YouTube rolls out ‘Handles’ to make tagging easier among creators
Oct 11, 2022, 10:38 IST
- YouTube introduces handles that will appear on channel pages and Shorts.
- Handles will help in simpler and faster tagging.
- The availability of Handles depends on several factors, including subscriber count and whether the channel is active or inactive.
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YouTube has introduced handles, a new way for people to easily find and engage with creators and each other on the Google-owned streaming platform.Handles will appear on channel pages and Shorts so that they will be instantly and consistently recognisable. It will soon be simpler and faster to mention each other in comments, community posts, video descriptions, and more.
"For example, creators can be shouted out in a mention in comments or tagged in the title of a recent collab, helping them increase visibility and reach with new audiences," the company said in a blogpost.
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Over the next month, the platform will notify creators when they can choose a handle for their channel.
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"Because handles must be unique and every channel on YouTube will have one, we are rolling them out gradually," it added.
The timing of when a creator will get access to the handles selection process depends on several factors, including overall YouTube presence, subscriber count and whether the channel is active or inactive.
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