YouTube to Show Creators What Time of Day Their Audience is Online
YouTube is expanding its analytics capabilities by showing video creators when their audience is most likely to be online.
This upcoming feature was previewed in the latest video on YouTube’s Creator Insider channel.
In the video a member of YouTube’s analytics engineering team gives a detailed walkthrough of how to navigate the new data.
Recommendations on how to best use the data are provided in the video as well.
Here’s a recap of YouTube’s presentation on this first-ever addition to its analytics platform.
New Data: When Your Viewers Are on YouTube
YouTube always gave creators access to basic demographics data like age, gender, location, and those kinds of things.
This new set of data increases the level of insight and understanding of the audience far beyond the basic demographics.
Oftentimes basic demographic information isn’t directly actionable.
YouTube analytics engineers are always looking to find ways to give creators more data they can actually use to grow their channel.
Their latest project, which is now in the early stages of development, is the ability to let creators know when their audience is online.
More specifically, the data will pinpoint which hours during the week a channel’s audience is most active.
Here’s an example of what the data looks like in the YouTube Studio analytics dashboard.
In the chart you can see how each block of time is represented by either light purple or dark purple.
The darker the boxes get, the more your audience is online at a given time.
In this particular example, the chart indicates that the channel’s audience is consistently online throughout the day.
The dark purple time blocks indicate the channel’s audience is most active on YouTube between 4pm and 8pm.
To be clear, this is not necessarily indicative of when people are watching the channel itself.
This data indicates when a channel’s audience is most active watching any videos on YouTube.
The reason why the data doesn’t represent when a channel’s own content is being watched is because it would be heavily skewed toward the channel’s publishing times.
Showing when an audience is most active on the YouTube platform in general is likely to be more useful to video creators.
How to Use This Data
You might immediately assume the best way to use this data is identifying the best times to publish videos according to when your audience is most active.
However, YouTube is reluctant to say whether or not scheduling videos during the darkest areas of the chart will impact a channel’s long-term performance.
“We don’t quite have the data confidence to say that,” says a member of YouTube’s analytics engineering team.
According to the company, it’s hard to get conclusive evidence demonstrating the best times to publish a video.
What this data can do is help channels engage with their community by scheduling posts when their audience is most active.
Channels may also benefit from using this time to respond to video comments or find other ways to engage with their community.
Another tactic that could be especially effective is broadcasting live streams when most of your audience is online.
YouTube recommends following those suggestions over using the data to determine when videos should be published.
“We’re not confident that you should be tailoring your upload schedule to this, or your publish schedule to this, using it in other ways can help you build that rhythm with your audience.”
Of course, there’s nothing to stop you from scheduling videos when your audience is most active if you want to test it for yourself.
Again, this feature is currently in early development and not yet publicly available.
See the full preview in the video below:
Google Warns About Misuse of Its Indexing API
Google has updated its Indexing API documentation with a clear warning about spam detection and the possible consequences of misuse.
Warning Against API Misuse The new message in the guide says:
“All submissions through the Indexing API are checked for spam. Any misuse, like using multiple accounts or going over the usage limits, could lead to access being taken away.”
This warning is aimed at people trying to abuse the system by exceeding the API’s limits or breaking Google’s rules.
What Is the Indexing API? The Indexing API allows websites to tell Google when job posting or livestream video pages are added or removed. It helps websites with fast-changing content get their pages crawled and indexed quickly.
But it seems some users have been trying to abuse this by using multiple accounts to get more access.
Impact of the Update Google is now closely watching how people use the Indexing API. If someone breaks the rules, they might lose access to the tool, which could make it harder for them to keep their search results updated for time-sensitive content.
How To Stay Compliant To use the Indexing API properly, follow these rules:
- Don’t go over the usage limits, and if you need more, ask Google instead of using multiple accounts.
- Use the API only for job postings or livestream videos, and make sure your data is correct.
- Follow all of Google’s API guidelines and spam policies.
- Use sitemaps along with the API, not as a replacement.
Remember, the Indexing API isn’t a shortcut to faster indexing. Follow the rules to keep your access.
This Week in Search News: Simple and Easy-to-Read Update
Here’s what happened in the world of Google and search engines this week:
1. Google’s June 2024 Spam Update
Google finished rolling out its June 2024 spam update over a period of seven days. This update aims to reduce spammy content in search results.
