Feed”: We’re experimenting with a new feature called "Your custom feed," that lets you customize recommendations for your Home feed. If you are part of the experiment, you will see “Your Custom Feed” appear on your Home page as a chip besides “Home”. When you click into it, you can update your existing Home feed recommendations by entering a simple prompt. This feature is designed to give you an easy-to-use way to have more control over your suggested content. If you see it, check it out and share your feedback!
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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How I embed Google Slides presentations on our blog.
ninatrankova.com Nina Trankova @ninatrankova.com · 4d
How to embed Slides Presentations on the Web?
📗📘 A step by step guide by @peggyk.bsky.social for OnEBoard's podcast. 🧵 This tutorial's slides are free to download on our News, linked here.
#Presentation #HowTo #Embed #Web
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Rewards based on engagement have been making social media much worse.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?" Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ?? In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in Nigeria An account called MAGA scope writes: Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan? The account is based in Nigeria. An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." The account is based in Morocco. An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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New this week:
💬 YouTube tests DMs for video sharing
🤳 Facebook Content Protection for Creators’ original reels
🎬 Google Vids AI tools available to free accounts
🖼 Nano Banana Pro creates infographics (and more)
✏ Add Custom Annotations to Google Search Console
Creator Weekly: YouTube DMs, Facebook Content Protection, Google Vids AI Tools
New this week: YouTube testing DMs, Facebook Content Protection, free Google Vids AI Tools, Nano Banana Pro and more.
www.peggyktc.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Upcoming AdSense webinar aimed at Publishers in Asia, based on insights from over 1200 publishers in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea.
It will cover AI, community-building, and gamification, with practical advice.

Info: support.google.com/a...
Register here: bit.ly/4nJyTHR
Inside Asia’s new content formula: Where AI meets culture and community event November 27, 2025 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM PST Curious about what’s next for publishers in Asia and how to get ahead of your peers? Google AdSense is launching a new report titled, ‘Inside Asia’s New Content Formula: Where AI Meets Culture and Community,’ which is a must-read for anyone in the content space. Drawing on insights from over 1,250 publishers across India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea, the research reveals three key trends shaping the region: AI, community-building, and gamification. Key takeaways and highlights: In India, publishers are leading with gamified loyalty programs to turn casual visitors into habitual users. Vietnam and Indonesia are dominating with mobile-first, video-led content to drive real-time engagement. And across all markets, AI is quietly transforming workflows—from headline testing to personalization—without compromising editorial tone.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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You can now add Custom Annotations to Google Search Console performance reports. Annotations have a date and short note (like SEO changes made, content updated, events, etc.)

developers.google.co...
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by Peggy K
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Also new in today's v1.110 release:

We’ve redesigned the “who can reply” settings to make them clearer and easier to use. You can also now save your choices as the default for future posts, giving you easier control over the conversations you start.
A before and after comparison showing the updated "who can reply" settings for posts, including the new "Save these options for next time" checkbox.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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What do you know about the new Vine?

Take this week's quiz:
www.youtube.com/post...
Vines hanging down from the top of the image over a green background. What do you know? https://www.youtube.com/@peggyktc/posts
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Google Vids, the Workspace video editor, is expanding access to select Gemini features to everyone with a Gmail account.
* AI Voiceovers
* Transcript trimming (remove silences and filler words)
* Built-in AI image editing
(AI-generated video clips requires a paid account)
We’re expanding access to Gemini in Google Vids.
The Workspace tool that helps you easily create videos is giving more users access to its AI features.
blog.google
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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New Scholar Labs AI search:
1 Analyzes your question to identify key topics, aspects and relationships
2 Searches for all of them on Scholar
3 Evaluates results to identify papers that answer the overall research question
4. Explains how each paper answers your question
Scholar Labs: An AI Powered Scholar Search
Research questions are often detailed. Answering them can require looking at a topic from multiple angles. Today, we are introducing Scholar...
scholar.googleblog.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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YouTube tests feature "to share videos you love (long-form, Shorts and live streams) and have conversations about them directly on the YouTube mobile app".

