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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 the new Vine?

Take this week's quiz:
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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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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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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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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:
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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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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...
StreamYard announcement We’ve launching MARS (Multi-Aspect-Ratio Support), a revolutionary way to broadcast both landscape and portraitfrom one studio, with full creative control for each. Now, you can engage every audience in their preferred format, without compromise or extra setup. What’s new: Dual preview. See both orientations side-by-side in real time Dual assets. Customize backgrounds and layouts Smart routing. Automatically sends the right format to each destination Whether you’re streaming to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, MARS ensures your content always looks its best — in every format. And for YouTube only, you can stream to the same account in both orientations at the same time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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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...
Promo image: Blackmagic Camera live streaming someone snowboarding, showing the professional grade camera controls. BlackMagic Camera Live Stream platform settings: Blackmagic Cloud, YouTube RTMP, Twitch, Vimeo Live Stream settings after selecting YouTube RTMP as the platform. You need to set the Server, Key and select the quality. You can get a stream key from the live control room in YouTube Studio desktop.
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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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...
Screenshot (from Twitch Help Center) showing Creator Dashboard > Moderation > Analytics The Moderation Actions shows a list of Moderated Viewers (messages deleted, warned, timed out, banned). Banned users can reported in bulk by clicking a button.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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This week's quiz is for SEOs: What do you know about Google's Search ranking systems?

Take the quiz:
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What do you know? Image of a large magnifying glass. https://www.youtube.com/@peggyktc/posts
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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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)
Dual stream setting in YouTube Live Control Room. Start at https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC/livestreaming Streaming vertical and landscape as a Dual Stream in YouTube Live Control room in YouTube Studio.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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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...
Screenshots of "Edit with AI" in the YouTube Create app. Edit with AI promo and "Create Shorts" button. Select photos and videos from your device gallery. Videos over 40 seconds long must be trimmed to be used. Select the length (up to 60 seconds), and whether it adds music, captions or AI voiceover (in English, Hindi, or English (India). You can choose a variety of voices for voiceovers. Once the video is generated, it can either be published or edited (move clips, edit or remove captions, change the music track, etc).
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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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...
Control whether YouTube can enhance the "quality" of your videos. YouTube Studio desktop > Settings > Channel > Video Quality Enhancements
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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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...
The OnEBoard YouTube Community at https://www.youtube.com/@oneboard/community Description This Community is a space for you to share what you love and connect with the creator and other viewers. Your posts can appear both here and across YouTube, like the Home feed.
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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...
Set up likeness detection in YouTube Studio. Setup steps: 1. Agree to YouTube using biometric technology to look for your likeness. 2. Take a photo of your ID and record a brief video of your face. 3. Check your email. Review the detected videos and if appropriate submit a privacy or copyright takedown request. You can submit a likeness removal request “if your likeness was altered or made with AI and you think that the video violates [YouTube’s] privacy guidelines”. According to those guidelines, when considering the request, YouTube considers whether the content is realistic and disclosed to viewers as AI, and if it is parody, satire, or has public interest value. For public or well-known figures it also considers whether it depicts “sensitive” behavior like criminal activity, violence or endorsing something or someone. The Content Detection tab in YouTube Studio has a new Likeness tab in addition to the Copyright tab. This shows videos detected with your likeness for you to review.
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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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...
Create a YouTube Course in Studio desktop by clicking the Create button and selecting "New course".
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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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...
YouTube Policy Updates Latest updates Community Guidelines[October 2025] Upcoming changes to our Medical Misinformation policy: YouTube is updating its medical misinformation policy to enforce against content that falsely claims tobacco or nicotine are not addictive or harmful. Enforcement of this policy will begin on October 20, 2025. Content that violates the policy will be removed and may result in a channel strike.
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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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...
You can use this breakdown to understand the origins of your page traffic. It categorizes traffic based on whether it arrived directly to your page, or from popular and classified platforms. Values Direct: Traffic that arrived at your page directly or there was no source specified. Other: Other traffic sources that are not yet specifically classified. Bing: Traffic acquired from a Bing domain (e.g., bing.com). Facebook: Traffic acquired from a Facebook domain (e.g., facebook.com). FMKorea: Traffic acquired from an FMKorea domain (e.g., fmkorea.com). Google: Traffic acquired from a Google domain (e.g., google.com). Instagram: Traffic acquired from an Instagram domain (e.g., instagram.com). Naver: Traffic acquired from a Naver domain (e.g., naver.com). TheQoo: Traffic acquired from a TheQoo domain (e.g., theqoo.net). X (Twitter): Traffic acquired from an X (formerly known as Twitter) domain (e.g., x.com) Yahoo: Traffic acquired from a Yahoo domain (e.g., yahoo.com). YouTube: Traffic acq Google AdSense announcement Understand your visitors with the new traffic source breakdown September 26, 2025 Ready to learn more about your AdSense traffic? Today, we're announcing a new traffic source breakdown in reports. This breakdown helps you better understand where your visitors come from, so you can make informed decisions about your content. What is the traffic source breakdown? The traffic source breakdown categorizes the sites that send traffic to your pages. It separates traffic into two main groups: direct traffic and traffic from popular platforms. Direct traffic means visitors came straight to your page, or their source wasn't identified. Traffic from popular platforms includes visitors who came from search engines, social media sites, or other well-known sites. This breakdown helps you see the origins of your page traffic at a glance.
October 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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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...
Screenshot of the Twitch Drops & Rewards account page with the Social Media Badge tab. It has a form to submit social media post links and shows badge levels. Badge levels are Icon (100 views), Pro (10,000 views), Legend (100,000 views)
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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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.
Screenshot of effects.youtube.com/home showing new AI effect templates: AI transformation, AI randomizer, AI head gesture quiz, and Drawing
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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What do you know about the new YouTube "Hide End Screen" option?

Take this week's quiz:
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What do you know? Graphic of a brown eye. www.youtube.com/@peggyktc/posts
October 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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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.

Screenshot of the comment moderation settings in YouTube Studio on desktop.
October 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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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...
Announcement from Team YouTube Announcing a new Shorts Remix Capability Announcement Hey everyone, Calling all existing Shorts creators and aspiring creators alike! You can already add your own ending to a Short with our Cut feature, and now we’re making it even more fun to remix with Extend with AI.
September 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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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...
YouTube.com/new Premium features YouTube Labs Be among the first to discover the next generation of YouTube. Join YouTube Labs to try our latest AI experiments and prototypes. Open to all YouTube users. Explore our first experiment in the YouTube Music app - as you listen to radio & mixes, AI hosts will chime in with relevant stories and insights. By clicking “Join Now” you agree that YouTube Labs features are experimental and may be disabled without notice. Quality and accuracy may vary. Your feedback and interactions may be used to improve Google's products & services.
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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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
Twitch Support post on X: Never miss a moment on Twitch! 💜 Turbo and Channel subscribers can now pause, rewind, and catch up on eligible streams ⏪ Learn more in our dedicated Help Article: 📚 https://link.twitch.tv/StreamRewind Stream Rewind Stream Rewind gives viewers more control over how they watch live streams. When Stream Rewind is enabled on a channel, viewers can pause and go back to a previous point during a stream so they never miss a moment—even if they joined late or had to step away. Only Affiliates and Partners can enable Stream Rewind on their channels. Viewers who are Channel and Turbo subscribers can use Stream Rewind on any Affiliate or Partner channel with it enabled.
September 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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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