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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
What do you know about the new Vine?

Take this week's quiz:
www.youtube.com/post...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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 at 8:52 PM
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...
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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...
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
StreamYard launched Multi-Aspect-Ratio Support (MARS) for simultaneous landscape and portrait streaming.

For YouTube only, you can stream to the same account in both orientations at the same time.
(Requires paid account)

new.streamyard.com/i...
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The free Blackmagic Camera app (@blackmagicdesign.bsky.social) for iOS and Android now supports live streaming directly to YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo.

The app has professional Digital Camera controls for a "cinematic" look.
www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/bla...
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Twitch has a new Moderation Analytics page
* detailed post-stream recaps of mod actions like timeouts and bans
* users banned, moderators who took action, settings changed
* banned users can be reported in bulk
* available on the Creator Dashboard on desktop and mobile

help.twitch.tv/s/art...
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This week's quiz is for SEOs: What do you know about Google's Search ranking systems?

Take the quiz:
www.youtube.com/post...
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Dual streaming on YouTube
* Start new stream in YouTube Studio Live Control Room
* Enable Dual Stream
* Uses center crop of your landscape stream (you can preview)
* New crop templates and 3rd party encoder compatibility coming
Source: www.youtube.com/watc...
(I don't see this in my account yet)
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
You can now use "Edit with AI" to create Shorts in the main YouTube app editor (iOS, Android) or YouTube Create app (Android, limited countries).
* Select images and video clips
* Set duration, music, voiceover (English or Hindi), captions
* Edit the generated video draft
support.google.com/y...
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Creators can opt out of YouTube’s “quality enhancements”
Visual enhancements
* Brightness & color
* Video clarity and sharpness
* Increased video resolution

Audio enhancements
* Volume levels and sound mixing
* “Stable volume” to balance the volume range support.google.com/youtube/answ...
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
YouTube Communities are finally available on desktop!
Previously they were only available in the mobile app.
Communities are available to all channels with existing access to posts and channel owners over 16.

support.google.com/y...
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Likeness detection is rolling out to creators in the YouTube Partner Program. This lets you easily detect, manage, and request the removal of unauthorized videos where your facial likeness may be altered or made with AI. Provide your official ID and facial scan to set it up.
www.youtube.com/watc...
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You can now create an ad-supported YouTube Course with just a few clicks.
It's a specialized playlist with comments.
Viewers see their progress and get a badge when the Course is completed.
All this week's OnEBoard Tech Tips:
news.oneboard.network/2025/10/tech...
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
YouTube is updating its Medical Misinformation policy to enforce against content that “falsely claims tobacco or nicotine are not addictive or harmful”. Enforcement begins on October 20th.
Source: support.google.com/youtube/answ...
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
AdSense for Content has a new traffic source breakdown report.

Sources: Bing, Facebook, FMKorea, Google, Instagram, Naver, TheQoo, X (Twitter), Yahoo, and YouTube.

Other traffic is Direct, Other, or Unknown.

It’s available for reports starting July 21, 2025.
support.google.com/a...
October 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Twitch has a new Social Media badge that you can earn by sharing Clips from participating channels on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube
* Based on how many views your content receives
* Must be a subscriber or following for at least 3 months
* Available for a limited time
help.twitch.tv/s/article/so...
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM

There are new generative AI templates in YouTube Effect Maker, the platform for creating effects for YouTube Shorts. Current templates: AI transformation, AI randomizer, AI head gesture quiz, and Drawing.

Go to effects.youtube.com/... to give it a try.
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What do you know about the new YouTube "Hide End Screen" option?

Take this week's quiz:
www.youtube.com/post...
October 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
YouTube has reorganized the comment moderation Settings on YouTube Studio desktop.
* The Community tab is now the Community Moderation tab
* There are sections for content controls, user management and channel guidelines.
The settings are the same, just better organized now.

October 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
New YouTube Shorts Remix option: Extend with AI.

Select Remix > 5 second segment > select an AI prompt to extend it

You can then add more video and music

* Remix links back to the original
* Creators can opt content out of Remixes
* Rolling out outside the UK and EU

support.google.com/y...
September 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
YouTube Labs is a new feature for US-based Premium subscribers to try prototype AI-powered features.
Current experiment is in the YouTube Music app - as you listen to radio & mixes, AI hosts will chime in with relevant stories and insights.

blog.youtube/news-an...
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Twitch has launched Stream Rewind, letting viewers pause, rewind and resume watching live streams. It's similar to YouTube live stream DVR.
* Can only be enabled by Affiliates and Partners
* Can only be used by viewers that are Turbo or Channel subscribers; eventually available to all
September 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The new YouTube Hide button on the end screen does make it nicer to watch until the very end of the video.
September 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM