YouTube
Explore the latest YouTube trends, creator content, platform updates, and video marketing strategies.
- Announcements
First it was Ads you can’t skip, now it’s Ads when you Pause a Video
YouTube launches Pause ads, displaying ads when videos are paused, available on connected TVs, with advertiser support.
- News
YouTube Premium comes to Kenya at a fee of KES 500 Monthly
YouTube Music arrives in Kenya, accompanying YouTube Premium launch, challenging Spotify, Apple Music, and Boomplay's market dominance.
- Opinion
YouTube Blocks My Ad Blockers But Won’t Let Me Pay for Premium
YouTube blocks ad blockers in Africa, denies Premium access, frustrating users and potentially hindering creator revenue and platform growth.
- News
Google Discontinues Google Podcasts as It Celebrates 25 Years
Google discontinues Google Podcasts as it turns 25, focusing on search-driven products; users transition to YouTube Music.
- Announcements
MrBeast to Shoot Vlogs Using Samsung Galaxy Devices
Samsung collaborates with MrBeast for vlogging, using Galaxy devices, showcasing their power for high-quality mobile content creation.
- News
YouTube Lowers Monetisation Requirements in 2023: Everything to Know!
YouTube has reduced monetisation requirements in 2023. Smaller creators can now earn revenue earlier thanks to reduced thresholds.
- Announcements
Win up to KES 1 Million with Safaricom YouTube Shorts Campaign
Here's how to participate on the Safaricom YouTube Shorts Campaign and win daily, weekly prizes of up to KES 1…
- News
Account Handles (@usernames) coming to all YouTube users
YouTube will soon launch account handles (@usernames) for all users. This is a huge change for the company
- News
Bye YouTube Vanced, Hello Chaos…?
Popular App Youtube Vanced is shutting down after receiving a cease and desist later from Google.
- Opinion
YouTube is completely broken
YouTube used to be fun, easy to discover content and wonderful to use. However with changes over the years, the…
- News
KFCB wants ‘Squid Game’ Scenes pulled down from YouTube, but have they watched YouTube?
KFCB will be partnering with Netflix to roll out a joint sensitisation program that will aim to educate parents, guardians,…
- News
YouTube declares 720p no longer HD
YouTube has shifted the HD marker which previously tagged 720p videos and above as HD. Now it's only 1080p videos…
- Interesting Reads
Social Media “innovation” is dead; Let’s copy each other!
Here we are in 2021, a weird place where every social media platform resembles the other: Stories at the top,…
- News
These were the Top Trending Videos on YouTube Kenya throughout the year 2020
This year on Google Kenya's End of Year List, the top trending videos both in the music and non-music categories…
- News
YouTube launches TikTok’s latest competitor
YouTube has today announced Shorts. It is very TikTok like. And though it is currently only available in early Beta…
