YouTube Shorts will get a shopping feature

YouTube is looking for a new revenue stream, and it's turning to its TikTok-like feature, Shorts. The streaming giant is testing a new commission for creators on the site, where users can purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. This move comes amid decreasing ad spending and an economic downturn. YouTube rivals TikTok and Instagram have something similar in the e-commerce space. The new shopping features are expected to roll out in 2023, with creators getting a 45% cut of the revenue made from ads displayed between videos.

Viewers in Canada, the US, Brazil, Australia, and India will get the chance to interact with the product tags eligible creators add to their posts. YouTube plans to bring this to more markets in the future.

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YouTube Shorts will let you splice long-form videos into your clips

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If you wanted to use a part of a YouTube video in your Shorts clips, that's now possible with a new update to the feature. It brings a similar experience to TikTok's Stitch feature. You can add 1- to 5-second segments of eligible long-form videos and Shorts to use in your clips. Of course, the original clip will be credited in the video via a link. You get a lot of videos to use, but, of course, creators have the option to exclude their content from being remixed. The videos with a copyright claim or set to private can't be sampled. iOS users are the first to get the feature, while Android users will get it later this year. YouTube is also making Shorts available on the web and tablets, so you should be seeing a Shorts tab across your different devices over the next few weeks.

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