🔗 Reels vs TikTok, YouTube comments, and songs of the week…

Is Reels taking over the short-form video game? Here’s what else is up this week:

📰 Content Creator News

 🔗 Reels Series Linking?

Instagram now allows creators to link multiple Reels together into a series. A new “Link a Reel” option lets you connect Reels (even after posting) so that viewers can navigate through a multi-part storyline or tutorial via a button on the video

The connected Reels are also grouped in a folder on your profile for easy binge watching. This is Instagram’s answer to TikTok’s playlist and YouTube Shorts series features, and it’s great for episodic content or step-by-step guides.

📖 Read more: Instagram Adds Reel Linking For Multi-Part Videos

👩‍💻 YouTube’s Comments Update

YouTube responded to a long-standing creator request by adding bulk comment management tools in YouTube Studio.

As of the August update, creators can select all comments in a filter view and perform actions (like batch-delete, report, or hide) instead of handling comments one by one. This is rolling out to all channels and will save lots of time for those dealing with high volumes of comments

📖 Read more: YouTube rolls out new creator tools and comment controls

🤝 TikTok Collabs with YouTube

TikTok integrated YouTube Music into its “Add to Favorites” feature, so users can directly save songs they discover on TikTok to their YouTube Music playlist.

For creators, this kind of cross-platform integration could help your sound-backed videos gain even more traction, as viewers can seamlessly carry the song over to a streaming app – potentially driving the virality loop.

📖 Read More: TikTok Broadens Music Discovery with YouTube Music Integration

🎧 Trending songs of the Week

12 to 12 - sombr 🎶

Tears - Sabrina Carpenter 🎶

L.O.V.E - Michael Bublé 🎶