Google layoffs expand to YouTube, which reportedly has 7,000+ employees

Following last week’s layoffs across hardware, Assistant, engineering, and ads, YouTube is cutting around 100 roles as part of a restructuring to Creator management and operations.  According to Tubefilter, YouTube is localizing its Creator management teams on a per-country basis, while centralizing other teams so that there’s one focused on music and another responsible for…

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Why L&D Pros Have Got Measurement All Wrong

For over 25 years, I have worked in people development fields — human resources, learning and development, volunteer development, training, higher education student affairs, and leadership development. I’ve noticed a trend in the way those of us in these areas think about measurement. I think we’ve got it all wrong. We tend to see measurement…

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Our Work To Fight Online Predators

Preventing child exploitation is one of the most important challenges facing our industry today. Online predators are determined criminals who use multiple apps and websites to target young people. They also test each platform’s defenses, and they learn to quickly adapt. That’s why now, as much as ever, we’re working hard to stay ahead. In…

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Meta is rolling out new AI-powered creator tools soon

As more platforms are introducing AI creator tools, Facebook and Instagram will follow suit. During the Meta Connect event last week, the company announced that it’s launching AI-powered photo editing and AI-generated stickers.  According to Meta, a new photo editing AI tool will be available on Instagram. This tool will allow users to restyle the…

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