your next era on YouTube starts here ๐ we just dropped new tools to help you create smarter, get discovered, connect with your fandom, and earn more. dive into all the #MadeOnYouTube updates in this thread ๐งต๐
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first up in Ask Studio: we're making it easier to get brand deals, done ๐ค soon, you can instantly develop responses to brand briefs, draft custom proposals, and get tailored tips to customize your Media Kit to help land the brand opportunities youโve been manifesting โจ
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want to help your old videos find a new audience? ๐ soon, Ask Studio will help you identify opportunities to swap out older thumbnails and revamp them to boost viewsโall while you maintain full control.
coming soon to select creators.
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earn more from your global audience with YouTube Shopping ๐๏ธ
๐ YouTube Shopping is expanding to 35 markets by end of year, and we've expanded our Amazon partnership to ๐ฎ๐ณ and ๐ง๐ท, with more markets coming this fall.
๐ท๏ธ we're also rolling out universal shopping tags, enabling your international fans to buy the products you tag from a local merchant while you seamlessly get the credit and earn.
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anyone will soon be able to build custom feeds tailored to their interests no matter how niche, meaning more ways for invested audiences to discover YOU ๐ซต
coming soon to eligible users on desktop and mobile in the ๐บ๐ธ
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Ask YouTube supercharges Search ๐ now anyone can search in their own words, creating intuitive new paths to your content.
live now for eligible signed-in users in the ๐บ๐ธ on computer, TV, and mobile devices.
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with visual understanding, Ask YouTube can now answer questions about what's on screen, even without a transcript, and help viewers shop your product recommendations without interrupting the video they're watching.
visual understanding is live now in the Americas ๐ with Shopping available on all surfaces soon in eligible YouTube Shopping markets.
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ready for season 1? ๐บ starting today, transform your Shorts into an episodic series. organize your clips into series, add custom thumbnails, and build deeper audience engagement.
available globally in YouTube Studio.
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inspiration strikes everywhere, so Ask Studio is going mobile ๐ฑ brainstorm ideas, generate thumbnails, and script videos on the go from iOS and Android. available to creators in the YouTube Studio app by EOY ๐
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get feedback before you publish โ๏ธ Ask Studio can now review your drafts and offer personalized feedback on scripts, titles, and thumbnails based on your channel's unique audience.
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ever wonder what's actually working in your niche? ๐ Research gathers outlier videos from across YouTube to help inspire what you make next. available to select creators now, expanding globally later this year.
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stop settling for a single thumbnail ๐ผ๏ธ upload up to 3 thumbnails and let our system dynamically match the most compelling one to specific audiences. launching to select creators soon.
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more updates are coming to Live ๐ด
๐ Auto dubbing for Live: connect with a massive global audience by offering real-time audio translation during your streams. rolling out as a small pilot for English and Spanish by early next year!
๐บ Watch With: need inspo for your next stream? instantly pull up trending YouTube videos or live streams and react to them live with your community for effortless watch parties. rolling out globally through EOY.
๐ฎ Live showdowns: an easier way to engage your audience. Live showdowns gamify fan funding by letting you co-stream and battle other creators. rolling out globally next year!
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more ways for fans to support and connect with you ๐
๐ฌ Members-only Communities create an exclusive space within your Community just for members
๐ Hype with Jewels lets fans supercharge your leaderboard spot while you earn Rubies
rolling out in phases over the next year.
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updates are coming to likeness detection to help creators safeguard their identity:
๐ฑ protection is coming to mobile, making it easier for creators on the go to set up and take action
๐ฃ๏ธ and soon, weโll start using speaking voice as an additional signal with face detection to protect your likeness
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getting discovered on the YouTube Music app just got easier ๐ง
๐ต Ask Music helps listeners find and explore your specific music or podcast niche using conversational prompts
๐๏ธ Your podcast lineup offer listeners personalized weekly picks while on-the-go, providing a low-friction way for creators to connect with brand new audiences
rolling out globally to Music and Premium subscribers through early next year ๐
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Posts are showing up in more places to help you reach new fans ๐
๐บ Posts are coming to channel pages on TV so you can tease videos and engage audiences on the biggest screen between uploads (available in the coming months)
๐ฑ Posts are now in the Shorts feed, turning images into a powerful discovery tool to grow your channel (available now in most markets)
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scale your brand partnerships effortlessly ๐
๐ dynamic brand segments (limited pilot): unlock new revenue from existing videos. You can bulk-add brand segments to 20 videos at once, tailor ads by region, and swap them when deals end.
๐ now you can share brand partner access with a code (live globally) to give partners access to amplify your top performing content in a click.
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your next era is looking bright โจ we covered the highlights, but thereโs even more to explore. read our full #MadeOnYouTube breakdown to see how you can use these tools to grow and earn: yt.be/madeonyoutube
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