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- Jun 18: Podnews has learnt that YouTube is an undisclosed member of AMP - the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting which is seeking to enhance measurement standards. A Google spokesperson has confirmed to us that "YouTube has been participating in the AMP led conversations". It's widely believed that a "view" in YouTube is 30 seconds of content played - at least for larger shows - aligning with the AMP definition (though YouTube has never published a definition itself). YouTube is often cited as the most popular destination for podcasts; with Spotify as an already-announced member, it adds significant credence to the AMP task force's work.
- Jun 10: When someone advertises on your show, is Google taking the credit? For one client, Adopter Media found that 47% of podcast-driven traffic was credited as coming from Google search. They cover ways to ensure that your podcast gets the credit.
- Jun 5: The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that Google must allow publishers to opt out of their content being used to power AI features in Google Search. However, the company has nine months to implement the changes.
- May 12: Design This Day skips the theory, and instead talks with people who are quietly building the world you're about to live in: the engineer behind the world's largest aircraft, the designer bringing human-centered thinking to autonomous weapons systems, the founder growing bionic hands for humans and robots. The actual people doing the work speak with futurist Devin Liddell, who has spent 20 years helping Boeing, Nike, Google, and Amazon figure out what comes next.
- Apr 27: You can play RSS podcasts in YouTube Music. It's kind of like the spiritual successor to Google Podcasts - if you know how to use it.
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