Rolling out in Ireland and Poland to 18+ accounts

In-app private sharing is on trend (see also Instagram and Spotify)

support.google.com/y...
[November 18, 2025] Testing new ways to share videos on YouTube: We're experimenting with a new feature that makes it easy for you to share videos you love (long-form, Shorts and live streams) and have conversations about them directly on the YouTube mobile app. This experiment is rolling out to adults 18 years or older in Ireland and Poland. This has been a top feature request, so we’re excited to test this out and hear your feedback! If you’re in the experiment: You can still share YouTube videos through other apps you use today By messaging on YouTube, you accept that messages may be reviewed to ensure they follow our Community Guidelines. Community Guidelines apply to all content on YouTube, including on-platform video shares and messages. Our systems may scan for content that is against these policies, such as content that could cause real-world harm, and we may review flagged content Want to learn more? Check out our Help Center for more details.
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I literally embed a Google Slides presentation in a blog post once a week.
Get the instructions (from an embedded presentation, of course):
news.oneboard.network/2025/11/tech...
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Reposted by Peggy K
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Google Search Console now lets you add custom annotations to performance charts, making it easier to track when changes or external events occurred. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social

#seonews #Google
Google Search Console Adds Custom Annotations To Reports
Google Search Console now lets you add custom annotations to performance charts, making it easier to track when changes or external events occurred. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #seonews #Google
www.searchenginejournal.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reposted by Peggy K
ddiamond.bsky.social
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.

My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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New from Beehiiv
* Sell digital products, Beehiiv doesn't take a cut
* AI powered website builder
* Podcast Pages
* Website analytics
* Link-in-bio landing page
* New templates
* Tailor what readers see based on location, interests or subscription tier
* Automations

blog.beehiiv.com/p/beehiiv-wi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Did you know that there are tools in Gmail to help schedule appointments and meetings via Google Calendar, no AI required?

Of course, there are also AI-powered tools, but there's lots you can do without them.
OnEBoard Chat: AI-Powered Google Calendar Scheduling Tools in Gmail with Priya Chandra
This week Google Calendar expert Priya Chandra hosted OnEBoardChat with a demonstration of scheduling tools in Gmail that are integ...
news.oneboard.network
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The Google Voice Starter plan is now available to US personal Google Accounts. It includes unlimited calling and texting to US and Canada. Premium features include:
* 24/7 support
* 3-way calling
* Easy call recording
* Desk phone support
Note it's VoIP, with no mobile data
support.google.com/v...
Information from the Google Voice help center: Learn about the new Google Voice Starter plan Important: Google Voice Starter, the base tier of the paid version of Google Voice (previously only available as an add-on subscription to Google Workspace customers) is now being made available for purchase by Gmail users without a Workspace account. This subscription includes features like 24/7 access to Google Voice Support, three-way calling, seamless call transfers, easy call recording, and more. There are no cost changes to the consumer version of Google Voice. The new offering is rolling out to users now. You can now purchase Google Voice Starter for just $10 a month and get a professional-grade phone plan with premium features. This plan is available to individual users in the US with a personal Gmail account, no Google Workspace plan required.
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Megan Greenwell onnprivate equity acquisitions: "I had thought that the point of buying a beloved, profitable publication was to make it more profitable, to strengthen the fundamentals of its business model in hopes of a lucrative exit years down the road."

Nope!
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Buffer's new Community feature
* See & reply to comments on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, X, LinkedIn (TikTok soon)
* Free for 3 channels
* Comments visible until you reply or dismiss
* Turn comments & replies into Posts
* Track engagement
* Identify Superfans (soon)
We Built a New Feature to Help You Manage Comments on 6 Platforms
With Buffer's Community, you can see and reply to comments from Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn — all in one workspace. For free.
buffer.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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What do you know about YouTube's automated visual enhancements like AI-powered upscaling of lower resolution videos to HD?

Take this week's quiz:
www.youtube.com/post...
Googly eyes over What do you know? https://www.youtube.com/@peggyktc/posts
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The Music and SoundFX library on Elgato Marketplace will be removed November 15th.

If you have downloaded music or sound effects files, you may NOT use them in any new content published after November 15th, including videos, streams, and podcasts.

help.elgato.com/hc/e...
Elgato support article: Marketplace Music and SoundFX — Removal Timeline and What to Expect The Music and SoundFX library on Elgato Marketplace will be removed on November 15, 2025. This FAQ covers what that means for your existing content, what you can still use, and where to go if you want to keep using these tracks in the future.
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Facebook will discontinue Facebook Like button and Comment button plugins on February 10, 2026. They will stop rendering and become invisible, and should not disrupt your website.
However, you may want to remove the plugin code from your site before that date.
Platform Evolution: Facebook Social Plugins to Be Discontinued February 2026
As Meta’s developer platform continues to evolve, we’re making strategic decisions to focus on tools and features that deliver the most value to developers and businesses. Today, we’re announcing that two Facebook Social Plugins - the Facebook Like button and the Facebook Comment button - will be discontinued on February 10, 2026.
developers.facebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM