Tag: Youtube
YouTube Launches a Social Campaign to Celebrate Africa’s Diversity
YouTube, in partnership with a select group of African creators, has launched a new social campaign to celebrate the diversity of the continent's cultural...
More YouTube Ads Amidst Ad Blockers Crackdown
YouTube is adding new ways for creators to include promotional ads in their videos. This new feature will let creators include timestamps for products...
Google Podcasts Shutting Down as Google Boosts YouTube Music
Google Podcasts is shutting down in 2024 with Google announcing it is shifting its focus and increasing its investment in having YouTube Music as...
Andrew Kibe “Whipped” by YouTube
Andrew Kibe a controversial YouTuber based in the US has had his YouTube channel terminated. The terminated channel had nearly 500,000 subscribers and accumulated...
YouTube Begins Medical Channels Verification in Disinformation Battle
YouTube has launched a verification scheme that seeks to verify medical workers. The verification system for medical workers was launched in June and it...
YouTube Launches Music AI Incubator in Collab with UMG
YouTube has launched its Music AI Incubator in collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) to help inform YouTube's approach to generative AI in music....
YouTube is Working on Eliminating Ad-blockers Usage
YouTube is adding new measures in its crackdown on ad blockers on the platform as its parent company, Google seeks to boost the service's...
YouTube is Blocking Links in Shorts to Curb Rising Cases of Spam
YouTube is adding more protective measures on its Short Form video platform, YouTube Shorts to curb the increasing cases of scams and spam. YouTube...
YouTube Black Voices Fund: Nairobi Event Shows the Creator Ecosystem is Growing
YouTube Black Voices Fund had over 100 creators gathered in Nairobi to celebrate 2023 grantees. The creators were drawn from different parts of the...
Kenyans Are the Most Online Users in Africa
I thought I was a chronic online user and then I looked at the data and the revelations are wild when it comes to...
TikTok Begins Shift From Vertical Video
TikTok originally made the vertical video popular and its rival copied this format and launched their own versions like Reels for Instagram and Shorts...
Latest Kenya YouTube Data Shows Popular Creators Don’t Prefer Shorts, Probably Because Tiktok Exists
YouTube has released a list of the most watched videos in Kenya revealing a sharp rise in consumption of locally generated content from Kenya’s...
11 Kenyans Among Latest Beneficiaries of YouTube Black Voices Fund
YouTube today has announced the expansion of efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and...
Facebook Scales Back Experimental Team To Focus on This Feature
Meta is shrinking Facebook’s New Product Experimentation division as its tries to focus on its rival.
The experimental team was set up in late...
How To Apply For YouTube’s KES 11B Black Voices Fund Kitty
Video-sharing platform YouTube is inviting applications for its Black Voices Fund (BVF) Class of 2023, which will see successful creators receive funding, dedicated partner...
Elon Musk Admits YouTube Is Becoming A Non-Stop Ad Scam
We consume a lot of video content from YouTube, and there are good reasons for that. The platform has been marketed very well, and...
How To Attend May’s YouTube Workshop For Content Creators in Kenya and Africa
Google-owned video platform YouTube has announced a number of events that will be conducted over May in celebration of Africa month where Kenyan and...
YouTube Adds Timed Emoji Reactions in the Comments Section
YouTube constantly revamps its app with new features. The latest update is building upon its timed comments section.
The giant video hosting platform is now testing...
YouTube Kenya Records More Than 400 Channels With +100K Subs, The Highest in Africa
YouTube has always been here for a very long time, and continues to be the go-to platform for everything video. It is also being...
10 Minute TikTok Videos Are Finally Here
TikTok is wreaking havoc in the social media industry, especially in the short video segment. The platform has become very popular in recent...
YouTube App Gets Visual Overhaul for Fullscreen Video Player
YouTube constantly revamps its app with new features. The latest update is now focussing on the fullscreen video player.
YouTube for Android now sports new...
YouTube Is The Best Platform To Consume Podcasts
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I watch a lot of YouTube videos. So when my favourite YouTubers started hosting podcasts on the...
YouTube to Default to Shorts When You Launch the App
TikTok has really revolutionized the short-form video format on social media with rivals like Instagram and YouTube launching their own versions - Reels and...
Songstress Azawi Chosen to Join Global #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022
Nairobi-based songstress and composer, Priscilla Zawedde(Azawi) is among 54 artists, songwriters and producers selected to join the #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022.
Among the...
TikTok’s New Feature Will Make You Stay Longer On The Already Addictive App
Short-form video content platform, Tiktok, is rolling out the ability to publish videos with lengths triple what users have access to at the moment....
Floating Comment Section Feature Is Coming to YouTube
YouTube doesn't shy away from experimenting with new features on its platform, especially its app. The latest feature is a new floating comment section.
This...
YouTube Begins Testing Soundcloud-Style Timed Comments
YouTube has been on a roll lately, testing and quickly bringing new features to its users.
YouTube is now testing timed comments similar to the...
We Overuse Technology. Here’s How to Detach Without Going Off-Grid
There’s so much tech surrounding us – from the multiple devices we use to the websites we visit. Our everyday interaction with tech has...
My Obsession With 1-Hour Loop YouTube Videos
Staying inside with a global pandemic welcomes you to weird obsessions.
Most people who were cooped up at home got into stress cooking, stress...
Donald Trump Deplatformed: All the Social Media Networks and Websites That Have Banned/Restricted Him So Far
There was a lot going on this past week but the complete chaos was when the US Capitol was sieged by insurrectionist mobs last...
YouTube Is Now Streaming James Bond Movies for Free: Here’s How to Watch All of Them
Streaming sites have seen a lot of growth this year thanks to government and company-issued stay-at-home orders following the COVID-19 pandemic as people find...
YouTube Rewind 2020 Cancelled
A lot of things have been cancelled thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest one is YouTube Rewind for 2020.
Since 2010, YouTube has always...
How to Block YouTube Ads on Android TV Forever
YouTube ads have always been here, and they help the platform make money, which is also extended to creators. However, there are instances where...
Safaricom Goes to the Masses with New Ultra-Cheap YouTube Bundle
When they are not giving you a cheap phone that you can pay for as little as KES 20 per day, carrier Safaricom and...
YouTube Redesigns Comment Section, Now Appears Right Below the Video Description
If you've been binge-watching a ton of videos of YouTube, you may have noticed a little revamp to the comment section.
You are not alone....
