Entries in YouTube (164)

Monday
Dec022024

YouTube Canada launches Recap 2024

YouTube today released its annual recap, highlighting the top trends, creators, and moments that captivated Canadian audiences in 2024. Canadian viewers and creators alike flocked to the platform to engage with a diverse range of content, from Olympic highlights to viral music sensations.

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Saturday
Oct052024

YouTube Shorts can now be 3 minutes long

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YouTube Shorts is rolling out some new features, including longer videos. The company's answer to TikTok can soon be up to three minutes long, which it said was a highly requested feature by users. Creators will get access to longer Shorts starting October 15.

Aside from extending the length of Shorts, YouTube introduced a template feature that allows you to match your clips to trending sounds taken from other videos.

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Sunday
Aug112024

Former YouTube CEO and longtime Google exec Susan Wojcicki dies at 56

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Susan Wojcicki, the visionary who helped birth Google in her garage and transform YouTube into a global phenomenon, died Friday at 56.

A founding member of Google, Wojcicki was instrumental in building the company's advertising empire and served as YouTube CEO for nearly a decade. Her husband, Dennis Troper, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced her passing, revealing a battle with non-small cell lung cancer.

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Friday
Jul052024

YouTube's new AI eraser tool can take out copyright music without deleting rest of the audio

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The frustration of pouring countless hours into a YouTube video only to have it flagged for copyright infringement due to an unknowingly used track is a common ordeal for creators. Previously, the options to address this issue were limited to muting the entire copyrighted segment or deleting it altogether, often compromising the video's integrity.

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