Recent Headlines

• For vertical live streamers, YouTube is stressing that practice makes perfect

  By using Practice Mode for Vertical Live, YouTube Shorts creators can test out their setup before broadcasting to the masses.

  
• Is there a right way to moderate children’s screen time? One approach may rise above the rest.

  Researchers in South Korea examined three forms of parental moderation to determine which one had the biggest effect on kids' screen time.

  
• Led by U.S. sales, TikTok Shop is on track to hit $100 billion of gross merchandise value in 2026

  A report from Momentum Works revealed that TikTok Shop's GMV surpassed $50 billion during the first half of 2026.

  

• YouTube’s new video ideation tool has two “massive” features for creators
• Mondo Metrics says its new trend tracker is “what CrowdTangle would have become”–and it’s launching with major sports leagues
• While much of YouTube keeps it short, sports creators are going long
• Reddit posts go viral on other platforms. Can that traffic be brought in-house?