new features

• YouTube is giving some channels a Netflix makeover
• YouTube’s hyperlinked comments could drive valuable traffic for Google Search

  Alphabet made $49.4 billion in revenue from Google Search this past quarter alone, so obviously keeping traffic high is a priority. And one way it's attempting to do that is with a new YouTube feature: hyperlinked comments.

  
• YouTube wants creators to send their videos to brands

  Creators don't make money off these video linking requests, but this could be another way for them--especially newer creators who might not know how to reach out to brands themselves, or are having trouble getting emailed-swamped brands to respond to them--to make connections with companies that could sponsor them for future content.

  
• Netflix’s “clip that” feature will let fandoms to drive word-of-mouth marketing

  For years, Netflix, like virtually all other major streaming services, hasn't allowed people to take screenshots or screen recordings of what they're watching. If you try to record any kind of footage from what you're watching, you'll get a blank black square.

  
• What would YouTube look like without view counts or upload dates?
• Twitch strikes a balance for streamers and viewers with Stories update
• YouTube’s adding creators’ “personal stories” to health-related search results
• You can now reply to YouTube comments with a Short
• Google said Instagram was cutting into its Search and Maps traffic. Now Instagram’s debuting a searchable map.
• Instagram now lets you shop in DMs
• Discord says it’ll soon let “many” more creators monetize their servers
• Twitter’s letting brands ping users about their products