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YouTube Shorts Hits 30 Billion Views Per Day

  YouTube Shorts videos are generating 30 billion views per day, a 4x increase from this time last year. Views of YouTube Shorts videos hit 30 billion per day in the first quarter of 2022, which is up four times from Q1 2021. In addition, YouTube confirms it’s now testing ads in Shorts, which will finally allow creators to monetize short-form videos. This is revealed in parent company Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call for Q1 2022. The decision to put ads in Shorts isn’t motivated by the 4x increase in views. Rather, it’s prompted by YouTube missing its revenue target. To be sure, YouTube earned plenty of revenue last quarter and even surpassed the amount earned in Q1 2021. Since YouTube didn’t hit its target, earning $6.87 billion vs $7.51 billion, the company has to make up for it to appease shareholders. Ads in Shorts is YouTube’s answer to taking revenue growth to new heights. In turn, creator earnings may hit new highs as well. Here are the highlights regarding YouTube Shorts ...

Google Multisearch: A New Way To Search With Text And Images

 

Google Multisearch

Google multisearch is a new way to search the web using text and images in the same query.

Google is introducing a new way to search the web using a combination of text and images at the same time.

Multisearch, available as an added function in Google Lens, gives you a different way to find what you’re looking for.

This tool is designed to be used for searches that aren’t as straightforward as a singular image or textual phrase.

If you want to find out more about an object in front of you, but you don’t have all the words to describe what you’re looking for, that’s where Multisearch comes in.

With multisearch in Lens you can ask Google questions about what you see. This is made possible through Google’s advances in AI.

Here’s how to use Google Multisearch and what you can do with it.

How To Use Google Multisearch?

First, download the latest update for your Google app and then follow the steps below:

  • Open the Google app on Android or iOS
  • Tap the Lens camera icon
  • Upload a saved image or snap a photo of the world around you
  • Swipe up and tap the “+ Add to your search” button to add text

You can ask Google a question about an object in front of you, and use text to refine your search by color, brand, or a visual attribute.

Google provides the following examples of the types of use cases Multisearch is designed for:

  • Screenshot a stylish orange dress and add the query “green” to find it in another color
  • Snap a photo of your dining set and add the query “coffee table” to find a matching table
  • Take a picture of your rosemary plant and add the query “care instructions”
  • Google’s advances in AI make it easier to understand the world in natural and intuitive ways.

Google is currently exploring ways in which this feature might be enhanced by MUM to further improve the results it can deliver.

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