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YouTube announces “handles”, letting creators identify their channel using the @username format across channel pages, video descriptions, comments, and Shorts (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube announces “handles”, letting creators identify their channel using the @username format across channel pages, video descriptions, comments, and Shorts  —  YouTube is making it easier for creators to direct viewers to their channels.  The company today announced “handles …

YouTube plans to expand its Partners Program to give a 45% cut of Shorts ad revenue to creators that have 10M views on Shorts within a 90-day period (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
YouTube plans to expand its Partners Program to give a 45% cut of Shorts ad revenue to creators that have 10M views on Shorts within a 90-day period  —  YouTube just announced a major change to its Partner Program that will allow its short-form video creators to make a lot more money from its platform.

YouTube rolls out narration voiceovers for Shorts on iOS, a popular feature on TikTok (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out narration voiceovers for Shorts on iOS, a popular feature on TikTok  —  YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok by adding loads of new features that are popular on the other app.  Today, the Google-owned platform is rolling out a narration voiceover feature on iOS, a tool that is already often used on TikTok.

An interview with YouTube Shorts Director of Product Management Todd Sherman on UI challenges as YouTube rolls out the TikTok competitor to its TV apps (David Pierce/The Verge)

David Pierce / The Verge:
An interview with YouTube Shorts Director of Product Management Todd Sherman on UI challenges as YouTube rolls out the TikTok competitor to its TV apps  —  YouTube Shorts is working.  That much Todd Sherman knows for sure.  Sherman, the product manager behind YouTube’s endless-scrolling …

YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators browse a catalog and use songs by buying rights or sharing revenue, debuting in the US this fall (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators browse a catalog and use songs by buying rights or sharing revenue, debuting in the US this fall  —  In addition to the groundbreaking news that YouTube would begin to monetize Shorts videos and revamp its Partner Program …

YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom, more precise seeking, and a darker dark mode (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom, more precise seeking, and a darker dark mode  —  YouTube announced some new design changes that are rolling out now, including pinch-to-zoom for everyone and precise seeking with a more usable preview to help you find the section of the video you’re looking for.