2. Changes to Google Search Interface
Google has removed the continuous scroll feature for search results. Instead, it’s back to the old system of pages.
3. New Features and Tests
- Link Cards: Google is testing link cards at the top of AI-generated overviews.
- Health Overviews: There are more AI-generated health overviews showing up in search results.
- Local Panels: Google is testing AI overviews in local information panels.
4. Search Rankings and Quality
- Improving Rankings: Google said it can improve its search ranking system but will only do so on a large scale.
- Measuring Quality: Google’s Elizabeth Tucker shared how they measure search quality.
5. Advice for Content Creators
- Brand Names in Reviews: Google advises not to avoid mentioning brand names in review content.
- Fixing 404 Pages: Google explained when it’s important to fix 404 error pages.
6. New Search Features in Google Chrome
Google Chrome for mobile devices has added several new search features to enhance user experience.
7. New Tests and Features in Google Search
- Credit Card Widget: Google is testing a new widget for credit card information in search results.
- Sliding Search Results: When making a new search query, the results might slide to the right.
8. Bing’s New Feature
Bing is now using AI to write “People Also Ask” questions in search results.
9. Local Search Ranking Factors
Menu items and popular times might be factors that influence local search rankings on Google.
10. Google Ads Updates
- Query Matching and Brand Controls: Google Ads updated its query matching and brand controls, and advertisers are happy with these changes.
- Lead Credits: Google will automate lead credits for Local Service Ads. Google says this is a good change, but some advertisers are worried.
- tROAS Insights Box: Google Ads is testing a new insights box for tROAS (Target Return on Ad Spend) in Performance Max and Standard Shopping campaigns.
- WordPress Tag Code: There is a new conversion code for Google Ads on WordPress sites.
These updates highlight how Google and other search engines are continuously evolving to improve user experience and provide better advertising tools.
AI
Exploring the Evolution of Language Translation: A Comparative Analysis of AI Chatbots and Google Translate
According to an article on PCMag, while Google Translate makes translating sentences into over 100 languages easy, regular users acknowledge that there’s still room for improvement.
In theory, large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are expected to bring about a new era in language translation. These models consume vast amounts of text-based training data and real-time feedback from users worldwide, enabling them to quickly learn to generate coherent, human-like sentences in a wide range of languages.
However, despite the anticipation that ChatGPT would revolutionize translation, previous experiences have shown that such expectations are often inaccurate, posing challenges for translation accuracy. To put these claims to the test, PCMag conducted a blind test, asking fluent speakers of eight non-English languages to evaluate the translation results from various AI services.
The test compared ChatGPT (both the free and paid versions) to Google Translate, as well as to other competing chatbots such as Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini. The evaluation involved comparing the translation quality for two test paragraphs across different languages, including Polish, French, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog, and Amharic.
In the first test conducted in June 2023, participants consistently favored AI chatbots over Google Translate. ChatGPT, Google Bard (now Gemini), and Microsoft Bing outperformed Google Translate, with ChatGPT receiving the highest praise. ChatGPT demonstrated superior performance in converting colloquialisms, while Google Translate often provided literal translations that lacked cultural nuance.
For instance, ChatGPT accurately translated colloquial expressions like “blow off steam,” whereas Google Translate produced more literal translations that failed to resonate across cultures. Participants appreciated ChatGPT’s ability to maintain consistent levels of formality and its consideration of gender options in translations.
The success of AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be attributed to reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF), which allows these models to learn from human preferences and produce culturally appropriate translations, particularly for non-native speakers. However, it’s essential to note that while AI chatbots outperformed Google Translate, they still had limitations and occasional inaccuracies.
In a subsequent test, PCMag evaluated different versions of ChatGPT, including the free and paid versions, as well as language-specific AI agents from OpenAI’s GPTStore. The paid version of ChatGPT, known as ChatGPT Plus, consistently delivered the best translations across various languages. However, Google Translate also showed improvement, performing surprisingly well compared to previous tests.
Overall, while ChatGPT Plus emerged as the preferred choice for translation, Google Translate demonstrated notable improvement, challenging the notion that AI chatbots are always superior to traditional translation tools.
Source: https://www.pcmag.com/articles/google-translate-vs-chatgpt-which-is-the-best-language-translator
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