YouTube at 20!

Wow! It's hard to believe that YouTube had been around for 20 years. And is still THE PLACE for video. MySpace didn't even last that long!

YouTube isn't just one of the, or the biggest, video sites online, it's also the 2nd biggest search engine after its parent, Google.

YouTube is a powerhouse and an ecosystem in its own orbit. People can make fortunes on the platform and others just host family videos for free.

YouTube for the marketing set can't be overlooked. Most of the sites on the inter-webs that have video, have said video hosted on YouTube and embedded on their site.

Not having your video on YouTube limits it reach to the masses and marketers know this. As do podcasters and "vidcasters."

There is a debate raging recently about if a podcast is a podcast if it only resides on YouTube. For more me that's a HARD NO.

But can a podcast have a video component and have that on YouTube? Absolutely and it should.

In fact, many of my podcast that have a video component only have the video on the YouTube and distribute the audio via RSS and podcasting apps. That's what I do with the Entrepreneur's Enigma podcast. And it works well.

It's not shocking that an average of 20 million videos are uploaded to the platform daily.

That's a number that I can't even visualize. Now, I'm sure a bunch of those will never get found or are needed to get found, but still that's an impressive number.

What's even more impressive, especially for a Google property, is that they are still releasing new features. It's a running joke that Google likes to kill things more than improve them. So this is a good thing.

Here's a question for you, my subscribers, how do you use YouTube? Is it strictly for personal uses or do you use it to market and learn?

Let me know by hitting reply or posting a comment!

The Latest From The Entrepreneur's Enigma Podcast

Web Jawn

YouTube is testing AI Overviews in its search results

YouTube’s AI Overviews test could reshape how users find videos. Will it boost discovery or cut into views for creators and brands?

Search Engine LandDanny Goodwin

Now YouTube is getting in on the AI Overviews game. This could be interesting.

ChatGPT with ads: ‘Free-user monetization’ coming in 2026?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously said he hates ads and he was concerned about products that manipulate the truth to suit advertisers.

Search Engine LandDanny Goodwin

ChatGPT has to find a way to monetize the free users some how. They are burning through cash like crazy. Especially when people are polite (that's what Sam Altman said in an X post).

Facebook Announces New Measures to Combat Spam Posts and Comments

Some new measures to combat spammy tactics on FB.

Social Media TodayAndrew Hutchinson

This is good. Let's see if it actually helps, though.

Threads Launches Updated Desktop UI, Moves to ‘Threads.com’ Domain

Meta’s moving Threads to a new website, and giving it a small refresh in the process.

Social Media TodayAndrew Hutchinson

Threads is now at .com not .net. I can only imagine the 301-redirect hell their devs are going through. 🤣

AI Overviews Reduce Clicks by 34.5%

Google says AI Overviews increase clicks. Cold, hard logic disagrees, and so does our research.

SEO Blog by AhrefsRyan Law, Xibeijia Guan

I can totally believe that AI Overviews are hurting click through rates to sites. 34.5% geez!

Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps ... yet | TechCrunch

Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.Earlier this

TechCrunchSarah Perez

This is going to happen when your not a decentralized social network. Good to see there's still some workarounds.

Anthropic is launching a new program to study AI ‘model welfare’ | TechCrunch

Anthropic is launching a new program to study ‘model welfare.’ The lab believes future AI could be more human-like — and thus need special considerations.

TechCrunchKyle Wiggers

Geezus. We're in a strange time. 🙄🤔

Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down? | TechCrunch

It turns out that decentralized social networks can go down, too. On Thursday evening, the decentralized social network Bluesky experienced a significant

TechCrunchSarah Perez

Because it's mostly NOT DECENTRALIZED! 😖🤦🏻The majority of the users are on the main server, as it's hard to setup a separate instance right now. So that's why I'm so against calling it decentralized.

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.

Pew Research CenterSara Atske

Interesting that more of the teens feel that social media keeps them more connected with friends and peers and the parents are the ones that are freaked out.

A New Form of Verification on Bluesky - Bluesky

We’re introducing a new layer of verification — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. Additionally, independent organizations can verify accounts directly through our Trusted Verifiers feature.

Bluesky

Even though you can self-verify with a domain name and a simple TXT record, Bluesky is going to release blue check mark validating too. Maybe it's a good thing? I think it's just redundant and kind of stupid.

OpenAI, Perplexity, and Yahoo want to buy Google Chrome

Amid the ongoing antitrust lawsuit, it’s been revealed that OpenAI, Perplexity, and Yahoo are all interested in buying Google Chrome.

9to5GoogleBen Schoon

This will never happen. 🤣

These 5 Podcasters Added Video - Here’s What Happened

I spoke to these seasoned podcasters about their experiences, results, and challenges in adding a video component to their shows.

The Podcast HostKatie Paterson

An interesting view on how video and podcasts can work together! I still think there's a place for audio-only, but if you can do a video component then you should.

Manton Reece - Bluesky downtime

Bluesky downtimeManton Reece

A good take on the Bluesky outage.

Google’s control of the web could be coming to an end

It’s been hard to avoid the US government’s antitrust case against Meta lately, since CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent three days in front of the cameras in Congress, testifying about his company’s alleged anti-competitive tactics. But another equally large Silicon Valley behemoth is arguably in an even worse position, having lost

The Torment NexusMathew Ingram

This could end up being a good thing. Big bad Google might be having it's 🍑 handed to it.

7 AI Terms Microsoft Wants You to Know In 2025

Microsoft’s new AI terms reveal how ‘Frontier Firms’ will transform work. Learn what they mean and if you’ll soon be an ‘agent boss.’

Search Engine JournalMatt G. Southern

Can never hurt to know some tech terms right? Let's see how many over the year(s) stick.

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI

Duolingo is making some AI-focused changes.

The VergeJay Peters

It's gonna happen. But sooner than we know! 😖🤔

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Web Find

This made me chuckle. Especially the checkbox copy. 🤣

Smart Bandage Clears New Hurdle: Monitors Chronic Wounds in Human Patients

<p data-block-key=“xm6d3”>The iCares bandage uses innovative microfluidic components, sensors, and machine learning to sample and analyze wounds and provide data to help patients and caregivers make treatment decisions.</p>

California Institute of Technology

This is so neat. I know this isn't a science newsletter, but I had to share!

Post by Fireside Fedi, @firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live

Good day folks! Monday April 28th at 1200 Eastern / UTC-4 I’m going to be speaking with Stefano Marinelli of the FediMeteo project @admin@fedimeteo.com . Please let me know if you have any questions for Stefano. #Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live After the show: #Peertube #V…

social.firesidefedi.liveFireside Fedi , firesidefedi (open profile)

Read this post. This is how you do a podcast using Fediverse solutions. Also it's a great podcast.

What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”

“When the flight docs say I’m ready to go back, I’m ready to do it.”…

Ars TechnicaEric Berger

This is just too cool. Yes, there are many cool boomers out there, but how many are coming back from as stint in space? Wow!

LibreLingo

an experiment to create a community-driven language-learning platform

learn a language for free

Community-driven Duolingo alternative.

Podcast Pick

Intelligent Machines is a great podcast, formerly called This Week in Google, on the TWiT Network. Hosts Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Jeff Jarvis talk about AI and Tech. It's a long show, but well worth a listen. They also have notable people interviewed at the top of the show.

That's It For This Week! Keep Rocking It!

-Seth

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