Welcome to the Connected Church News by Natchi Lazarus.
This news item is part of the top 5 news (Week 1, Dec 2024) specially curated for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
YouTube Enhancements for Video Content Creators
YouTube has rolled out updates that may interest video and media teams within faith-based organizations. The platform now categorizes any vertical video up to three minutes long as ‘Shorts.’ This update can enhance the visibility of concise content you produce. Ensure your team checks the subscription page, channel tab, and YouTube Studio to keep your content correctly structured. Additionally, YouTube shared practical tips for optimizing videos for connected TVs, leveraging the fact that over a billion hours of YouTube content is watched on television daily. These insights could help improve your ministry’s outreach via TV viewership.
Here is the full list of the news items from Week 1, Dec 2024 with source links from Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube.
🗞️ News 1: YouTube Completes ‘Longer Shorts’ Rollout; Shares CTV Tips – Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 2: Perplexity AI Launches a New ‘Shop Like a Pro’ Feature – Source: Perplexity
🗞️ News 3: Google Says ImageGen3 & Veo are Now Available on Vertex AI – Source: Google
🗞️ News 4: Anthropic Open-Sources its AI ‘Model Context Protocol’ (MCP) – Source: Anthropic
🗞️ News 5: Instagram Releases New DM Features & Collage for Stories – Source: Instagram
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
