YouTube Confirms Shorts Views Don’t Count For Monetization

YouTube Confirms Shorts Views Don’t Count For Monetization

Views of YouTube Shorts count toward a channel’s total watch time, but they don’t count toward eligibility in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Channels in the YPP are able to monetize and earn revenue from videos, though not everyone is eligible to join it. Among other criteria, acceptance into the YPP requires 4,000 valid public … Read more

Content Skills or Subject Matter Expertise?

Content Skills or Subject Matter Expertise?

Whenever I hear someone use the term SME (pronounced “smee”) for subject matter expert, I imagine a Dr. Seuss-like character and accompanying verse: On the 25thth day of March, in the jungle of sales,In the pall of the calls, the in of the bound,Hey yelled, “Data! Information!” and other leadership sounds.Then the SME stopped and … Read more

Google Search rolls out a more visual search interface on mobile with grid format

Google Search rolls out a more visual search interface on mobile with grid format

Google has rolled out a new mobile search interface that allows for a more visual look at some search results. A Google spokesperson told us this new interface helps “surface relevant information related to an image, so users have a deeper understanding of the results they’re seeing.” Mobile only. The new interface is currently live … Read more

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