Weekend Digital Media Round-Up: Google’s New Logo Requirements for AMP, YouTube’s Creation Tools for Shorts, Microsoft’s Price Comparison Tool & more…

By Logicserve News Desk

  • May 13, 2021,

1.Google Modifies Logo Requirements for AMP Structured Data

Google updated the developers page for the AMP Article Logo Structured Data to accurately reflect what is used for rich results. [Source: Search Engine Journal]

2. YouTube Shorts Launches 4 New Creation Tools

YouTube is rolling out its in-app creation tools for Shorts videos to all US users and adding four brand new features. [Source: Search Engine Journal]

3. Microsoft Edge for Android will help you save money on online purchases

Microsoft’s built-in coupon and price comparison tool earlier only for Chromium Edge is now expanding to the Android version of Edge. [Source: Windows Latest]

4. Google events enhancement report updated to show more errors

Google has updated its Google Search Console enhancement report for event structured data/rich results to show more errors. [Source: Search Engine Land]

5. YouTube will open a $100 million fund to pay Shorts creators

YouTube has announced a $100 million fund to pay people who post videos on its TikTok competitor, Shorts. [Source: Engadget]

6. Google Chrome to Launch Voice Search On Mobile and Share Menu for Desktop Devices

Chrome version of beta V91 is launching a voice search icon in the search bar, previously users had to open a Google search page, but now it is available in Chrome as a native feature. [Source: Digital Information World]

7. Pinterest Launches New Overview of its Ad Process to Help Simplify Paid Promotions

Pinterest has shared a new overview of how to utilize promoted Pins to help maximize your Pin marketing efforts. [Source: Social Media Today]

8. YouTube Community Posts Updated With Analytics + More Images

YouTube updates community posts with three new features, including the ability to view analytics data for the first time. [Source: Search Engine Journal]

9. Replacement For Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool Launches

A replacement for Google’s structured data testing tool is now available, nearly a year after the original was shuttered. [Source: Search Engine Journal]

10. YouTube is Expanding Access to its New ‘Clips’ Option, Another Way to Share YouTube Content

YouTube says that it will be rolling out its new Clips option to 10x more channels over the coming weeks, providing another way to share specific segments from YouTube videos. [Source: Social Media Today]

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