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More YouTube creators are now making money from Shorts, the company's TikTok competitor
YouTube announced that more than a quarter of channels in its Partner Program are now earning money from the short-form videos.
YouTube Shorts now lets you chop up and remix music videos
YouTube just announced a new tool for its short-form content, otherwise called Shorts, that lets people remix music videos. This is happening just as Taylor Swift and other Universal artists are leaving the rival app TikTok.
Twitch’s new clip editor makes it easier to create vertical videos
Twitch has a new clip editor that will make it much, much easier for streamers to promote their content across platforms that put a focus on mobile users.
YouTube Shorts creators can now use up to a minute of licensed music
YouTube Shorts continues its aggressive moves to supplant rival TikTok, now allowing longer clips from licensed music.
YouTube is bringing affiliate shopping features to Shorts
After announcing it would share ad revenue with Short creators earlier this year, YouTube is experimenting with more revenue streams for the service.
YouTube's TikTok-like Shorts now play properly on your TV
YouTube Shorts now have native support on TV — in case you wanted TikTok-style video on your big screen.
YouTube Shorts copies TikTok again with voiceover narration
YouTube Shorts will soon let you self-narrate videos on iOS.
YouTube will share ad revenue with Shorts creators
YouTube announced that it‘s adding advertising to its TikTok rival, YouTube Shorts, and will share revenue with creators.
YouTube begins watermarking shared Shorts videos
The Google-owned website will start by adding watermarks to Shorts created on desktop.
YouTube Shorts has over 1.5 billion monthly users
YouTube has topped 1.5 billion monthly signed-in users, suggesting it's competing well against TikTok.
YouTube’s Green Screen lets you use other videos as backdrop for Shorts
YouTube is giving Shorts creators yet another way to incorporate content from other users within their videos.
Ads are coming to YouTube Shorts
With YouTube's Shorts gathering significant momentum over the past year, Google is now experimenting with ads on the platform.
YouTube gives Shorts creators the ability to remix most videos
Shorts are also coming to the web and the tablet app.
YouTube starts paying Shorts creators from its $100 million fund
In the last few years, many of the biggest social media companies have been throwing money at creators, trying to get them to embrace their platforms and bring loyal audiences to their apps. Earlier this year, YouTube announced a $100 million fund specifically to pay creators who use the platform's new Shorts format, which just came out of beta and rolled out to 100 countries last month. That fund is now live as of today, so the company is dropping more details on how you can get paid.
YouTube Shorts are now available in 100 countries globally
YouTube is expanding the availability of Shorts to the than 100 countries.
YouTube will open a $100 million fund to pay Shorts creators
It could be looking to lure creators away from TikTok and Snapchat.
YouTube's TikTok competitor Shorts expands to the US
Last fall, YouTube introduced Shorts, a short-form video platform that competes directly with TikTok (as well as other TikTok clones like Instagram’s Reels. While YouTube users from all around the world have been able to view Shorts, only people in India had initial access to the Shorts creation tools built into the YouTube app. That changes today, as the company announced the Shorts beta is expanding to the US.