YouTube adds money-making feature to attract creators
The feature, a fourth way for YouTubers to earn money from their viewers, comes as competing platforms like short-form video app TikTok and Facebook Inc`s Instagram are investing heavily to court creators filming viral videos.
Jul 20, 2021, 22:14 PM IST
Badshah and Jacqueline Fernandez's 'Paani Paani' song crosses 100mn views on YouTube
The music video of rapper Badshah and singer Aastha Gill's latest track "Paani Paani'', featuring Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez, has crossed a 100-million views on YouTube.
Jun 21, 2021, 21:53 PM IST
YouTube to unveil picture-in-picture feature to iPhones, iPads
Apple added support for picture-in-picture video for iPads with iOS 9 and brought it to iPhones with iOS 14.
Jun 19, 2021, 17:50 PM IST
YouTube bans masthead ads for politics, alcohol and bets
Google paused political ads altogether around the US presidential election and again ahead of President Joe Biden`s inauguration in January this year, citing its policy over sensitive events.
Jun 14, 2021, 23:39 PM IST
WhatsApp, YouTube and TikTok became most popular apps for kids in 2020-2021: Study
The most popular website categories among children were ‘software, audio, video’ (44.38%), ‘internet communication media’ (22.08%), and ‘computer games' (13.67%). For the most popular apps, YouTube was in a numero uno position, WhatsApp came in second place, and third was TikTok. The top 10 most popular apps also included four games: Brawl Stars, Roblox, Among US, and Minecraft, the study revealed.
Jun 13, 2021, 15:41 PM IST
Baba Ka Dhaba owner apologises to YouTuber Guarav Wassan, says 'I made a mistake'
Baba Ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad, who recently returned to his old stall put to rest the controversy with YouTuber Gaurav Wassan by rendering an apology.
Jun 12, 2021, 15:51 PM IST
Baba ka Dhaba: Where is the restaurant now and where did Rs 45 lakh of donation go?
Baba ka Dhaba owner who got overnight fame through a video that went viral on YouTube and got around 45 lakh rupees as donation, faced huge losses and shut down his restaurant.
Jun 10, 2021, 15:16 PM IST
Baba Ka Dhaba shuts down Delhi restaurant after huge losses, returns to old stall
The overnight success of Baba Ka Dhaba also gave impetus to several such stories into the limelight.
Jun 08, 2021, 17:58 PM IST
Popular YouTuber Jeetu Jaan arrested over alleged murder of wife
YouTube artiste Jitendra, who is popularly known as Jeetu Jaan, was arrested by the Bhandup police in connection with his wife Komal Agarwal's death.
Jun 01, 2021, 20:39 PM IST
'Sairat' music crosses 1.2bn views, music composers Ajay-Atul call it 'industry trendsetter'
The Nagraj Manjule directorial, 'Sairat' which released in April 2016, has music composed by the National Award-winning composer duo Ajay-Atul.
Jun 01, 2021, 19:19 PM IST
Zak Catchem Shares His Insights on Transforming Your Passion into Action
Why do so many people start well but find themselves losing focus and interest in what they have set out to achieve?
May 28, 2021, 11:01 AM IST
Looking to earn money through social media? THESE 3 platforms’ features can be monetised
This is basically making money through social media platforms. Termed as social media monetisation, these platforms help users generate revenue from their audience via content creation, promotion, on the social channels themselves, or later on in the buying process when the audience becomes paying customers.
May 23, 2021, 21:19 PM IST
K-Pop BTS new song 'Butter' sees 10mn YouTube views in 13 minutes
'Butter' is a dance-pop track with the band's distinctive baseline and crisp synth sounds.
May 21, 2021, 16:03 PM IST
YouTube to launch $100 million creator fund for Shorts video feature
YouTube said the new fund will pay thousands of creators each month whose videos on Shorts receive the most engagement from viewers. The streaming video site added it will begin to test ads on Shorts. As the market for short video features becomes more crowded, platforms have used creator funds as a way to court more users.
May 11, 2021, 22:45 PM IST
PUBG Mobile India hints at relaunch, teaser appears on YouTube
It was banned in India from September last year due to a border dispute between India and China. Talking about the teaser, it didn’t reveal much about the launch in India. It just teased the arrival of PUBG Mobile India as “coming soon”. However, the video was quickly removed but some PUBG fans took screenshots of the teaser.
Apr 30, 2021, 14:59 PM IST
Now YouTubers can change their channel name without changing entire Google account
Until now, YouTube creators had to change their name and icon for their entire Google account -- so their name on YouTube would be the same name they send emails from in Gmail. The new update is expected to offer more flexibility for creators who might prefer to send emails under their actual name instead of their channel name.
Apr 23, 2021, 23:38 PM IST
Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech
At the same time, the report found, Google was blocking advertisers from using terms such as "Black Lives Matter" to find videos and channels to run ads against. After The Markup reached out to YouTube parent company Google for comment, it said the company actually blocked more racial and social justice terms, including "Black excellence" and "civil rights."
Apr 10, 2021, 15:33 PM IST
Here’s how YouTube Shorts work
The service, Shorts, lets users record mobile-friendly vertical videos that can be spiced up with special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music library. YouTube had rolled out the feature in India in September last year after TikTok was banned in one of its biggest markets. Shorts currently records more than 6.5 billion daily views globally, YouTube said.
Mar 21, 2021, 13:14 PM IST
Worried about copyright issues? YouTube to warn creators about THIS before videos are posted
If there is an ad-suitability issue found with the video, they will see an option to `Request review`.But what happens if a copyright claim is found and the creator doesn't think they’re doing anything wrong? YouTube will allow creators to dispute the claim prior to publishing.
Mar 19, 2021, 20:22 PM IST
Twitter is allowing users to watch YouTube videos without leaving app: Here’s how
Presently, when a user taps on the play button of a YouTube preview link in a tweet, the Twitter app opens the YouTube app installed on your phone to play the video. Earlier, there was no option to watch the video directly without leaving the app on mobile devices.
Mar 19, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
