TikTok video length limit extended to 10 minutes, disappointing many users

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The popular social media app has gained more than a billion users across the last five years. TikTok has announced that the next update to its popular app will boost its maximum video length to 10 minutes, in a move that has been highly criticized by its users. Users of the social media application will be able to upload videos considerably longer than before. The maximum video length for TikTok users will now be 10 minutes. This, for a platform that became famous for the popularity of 15-second videos. Initially,…

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The Ultimate Video Marketing Guide for 2022

Today’s business landscape is far more sophisticated than it was just a few years ago. If you don’t stay updated with the trend, you will miss the opportunity to win. Video is a crucial marketing tool that many businesses are still underutilizing. Any marketing plan that does not include video marketing is bound to fail these days. Introduction to video marketing and how does it work? In its simplest form, video marketing is the use of video to connect with new and current audiences. You may utilize video in marketing…

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Old unlisted YouTube videos and Drive links are about to break

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Due to a move Google is making in the name of security, unless a user opts out, the links will go private. An unknown number of old unlisted YouTube videos and links to items stored on Google Drive are about to stop working. Google is changing the way links are shared in both its Drive and YouTube services. Public links for unlisted YouTube videos or shared from Google Drive will break unless certain steps are taken. Active users have the opportunity to opt out of the change for both video…

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YouTube has opened up an AI generated replies feature for its creators

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This feature is meant to allow creators to post automatically produced responses to audience comments. YouTube recently announced a tool for creators to use AI generated replies to engage with their audience through the comments more quickly. The feature is called Smart Reply and uses artificial intelligence to produce appropriate responses. In this way, the YouTube Studio can be used to post AI generated replies to user comments without the need for the creator to actually type them. Google is already rolling out the feature so that creators can start…

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YouTube mobile shopping ads to help Google capitalize on the consumer-YouTube relationship

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Google is extending its mobile shopping ads network reach to engage consumers on YouTube. YouTube mobile shopping ads will be added to the popular video platform’s mobile app. A growing number of mobile users are heading to YouTube to watch reviews and obtain recommendations. This gives Google the opportunity to target these users with engaging and shoppable types of ads. YouTube users are more open minded to discovering new content when browsing their home feed. According to the director of YouTube product management, Nicky Rettke, YouTube is taking notice of…

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